The name 98 first appeared in 1941, referring to a Series 90 fitted with an eight cylinder engine, as the Oldsmobile top of the line on the large C body. Naming standards were in flux at Oldsmobile at this time, and in 1940 the C body was introduced and it alone was powered by the straight eight engine, with the series given names for the first time. This page belongs to the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight model on its Oldsmobile make page, and it links to the generation and the neighbouring model years so that the whole run of the model can be followed in order.
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Source Wikipedia: OldsmobileEarly history, purchase by General Motorstier 2Quote, Early history, purchase by General Motors
General Motors purchased the company on November 12, 1908
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WikipediaFirst generation (1941)
From 1932 through 1938, Oldsmobile had two series
Year: First generation (1941)
From 1932 through 1938, Oldsmobile had two series
First generation (1941), passage 2
In 1940 the even larger C-body was introduced to Oldsmobile
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Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors.
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