Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight (third generation, 1948 to 1953)

For the first time since 1940 Oldsmobile offered totally different styling during a single model year. The top of the line 1948 Oldsmobile 98 was also included in a marketing campaign for what Oldsmobile called Futuramic, primarily focused on the automatic transmission. Standard equipment on 98s included a solenoid starter, fender skirts and foam rubber seat cushions. Its model years run from 1948 to 1953.