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Oldsmobile Engines

Oldsmobile engines encompass the straight 6 and straight 8 engines of the 1930s and 1940s and the Oldsmobile V8 engine commonly known as the "Oldsmobile Rocket". There have been 3 generations of the V8 including such legendary engines as the Sky Rocket of the early 1960s, the Super Rocket of the mid ‘60s, and the Rocket 455 of the 1970s. Be sure to take a look at the secret power hidden in the 403 Olds in the featured article below.

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