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Identity & configuration

The car

Year: 1950
Make: Oldsmobile
Model family: 88
Generation: Classic
Body: Convertible
Engine: 303ci Rocket V8
Transmission: Four-Speed Hydra-Matic Transmission
Mileage: 2,900 miles · TMU
Exterior: Red
Interior: Red Leather
VIN: 508C20641

Seller-reported highlights

Notable Equipment

Rochester Two-Barrel Carburetor
15" Wheels
Aftermarket Seatbelts
AM Radio
Fender Skirts

Service & Documentation

Documented service history

Market

Comparable prices

Median sold

$15,400

28 sales · last 12 months

Sales over the last 12 months

Running medianMiddle half

47 records · 32 sold · 12 unsold

Outcome

Car

Gearbox

Date · source

Price

vs median

1954 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight

83,200 mi · Green/White · Automatic · Oct 16, 2026 · Hagerty Marketplace

Automatic

Oct 16, 2026

Hagerty Marketplace

−93% vs $15,400

1955 Oldsmobile 88 Restomod

Restomod

12,616 mi · White/Blue · Automatic · Oct 16, 2026 · Exotic Car Trader

Automatic

Oct 16, 2026

Exotic Car Trader

Last ask

not a sale

1955 Oldsmobile Super

88,870 mi · Burlingame Red & Polar White · Automatic · Oct 12, 2026 · Streetside Classics

Automatic

Oct 12, 2026

Streetside Classics

Last ask

not a sale

1956 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday

Restomod

25,000 mi · TMU · White & Red · Automatic · Oct 8, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Automatic

Oct 8, 2026

Bring a Trailer

High bid · not sold

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1956 Oldsmobile 88

22,512 mi · Cirrus Blue · Automatic · Oct 5, 2026 · Hemmings Auctions

Automatic

Oct 5, 2026

Hemmings Auctions

−35% vs $15,400

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History

Sightings

3 events

Oct 17, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC
Auction closed
RNM for $47,000 · Bring a Trailer
Oct 11, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC
Listed for sale
Auction · Bring a Trailer
Feb 7, 2025, 8:51 PM UTC
Auction closed
RNM for $53,000 · Bring a Trailer

1950 Oldsmobile Rocket
Bring a Trailer · Closed, RNM · 2,900 mi - TMU · Oct 17, 2026 · View on Bring a Trailer
High bid $47,000
1950 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Futuramic
Bring a Trailer · Closed, RNM · 2,900 mi - TMU · Feb 7, 2025 · View on Bring a Trailer
High bid $53,000

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