Oldsmobile 98 Ads

These are just a small portion of the ads that we have for sale. None of these are reproductions, all are original. Most of these are large ads, larger than our scanner bed. Therefore the view shown on the page may not completely show the ad. They are placed in a plastic bag with a cardboard backboard for protection. Please e-mail us with your specific interests.

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1948
Oldsmobile Futuramic 98 - Black and white 10" x 13 1/2" ad that shows a drawing of a couple sitting in what is called a Futuramic Oldsmobile. They refer to it as Futuramic eleven times in this ad so I have to assume that they were calling it that. The ad has the word FUTURAMIC on an angle at the top of the ad and has it at the bottom of the ad, on an angle again, just before the word Oldsmobile. The ad text claims that "Everywhere it goes, this new Futuramic Oldsmobile causes a stir. People look at it. The like it! They talk about it. They point out the smoothly rounded Futuramic fenders - the massive, modern Futuramic hood - the fleet, forward-looking Futuramic profile. It's Futuramic in performance, too...with the 'no-clutch, no-shift' driving ease and Whirlaway action of Oldsmobile's thrilling Hydra-Matic Drive. See the Futuramic Oldsmobile today...and see why it's the 'talk-of-the-town' in every town. (General Motors' Hydra-Matic Drive optional at extra cost in all new Oldsmobiles - the Futuramic '98', Dynamic '60' and '70'". July 1948
Country Gentleman
1
$8.00 View
Olds 98-4a

1948
Oldsmobile 98 - Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/4" ad for the 1948 Oldsmobile Futuramic '98'. We see a drawing of a Yellow Four-Door with a couple looking like they are going out on a Sunday trip as the word FUTURAMIC is angled above their car. The ad text tells us that "This is the first of the Futuramic cars - the Series '98' Oldsmobile for 1948. This is the car that brings truly functional design to the automotive field - the car that offers styling every bit as modern as GM Hydra-Matic Drive. And that's saying a lot! For Hydra-Matic Drive - powered, perfected and proved by Oldsmobile - is the famous General Motors feature that banished gear shifting in the forward speeds and eliminated the clutch pedal completely. Today, Hydra-Matic Drive is available (at extra cost) in all new Oldsmobile models - both the Futuramic Oldsmobile '98' and the Dynamic Oldsmobile '60' and '70'. This year, as always...'It's SMART to Own an Olds". March 29, 1948
Life magazine
1
$8.00 View
Olds 98-2b

1949
Oldsmobile "98" Four-Door Sedan - Black and white 10" x 13" ad has a drawing of a Dark-Colored Four-Door under a drawing of a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the headline that calls them both "Futuramic". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
September 1948
Country Gentleman
1
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Oldsmobile 32

1949
Oldsmobile 98 - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that touts the advantages of driving a car that is powered by their Rocket engine. The ad shows a long curving roadway that seems to be on top of a dam and the scattered line of cars is led by a Red Two-Door Olds 98 Sedan. The text talks in terms of "If only you were..." in an attempt to get you to test drive one of these automobiles. It mentions many of the features and stresses that many are available in the "new. lower-priced Futuramic "88"" as well as the "big. luxurious "98"".
May 9, 1949
Life magazine
1
$8.00
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Olds 98-22

1951
Oldsmobile De Luxe Holiday Sedan - Full color 6 1/2" x 10" ad for the New Oldsmobile. There is a picture of a Red Holiday Sedan shown from the side with it's two occupants staring straight ahead. The text talks about some of the standard options and that the Oldsmobile Hydra-Matic Drive is offered at no additional cost. It also mentions that, beside the model shown, they are offereing the De Luxe Holiday Coupe, the Holiday Coupe and the De Luxe Convertible Coupe.
Unknown
1
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98-21

1951
Oldsmobile "98" Holiday Sedan - Full color 9 3/4" x 13" ad for the 1951 Oldsmobile '98' Holiday Sedan. This ad demonstrates this vehicle in two different colors: first it shows a Yellow Four-Door with a Black top with the words "New Style!" next to it and it then shows a Blue Four-Door, loaded down with a family of four, talking about a "New Ride!". The text starts off by saying that there is "New Room Inside!" and, then it asks, "Have you seen it...the magnificent new Oldsmobile '98' Holiday Sedan! Smarter - smoother - more spacious than ever! Superb new beauty marks every flowing line; rugged new chassis for that road-hugging 'Rocket Ride'; more room - more view - more comfort, too. All this plus the zooming power of the new gas-saving 'Rocket' Engine - the superlative smoothness of new Oldsmobile Hydra-Matic! It's new - gloriously new - and it's all yours to see and drive at your Oldsmobile dealer's". March 24, 1951
Saturday Evening Post
1
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Olds 98-5b

1952
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible - Full color 10" x 14" ad a drawing of a majestic Red Olds 98 Convertible parked under a futuristic roof line where an attractive lady sits in the driver's seat speaking to a man who is standing beside her car. The headline calls this "Tomorrow's Classic" and the ad text talks about the "ultra-long look", something this car is supposed to bring. The text talks about the car interiors being the "richest in Oldsmobile history", mention is made about the "Rocket" engine, putting out 160-horsepower, the new Hydra-matic Super Drive, the Hydraulic Steering and the Autronic-Eye.
August 11, 1952
Life magazine
1
$8.00
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Olds 98-25

1953
Oldsmobile 98 Holiday Coupe - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a drawing of a blue two-door sitting in what looks like a car dealership as a man dressed nicely in a suit is showing this car to a couple. The ad headline claims this car is the "Most Glamorous car to date". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 22, 1953
Life magazine
1
$8.00
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Olds 98-10

1954
Oldsmobile 98 Deluxe Holiday Coupe - Full color 9 3/4" x 13" ad has a drawing of a Blue and white Coupe being driven by a happy couple and a Blue and white convertible with the top down parked with a lady being helped into the passenger seat. The ad headline wants you to "Take the Wheel - This dream is real!" This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
July 1954
Holiday
1
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Olds 98-14

1955
Oldsmobile 98 Deluxe Holiday - Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for this newly-styled Oldsmobile. The picture shows a Green and White Ninety-Eight Deluxe Holiday Dedan with a woman who has stopped and is talking to another woman on the passenger side of the car. The text claims this is the first new body style since the Holiday Coupe and reminds you that it has the Rocket 202 engine and they hope that you will discover just how much this means, soon.
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May 9, 1955
Life magazine &
June 1955
Holiday
3
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Olds 98-3

1956
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight De Luxe Holiday Sedan - Full color two-page 19 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for this and the Super 88 Holiday Coupe. The ad has a picture of a Red & White Two-Door Super 88 and a Blue-Green and White Four-Door Ninety-Eight being examined by smiling people. The ad headline says "Oh-h-h! Those '56 Oldsmobiles!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 7, 1955
Life magazine
1
$7.50
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Oldsmobile 39

1956
Ninety-Eight - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that is presenting The Fine Line of Distinction. There is a drawing of a Green and White Four-Door against a white background being admired by a well-dressed couple. The text, calling this a Masterpiece, talks about the Starfire Styling, the Jetaway Hydra-Matic transmission hooked up to the Rocket T-350 engine.
December 1955
Fortune
1
$7.50
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Olds 98-24

1957
Oldsmobile Starfire 98 - Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad for some people who can afford to have a house on the ocean with a swimming pool and they can afford a new 1957 Oldsmobile Starfire 98. There is a lady sitting in the shade of her house watching a man and a woman admiring her Silver color Two-Door with red trim and the ad says "Lucky You!...enjoying the luxury of a Starfire 98!". The ad continues by saying "Congratulations are in order! And the owner of this newest Oldsmobile masterpiece is sure to receive his share. Here is distinction. The exclusive Accent-Styled Body by Fisher commands immediate attention, instant recognition. You travel in all the comfort and luxury that the most exacting craftsmanship can provide. Showpiece that it is, the Starfire 98 reveals its enthusiastic personality on the road. The Rocket T-400 Engine is ever ready with a more-than-confident answer to all the demands of modern travel. And naturally, a full complement of power assists, including Jetaway Hydra-Matic, Safety Power Steering and Power Brakes, is standard equipment". April 8, 1957
Life magazine
1
$7.50 View
Olds 98-7

1959
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Scenicoupe - Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a blue-green two-door parked while a couple proudly lean against it. Also shown in this ad is a Dynamic 88 Holiday Sportsedan.
November 17, 1958
Life magazine
1
$7.50
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Oldsmobile 16

1959
Oldsmobile 98 Holiday Sportsedan - Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad shows a two tone four door driving through a small airport. The ad also has pictured a Dynamic 88 Holiday Scenicoupe.
December 8, 1958
Life magazine
1
$7.50
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Oldsmobile 15

1959
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sportsedan - Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad shows a blue four-door stopped and unloading it's human and canine passengers. Also shown in the ad is a white Super 88 Holiday Scenicoupe.
April 14, 1959
Look magazine
1
$7.50
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Oldsmobile 18

1960
Oldsmobile Holiday SportSedan - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a drawing of an Blue Oldsmobile Two-Door parked waiting for partygoers to make their way to the car. The ad headline describes this car as "Radiantly styled for the Rocketing '60s!" and the text goes on to say that "Quiet elegance marks this Oldsmobile. With its luxurious Custom-Lounge Interiors and PREMIUM ROCKET Engine, you are certain to find it the most satisfying car you have ever owned. Your local authorized Oldsmobile Quality Dealer will be most happy to show you the reasons why". At the end of this ad, it says that this car is "...for the person who wants the finest the Medium-Price Class has to offer!"
January 11, 1960
Life magazine,
January 16, 1960
Saturday Evening Post &
February 1960
Holiday
5
$7.50
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Olds 98-13b

1961
Oldsmobile 98 - Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for the 1961 Oldsmobile '98'. This ad starts off with a drawing of a night at the airport where a man has driven his 1961 Oldsmobile '98' Two-Door up to the front door and is happily embracing his woman who, it seems, has returned. The scene is really showing the Oldsmobile more than expressing happiness. The headline, at the center of the page, says that it offers you a "Style that says 'Step In!'" over a picture of the interior of this car, a red interior. The ad text tells us to "Swing open the door of this magnificent '61 Olds. You'll notice the fabrics flecked with metallic threads...leathers with a lustrous sheen...rich, tailored padding to cushion every move you make...fashionable colors that fairly invite you inside...and worlds of space all around you! New ease of entry...more headroom, legroom and kneeroom! In every distinctive appointment, the Ninety-Eight by Oldsmobile is a car that speaks for itself...as it speaks for you!". Dec 12, 1960
Life magazine
1
$7.50 View
Olds 98-1b

1962
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for the 1962 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan that is turning a corner on a busy street on a rainy day in the middle of a city The ad shows a Light Blue Four-Door with a couple in it with everyone else in view has a raincoat or an umbrella. The ad headline says that "Where style comes first...and quality counts" and the text follows by saying "For the discriminating buyer who demands "something extra" - it's the pace setting 330-h.p. performance and trend-setting style of the magnificent Ninety-Eight Oldsmobile". Slipped into the bottom of the ad is the saying that "There's smooth powerful V-8 action in every Olds".
November 3, 1961
Life magazine
1
$7.50
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Olds 98-27

1962
Olds Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan - Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad with a picture of a Light Colored Sedan being driven past the driveway that leads up to a very posh house with riding stables. There are several people with riding outfits and mounted on horses who have paused in their activities to watch this attractive car drive by. The ad headline claims this car gives a "New measure of fashion...new concept of reliability!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
January 30, 1962
Look magazine
0
$7.50
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Olds 98-20

Temporarily
Sold Out

1963
Olds Ninety-Eight LS - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 3/4" ad has a drawing of a dark blue four-door parked in front of a building with two-story columns as a well-dressed couple stand outside talking. The ad headline calls this "The car that spells "Luxury" with Capital Letters".
November 1962
National Geographic
1
$7.50
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Olds 98-11

1963
Ninety-Eight LS - Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad for The Car That Spells "Luxury" with Capital Letters. This ad, a larger version of another on this page, shows a dark night where a Dark-Colored Olds 98 Four-Door is parked outside of a large building with stone columns two stories high. A couple in formal-wear are standing together between two of the columns as they talk in the presence of the Oldsmobile. The text ecplains that 1963 is the debut year for the Ninety-Eight LS and mentions how it "takes its place with the most luxurious automoviles on the road today"
November 1962
Holiday
1
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Olds 98-23

1964
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad has a drawing of a Dark Blue Four-Door driving away from a party of well-dressed individuals. The ad headline says "Ninety-Eight starts with luxury and takes off from there!".
November 1963
National Geographic
1
$7.50
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Olds 98-19

1965
Olds Ninety-Eight Holiday Sports Sedan - Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a couple sitting in a red Olds Ninety-Eight. The headline calls the car "Impressive" and claims who see you driving the car will be "Impressed". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 19, 1965
Life magazine
1
$7.50
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Olds 98-8

1967
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight - Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a photo of a Light-green four-door parked against a background of diffrent shades of green with a formally dressed couple standing next to it. The ad headline says that you can "Enjoy fine-car quality and luxury without paying thr fine-car premium." The ad mentions many of the mechanical features and the all-out styling built-into this car.
October 14, 1966
Life magazine
& November 19, 1966
Saturday Evening Post
3
$7.50
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Olds 98-12

1968
Oldsmobile 98 - Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad which shows a burgundy four-door Luxury Sedan with a well dressed lady leaning against the passenger door. The ad headline calls it "Ninety-Eight: Most luxurious '68 youngmobile from Oldsmobile" and the text talks about the "Young Ideas and Performance" as well as the "Luxury Style and Features".
March 1, 1968
Life magazine
2
$7.50
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Olds 98-9

1969
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad with a photo of a Green Two-Door. The car is parked in front of a large poster of silent film stars and there is a lady leaning on the passenger door while another lady sits on a horse next to a man in costume. The ad headline describes "Olds Ninety-Eight. Strong, silent and in the classic tradition". This ad is a smaller version of another ad listed on this page.
November 1968
National Geographic
1
$7.50
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Olds 98-18

1969
Oldsmobile 98 - Full color 10" x 13" ad had a photo of a Green two-door parked with a lady standing next to it and they are in front of a large photo of silent screen stars. The ad headline calls this "Olds Ninety-Eight. Strong, silent, and in the classic tradition." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. April 11, 1969
Life magazine
2
$7.50 View
Olds 98-6

1970
Oldsmobile 98 - Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a photo of a man with his hand on the roof of a Green Two-Door that is sitting on front of a line of men working at blueprint desks. The ad headline states "The daily grind. Dilemmas. Decisions. Details. Wouldn't it be nice to have an Escape Machine?" The headline that preceeds the text calls it the "1970 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, the grand luxury car". It then begins to describe the ultimate comfort of this car. It describes the "velvet-glove treatment", the fact that it "Cradles you ever so gently on a soothing 127-inch wheelbase", that it "pampers you with a full range of power assists" and "caters to your sense of style with magnificent interiors".
October 24, 1969
Life magazine
3
$7.50
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98-15

1972
Oldsmobile 98 - Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a photo of a Gold colored Four-Door parked on a driveway made of paver bricks. The ad headline informs you that "The Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight is more than must plush elegance and a big back seat." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 22, 1971
Life magazine
1
$7.50
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Olds 98-16

1984
Oldsmobile 98 Regency - Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has photos of the exterior and the interior of a Reddish Four-Door. The ad headline claims this car has "Precise road management engineered in a luxury automobile." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 1984
Life magazine
1
$7.00
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Olds 98-17

1985
Oldsmobile 98 Regency - Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad with a picture of a Red Four-Door Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency shown from the side. The ad headline introduces "The 1985 Ninety-Eight Regency. Precise road management engineered in a luxury automobile" The two lead topics in the text is High-tech engineering and Luxury for six and the ad text goes into great details about these two items. The ad ends with a statement that "There is a special feel in an Oldsmobile.
April 1985
Ebony
1
$7.00
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Olds 98-26










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