Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible (1955); When your Father's Oldsmobile could fly - 1955 was a record setting year for the U.S. automobile industry and Oldsmobile was no exception. Selling 583,179 cars, the most ever to that point, Oldsmobile set the standard for styling, performance, engineering and craftsmanship. It’s famous "Rocket 88" engine was boosted to 202 horsepower in its overhead valve 324 cubic inches.
It may have been your father’s Oldsmobile, but when he put the pedal to the metal, it flew. The 88 was the flagship model of Oldsmobile from 1949 to 1999. And none was more admired than this 1955 Super 88 convertible. With only 9007 produced, it is one of the most desired cars in today’s collector’s market, worth over $35,000, if you could find one.
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