1950-1953 Oldsmobile Models, Prices, Production
The 1950-1953 era was a significant one for Oldsmobile. Sales were artificially low in 1951 and 1952 due to government restrictions in place for the Korean War, but at the end of this stretch, Oldsmobile saw large increases in sales fueled mostly by the popular Rocket engine. Here are specifications for the 1950-1953 Oldsmobile:
The $2,084 base price of a 1951 Super 88 two-door
sedan included a 135-horsepower "Rocket" V-8.
| 76 (wheelbase 119.5 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| club coupe | 3,412 | $1,735 | 2,499 |
| Deluxe club coupe | 3,424 | 1,803 | 1,126 |
| 2-door club sedan | 3,432 | 1,761 | 4,654 |
| Deluxe 2-door club sedan | 3,444 | 1,829 | 1,919 |
| 2-door sedan | 3,434 | 1,777 | 3,865 |
| Deluxe 2-door sedan | 3,446 | 1,845 | 2,489 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,464 | 1,835 | 10,871 |
| Deluxe 4-door sedan | 3,476 | 1,903 | 9,159 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,493 | 2,019 | 144 |
| Deluxe Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,505 | 2,124 | 394 |
| convertible coupe | 3,726 | 2,151 | 973 |
| 4-door station wagon | 3,762 | -- | 121 |
| Deluxe 4-door station wagon | 3,774 | 2,520 | 247 |
| Chassis | -- | -- | 169 |
| Total 76 | | | 38,630 |
1950 Oldsmobile 88 Models, Prices, Production
| 88 (wheelbase 119.5 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
club coupe | 3,616 | $1,899 | 10,684 |
| Deluxe club coupe | 3,627 | 1,977 | 10,772 |
| 2-door club sedan | 3,640 | 1,925 | 15,144 |
| Deluxe 2-door club sedan | 3,651 | 2,003 | 16,388 |
| 2-door sedan | 3,644 | 1,941 | 23,889 |
| Deluxe 2-door sedan | 3,655 | 2,019 | 26,672 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,672 | 1,999 | 42,882 |
| Deluxe 4-door sedan | 3,683 | 2,077 | 100,810 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,697 | 2,183 | 1,366 |
| Deluxe Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,708 | 2,288 | 11,316 |
| convertible coupe | 3,915 | 2,315 | 9,127 |
| 4-door station wagon | 3,951 | -- | 1,830 |
| Deluxe 4-door station wagon | 3,962 | 2,683 | 552 |
| Chassis | -- | -- | 2 |
| Total 88 | 271,434 |
1950 Oldsmobile 98 Models, Prices, Production
| 98 (wheelbase 122.0 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| 2-door club sedan | 3,854 | $2,246 | 2,270 |
| Deluxe 2-door club sedan | 3,881 | 2,340 | 9,719 |
| 4-door Town Sedan | 3,889 | 2,288 | 255 |
| Deluxe 4-door Town Sedan | 3,926 | 2,382 | 1,523 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,925 | 2,320 | 7,499 |
| Deluxe 4-door sedan | 3,952 | 2,414 | 72,766 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,955 | 2,404 | 317 |
| Deluxe Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,982 | 2,404 | 7,946 |
| convertible coupe | 4,332 | 2,793 | 3,925 |
| Chassis | -- | -- | 2 |
| Total 88 | 106,222 | ||
| Total 1950 Oldsmobile | 416,286 |
1951 Oldsmobile 88 Models, Prices, Production
| 88 (wheelbase 119.5 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| 2-door sedan | 3,649 | $1,922 | 11,792 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,676 | 1,982 | 22,848 |
| Total 88 | | | 34,640 |
1951 Oldsmobile Super 88 Models, Prices, Production
| Super 88 (wheelbase 119.5 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| club coupe | 3,718 | $2,041 | 7,328 |
| 2-door sedan | 3,731 | 2,084 | 35,898 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,773 | 2,143 | 94,822 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,796 | 2,359 | 144,911 |
| convertible coupe | 3,986 | 2,468 | 38,542 |
| Chassis | -- | -- | 1 |
| Total Super 88 | 156,394 |
1951 Oldsmobile 98 Models, Prices, Production
| 98 (wheelbase 122 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| 4-door sedan | 3,930 | $2,408 | 78,122 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,916 | 2,398 | 17,292 |
| convertible coupe | 4,274 | 2,795 | 4,468 |
| Total 98 | 100,519 | ||
| Total 1951 Oldsmobile | 291,553 |
1952 Oldsmobile Deluxe 88 Models, Prices, Production
| Deluxe 88 (wheelbase 120.0 inches) | Weight | Price | Number built |
| 2-door sedan | 3,716 | $2,246 | 6,402 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,777 | 2,311 | 12,215 |
| Total Deluxe 88 | | | 18,617 |
1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 Models, Prices, Production
| Super 88 (wheelbase 120.0 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| club coupe | 3,748 | $2,329 | 2,050 |
| 2-door sedan | 3,755 | 2,379 | 25,442 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,809 | 2,445 | 75,599 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,802 | 2,655 | 16,417 |
| convertible coupe | 4,028 | 2,833 | 16,417 |
| Total Super 88 | 124,670 |
1952 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Models, Prices, Production
| Ninety-Eight (wheelbase 124.0 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| 4-door sedan | 3,920 | 2,767 | 58,550 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 4,035 | 3,001 | 14,150 |
| convertible coupe | 4,271 | 3,207 | 3,544 |
| Chassis | -- | -- | 1 |
| Total Ninety-Eight | 76,245 | ||
| Total 1952 Oldsmobile | 219,532 |
1953 Oldsmobile Deluxe 88 Models, Prices, Production
| Deluxe 88 (wheelbase 120.0 inches) | Weight | Price | Number built |
| 2-door sedan | 3,768 | $2,262 | 12,400 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,803 | 2,327 | 20,400 |
| Total Deluxe 88 | | | 32,800 |
1953 Oldsmobile Super 88 Models, Prices, Production
| Super 88 (wheelbase 120.0 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| 2-door sedan | 3,794 | $2,395 | 37,342 |
| 4-door sedan | 3,841 | 2,462 | 124,787 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 3,830 | 2,673 | 37,693 |
| convertible coupe | 4,072 | 2,853 | 8,310 |
| Chassis | -- | -- | 2 |
| Total Super 88 | 208,134 |
1953 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Models, Prices, Production
| Ninety-Eight (wheelbase 124.0 inches) | Weight | Price | Production |
| 4-door sedan | 3,958 | $2,756 | 64,431 |
| Holiday hardtop coupe | 4,066 | 2,992 | 27,920 |
| convertible coupe | 4,283 | 3,199 | 7,521 |
| Fiesta convertible coupe | 4,619 | 5,715 | 458 |
| Total Ninety-Eight | 100,330 | ||
| Total 1953 Oldsmobile | 341,264 |
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