The 1965 catalog proclaimed that Oldsmobile was "The Rocket Action Car!" and it marked the eighth generation of the full-size Oldsmobiles, which had debuted originally as a 1941 model.
The Ninety-Eight was the larger and more luxurious version of the full-size Olds, riding on a 126" wheelbase, which was stretched a full three inches over that of the more demure 88.
For '65, the Ninety-Eight was available as the hardtop Holiday Sports Sedan, the pillared Luxury Sedan and Town Sedan, the hardtop Holiday Sports Coupe, or a convertible.
The badge on the C-pillar marks this Provincial White example as a Luxury Sedan, which would have come standard with power windows, an illuminated vanity mirror for the rear seat, and other plush touches.
This one was photographed in June of 2022 using a Nikon D7100 and an 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR II zoom lens.
I had a '66 with the Ultra-Rocket 425. 11.25:1 compression ratio, and the only way it would run without knocking was mixing leaded regular and high-test unleaded. She had the electric eye headlight dimmer and a trunk big enough to hold a square dance in. It had the posi-traction differential, but someone had put regular gear oil in it and messed up the clutches, so it would do a Lady of the Night butt wiggle when taking off hard. Still miss that car...
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