1957 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 88

Vehicle Description 1957 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 $75,500 ONE OF A KIND! Only year Oldsmobile designed a 3 piece separate rear window!BODY MODIFICATIONS: Hood nosed, frenched 1958 Chevy Impala side stainless steel "rocker covers", 1949 Lincoln Zephr frenched door buttons. All new tinted windows & new rubber, new door rubber. Undercarriage completely detailed in flat black with red accents. Red accents consist of new fuel tank with chrome straps, lowering blocks, transmission and oil pan, 2-piece drive shaft and 36" Smitty glass pack mufflers. Newly chromed front bumper with new Oldsmobile lettering, new parking light lenses and chrome powder coated grille. Replaced all nuts, bolts and washers with new stainless steel.FRAME & SUSPENSION: Lowered front end 2" and lowered rear-end 3". Removed spare tire sump in the truck and put in new trunk floor. Moved new fuel tank over 6" to accommodate straight exhaust. Completely new exhaust using 2 1/2" tubes with 3 1/2" by 3-foot chrome extensions. New Monroe front shocks and new Monroe rear air shocks. Front end completely overhauled. All nuts, bolts and washers replaced with new stainless steel.ENGINE COMPARTMENT & DRIVETRAIN: Inner fenders painted red and clear coated. Did away with all the factory parts on the firewall and relocated 12 volt battery, air compressor and main cut-off switch in the upper trunk area. New custom built "1 of a kind" 700R4 transmission, shortened front drive shaft, new carrier bearing and universal joints. New custom built air compressor brackets and pully, new air conditioner dryer and condenser, new custom-built radiator and custom-made fan shroud, new alternator (looks like a generator), rebuilt complete engine, cubic inch displacement 371, 335 horsepower (J2) and rebuilt all 3 two-barrel carburetors and changed over from rods to cable, new transmission cooler and new water pump. Intake, exhaust manifolds and water pump are High Performance Coated. Did away with all vacuum lines and put a 1960 rebuilt Oldsmobile fuel pump. Converted to electronic ignition. Engine was honed and a mild CAM installed.INTERIOR: Rewired entire interior, added heat and sound insulation and chromed all garnish moldings, glove box door, ash trays and chromed all bucket seat and console metal trim. Front bucket seats and console are out of a 1965 Ford Galaxy XLT, inside door handles are 1960 Oldsmobile Starfire and door and back window handles are 1959 Oldsmobile Starfire, center emblem in rear seat, as well as in the center of trunk, is a 1958 Oldsmobile grille emblem. Console was modified to accommodate tachometer, oil pressure gauge, water temperature gauge, air pressure gauge and switch for air compressor. New accelerator and brake pedals. Modern air from Old Air and heater system are divorced. All red LED lights in the interior are from Peterbilt. Headliner designed to match the seats.TIRES & WHEELS: Custom made Diamondback tires with 2" wide whitewall with 1/2" beauty ring, 225/70R/15, wheels are chrome reverse 7" x 15" with 1959 Dodge Lancer hubcaps. New wheel seals and races. AWARD WINNER: Numerous Best of Shows, People's Choice, 1st in Class, including cash awards. Received Celebrity Award in Salina KS, out of 2,000 cars, selected by Gunilla Hutton of Hee Haw TV Show (Nurse Goodbody) and Petticoat Junction TV Show, as her favorite!