Oldsmobile 88 series
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The Oldsmobile 88 series was a long-running line of full-size American cars, especially famous in the 1950s for its powerful Rocket V8 engines and role in popularizing the muscle car concept.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 13 |
| Oldsmobile Super 88 | 3 |
| Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Rocket V8 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Series 70 | 2 |
| 1950 Oldsmobile 88 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile 88 (H-body) | 1 |
| Oldsmobile 88 series canonical | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Delta 88 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile LSS | 1 |
| upscale variant of Oldsmobile 88 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T438844 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Oldsmobile 88 series Context triple: [Oldsmobile, notableModelSeries, Oldsmobile 88 series]
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A.
Oldsmobile Delmont 88
The Oldsmobile Delmont 88 is a full-size American car produced by Oldsmobile in the late 1960s, known historically for being the model involved in the Chappaquiddick incident.
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B.
Oldsmobile Cutlass
The Oldsmobile Cutlass is a long-running line of American mid-size cars, best known for its popular 1960s–1980s models that became some of Oldsmobile’s best-selling and most recognizable vehicles.
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C.
Oldsmobile Aurora
The Oldsmobile Aurora is a full-size luxury sports sedan produced by General Motors in the 1990s and early 2000s, known for its distinctive styling and advanced V8 powertrain.
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D.
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a historic American automobile marque known for pioneering innovations like the mass-produced Curved Dash and the Rocket V8 engine.
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E.
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
The Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight was a full-size flagship luxury sedan produced by General Motors’ Oldsmobile division, known for its upscale features, powerful V8 engines, and long-running presence from the mid-20th century into the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Oldsmobile 88 series Target entity description: The Oldsmobile 88 series was a long-running line of full-size American cars, especially famous in the 1950s for its powerful Rocket V8 engines and role in popularizing the muscle car concept.
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A.
Oldsmobile Delmont 88
The Oldsmobile Delmont 88 is a full-size American car produced by Oldsmobile in the late 1960s, known historically for being the model involved in the Chappaquiddick incident.
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B.
Oldsmobile Cutlass
The Oldsmobile Cutlass is a long-running line of American mid-size cars, best known for its popular 1960s–1980s models that became some of Oldsmobile’s best-selling and most recognizable vehicles.
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C.
Oldsmobile Aurora
The Oldsmobile Aurora is a full-size luxury sports sedan produced by General Motors in the 1990s and early 2000s, known for its distinctive styling and advanced V8 powertrain.
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D.
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a historic American automobile marque known for pioneering innovations like the mass-produced Curved Dash and the Rocket V8 engine.
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E.
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
The Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight was a full-size flagship luxury sedan produced by General Motors’ Oldsmobile division, known for its upscale features, powerful V8 engines, and long-running presence from the mid-20th century into the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile model line
ⓘ
full-size car ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Delta 88
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Dynamic 88 ⓘ Eighty-Eight ⓘ Holiday 88 ⓘ Royal 88 ⓘ Super 88 ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door hardtop
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2-door sedan ⓘ 4-door hardtop ⓘ 4-door sedan ⓘ station wagon ⓘ |
| class | full-size ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| discontinuedAfterModelYear | 1999 model year ⓘ |
| driveTypeChange | switched from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive in the 1980s ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| introducedAtModelYear | 1949 model year ⓘ |
| layout |
front-engine, front-wheel-drive
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front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Oldsmobile ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Rocket 88 in early years ⓘ |
| marketSegment | mainstream family car ⓘ |
| notableCulturalImpact | considered one of the first postwar performance cars accessible to the mass market ⓘ |
| notableEngine |
Oldsmobile 88 series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oldsmobile Rocket V8
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| notableEngineDisplacement |
303 cu in Rocket V8
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324 cu in Rocket V8 ⓘ 371 cu in Rocket V8 ⓘ 394 cu in Rocket V8 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of high-compression overhead-valve V8 engines
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influencing the development of the American muscle car ⓘ success in NASCAR stock car racing in the early 1950s ⓘ |
| parentCompany | General Motors ⓘ |
| platform |
GM B-body
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GM C-body ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Oldsmobile 88 series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oldsmobile Series 70
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| productionEnd | 1999 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1949 ⓘ |
| segmentChange | transitioned from performance-oriented to comfort-oriented over time ⓘ |
| successor |
Oldsmobile Aurora
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surface form:
Oldsmobile Aurora (for some trims)
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| transmissionOption |
Hydra-Matic automatic transmission
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manual transmission ⓘ |
| trimLevel |
Delta 88
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Delta 88 Holiday Coupe ⓘ Delta 88 ⓘ
surface form:
Delta 88 Royale
Dynamic 88 ⓘ Super 88 ⓘ base 88 ⓘ |
| wheelbaseVariant | various wheelbases depending on generation ⓘ |
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Subject: Oldsmobile 88 series Description of subject: The Oldsmobile 88 series was a long-running line of full-size American cars, especially famous in the 1950s for its powerful Rocket V8 engines and role in popularizing the muscle car concept.
Referenced by (28)
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