Delta 88
E323506
Delta 88 is a full-size automobile model produced by Oldsmobile that became one of the brand’s most popular and recognizable cars in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delta 88 canonical | 5 |
| Delta 88 Royale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3057440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delta 88 Context triple: [Oldsmobile 88, alsoKnownAs, Delta 88]
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A.
Red Duster
The Red Duster is the traditional British civil ensign, a red flag with the Union Jack in the canton historically flown by British merchant ships.
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B.
Studio 880
Studio 880 is a professional recording studio known for hosting sessions by various rock and alternative artists, including the band Green Day.
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C.
The '59 Sound
The '59 Sound is the critically acclaimed 2008 album by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem, known for its blend of punk energy and heartland rock influences.
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D.
DELTA
DELTA is the radio callsign used by pilots and air traffic control to identify and communicate with Delta Air Lines flights.
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E.
Blue Devil
The Blue Devil is a commonly used sports team mascot character, typically depicted as a blue-colored devil figure representing school spirit and competitiveness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delta 88 Target entity description: Delta 88 is a full-size automobile model produced by Oldsmobile that became one of the brand’s most popular and recognizable cars in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Red Duster
The Red Duster is the traditional British civil ensign, a red flag with the Union Jack in the canton historically flown by British merchant ships.
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B.
Studio 880
Studio 880 is a professional recording studio known for hosting sessions by various rock and alternative artists, including the band Green Day.
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C.
The '59 Sound
The '59 Sound is the critically acclaimed 2008 album by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem, known for its blend of punk energy and heartland rock influences.
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D.
DELTA
DELTA is the radio callsign used by pilots and air traffic control to identify and communicate with Delta Air Lines flights.
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E.
Blue Devil
The Blue Devil is a commonly used sports team mascot character, typically depicted as a blue-colored devil figure representing school spirit and competitiveness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile model
ⓘ
full-size car ⓘ |
| becameStandaloneModel | 1950s ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door coupe
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2-door hardtop ⓘ 4-door hardtop ⓘ 4-door sedan ⓘ station wagon ⓘ |
| brand | Oldsmobile ⓘ |
| class | full-size automobile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engineFamily |
Oldsmobile Rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Oldsmobile Rocket V8
|
| engineType | V8 engine ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestPopularity |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| introducedAs | top-trim 88 series ⓘ |
| layout |
front-engine, front-wheel-drive
ⓘ
front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Oldsmobile ⓘ |
| market | North America ⓘ |
| marketSegment | mainstream full-size family car ⓘ |
| notableFeature | emphasis on comfort and smooth ride in later generations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Oldsmobile’s most popular models
ⓘ
strong performance in early 1950s NASCAR competition ⓘ |
| notableGeneration | 1950–1953 high-performance Rocket V8 models ⓘ |
| parentCompany | General Motors ⓘ |
| platform |
GM B-body
ⓘ
GM C-body ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
ⓘ
surface form:
Oldsmobile 98 (as flagship before Delta 88 name)
|
| productionEnd | 1999 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1949 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Buick LeSabre
ⓘ
Chevrolet Impala ⓘ Oldsmobile 88 series ⓘ
surface form:
Oldsmobile 88
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight ⓘ
surface form:
Oldsmobile 98
Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ |
| segment | full-size near-luxury car (later years) ⓘ |
| soldBy | Oldsmobile dealerships ⓘ |
| successor |
Oldsmobile Aurora
ⓘ
surface form:
Oldsmobile Aurora (as near-luxury replacement in lineup)
Oldsmobile LSS ⓘ |
| transmission |
Hydra-Matic automatic transmission
ⓘ
manual transmission (early years) ⓘ |
| trimLevel |
Custom
ⓘ
Holiday ⓘ Royale ⓘ base ⓘ |
| wheelbase | varied by generation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Delta 88 Description of subject: Delta 88 is a full-size automobile model produced by Oldsmobile that became one of the brand’s most popular and recognizable cars in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oldsmobile 88
subject surface form:
Oldsmobile 88
subject surface form:
Oldsmobile 88
this entity surface form:
Delta 88 Royale
subject surface form:
Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight