Vehicle Description
1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday SceniCoupe� Sold new to Norma
Parker of�Waterbury Vermont on�January�16th 1959 One of 20,259
Super 88 Holiday SceniCoupes made in 1959 Debut year for "Linear
Look" styling 394 CID Rocket V-8 engine Four-speed Jetaway
Hydramatic automatic transmission and 3.64 gearing Frost Blue (code
J) exterior with a blue/ivory (code 338) interior Roto-Matic power
steering and power brakes Wide whitewall tires and rear fender
skirts Included with the rare optional�Oldsmobile Trans-portable
radio Large Amounts of documentation includes original owner's
manual, original owner's protection policy, various user guides,
exterior color guide, service manual, various images, record album,
posters, newspaper clippings, plus other assorted items Opposite of
the final tagline the company used, this car might very well have
been your father's Olds or even your grandfather's and now it's
here at MotoeXotica Classic Cars. We are please to present this
superb 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday SceniCoupe. This car still
retains a lot of its originality and was sold new in Waterbury
Vermont in 1959 Assembled at General Motors' Framingham,
Massachusetts facility, this car is dressed in Frost Blue (code J),
the paint appears white at first glance, especially on cloudy days.
The car's paint and trim are in near excellent condition, as are
the windows, including the compound curved windshield and
fastback-like rear glass, which created a large, airy greenhouse
for driver and passengers. The car's lights are all clear and
intact, including the headlights separated by the parking lamps and
the reverse lights set into the rear bumper. This car rides on
BFGoodrich Silvertown wide whitewall tires, sized 9.00-14,
surrounding factory wheel covers. The engine bay is very tidy,
highly detailed and the battery appears new. All of the car's body
panels are solid and straight and the bumpers look great, too.
Under that counterbalanced hood is a 394 CID Rocket V-8 engine,
buttoned to a Hydramatic automatic transmission and a 3.64 rear
end. Driver convenience features include Roto-Matic power steering
and power brakes. Out back, the spacious trunk is in good order and
includes a full-sized spare tire. Inside, the original blue and
ivory (code 338) interior is eye-catching. The seats are in
original very good order, as is the blue carpet and matching
headliner. The blue and ivory instrument panels has the proper "jet
age" effect, with its dual cutout sections and the original,
however, the horn and the windshield wipers are inoperable but the
two-spoke steering wheel faces the driver and still looks
futuristic. The inner door panels, mirror glass and gearshift lever
are all in good order. Rounding out this interior is a factory AM
radio. This car comes with a treasure trove of period
documentation, including�Documentation includes original owner's
manual, original owner's protection policy, various user guides,
exterior color guide, service manual, various images, record album,
posters, newspaper clippings, plus other assorted items. This car
is an excellent driver and would make for a unique entry at a local
cruise night or to add to your 1950s, GM or Oldsmobile collection
so head over and check it out in person! All Oldsmobiles were
completely restyled for 1959, with the 88 series given longer,
lower and wider styling on a GM B-body chassis. The 88 shared its
appearance with the top-model�Oldsmobile 98. Styling highlights for
the new models, promoted as the "Linear Look," included six-window
styling on four-door pillared sedans, glassy semi-fastback
rooflines on Holiday coupes and flat-blade rooflines with thin
windshield and C-pillars on Holiday sedans, which created a large
open greenhouse effect. Two-door hardtops were called a
"Scenicoupe," four-door hardtops "Sport Sedan." While many 1959
model cars featured bigger and sharper fins, Olds flattened its
horizontally and reduced chrome from 1958 for a much cleaner look.
Wheelbases on 88 models increased by one inch to 123 inches. For
1959, the Super 88 series was positioned between the Dynamic 88 and
the Ninety-Eight series. It came in five different body styles
including coupes, sedans, convertibles and station wagons. The
Super 88 was well equipped, having all of the equipment found on
the Dynamic 88 plus the addition of rocker panel moldings, parking
brake lights, vinyl headliner, special emblems and carpeting.
Competition to this Oldsmobile in 1959 included Buick's Invicta
two-door hardtop, DeSoto's Adventurer two-door hardtop, Dodge's
Royal Lancer two-door hardtop, Edsel's Ranger two-door and
Mercury's Montclair two-door. This car is currently located at our
facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer
shows 38,867 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and
clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! CLICK HERE TO
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