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clamdigger724

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:55 am
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what was the reason behind the naming of the "88" and "98" series?
why choose numbers as model names? i have a '68 "98" and have wondered why
or what the "98" stood for....if anything.

thanks,

mike............

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:12 pm
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JerseyMike wrote:
> what was the reason behind the naming of the "88" and "98" series?
> why choose numbers as model names? i have a '68 "98" and have
> wondered why or what the "98" stood for....if anything.
>
> thanks,
>
> mike............

started back in the 1940's

they had Series 70, and Series 80

a Model 76, was a series 70, with a 6 cylinder engine

a Delta 88, Series 80, V-8

98- Series 90, V-8

the higher the first number, the fancier the car

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:22 pm
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On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:27:27 GMT, "JerseyMike"
<clamdigger724.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

>what was the reason behind the naming of the "88" and "98" series?
>why choose numbers as model names? i have a '68 "98" and have wondered why
>or what the "98" stood for....if anything.

Oldsmobile used a two-digit model designation. The first digit
signified the body size while the second represents the number of
cylinders. Body sizes were 6, 7, 8, and 9, and 6 and 8-cylinder
engines were offered. Thus, Oldsmobiles were named 66 through 98.

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