Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897.

Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobiles produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Olds Motor Vehicle Co. was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897.  At the time of its closure in 2004, Oldsmobile was the oldest surviving American automobile marque, and one of the oldest in the world, after Peugeot, MAN and Tatra.

 

Headquarters Lansing, Michigan, United States

ninety eight convertible mkVIĀ  1959-1960

The Oldsmobile 98 is the full-size flagship model of Oldsmobile that was produced from 1940 until 1942, and then from 1946 to 1996. The name – reflecting a "Series 90" fitted with an 8-cylinder engine – first appeared in 1941 and was used again after American consumer automobile production resumed post-World War II. It was, as it would remain, the division's top-of-the-line model, with lesser Oldsmobiles having lower numbers such as the A-body 66 and 68, and the B-body 76 and 78.

For 1959, the Oldsmobile line-up was completely redesigned. Oldsmobile offered four body styles on an exclusive 3.208 mm wheelbase: a four-door sedan, a two-door hardtop, a four-door hardtop and a convertible. 

The 6.5 L, the largest first generation Rocket V8, was used from 1959 until 1964.

Since it was the top-line Oldsmobile, the series had the most technologically advanced items available, such as the Hydramatic automatic transmission, the Autronic Eye, an automatic headlight dimmer, and Twilight Sentinel (a feature that automatically turned the headlights on and off via a light sensor and a delay timer, as controlled by the driver), and the highest-grade interior and exterior trim.

1897-1919

1919-1940

1940-1959

1960-1981

1981-1996

1996-2004