rogerr

2blu442

Welcome to the site! That's one sleek looking car Sorry, I don't know anything about your vintage of car, but hopefully other members here will.
John

1969w3155

Welcome, a nice Olds that you have there.

rogerr

Thanks !! I was happy if somebody have som info about this car. I have done some minor rust jobs in the floor and change the top in the winter here in Sweden, The new top is dark blue so the car is trippel blue i have bought new wire weels with white wall tiers The car have the orginal engine 394 number D 625570 and the VIN is 609K03654
Here in Sweden this car is not often seen. I think it is only about 3 cars of this model in Sweden.


Regards Roger in Sweden

jaunty75

What company? Oldsmobile? They don't exist any more!


You can write to the GM heritage center

http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/

and for a fee, they'll send you information about your car. But probably not as much as you would like as production information broken down by color or other options or whatever doesn't exist.

We CAN tell you that Oldsmobile produced 7,284 98 convertibles in 1960. The original base price was $4,362, making it the most expensive Oldsmobile available that year. It has a wheelbase of 126.3 inches, an overall length of 220.9 inches, and weighs 4,514 lbs.


As far as the VIN, the VIN was not very informative in that era in that it didn't tell you much that you couldn't tell by just looking at the car except for the plant where it was manufactured. In your case, the VIN tells you that the car is a '60 98 built in Kansas City, Kansas. The VIN didn't even indicate body style back then, so it doesn't indicate that yours is a convertible.

rogerr

Thanks jaunty75 for that info here is a link to the company i think the car was bought in 1997 of the previus owner http://www.stlouiscarmuseum.com/

I can get more in info on the body plate placed upper right under the hood
I have decoded all except the ACC code 595-642-652

Regards from a cold Sweden

rogerr

Here is the reply i get from GM Heritage Center

Thats Bad


Mr. Hedstrom,
We no longer have built records for Oldsmobiles built before 1977. We can't give you any information on your specific car.



General Motors Heritage Center
6400 Center Drive
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
(586) 276-0693
gmhc@gm.com

Are there somebody else that now anybody else to contact

Regards Roger///

jaunty75

Their response is not a surprise, and, no, there is no one else to contact. The records no longer exist anywhere beyond basic production, price, and specification information. But anything specific to any particular car or any breakdown in production records by anything that might be interesting like color, how many had this or that option, etc. just doesnt' exist.

We in the Oldsmobile hobby who own pre-1977 cars have long had to content ourselves with the basic information we can find in the various reference books as well as the cars themselves.


For general Oldsmobile information, you might find the following books of interest and perhaps worth acquiring.

Setting the Pace: Oldsmobile's First 100 Years
http://www.amazon.com/Setting-Pace-O...4085711&sr=1-2

The Cars of Oldsmobile
http://www.amazon.com/Dennis-Casteel...4085748&sr=1-1

The Standard Catalog of Oldsmobile
http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Oldsm...4085804&sr=1-1

There are certainly others to be found by searching around at Amazon as well as online in general.

You can also find lots of information at Wild About Cars, which doesn't cost anything to join and which has all its information online. It's well worth joining and checking out.
http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/index.html

slantflat

Might be interesting to know that the 98 convertible was the Pace Car at the 1960 Indianapolis 500.

Mike

rogerr

Thank you, but that information is allredy in my book

Have a nice day !!
Regards from Sweden

rogerr

Thanks
I will buy this books

Hope there is some information about my car

Regards from Sweden// Roger

lincoln

Hej

Har en bild på min 60 cab på forumet,har även en vit med enbart 6000mil.Snygga bilar
Mvh
Fredrik

D. Yaros

Very very nice!

citcapp

Sweet ride. Gotta love those drop tops