1948 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight

Coupe

Straight 8 257

Automatic

98A-1481

Clear

I have a 1948Oldsmobile 98 Futuramic Club Coupe for sale with 71,000 miles. It has the original flat head straight 8 in it. The car was purchased at Tampa Motors in Tampa Florida in 1948, I have a copy of the original bill of sale, please see pictures. The car was brought up to Wisconsin in 1972. The car was undercoated at the dealership, this is also on the bill of sale. The under coating covered everything including the back of the headlights and turn signal lights. It is really thick and preserved everything very well. Other than some light surface rust on the rear axle the car is virtually rust free. The bottom door seams, trunk seams, raingutters, hood seams, trunk floor, body mounts and fender skirts show hardly any signs of any rust. The car is almost untouched from 1948. It had red seat covers on the seats which I removed. With the exception of the bottom driver's seat all of the original seat fabric is intact. It is in okay shape and probably should be replaced but I thought it was neat that it was still there. The head liner,door panels and rear seat panels were replaced at some point. I believe the carpet has been replaced, it is black and I think it is supposed to be brown.The car was repainted its original color black in the mid-eighties. I wet sanded and buffed the car and it is a decent 10-20 footer. The pictures make the paint look better than it is but in person it looks plenty presentable. The paint does have some knicks and a few dings but there is no major body damage. The chrome needs to be redone but every piece is intact. The stainless steel around the windows is near perfect. The stone guards on the rear fenders do have two dings in them. The engine runs like a top and the Hydramatic transmission shifts flawlessly. The original quadracoil suspension is intact and the hydraulic knee shocks still function like new. The car goes down the road at 65-70 with no issues and even though it has manual brakes and steering handles and stops very well. The brakes were all rebuilt last year, new cylinders and pads. The car has some nice options on it, bumper mounted reverse light, wheel trim rings, anti glare rear view mirror, glove box light, AM radio, electric clock and turn signals. The radio, reverse light, clock and glove box light are intact but currently do not work. All of the other dash and exterior lights work as does the horn and all of the gauges except the temp gauge. The original jack, lug nut wrench and spare tire are intact. If you look up the year and body style you will see it is somewhat rare, only around 3,400 of them were built in 1948. It was Oldsmobile's first re-design after the war. I have a ton of pictures that I can send including alot of close up shots that show how nice the car is. Please call with any questions or if you would like to come look at it. I have it at work so I can show it almost any day of the week. I tried to take pictures that showed the true solid conditon of the car, again if you would like any additional photos please ask. It truely is an un-restored time capsule, restore it, rod it or drive it like it is. The car is for sale locally so I reserve the right to end the auction at any time. I will assist with shipping but it is the responsibilty of the buyer. Thanks J.P. 414-520-5460