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What is the history of the Oldsmobile 98?
The Oldsmobile 98 (originally Series 90; a.k.a. Ninety-Eight) was a full-size automobile, as well as the flagship model of the Oldsmobile division of General Motors in the United States. The name 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 top-of-the-line model, with lesser Oldsmobiles having lower numbers such as 66 and 76. These were replaced by the Oldsmobile 88 in 1949, and the two number-names would carry on into the 1990s as the bread and butter of the full-size Oldsmobile lineup until the Aurora would replace it for 1996.
This final redesigned generation of the Ninety-Eight would prove to be the shortest, seeing its last year in 1996. With the Aurora being introduced a year earlier, and the Eighty-Eight around, the Ninety-Eight was discontinued for 1996, making room for 2 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight relatives -- the Regency and the LSS.
