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Old July 22nd, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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how many rockets on your Olds?

I admit I have an obsession with them, and while on the road, started to count how many I have on my car

I came up with 14

front header
back of hood ornament
front of hood ornament
speedo
horn pad
LF floor mat
RF floor mat
key ring
wheel covers (x 4)
dealer tag on trunk
trunk lock cover
Old July 22nd, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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I have zero rockets on my Olds.
Old July 22nd, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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that's just crazy you must have some
Old July 22nd, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Zero. And Olds built it that way.
Old July 22nd, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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how can I have 14 and you have zero???
Old July 22nd, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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I have 12 total.

1 on front header
1 on horn pad
1 on each floor mat total of (2)
1 on each door panel total of (2)
1 on each wheel cover total of (4)

And my 2 favorite are the two on the side of the rear quarter panels THAT LIGHT UP RED!!!
Old July 22nd, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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Rocket count

10
Stone shield rocket 1
Steering wheel hub 1
Trunk Deck 1
wheel caps 4
Y71 thermometer 1
Olds tissue dispenser on tranny hump 1
Emission Control Sticker 1
Old July 22nd, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffreyalman
how can I have 14 and you have zero???
I dunno, you'd think they'd stick ONE somewhere! Unless you count the Owner's Manual!

I think a lot of cars used to be this way. I don't think Dad's old '80 Monte had a bowtie, nor did my old '79 Caprice. They were kinda superceeded by their own specialty marque badging.

I do have nine of these though.
Old July 23rd, 2009 | 01:27 AM
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my 76 toro does not even say Oldsmobile on the outside anywhere
Old July 23rd, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Floor mats?

I am not sure but I have a few. I put 4 into my spoked wheel covers and have them on the nose, trunk key cover, rear quarters etc , but my floor mats have Tweety Bird which came with the car. I want to get rid of them but the girlfriend likes them. Would like to find floor mats with the Rocket on them. Anybody know who carries them?
Old July 23rd, 2009 | 08:00 AM
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I have 6. 4 on the wheel caps, 1 on the horn and 1 on the header panel. Mine only says "Oldsmobile" on the dash.
Old July 23rd, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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I think I have 10. 1 on each wheel center cap, 1 on each fender, 1 on each inner door panel, 1 on steering wheel, 1 on dashboard emblem.
Old July 23rd, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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7
1 front
1 horn
5 ss1 caps (even Spare)
Larry

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Old July 25th, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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Does the big rocket hood ornament count? No rocket logo's on mine, it's a 55. I have 3 globes, one on hood,trunk,center of horn ring.
Old July 25th, 2009 | 03:26 PM
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As big as your hood ornament is it should count as 2.
Old July 25th, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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I have 5 on the 64 center caps and key chain.On the 70 I have 9,10 if you count the one on the inspection plate but no one can see that one.
5 on the center caps
one on the steering wheel
one on trunk
one on hood
last one is on the key chain.
Old July 25th, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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None on my 64, bunch of the F-85 emblems though. If I put the SSIII's on there will be 4
Old July 25th, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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Well I didn't have anything else to do so I had to run out in the garage and count my rockets. I have 9 on my 69 Custlass S. One on each SSIII wheel (4), one on each rear quarter marker light (2), one on the stearing wheel (1), one on the center shifter council (1), and one on the emissions decal on the radiator (1). Most of the other emblems on the car are the "S" for sport.
Old July 25th, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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64 Starfire- has 5. 4 wire wheelcovers and A/C blockoff plate in the dash. Old style horizontal Rocket. It has 7 Starfire-specific "stars". Grille, console top, steering wheel centercap, sail panel emblems and taillights.

69 Toronado- has 5. LH grille, rear sidemarkers, steering wheel center, front floor mat. There are "T" emblems on sail panels.

74 Hurst- has 7. Nose, steering wheel horn cap, console top, and 4 wheel centercaps.

76 Ninety Eight- has 11. Hood ornament, horn pad, clock blockoff, instrument cluster, 2 front floor mats, 4 SSIV wheel centers, trunk lock cover.

Custom Cruiser- has 7. Nose emblem, tailgate emblem, horn pad, 4 wire wheel cap centers.
Old July 25th, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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I haven't checked, but I think I only have one on my 70 442. The horn button. The wheels are from an 87 and have the 442 caps on them, so none there.
Old July 25th, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffreyalman
my 76 toro does not even say Oldsmobile on the outside anywhere
My '85 doesn't have any rockets at all...well until I bought a couple and stuck them on the sail panels after getting my sim conv top replaced. Otherwise it just has the "Oldsmobile" lettering and that's it! They were pretty unique cars.

Great pics of your cars BTW...wicked nice! My initials are JPA as well...lol...caught my eye when I was looking on the Hemmings site.
Old July 26th, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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The 57 has two, one on each front fender
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