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Ninety Eight (98)

1965 – 1996

Oldsmobile's flagship full-size luxury car from 1941 to 1996. For a long time it was a rear-wheel-drive C-body sedan with Rocket V8 power, and it moved to the front-wheel-drive C-body in 1985. The final 1991-1996 Ninety-Eight Regency Elite had the smooth 3.8 L 3800 V6 and was one of the top models of the Oldsmobile range.

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61years
3generations
7trims
104–370hp range

The Lineage

3 generations · tap any to explore
2 trimsC-body (1965-1970)
1965–1970
Flagship 370 hp
3 trimsC-body (downsized)
1977–1984
Flagship 182 hp
2 trimsC-body (FWD)
1985–1996
Flagship 202 hp

The Story

Why the Ninety Eight (98) matters

The Ninety Eight was Oldsmobile's flagship full-size luxury car from 1941 to 1996. For a long time it was a rear-wheel-drive C-body sedan with Rocket V8 power, including the 425 cu in V8 of 1965-1967 and the 455 cu in V8 of 1968-1970. The car was downsized in 1977 and moved to the front-wheel-drive C-body in 1985. The final 1991-1996 cars, including the Regency Elite, had the 3.8-litre 3800 V6 and were among the top models of the Oldsmobile range.

Trims · C-body (FWD)

2 trims · 1985–1996
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