1959 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday Coupe - VERY Nice Example!

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1959 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday Coupe offered with a reserve

This 2 owner car passed hands from the original owner to the second owner as payment of gambling debt. It remained it the second owners care from 1970 until we recently acquired the car. It was repainted once during the second owner's care in the original color scheme. Since we acquired the car we have: Installed a new correct battery. air cleaner. new hoses. new generator. new carpet set. new headliner. rebuilt the carburator. did some brake work. and tuned up the car as well as changing all the fluids. and installing a new set of Coker Classic Radials. The engine bay was painted and detailed. The seats were in amazing condition having been covered with clear plastic seat covers-which had yellowed-so we had a new custom set made.

Featuring Power Seats. Windows. Antenna. Brakes. Steering . Radio. Clock. the car is pretty well optioned. It has the correct hubcaps with the little tabs that hold them on. The trunk is original and in very nice condition with the original jack. Only the radio and clock do not work- everything else works properly in this car. The car is a joy to drive. it runs perfectly and could be driven long distance without hesitation.

This is a very solid largely original car that will provide years of cruising enjoyment to the lucky new owner.

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The Oldsmobile 98 (originally Series 90 a. k. a. Ninety-Eight) was a full-size automobile and the flagship model of the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. The name first appeared in 1941 and was used again after American consumer automobile production resumed post-World War II. It was. as it would remain. the top-of-the-line model. with lesser Oldsmobiles having lower numbers such as the A-body 66 and 68. and the B-body 76 and 78. The Series 60 was retired in 1949. the same year the Oldsmobile 78 was replaced by the 88. The Oldsmobile 76 was retired after 1950. This left the two remaining number-names to carry on into the 1990 s as the bread and butter of the full-size Oldsmobile lineup until the Oldsmobile Regency replaced the 98 in 1997. Occasionally additional nomenclature was used with the name. such as L/S and Holiday. and the 98 Regency badge would become increasingly common in the later years of the model. The 98 shared its General Motors C-body platform with Buick and Cadillac. As it was the top-line Oldsmobile. the series had the most technologically advanced items available. such as the Hydramatic automatic transmission. the Autronic Eye. an automatic headlight dimmer. and Twilight Sentinel (a feature that automatically turned the headlights on and off via a timer. as controlled by the driver). and the highest-grade interior and exterior trim.

In 1959. the Oldsmobile line-up was completely redesigned. However. unlike other GM makes (such as Chevrolet and Cadillac) Oldsmobile continued to use a full perimeter frame. instead of the GM X-frame. Oldsmobile stayed with its top series format by offering four body styles on an exclusive 126. 3 in wheelbase. Standard equipment included oil filter. turn signals. air scoop brakes. Safety spectrum speedometer. rocker panel moldings. special emblems. parking brake light. sponge vinyl headliner. deep twist carpeting. electric clock. wheel trim moldings. power steering. power brakes. and Jetaway Hydramatic Drive. Interiors were selected from leather. Moroccean. or cloth in different colors. Standard tire size was 9. 00 by 14 inches. The 394 cu in (6. 5 L). the largest first generation Rocket V 8. was used from 1959 until 1964. Our Ebay Policies:
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