General Information

Serial #

63669D807604

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; SYNTHETIC; FABRIC; RUBBER; GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1950.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Motors

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Oshawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This automobile used between 1956-1978, and occasionally until 1993. [please see supp.info. for specifics.]

Canada

Manufactured by the Oldsmobile division of GM, the oldest continuous automobile manufacturing operation in North America. 2,733 1956 Super 88 Deluxe models were built in Oshawa [as well as 5,235 series 88 autos], the single largest series produced in Canada [ref.1].

Function

An owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

Super 88 deluxe featured a powerful rocket v-8 engine as standard eq. 5 body styles & 19 paint colours were offered: 2-tone paint finishes were especially popular. this example includes optional jetaway hydra-matic power transmission, power brakes, condition-air heater, windshield washer, & and power steering. It is a good example of the 1950's trend towards heavier, highly powerful automobiles which could take advantage of improved interurban highways, a focus of public works expenditures after WWII.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFRS PLATE ON INSIDE LEFT EDGE OF CAR BODY, BETWEEN WINDOW & HOOD ATTACHMENT READS: 'GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LIMITED/ MADE IN/ GM/ CANADA/ MODEL/ SERIAL 63669D807604/ ENGINE N9139684 TRIM/ BODY SERIAL PAINT'. PLATE SCREWED TO INSIDE RIGHT EDGE READS 'STYLE 3669D/ BODY NO. 2609 PAINT 3001/ B.S.O. 307 TRIM 939'/ 'OLDSMOBILE' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON FRONT OVAL GRILL/ 'GUEST/ MOTOR LTD.' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON PLATE APPLIED TO LOWER RIGHT OF CAR BODY, BELOW TRUNK'S EDGE/ PAPER LABEL INSIDE TRUNK LID FEATURES DIAGRAM & TEXT: 'JACK INSTRUCTIONS/ 1. APPLY PARKING BRAKE/ BEFORE RAISING CAR./ 2. TO RAISE CAR LOCATE/ JACK LIFT PAD IN NOTCH/ IN BUMPER AS SHOWN'

Missing

NONE EVIDENT. ONE OR MORE TIRES MAY BE REPLACEMENTS AS FRONT AND BACK TIRES ARE NOT OF SAME MAKE. SEAT COVER ON FRONT BENCH SEAT ADDED IN EARLY 1960S.

Finish

BLACK EXTERIOR FINISH; CHROME TRIM; AQUAMARINE FABRIC INTERIOR & VINYL TRIM. AQUAMARINE VINYL FRONT SEAT COVER DECORATED WITH WHITE TRIM & BLUE & GOLD IMITATION-WEAVE PANELS.

Decoration

OLDSMOBILE TRADEMARK SYMBOL- CIRCLE INTERSECTED BY HORIZONTAL DISC WHICH EXTENDS BEYOND RIM, AND CONTAINING A NUMBER OF 8-POINTED STARS OR STARBURSTS- DECORATES HOOD & TRUNK LID, HUBCAPS & HORN COVER ON STEERINGWHEEL. ELONGATED AIRPLANE HOOD ORNAMENT; '88' & AIRPLANE SYMBOL APPEAR ON LOWER LEFT OF TRUNK LID. '88' APPEARS ON SILVERMETAL DISCS DECORATING INTERIOR OF BOTH FRONT DOORS.