1951 Olds 98 Holiday Coupe
May 17th, 2019, 07:09 PM
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1951 Olds 98 Holiday Coupe
Does anyone know how many of these were built.
I had one in high school in the 60’s and my Dad always told me how rare the car was.
It was two toned paint, white top with green metallic lower. It had leather seats, power seats and windows(hydraulic), 303 cu in and the hydramatic transmission.
All these years later I have only encountered maybe two.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.
I had one in high school in the 60’s and my Dad always told me how rare the car was.
It was two toned paint, white top with green metallic lower. It had leather seats, power seats and windows(hydraulic), 303 cu in and the hydramatic transmission.
All these years later I have only encountered maybe two.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.
May 17th, 2019, 07:22 PM
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Does anyone know how many of these were built.
I had one in high school in the 60’s and my Dad always told me how rare the car was.
It was two toned paint, white top with green metallic lower. It had leather seats, power seats and windows(hydraulic), 303 cu in and the hydramatic transmission.
All these years later I have only encountered maybe two.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.
I had one in high school in the 60’s and my Dad always told me how rare the car was.
It was two toned paint, white top with green metallic lower. It had leather seats, power seats and windows(hydraulic), 303 cu in and the hydramatic transmission.
All these years later I have only encountered maybe two.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.
98 Deluxe Holiday Coupe, 3,917
98 Hydramatic Deluxe Holiday Coupe, 14,012
98 Deluxe Holiday Sedan (four door), 78,122
98 Convertible Coupe, 4,468
May 18th, 2019, 11:46 AM
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Hyd. is not an abbreviation for Hydra-Matic Drive. It is an abbreviation for hydraulic controls (windows and seat). The 'base" 98 coupe did not have hydraulic controls or leather upholstery. The answer to the original question is 14,012.
September 11th, 2019, 06:18 PM
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If we take what is considered the average life of a 60 year old car(1 to 2%survival rate) it would seem that they are in deed quite rare, less than 250 examples still running around the world.....Tedd
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