# Another car for you historians to identify **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 6, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750 "2026-01-06T02:17:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/1 "2026-01-06T02:17:18Z")
![NameThisCar](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/7/b71e54c40a601fe15d23f56053cb628862ae492e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/2 "2026-01-06T02:26:18Z")
Rocket 88 (Post must be at least ten characters my a s s ) ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/3 "2026-01-06T02:59:22Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > Rocket 88 > > (Post must be at least ten characters my a s s ) _Oldsmobile_ is ten characters. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/4 "2026-01-06T03:06:03Z")
I figured most people (in here at least) knew which domestic car manufacturer was associated with including ‘rocket’ or ‘jet’ in their model names. PS: That is a silly requirement. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/5 "2026-01-06T03:10:35Z")
Maybe a 47 or 48 Chevy Fleetmaster Coupe. ---
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/6 "2026-01-06T03:30:38Z")
Judging from the flared front fender it is a 1946 Oldsmobile Special 60, or the Dynamic 70, or 76, or 78 series, or even the Custom Cruiser 98, but unlikely in two tone… ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/7 "2026-01-06T04:14:13Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > PS: That is a silly requirement. It reduces clutter; less “Ha-Ha” or other empty replies. “Oldsmobile” is a simple alternative to the specific model you posted, in order to meet the minimum requirement. Include that tip the next time you offer typing advice. Th3 end. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/8 "2026-01-06T07:53:01Z")
The rocket 88 was a 49 model. Interestingly it was slightly SLOWER than the 1940 or 41 Buick Century straight eight with compound carbueration ( two 2 bbl carbs ) so GM did not offer the compound carbs after the was so as not to steal the thunder of the new Olds V8. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/9 "2026-01-06T12:10:59Z")
Ah, but the architectural style of the house is a Rambler! ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/10 "2026-01-06T16:05:57Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Maybe a 47 or 48 Chevy Fleetmaster Coupe. +1 > **[1948 Chevrolet Fleetline](https://www.grautogallery.com/vehicles/p2805/1948-chevrolet-fleetline)** > > "Drive in Style" ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/11 "2026-01-06T16:22:37Z")
It’s definitely a GM product, circa 1941-48. Because the pic is so blurry, it’s hard to say whether it’s a Chevy Fleetline, a Pontiac Torpedo Coupe, or an Olds Series 66. This is a '48 Pontiac Torpedo: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/d/4d6cc6b1f7e9a97e2a0ed035eaf630bdd084a95e.jpeg) This is a '47 Olds Series 66 Club Coupe: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/6/068a3052e970f257e660d261078debd421a0061b.jpeg) Olds didn’t use the 88 model name until 1949, when they introduced their V8, in the Futuramic body style: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/d/bd35f7c7ad9a33760f280357a651c6b599462d0e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/12 "2026-01-06T16:44:31Z")
@davesmopar That is one of the exact pics I found. The only thing that bothers me is that there doesn’t seem to be 3 chrome strips on the rear fender. Maybe some got knocked off? Or it is a lessor model Chevy that did not have 3 strips. But the body and fender shapes are right as are the 3 front fender strips and the barely visible trim at the rear of the hood. ---
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/13 "2026-01-06T22:23:53Z")
I retract my previous proposal, those Chrome Rails on the Front Fender and the Rear Bumper Guards are unmistakable… ![big car](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/a/4af54420bbba1b2a92fdbb3dbf19557e8a98ee0c.jpeg) ![good big car](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/a/baacb9889325fd06285fb432a7dbed2710a1f787.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/14 "2026-01-07T02:09:48Z")
Is it? Or are you just taking the chance to make a pun? I thought I knew what a rambler house was, having lived in a house so-called, but I looked it up on Wikipedia and see that the definition is broad. Did you notice it’s a duplex? Can a rambler be a duplex? Wikipedia doesn’t mention them. From the spirit I take from the article I think not. The Google Maps aerial picture of that address could be the same building; it’s the same size. This was the house I lived in when I was born. The car isn’t my parents’. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/15 "2026-01-07T02:12:22Z")
Maybe it does have the 3 strips on the rear fender… I don’t know if @LoudThunder enhanced it or just enlarged it but I can see it now. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/16 "2026-01-07T02:18:11Z")
Random: If you are using a scanner, can you try rescanning the photo at a higher resolution? EG 600 dpi ---
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/17 "2026-01-07T05:26:16Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Maybe it does have the 3 strips on the rear fender… I don’t know if @LoudThunder enhanced it or just enlarged it but I can see it now. I only enlarged the photo by holding down the Control Key (CTRL) and rolling the mouse Wheel and enlarged the image to 300%. I then used the Snipping tool to copy it and paste it into Microsoft Paint and I again enlarged the photo to 500% and that was all I did… This short video shows my method… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/4/54ba8fd549d9bba0bd1e0e65f6fbdf1c83001236.jpeg "I only enlarged the Original Photo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMyMC4pYDFY) ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/18 "2026-01-07T12:02:17Z")
Pun? Sort of. It was a play on words being Rambler is both an architectural style and an automobile. So, Pun, I don’t know, will leave that to the English majors. Perhaps Garrison Keillor could chime in. No, did not notice it was a duplex. ---
**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/19 "2026-01-07T13:34:49Z")
Boy, these cars are sure in need to a section job. Maybe a chop top, too? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/20 "2026-01-07T13:52:37Z")
It takes a skilled customizer, like Barris, to chop and section a car with such a rounded body. But Barris could and did do that… This was a dream car for me when I was building model cars. I got to see it in person completely restored at the Amelia Island Concours a few years ago. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/6/062525eee25c3e5a5984b56ca7789116da73791d.jpeg) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750.md?page=2)