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1969 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sedan Holiday Sedan

The Ninety-Eight served as Oldsmobile's flagship luxury sedan competing with Buick Electra 225 and Chrysler New Yorker with standard 455 power.
384399M100100
V8
Engine
Holiday Sedan
Body
Lansing, MI
Plant
Muscle Car Era
Era
No factory image on file
1969 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Sedan

VIN Breakdown

PositionValueDecoded
Division Code 3 Oldsmobile
Style number 8439 Ninety-Eight Holiday Sedan
Year Code 9 1969
Plant Code M Lansing, MI
Serial Number 100100 Unit #100100

Basic Information

MakeOldsmobile
ModelNinety-Eight Holiday Sedan
Year1969
Body StyleHoliday Sedan
ManufacturerGeneral Motors Corporation
EraMuscle Car Era

Engine & Details

EngineV8, 455 CID, 365 HP
Assembly PlantLansing, MI
Plant CodeM
Pattern SourceGM
Confidence95%

About This Decode

This VIN does not encode the engine, so the engine details shown are representative of the model as built and not VIN-confirmed. (Most pre-1972 GM VINs do not carry an engine code.)

Original Specifications (Matched to: Ninety-Eight)

Bodystyle lifespan1969 through 1970
Headroom front38.6
Headroom rear37.8
Height54.8
Legroom front41.7
Legroom rear37.1
Length224.4
Nameplate origin1941
Wheelbase127.0
Width80.0

Source: Historical automotive documentation (1960-1972)