Hi monopola, welcome!
As far as i know t was not an option in 98, but the color looks close to Zanzibar Red. My guess is that the previous owner had it resprayed something like it.
Link:
https://www.rennbow.org/colorwiki/ZanzibarRed
I actually saw a car that had a Zanzibar Red wrap on it near where i live before I found the car I bought.