The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 was typical of the early 1950s post-war bulbous solid looking body shapes. For its second appearance in Oxford’s 1:87 scale American series, it comes in a muted blue with contrasting black with black interior. Registered 17 T1040 Colorful (sic) California ...The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 was typical of the early 1950s post-war bulbous solid looking body shapes.
For its second appearance in Oxford’s 1:87 scale American series, it comes in a muted blue with contrasting black with black interior. Registered 17 T1040 Colorful (sic) California 1950, the model also features the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 emblem in chrome across the boot with the arrow running through the number. The company would retain the 88 logo well into the 1990s.