For Sale: 1957 Oldsmobile Holiday in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1957 Oldsmobile Holiday Eighty Eight 2 Door Hardtop

"You'll know you're traveling in high style when you take over this action packed Super 88 Holiday Sedan. New Tech-Style interiors are deep cushioned for comfort; with rich new Airweave Trilok fabrics and leather colorfully matched to provide a setting that's restful, relaxing, resplendent with luxury. Enjoy motoring that's brimming with excitement from the very start!" From the 1957 sales brochure.

For consignment, a 1957 Oldsmobile Holiday Eighty Eight 2 door hardtop showing 21,520 miles, but the true miles are unknown. A former centerfold model, (May 2003 Super Rod Magazine), this exciting show car includes many custom touches and a built 371 under the hood.

Exterior
Just when you think you have the coolest car in the show, along comes this 88 in gleaming Viper Red and Black paint and at first glance, it has all the characteristics shared by the '57 Oldsmobile family line; that bold trim piece over the rear fender here delineating the two colors, the sleek trim over the front wheel, the wrap around glass front and rear, and the unmistakable grille with OLDSMOBILE spelled out in 3D. Take a closer look and you'll find pinstripe flourishes, a car that's been nosed, decked, shaved, and lowered. Modernized headlights perch like a pair of Swarovski crystals and in back, each afterburner tail light hovers over an "88" call out and integrated reverse lights. 15-inch chrome artillery wheels are dutifully wrapped in 215/70R15 white walls with an early 2022 date code. Even with all of this beauty, our job entails a closer look. Imperfections include an alignment issue with hood, touches up chips and edgewear, inclusions, bubbling down low in several places, cracking filler on rear quarter, cracks in chrome plating, and rock chips.

Interior
A red stitched insert is framed in black on the doors, keeping the palette consistent to the inside and both present as vibrant and clean. Tuck and roll red inserts mix with black leather on the split bench and rear bench and other than some very slight creasing at the pilot position, all appear near pristine. A full horn ring brightens up the steering wheel and picks up on the chrome treasure trove that is the dashboard, both complemented by ivory paint and padded black material. The speedometer is captured in an oval frame and a four gauge pod has been added below the dashboard under the AM/FM radio. A padded black center console has been added too, with cupholders over black twist carpet expertly applied. The perforated white headliner is in great shape and the trunk is finished with a fitted black carpet.

Drivetrain
The show must go on and so it does under the hood where things are spotless. Here we have the 371ci V8, bored .060 over, with TRW 10-1 pistons, ported and polished heads and three 2-barrel carburetors, all for a consignor stated horsepower of 355. A 4-speed Hydramatic automatic transmission sends power to 3.55 gears and Positraction at the rear axle. Power brakes and power steering are on board.

Undercarriage
Not as show worthy as the topside but clean and proper underneath, rust free and showing only a bit of residual oil on the pans. Dual exhaust runs through FlowMaster mufflers on their way to a chromed tip exit and power drum brakes are found on all four wheels. Suspension is standard front coil springs and rear leaf springs.

Drive-Ability
She rouses up the staff when sparked to life, a healthy exhaust note sets the mood for a lap around the test loop, proving good power underfoot, smooth shifting and straight tracking. Curved glass and the absence of a B-pillar makes visibility pleasing. Of note are the heater blower, clock, wipers and reverse lights which are not working. All other functions on this black and red beauty operate as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

Maybe you didn't get to date a centerfold, but now you can own and drive one, and she still looks darn good after all of these years! In their stock configuration, Oldsmobiles from 1957 were spectacular rolling works of art. This one was built to be a model and like Bettie Page at a garden club meeting, she stands out from the crowd!

577C10410

57-1957
7-Eighty Eight
C-Southgate, CA Assy Plant
10410-Sequential Unit Number

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