Oldsfan

Not with the fender mounted spares. DeLuxe equipment included 6 wire wheels and chrome plated headlights. Specials were equipped with 6 wooden wheels and painted headlights. The reflection in the windshield looks like the headlight buckets are painted. Rims in the trunk definitely aren't wire. I'm going with Special. One of 633 Special coupes produced for 1930.

That interior was available in Gray Bedford Cord and Blue Plain Broadcloth (trim #41). The paint could be #10 French Gray.

For sale on Facebook: 1949 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday Coupe in Streetsboro, OH - $7500 - Must be a member of Facebook to access Seller's contact information. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/520265266383529/?rid=10221150829546914&ad_id&rt=1&refID=0&refType=0&referral_code=commerce_attachment Seller's Description: 1949 Oldsmobile 98 Coupe Driven 52,000 miles Automatic Transmission Exterior color: Blue Last price drop before I push it back into the corner where it can sit until I get to it. Will entertain trades of equal value. F100 c10 d100 80s Monte or Buick g-body xframe etc. 1949 Oldsmobile 98 holiday hardtop coupe. Car has a 303 rocket v8 and hydromatic transmission. 2 door hardtop. Power windows, seats and brakes. Engine is free. Was last driven in 1985. Floors and trunk are solid. Car is very complete. Have almost all the chrome and it’s all been redone and wrapped in newspaper. Stored in heated garage since the early 80s. Clean Ohio title in my name ready to go.

That's interesting. Palm Green was a '51/'52 color (#59 in '51, #32 in '52). Must have been a late addition in 1950. None of my '50 materials show Palm Green as being available.

Pages from the 1960 Oldsmobile Color and Fabric album

In my opinion the upholstery is not correct. The "biscuit" part should not be white vinyl. It should be red patterned cloth. The remainder appears correct and may even be original. I think the carpeting has been replaced. Nicely optioned. The original purchaser couldn't see the point in spending the extra money for a 98.

Is there a photo of the trim tag? The body style is 50-3707D, not 37070. The D denotes DeLuxe trim. Body # BW 1902 means it was the 1902nd 88 DeLuxe club sedan body built at the Wilmington, Delaware assembly plant. Trim combination 3 was for DeLuxe 88 and DeLuxe 98 closed models (except Holidays and station wagons) and was comprised of Light Gray Nylon Surrey Weave and Dark Gray Striped Nylon Cord. You are correct, there is no paint code 29 for '50. I doubt code 29 for the '54 Cadillac was even thought of in 1950. Since the D was misinterpreted, I wonder if the 29 was as well.

Looks kind of like a switch for a door mounted spotlight.

Tony Nelson drove well placed Pontiacs in I Dream of Jeannie.

The rolled Studetucker (Tuckerbaker?) resides at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum in Tallahassee, Florida.

There is a cast sleeve with felt glued to it. This is the part the duct hose slides on. There is also felt in the cast housing in the instrument panel. The ball is sandwiched between the felt. The sleeve/felt exerts pressure on the ball. There is a set screw in the housing that allows for adjustment of the sleeve to increase or decrease pressure. Either the felt has come undone, or the set screw has backed off and allowed the ball to get sloppy.

There was also an ornament package specifically for '49 3507 & 3507D (club sedan) and 3508 & 3508D (town sedan) models. It came with a template. It is listed in my '52 body parts book. https://oldsobsolete.com/products-page/oldsmobile-parts-for-sale/1949-oldsmobile-parts-for-sale/1949-1950-oldsmobile-rocket-88-trunk-emblem-nos-557891/ Maybe with a little bit of money this seller could be persuaded to make you copies of the template.

More that one of those pictures looks odd. I think it's the lens that the seller used. Wheel opening looks stock.

As mentioned, '90 and '91 are a different part number from '86 to '89. This must be a '90 or '91, as the upper fascia wraps down from the top and is secured by a stud through that slot.

That does look like a mid-60s Ford emblem in the center. But (a) it looks kind of cheap and (b) doesn't look like a Ford wheel cover. I think the emblem and the chrome piece are added to a '74 Pontiac Ventura wheel cover.

1986 to 1991 Oldsmobile 88 rear. There is a part number break. 1986 to 1989, and 1990 and 1991.

Bzzzzt. That door swings down to reveal an adjustable illuminated mirror for M'lady. To the left of the mirror is a pocket for wet naps. To the right of the mirror is a compartment for facial tissues. '65s even had seat-back pockets... https://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/olds/65olds1/bilder/12.jpg

The '52 Olds Dealer Data Book says the following... Net charge to dealers for customer deliveries at Lansing (including new car inspection and get-ready): All series........$30.00 The above charge includes ten (10) gallons of gasoline. The 1,000 and 2,000 mile inspection coupons will be issued by the factory in the name of the selling dealer.

Actually, 61s did have a hole for the valve stem AND were held on with clips. '61 clips were shorter than the other years.

That 98 was on its way from Arizona to Post Falls, Idaho for our National Meet that is taking place this week.

Does anyone have experience with Delaware salvage branded titles? Back in September, I bought a car at a Delaware estate sale and was presented with what I thought was a clean title branded as "antique." I submitted my paperwork to PENNDOT and they rejected it, claiming the title is branded as "salvage." They apparently ran the serial number through some third party clearing house that shows a salvage branded title, even though the title does not state so. A salvage title was not disclosed at the time of sale - they may not have even been aware of it even though the estate was for the auctioneer's father. Now I must jump through hoops and spend extra money to get a title which very well may show a "reconstructed" brand. Had I known about the salvage brand at the time of purchase I probably would have passed on the car. I certainly wouldn't had paid what I did. I'm wondering if the salvage brand found by the third party is an error on Delaware's part, and why salvage doesn't show on the title.

Oldsfan has seen it and does indeed have a book for '56. Option code K1 is for Foam Rubber Seat Cushions.

The Cadillac brochure makes no mention of a special headliner for de Ville models, but it does for the Seville. Nor does it mention any kind of headliner option for de Villes. As you mentioned, the headliner is seen in the Seville in the brochure and it matches the above photo. Looking at the Sedan de Ville in the brochure, it appears to have the same headliner - at least no chrome bars are seen. The data book makes references as though the fiber glass headliner was standard on de Villes and makes no references about optional (at extra cost or for-credit) headliners. My Cadillac parts catalog only goes back to 1959 where headliners are concerned. There was a specification book that lists the following for headliners: Models J & L (Coupe and Sedan de Ville) - coated fabric, molded block pattern center panel, with pebble grain border. Model H (Eldorado Seville) - coated fabric, molded bead pattern center panel, with pebble grain border. Series 62 cars are listed as using "cloth with small raised pattern." Series 75 cars are listed a using plain cloth. Nothing shows a perforated vinyl with chrome bars. Maybe there was a quality problem after introduction which caused them to revert to a more standard headliner?

The 1958 Cadillac data book mentions this headliner in two places... Under "New features of the 1958 Cadillac" it says "New molded headlining on Coupe and Sedan de Ville and Seville." Under the interior section is says "...new vinyl-covered fiber glass headlining in Coupe and Sedan de Ville..." Most of the cars found on the web have perforated vinyl headliner with chrome bars, but I did find a Coupe de Ville with the molded headliner in poor condition. And this Eldorado Seville.

Well, that's not Les' car. We thought the red/white, blue/white combination was sort of an odd-ball. Apparently not. Most of the red/white ones seemed to get the charcoal/red interior. I'm not sure what the locations are for the window switches on hydraulic v. electric cars. I just know Les told me they were different. I found a '54 Starfire online that specifically mentions the hydraulic windows being overhauled. The switches on that car are low - forward of the door handle and below the vent crank. With the late build date on this one and high location of the switches, I would assume it to be an all-electric car. The electric switches on the '55 I once owned were located low like the '54 hydraulic switches. Go figure...