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BACKGROUND
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The
Oldsmobile 98 nameplate had been around for quite a long
time and the lines of the new car would continue the familiar
themes established for the vehicle -- high front wheel openings
with low rear openings and "notchback" styling.
No fender skirt would be included for 1977, however. Inside
a new dashboard design was conceived along with all new
interior trim.
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Sharing
the same C-Body chassis as the big Oldsmobile were its sister
cars, the Buick Electra and Park Avenue. The closely related
Cadillac DeVille and Fleetwood models rode on a D-Body chassis
with a slightly longer wheelbase. In addition, a line of "family"
cars would share a modified version of the platform with
a slightly shorter wheelbase,
labeled B-Body. These were the Olds 88, Buick LeSabre, Chevrolet
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1980
-- Year of Evolution
The
late-'70s generation of full-sized Oldsmobiles received
a major exterior facelift starting in the 1980 model year
with the debut of the beautiful '80s Olds 98 and its sister
car, the Delta 88. Similar makeovers were given to the other
cars sharing the platform.
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The new exterior for the 1980 Olds 98 was stunning with
its formal roofline and unique rear fender skirts. This
car was the picture of classiness as it floated down the
highway -- there was simply no mistaking it for anything
else! Three models were made -- the Ninety-Eight LS Sedan
and the Ninety-Eight Regency Sedan/Coupe.
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