Oldsmobile Rocket Service Round Emblem Round Fridge Magnet - Vintage Emblem

Oldsmobile Rocket Service Round Emblem The Space Race brought pioneering launches of artificial satellites, robotic space probes to the Moon, Venus, and Mars, and human spaceflight in low Earth orbit and ultimately to the Moon. Public interest in space travel originated in the 1951 publication of a Soviet youth magazine and was promptly picked up by US magazines. The competition began on July 30, 1955 when the United States announced its intent to launch artificial satellites for the International Geophysical Year. Influenced by all of this, many car manufacturers turned their designs, names, logos and marketing plans toward what was going to be the next conquest: the space age! No one did it better the Oldsmobile, by introducing the newly designed engine, the Rocket legend was born. The engine proved so popular, the division's 88 models were popularly called Rocket 88s. The rocket was the ultimate symbol around Oldsmobile to become their logo in 1960. Perfect for all car enthusiasts