1971 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight

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I AM SELLING A 1971 OLDSMOBILE NINETY-EIGHT LS 2 DOOR YES I SAID 2 DOOR I CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND ANOTHER ONE FOR SALE IN AS GOOD A CONDITION AS MINE WITH 12,999 ORIGINAL MILES THIS CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN AROUND MUCH AND SAT UNDER A CARPORT BUT WAS REGULARLY CRANKED SINCE 1981 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT STORED PROPERLY UNDER THE CARPORT THE CAR IS IN NEED OF A PAINT JOB HOWEVER NO SUN DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR WHATSOEVER - THE INTERIOR IS PERFECT FOR A 40 YEAR OLD CAR POWER WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, AND SEATS THAT WORK CIGARETTE LIGHTERS THAT STILL WORK NOW GO SEARCH AND THEN COME BACK AND ASK WHATEVER QUESTIONS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER - ASK FOR CHRIS 808-597-7501 OR 404-955-5503 This is a beautiful car..I myself am not into American cars but this car really impressed me.....this car's interior is flawless...needs a paint job..no dents...runs wonderful..doesn't smoke doesn't tick...press the gas and that 7.4 455 rocket 340+hp comes alive. I am a motivated seller as me and my family have moved to Hawaii and I would like to sell this car to get it out of the garage at my house in Georgia. I am not in Georgia often and if it doesn't go this time around it may be quite a while before I list it again so please take advantage of this RARE find. If you would like to see more pictures please email me and I will send you any view you would like. Oldsmobile built its biggest full-size car in 1971 although wheelbase was unchanged from 1970. The 1971 through 1976 Ninety-Eight was very similar to the Oldsmobile 88 (which by now was called the "Delta 88") except the Ninety-Eight had rear Cadillac-esque tailfins to differentiate between the two full-size models. The standard 455 cubic-inch Rocket V8 was rated at 340 hp (254 kW) and designed to run on lower octane regular lead, low-lead or unleaded gasoline for the first time this year thanks to a General Motors-mandate that all engines be designed to run on such fuels in preparation for the catalytic converter equipped cars of 1975 and later years that absolutely required unleaded gasoline. Despite this, a few 1975 and 1976 Ninety Eights were released from this catalytic converter requirement in Canada and were given certification along with exemption from requiring unleaded gasoline. V8's were progressively detuned as production wore on in line with tighter emission standards. A new bodyshell was introduced this year that would last until the 1976 model year. They were the biggest and heaviest Oldsmobiles ever built, specifically the 1974 to 1976 models when federally mandated 5 mph (8.0 km/h) bumpers were added both front and rear that increased the overall length of the cars by several inches to 232.2 (5898 mm) Trunk mounted louvers for the flow through ventilation system were only found on 1971 models (as in many other GM models of 1971). The louvers were moved to the door jambs for 1972-1976 models. The 1974-76 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight (as well as the 74-76 Olds Delta 88, Olds Toronado, Buick LeSabre and Buick Electra Park Avenue) were among the first US production cars to offer an air bag option beginning in 1974. Very few cars were so equipped. The high cost ($700) plus public uncertainty about the yet-to-be proven safety systems that are now universal in today's automobiles saw quite handily to that.