Oldsmobile Rocket 88.
The space era was near in 1956. The names like “Rocket” were popular with the consumer goods. Toys, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, cars had got bits of rocket/spaceship styling in them.
The Oldsmobile Rocket 88, priced US$2890, had got a mighty V8 with 240hp. Oldsmobiles were selling in huge numbers, like never before: 350000 vehicles per year (Rocket and Super 88 series).
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