1954 Oldsmobile Ninety-eight 4 Door Sedan on 2040-cars
Woodsville, New Hampshire, United States
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This vintage beauty was built at the South Gate, California, General Motors Plant and resided among celebrities in Hollywood, California. Oldsmobile for 1954 presented styling features found on GM's Motorama show cars. Wrap-around "Panoramic" windshields and dramatic two tone paint schemes that brought the second color onto the body dramatically set these cars apart from previous offerings. The 98 series was Old's top-of-the-line. Riding on a long 126" wheelbase and powered by the most powerful Rocket V8 Olds offered. This 4 door sedan has the comfort approaching a luxury car but with the promise of performance found in Oldsmobile's high-compression V-8. This car, painted in one of 18 available two-tone paint combinations, is also equipped with GM's patented "Autronic Eye," a system that automatically dimmed the car's high beams when approaching another car. The system's photoelectric "eye" can be found mounted on the left top corner of the dash board. Other available options found on this car are E-Z Eye glass, factory air conditioning (stationed in the trunk and using an interesting vent system to cool the air), Wonderbar Radio (with foot-switch), power front seat, power steering, and power brakes. The car is also equipped with heater, courtesy lights, and more. Over the last few years, this car has had mechanical and cosmetic restorations, such as the transmission which was rebuilt (by AAMCO) and new era-correct tires by Coker. Great effort has been taken to maintain the era-correctness of this car. This vintage Olds has NEVER been exposed to inclement weather and, when not on a cruise, is kept in an insulated garage under its custom California Car Cover (which comes with the car). This vehicle is also being sold locally and if sold, this auction is canceled. This car is being sold as is with no exisiting warranty.
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