1956 Oldsmobile 98 Rare Hard Top Sedan 4-door Holiday! on 2040-cars
Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:Olds rocket 88 V8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Make: Oldsmobile
Model: Ninety-Eight
Trim: Two Tone
Power Options: Power Windows
Drive Type: Rear
Mileage: 59,000
Disability Equipped: No
Number of Cylinders: 8
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Hi you are looking at a VERY NICE 1956 Oldsmobile HOLIDAY 98 4 DOOR HARD TOP with a old's ROCKET 88 V8 engine and a 2 speed automatic transmission. This is a wonderful survivor that amazingly some how has stood the test of time and ended up in a small private collection of cars here in the city of Chicago. This old's is one of 5 cars that was bought as a estate sale by a local collector and now he wants to pass it on to another buyer with hopes that the next owner will enjoy owning it as much as he has! THIS CAR IS A REAL HEAD TURNER! Sitting behind the wheel and driving down the road with your arm out the window is a blast from the past! The 98 drives very well going down the road with no known issues and the ROCKET 88" V8 engine runs quite and smooth. The transmission goes into gear and shifts thru the gears with no problem and fells great. All lights turn signals, brake lights work fine but one power window is not connected to the power window regulator. you can here it running up and down but the window stays intact. At some stage in this cars life the car was re-painted and they did a very nice job but it is starting to chip in areas as seen on the pictures. Also there is small chrome window trim popping up on the drivers side that needs to be reinstalled to make the car look complete.
THE INTERIOR IS AMAZING! the dash board is to die for and the condition of the seats headliner and trim is special. There is no rust on this car,or panel patching that I can see, it looks like a very clean original car overall.
LOW RESERVE!
BID TO WIN!
CAR IS AS DESCRIBED!
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