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Old Mar 11, 2025 | 01:28 PM
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Just bought a 1964 98

Well last time I was looking for a caddy I found a 76 Oldsmobile delta 88 Royale. This time I was looking for a caddy I ran across this straight body 4 door Beauty. Not sure what body style it is but I’m stoked to be able to restore to a daily driver..



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Old Mar 11, 2025 | 01:37 PM
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Welcome, congrats on the new toy.
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 03:26 AM
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Looks like a nice original big boat, Land Yacht Love that dash especially.
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 04:18 AM
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OHHH YEAHHH!
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 04:29 AM
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You did well, my friend's father had one of these when I was in high school. Tonds of interior space but then again we all were alot thinner then...........
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 06:56 AM
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Welcome aboard! Land yacht indeed!
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Toreywoods5@gmail.com
Not sure what body style it is
Very nice car.

I I believe you have one of these, a Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan. "Holiday" was Oldsmobile's term for a hardtop (no center pillar between the front and rear windows on each side), and there were two- and four-door hardtops. Yours, obviously, is a four-door.




Old Mar 12, 2025 | 08:27 AM
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This was the 4-window hardtop. The Luxury Sedan like I owned had 6-windows.


Old Mar 12, 2025 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Olds64
This was the 4-window hardtop. The Luxury Sedan like I owned had 6-windows.

this one has 6 also
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by jaunty75
Very nice car.

I I believe you have one of these, a Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan. "Holiday" was Oldsmobile's term for a hardtop (no center pillar between the front and rear windows on each side), and there were two- and four-door hardtops. Yours, obviously, is a four-door.

After looking into the cowl tag it is a 98 Holiday sports sedan.
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I beleive I read it right
I beleive I read it right
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Toreywoods5@gmail.com
this one has 6 also
No. You don't count the front vent windows. The 5th and 6th windows are the small triangular windows at the rear on each side. Your car does not have these.
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 10:15 AM
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Here's the list of 1964 models from the '64 Chassis Service Manual. Style 3839 is the 98 Holiday Sports Sedan.



Old Mar 12, 2025 | 10:18 AM
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The paint codes "P - P" indicate that the same color was used for the lower body and the top, and P corresponds to "Pacific Mist Poly."

Your car looks to have its original paint.



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Originally Posted by jaunty75
No. You don't count the front vent windows. The 5th and 6th windows are the small triangular windows at the rear on each side. Your car does not have these.
okay cool
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jaunty75




Here's the list of 1964 models from the '64 Chassis Service Manual. Style 3839 is the 98 Holiday Sports Sedan.


pretty cool to see it broken down like that
Old Mar 12, 2025 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by jaunty75
The paint codes "P - P" indicate that the same color was used for the lower body and the top, and P corresponds to "Pacific Mist Poly."

Your car looks to have its original paint.
yes you can tell it’s original paint. Interior is in such pristine condition that the car will be going back as close to original color as possible.




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In the Dirty Dancing movie, the father of the heroin drives a 4-window 63 Oldsmobile 98.

Old Mar 13, 2025 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Olds64
This was the 4-window hardtop. The Luxury Sedan like I owned had 6-windows.
Where did your Luxury Sedan come from? I sold one like that to a guy in Terre Haute...
Old Mar 13, 2025 | 12:18 PM
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I bought my 64 98 probably in 99 north of KCMO. I sold it probably the summer of 2008. I sold it to a guy that supposedly lived in Europe.
Old Mar 13, 2025 | 05:29 PM
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