1959 OLDSMOBILE 98,TWO TONE BLUE BEAUTY

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OLDS PRODUCED THREE RAGTOPS FOR '59. THE DYNAMIC 88 WAS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE AT $3286 AND THIS 98 IS THE TOP OF THE LINE. THE DESIGN FOR FIFTY-NINE WAS CALL " THE LINEAR LOOK" WHICH FEATURED AN AIRY, THINNED PILLARED FLAT ROOFLINE ON SEDANS AND HARDTOPS. THESE ALL NEW MODELS FOR 59 HAD 40 PER CENT MORE GLASS AREA, CALLED THE VISTA-PANORAMIC WINSHIELD, AND USUALLY REFERED AS THE "GREENHOUSE" FOR THE HEAT GENERATED BY SUNLIGHT INSIDE THE CAR. THE EXTRA LARGE REAR GLASS WAS HEAT RESISTENT. THERE WERE THREE ENGINES AVAILABLE: THE 371 V-8, 270 BHP, FOR SUPER 88'S, THE 371 V-8, 300BHP, FOR THE OLDS 88, AND THE 394 V-8, 315 BHP, FOR THE SUPER 88'S AND SUPER 98'S. THIS OLDS HAS THE ROCKET 394. THE WHEELBASE ON ALL NINETY-EIGHTS IS 126.3 INCHES. THE BODY IS MOUNTED ON A WIDER AND STRONGER GUARD-BEAM CHASSIS. NOTICE THE CHROME SVELT TRUNK HANDLE WITHIN THE TRIM ALONG THE TRUNKLID. THE '59 CONVERTIBLE IS MODEL 3867 AND WEIGHED 4360 LBS, WAS PRICED AT $4366, JUST ABOUT A DOLLAR PER POUND, AND PRODUCTION FOR 98 CONVERTIBLES WAS 7514. AS YOU TOUR THIS BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL EXAMPLE WITH 40,XXX MILES, NOTICE THE GREAT TWO-TONE BLUE PAINT JOB, THE SPINNER WHEELCOVERS, THE "DISH" PLASTIC STEERING WHEEL, THE PLUSH TRI-TONED BLUE AND WHITE SEATS, AND THE FINS WHICH ARE STEEL TUBES HOLDING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THAT OVAL HOUSING MOUNTED ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER IS THE OPTIONAL SAFETY SENTINEL AND AUTRONIC EYE. WHAT STYLE, WHAT PIZZAZZ, FOR A LATE FIFTIES CAR AND A RARE <b>...</b>

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CAR, SHOW, 001

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