The Oldsmobile V8, also called the Rocket, is a series of 90 degree V8 engines that Oldsmobile produced from 1949 until 1990. Together with the 1949 Cadillac V8 it was among the first post-war pushrod overhead valve, crossflow-head V8 engines built by General Motors, and the Rocket was the first mass-produced pushrod OHV V8. Oldsmobile kept building its own V8 family for decades, adopting the corporate Chevrolet 350 small-block and the Cadillac Northstar only in the 1990s. All Oldsmobile V8s were assembled in Lansing, Michigan, with blocks and heads cast at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations. The article separates the small-block versions (260, 307, 330, 350 and 403 cubic inches) from the taller-deck big-block versions (400, 425 and 455 cubic inches), and notes an earlier flathead V8 sourced from Northway for 1916 to 1923.
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were the first post-war pushrod OHV crossflow cylinder head V8 engines produced by General Motors
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produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1990
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The Oldsmobile V8, also referred to as the Rocket, is a series of engines that was produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1990.
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The Rocket, along with the 1949 Cadillac V8, were the first post-war pushrod OHV crossflow cylinder head V8 engines produced by General Motors.
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The Rocket, along with the 1949 Cadillac V8, were the first post-war pushrod OHV crossflow cylinder head V8 engines produced by General Motors.
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were the first post-war pushrod OHV crossflow cylinder head V8 engines produced by General Motors
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produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1990
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The Rocket, along with the 1949 Cadillac V8, were the first post-war pushrod OHV crossflow cylinder head V8 engines produced by General Motors.
Part Of: Oldsmobile Toronado, Generation I, Toronado
Most 425s were painted red, though the 1966 and 1967 Toronado units were light blue
Part Of: Oldsmobile Starfire, Generation II, Starfire
This engine was only available in the Oldsmobile Starfire, Delta 88 and a performance economy model called the Jetstar I
Part Of: Oldsmobile Delta 88, Generation II, Delta 88
This engine was only available in the Oldsmobile Starfire, Delta 88 and a performance economy model called the Jetstar I
Part Of: Oldsmobile Jetstar I, Generation II, Jetstar I
This engine was only available in the Oldsmobile Starfire, Delta 88 and a performance economy model called the Jetstar I
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