I have just bought a 1954 olds 98 sedan deluxe. The car has hydraulic windows, seats, power steering, and power brakes. I bought the vehicle from the original owner and it is all original. It was an awesome barn find and he even had the original invoice for the car. I don't know much about that car but there was only 2,367 deluxes made but not sure how many of those had power windows and seats. Can anyone out there in the Oldsmobile world give me any information on this car? What about value and how rare this car is. I have done research on this model and have not found much on the deluxe that has all the options that I have. Any information will be helpful. Thank you

 

Welcome to CO!

I had a 1954 owner at the 2015 OCA Nats tell me there are only 10 1954 Oldsmobiles, total, still in existence.

I tend to seriously doubt this statement given the number of them I have seen of late on the net. That being said, extant 1954 models are more than few and far between.

I should also point out that rarity (low numbers) does not equal/mean high dollar value.

Let's see some pics of this ride.

 

Deluxe (DX on body plate) indicated the car had hydraulic windows and seat, so they all had those. Great find! A 1954 Ninety Eight is one of those cars that just has "presence", esp when you're following it down the road and watching it loudly proclaim what it is right across its decklid.


Unfortunately the Holiday Coupes and convertibles overshadow the sedan value-wise, but the sedan is, to me, still a desirable body style. It's just elegant.