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1969 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Luxury Sedan Luxury Sedan

This alternate style code Luxury Sedan variant featured similar top-tier luxury appointments with possible regional production or option package differences.
Confidence 95%
386699M288966
V8
Engine
Luxury Sedan
Body
Lansing, MI
Plant
Muscle Car Era
Era

Source: GM Passenger VIN System cards; Flory, American Cars.

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1969 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Luxury Sedan

VIN Breakdown

PositionValueDecoded
Division Code 3 Oldsmobile
Style number 8669 Ninety-Eight Luxury Sedan
Year Code 9 1969
Plant Code M Lansing, MI
Serial Number 288966 Unit #288966

Basic Information

MakeOldsmobile
ModelNinety-Eight Luxury Sedan
Year1969
Body StyleLuxury Sedan
ManufacturerGeneral Motors Corporation
EraMuscle Car Era

Engine & Details

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

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)