Introduced in 1941, the Ninety-Eight was Oldsmobiles top of the line model and was a very stylish rear wheel drive land yacht up until the early 80's.
The fuel crisis pretty much doomed the Ninety-Eigh, and all large sedanst. Experimenting with Diesel engines proved problematic in the early 80's, so sales suffered. So in 1985 it was downsized to a front wheel drive generic design that looked like every other GM car at that time. 1991's bloated round restyle proved unpopular too and the model was axed in 1996, to be replaced by the Aurora.
The fuel crisis pretty much doomed the Ninety-Eigh, and all large sedanst. Experimenting with Diesel engines proved problematic in the early 80's, so sales suffered. So in 1985 it was downsized to a front wheel drive generic design that looked like every other GM car at that time. 1991's bloated round restyle proved unpopular too and the model was axed in 1996, to be replaced by the Aurora.
You can probably find a 50's/60's/70's era Oldsmobile Ninety Eight on ebay for a good price. Many were driven by senior citizens when new, and were looked after.
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English word in use in Ireland with the meaning of
(1) Completely wonderful, great, fantastic, etc. or
(2) Lost the head.
(1) Completely wonderful, great, fantastic, etc. or
(2) Lost the head.
(1) The craic was ninety at PJ's party last night! (See craic)
(2) When he realised he'd missed the 'plane he did ninety.
(2) When he realised he'd missed the 'plane he did ninety.
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Get the ninety mug."Tier 5 to Survive" has become the rallying cry of the "ninety-niners", those unemployed who have found themselves jobless for the longest period of time and have nearly or already exhausted all ninety-nine possible weeks of unemployment benefits.
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Get the Ninety-Niners mug.Ninety-seven (97) is a number that comes before ninety-eight (98). It is used to tell when there are 97 of something.
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Get the ninety-six mug.Used as an indicator that the enjoyment of a situation for a given event or time period could not be improved upon. Normally cited by a country dweller from the northern regions of Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Less frequently, it is often adopted by Town or City dwellers in ridicule of their Country dwelling neighbours.
Less frequently, it is often adopted by Town or City dwellers in ridicule of their Country dwelling neighbours.
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