Oppo Needs More Ninety-Eights

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader) 01/11/2014 at 01:50 • Filed to: Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, 98, suckas gonna hate, brougham

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Broughamiest. Pic-dump. EVER.

Behold! The interior of my childhood! From a 1985 brochure. (Ours was an '88 with blue velour. Fuzzy like Fluffy Bunny's nose!)

Here's the '88 interior. There isn't a picture in existence that doesn't belong more in the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! more than this does.

Here's a 1990 interior. They added a few extra digital toys by then.

I don't like beige, but man, that's clean. These cars need white walls to look right, too.

Can't get enough of this burgundy '88. So clean.

Starfire!

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I love old ads.

Man, that's a gorgeous shot. Fits the car SO well.

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I'm interested in that little blue car, too, hehe.

Thank Google Image Search (flickr, CarGurus, conceptcarz, etc.) for classin' this joint up.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Stef Schrader 01/11/2014 at 01:55

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Bless your soul. Your Rocket V8 powered soul.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Stef Schrader 01/11/2014 at 01:56

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man, that velour!!! Aw yeah.

Stef Schrader > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 01/11/2014 at 02:03

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Most comfortable seats ever.

If I could have one at my desk, I would...although I'd probably fall asleep quite a lot.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Stef Schrader 01/11/2014 at 02:06

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You forgot the Custom Cruiser though...

Stef Schrader > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/11/2014 at 02:07

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LOVE.

Korea Miéville > Stef Schrader 01/11/2014 at 06:39

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It's the reason I'm ahead of the pack

It's the reason I left them back

It's the reason all the people say

My 98 Olds blows 'em all away

Hooker > Stef Schrader 01/11/2014 at 10:10

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Those velour seats. Wow.

Flat Six > Stef Schrader 01/11/2014 at 10:51

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Wow this brings back memories. My grandma had a succession of Ninety-Eights. Honestly the floaty-boaty suspension coupled with old person smell (and the presence of 6-8 people in the car) always made me feel car sick when I rode in back as a kid. When my cousins and I were older and drove one of them, we sometimes forgot how ridiculously long the hood was and (gently) rear ended a few people. So there is a hidden dark side to these glamorous pictures :)

parkave231 can't get enough of that funky stuff > Stef Schrader 01/11/2014 at 13:15

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Awesome post!

No, I'm not crying...I have something stuck in my eye.

Jedidiah > Stef Schrader 01/11/2014 at 18:31

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Ninety-Eights are sweet.

My dad drives this one every day.

Stef Schrader > Jedidiah 01/12/2014 at 01:16

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That's gorgeous!

Stef Schrader > Korea Miéville 01/12/2014 at 01:21

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YES.

Stef Schrader > Flat Six 01/12/2014 at 01:23

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Haha, I only got to drive Mom's around a parking lot. It was floaty, but I don't remember it feeling particularly disconnected like a lot of cars are now. Floaty done right? Hahahahahaha.