The ’52 Oldsmobile Shop Manual Blasts Off
This week we observe the 80th anniversary of VE day (the end of WW II in Europe).
German-developed V-2 rockets, parts, and rocket scientists were eagerly snapped up by allied nations, including the United States.
The V-2 rocket was the first artificial object to reach space. The space age dreamed of in science fiction and 1930s space operas was now for real.
Oldsmobile celebrated with the Rocket V8 engine. They showed off the rocket theme with a rocket hood ornament.
This 1952 Oldsmobile Shop Manual features an illustration of the V-2 rocket.
The Rocket 88 stock car racing version was celebrated in the classic R&B tune “Rocket 88”.