Make a date with the Rocket 88! That was Oldsmobile's promotional
tag in 1955 and still holds true for this stunning, numbers
matching original 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 for sale in our
Milwaukee Showroom. The beautiful oval air intake grill with
horizontal crossbar and twin "bumper bombs" set the style for this
Oldsmobile Super 88. The two-tone "Flying Color" scheme of Mint
over Grove Green with elongated S-curve snaking down the sides pull
you right in with a smile. This look was all new in 1955 with
styling carried over from the Starfire Concept car. It was also the
first year for a one piece wrap around windshield. The wide-white
wall tires and acres of chrome just add to the styling and beauty
of this car but that is just the beginning. With the mighty 324
cubic inch Rocket V8 under the hood, drivers knew the kind of
reliable power they were getting as The Rocket V8 had graced the
NASCAR Victory lanes a whopping 36 times in just the prior 3 years.
With 202 horse power, 4 barrel carburetor, 8.5:1 compression and
light weight you had the performance of a Cadillac at Oldsmobile
pricing. Matted to a positive-shifting four speed Hydra-Matic
transmission the Super 88 was the precursor to the factory muscle
cars a decade later. Motor Trend magazine in 1955 described that
year's Super 88 as �Olds accelerates with the best and stops just
as well as it accelerates.' With � excellent road feel thru power
steering makes correction easy and power available at speeds over
50 mph makes you master of just about any situation. New suspension
components this year included direct-acting shock absorbers mounted
vertically within springs resulting in smoother ride and no front
end vibration or front end oscillation. This Oldsmobile Super 88
had a freshening up 23 years ago with new paint and seats
reupholstered with the rest being all original with just only
55,380 original miles. Runs and drives as it should. Owning a piece
of history in this kind of condition is a walk, I mean drive, down
memory lane to the way things were. The year of Mickey Mantle, Bill
Haley's Rock Around the Clock and the very first McDonalds along
with the opening of Disney Land, you're gunna rock, rock rock,
�till broad day light in the this beautiful Super 88 - why not make
it a date. To view this 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 in greater detail,
including HD pictures and an HD video visit
www.GatewayClassicCars.com or our Milwaukee showroom. For more
information please call 262-891-4253 or email us at
[email protected]