Rocket V8 engine
E55370
The Rocket V8 engine was Oldsmobile’s pioneering overhead-valve V8 introduced in the late 1940s, widely credited with helping launch the American high-performance and muscle car era.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
V8 engine
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automobile engine → overhead-valve engine → |
| aspiration |
naturally aspirated
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| associatedWith |
Oldsmobile 88
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Oldsmobile 98 → early stock car racing → |
| combustionChamberType |
overhead valve wedge-type
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| configuration |
90-degree V8
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| coolingSystem |
water-cooled
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| cylinderCount |
8
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| engineCycle |
four-stroke
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| era |
post–World War II automotive era
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| firstApplications |
1949 Oldsmobile 88
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1949 Oldsmobile 98 → |
| firstDisplacement |
303 cubic inches
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5.0 liters → |
| firstProductionYear |
1949
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| fuelSystem |
carbureted
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| fuelType |
gasoline
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| historicalRole |
early postwar high-compression V8
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precursor to 1960s muscle car powertrains → |
| ignitionSystem |
spark-ignition
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| influenced |
later American V8 performance engines
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| introducedInDecade |
1940s
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| introducedInYear |
1949
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| layout |
front-engine
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| legacy |
iconic nameplate in Oldsmobile history
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symbol of early American V8 performance → |
| manufacturer |
Oldsmobile
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| marketedAs |
Rocket
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| marketingSignificance |
used heavily in Oldsmobile advertising in the 1950s
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| notableFeature |
relatively high compression ratio for late 1940s mass-market engines
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| notableFor |
being one of the first mass-produced high-compression overhead-valve V8 engines
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helping launch the American high-performance car era → influencing the development of the muscle car era → |
| parentCompany |
General Motors
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| performanceReputation |
high performance for its time
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| productionStatus |
discontinued
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| usedInBrand |
Oldsmobile
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| usedInVehicleType |
passenger cars
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performance cars → |
| valvetrain |
overhead valve
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Oldsmobile
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notableInnovation |