To the casual buyer, a 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 can look like a tidy early compact with clean lines and midcentury charm.

The Oldsmobile Golden Rocket arrived in the middle of the 1950s but looked like something air-dropped in from the late 1960s.

The hauler was also unusually luxurious inside the cabin. While most 1950s trucks were rather spartan, the Golden Jubilee featured a three-tone look with vinyl inserts on the door panels and textured, ...