Hi everyone, just thought I would sign on. I hope to pickup my 1961 Holiday 98 coupe this week. Look forward to being part of Olds family.

I'll upload pics when I get a chance.

 

Hey Holiday 98: Welcome to the Classic Oldsmobile Forum. There is a lot of good information and great people here to help you with your car. Let's see some pictures soon!

 

Thanks Jaybird, I am sure I will have a bunch of questions. Pictures by this weekend.

 

Nice big cruising car, just like sitting in your living room, great for long trips

 

Picking the car up tonight, cruise night Thursday and car show Saturday. I don't like to waste time!!

 

The '61 Ninety Eight 2-door hardtop is a model we almost never see, so I'll be particularly eager to see your photos.

I love the car's unique roofline, which was a one-year only style and shared only with Buick Electra and Cadillac.

 

Welcome aboard

 

Thanks everyone. Can't wait to get it home. I feel like a kid on Christmas eve. Any information that anyone has would be greatly appreciated. I searched google and have some.
Also the car originally came from California, is there a way to look up previous ownership/history?

 

Just got home with my 98, 90 miles smooth and straight. (you would think I was a poet?)

 

Here are a few pics. I will be looking for some advise on windows as they are giving me a few issues. Just off track (I hope).

 

Looks great.

 

Wow! That car is in great shape! Nice ride!

 

Welcome to the forum , that olds looks very nice. Who belongs to the other ones in the back of the garage?

 

Thanks Guys. The other cars belong to the gentleman I purchased the car from. He is a avid Oldsmobile man from Edmonton.
I should get a few more pics up this weekend.

 

Gawjus. For cars that people didn't really take to when they were introduced, the 1961 GM cars have certainly come into their own.

I came real close to buying a nice 61 D88 Holiday Sedan last year but it was at an estate auction and auction fever kicked in on a couple people, and the car went for half again what it should have. A 20-something guy bought it, and that poor car showed up for sale again from a different owner in a different part of the state less than eight months later.

Somehow I knew that kid wasn't going to be able to deal with the idiosyncrasies of an early 60s Oldsmobile. His little brother was familiar with 64-68 Mustangs so at least one of them knew something about cars, but a Rocket-era Oldsmobile is a different beast than a Mustang.

In hindsight, I guess I should have bought the car and rescued it. Just couldn't see paying that much for it at the time.

 

I have to second the thought on 61's coming into their own, so-to-speak. Fact is, in 1961 61 GM makes were not that popular. Now they appear far more attractive then they did back in the day!

 

Welcome to the board, Holiday 98!
I know most folks who have posted here remember times when nobody would have lifted an eyebrow over a '61 Olds Holiday; but now, wow! I agree; their time has come. I was a young-un in '61, but my Uncle Joe had a 4-dr white 88 that we all loved. When we wuz kids, that linear colored speedo could keep us occupied the whole time we were in the car (without seatbelts, btw).
And I hate to so publicly state my ignorance, but I can't recall actually seeing that body in a H.T. coupe before.... especially since all the SFs that year were convertibles. Crazy for those rare rockets.
Raider, how many of those were made? Is this a Canadian model, or "regular" stateside offering?

 

John, note Centurion's comment on the roofline. The angled C-post was exclusive to the GM C-body in 1961- Ninety Eight, Electra and Cadillac deVille.

4445 1961 Ninety Eight Holiday Coupes produced per Standard Catalog of Oldsmobile.

Interestingly, the Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 does not show a picture of either a 1961 Cadillac, Buick or Oldsmobile two-door C-body hardtop.

 

The car brought a lot of attention on our Cruise Night here in Red Deer this past Wednesday (350 cars were out). Most people had never seen one before.

We had it out for a couple hours last night, got more than our share of thumbs up.

 

Thanks, Glenn. You've got yourself a fine piece there, Holiday. As incredible as it seems to me, I can't say I ever recall seeing one, either.
Have a great Sunday....

 

The linear speedo was used by Olds from 1960 through 1962. The body style is quite often referred to as a "bubble top." A lot more common in Chevy, but even so, there were not a lot of them produced.

 

Here is a link to some info I found on classiccardatabase.com
http://classiccardatabase.com/specs....61&model=27932

 

I just snapped a few during the break in the weather.

 

I like 61 because bottom very nice

 

I do like the red/black interior with the white exterior. Goes together well.

 

We moved here in November '61, one of the families on a main street had a 1961 Ninety Eight 6 window, don't recall if it were the Holiday or Celebrity Sedan. It was baby blue with blue interior. Mom and I got a ride home from church, and she couldn't find the door handle to get out. I think at the time it was the newest car we'd ever been in! Ever since then I've loved the look of those cars. I saw a flawless metallic turquoise '61 flattop Ninety Eight Holiday 4dr at the turnpike one day, I hope it was in the hands of a collector. My late friend Andy was an Olds nut, he loved the '61s thru the '64s the most, and had a non running Dynamic 88 bubbletop, and a couple of tatty looking '62 Starfires, just to mention three. I love your new Classic Ninety Eight!

 

Thanks 90customcruiser. The old girl is sitting in the garage waiting for spring, suffering through another cold Canadian winter.