The Oldsmobile division of General Motors produced the Super 88 as a full-sized offering from model years 1949 to 1999, and it was the top seller through 1974. In the years 1949-1951 it was the company’s image leader and one of their best performers because of its small size and a combination of light weight and advanced overhead-valve, high compression V8. With an engine destined for the larger, more luxury 98 series, it also replaced the straight-8 of prior years. Having the larger, high performance V8, it is considered by many to be the first “Muscle Car,” but as always that title has been disputed.
