1967 Oldsmobile Delta 88
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1967 Oldsmobile delta 88. History of the 88 line. Lots of cool information in this episode.
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Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me (?)
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@@What.its.like. Thanks! I recognize that cowbell =)
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Well done 👏👏👏
One of my favourite songs
The dash mounted clock/tachometer was called a "Tic Toc Tach" and was part of a rally gauge package. The engine options for the 1967 Delta 88 were regular fuel, low compression 425 CID with 300 hp and a premium fuel, high compression 425 "Super Rocket" with 310 hp. Other models, like the 98, were available with a 4 barrel Quadrajet carburetor and up to 375 hp and the Toronado got a 385 hp version.
I thought so that’s why I was going to call it a TikTok tack but I’ve pointed out things in the past and I was wrong but that legit looked like a clock I’m sorry that it was darker on the screen than it was when I was editing it otherwise I would’ve made it lighter
Thank you so much for all of that added information and insight this is the third car that we’ve done from 1967 in the Oldsmobile line we’ve done the tornado and the 98 and I’m always depressed because for whatever reason Oldsmobile didn’t have the advertisements that other companies did for 67
In 1968, my stepfather bought a new Delmont 88 to replace the VW Beetle we had been riding around in. Such an enormous step up!
The olds was gorgeous - red with red interior.
I’ve always found it interesting that even after switching to alternators, GM continued to mark the warning light as “GEN”. Choices? 67 Olds for the first, and 67 Charger. I’m in the minority - but the 66/67 Chargers are gorgeous to me - particularly the 66. Thank you as always for the hard work and great content. ~ Chuck
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My understanding is when you chrome something first you copper plate it, then you nickle plate it then the chrome goes on last. A lot of the GM moldings were stainless. Some things were zinc and do not hold up. Bathroom faucets are zinc.
First, if given a choice, I choose the 66 Olds over the 67 refresh….inside and out.
When it comes to the pick between the three alternates…..I always go to GM, but in away, each meet different niches.
Great overview of a well maintained vehicle!
My best friend had a '67 Delta 88 hardtop coupe in the late 1980s. Effortless cruising with the 425. Great memories.
Awesome glad this video was able to bring back those memories
When I was in high school, in the 1980's, these big luxo boats were dirt cheap. $800.00-$1000 could buy you one in garage kept condition from an older couple. My first car in 1984 was a 1963 Plymouth Fury convertible with the 361 V8. I paid $950.00 of saved up birthday and lawn mowing money for it from the old guy down the street who purchased it new. A good tune up, some elbow grease and she shined up like a new penny. The engine valvetrain would tick when cold because he ran Penzoil non detergent in it, at least that's what my dad told me was the problem, and the convertible top would leak around the seals going down the highway when it rained, but it would teach me how to work on cars.
The car to the right of this in ocean blue was my first car. ‘72 Royale Hardtop. When I was young I thought this gen was ugly but I was wrong. This gen Delta rode incredible.
The full size Oldsmobile's were ubiquitous when I was in high school. They were roomy, comfortable, reliable and stylish. Very much were the Toyota Corollas of their day. Amazing they are so rare now, they all got used up or worn out. Nice car, thanks for posting this Jay,
That's a really nice 88 you featured, Jay. Fun fact that I didn't realize until recently: base 88s like this only have taillamps in the body; the fancier Delta 88s had dual taillamps, with the second pait below in the bumper. Also, I think that the bumpers are chrome --- the chrome process is actually copper over a base metal, followed by nickel, finished by chrome. Keep 'em coming!
Awesome thank you so much fir sharing that insight =) it does look brighter then nickel finish
Had one, my first car. Like a luxury tank. Smooth and would go 120mph.
Awesome =)
Did this bring back memories! One of the first cars I drove was a '67 98 coupe with a 455. Thing shoulda come with lifeboats and it's own oil well! But what a nice car. I love the 67's... I call the front ends bat wings, with the fender extensions. Awesome profile. If you ever had the chance to get behind the wheel of these things, the term "road isolation" is an understatement. You can steer with your pinky finger, lock up the brakes by breathing hard on the pedal, and it just floats over anything in it's path in the way of bumps, railroad tracks, small canyons, etc. Imagine relaxing in a Lazy Boy recliner, sitting on top of a jello mold, and there you have it. Jay, the "S" is for "second", as in gear 🙂 1) Sorry Mercury, you're my first love, but for '67, gotta go with the Olds. 2) Still going with the Olds. Not a fan of Marlins or Chargers. Thanx for the memories, Jay!
Thank you so much for sharing all of those memories but for whatever reason Pontiac and Oldsmobile during this time. The S stands for super it says that the owners manual..
@@What.its.like. Really? My Dad lied to me! LOL... I stand (and so will he) corrected! 🙂
It’s weird period of time let me see if I can find a shareable link that says it right there I have a video of slow motion showing what super is I’ll put it in the next video actually
The 67 olds was a pleasure to drive, we had one.❤❤❤
Awesome =)
Looks like a Bill Mitchel job. He was in charge of styling during GMs golden age.
That's not fair I would have to flip a coin between the chrysler and that Olds I love em both
Great cars, smooth and powerful.
That video brings back a lot of memories seeing the 67..I love Oldsmobile they are a very good car..very good video j I really love it..
Glad this video was able to uncover some lost memories =) glad you dig this video
This car is so similar to the olds 98 you reviewed recently. The 98 has a different roof line and taillights than the Delta 88, but everything else is pretty much the same. I do like the appearance of the Delta 88 better. I know a woman who once owned a '68 Delmont 88 convertible, though I never saw it. She said the Delmont 88 was only made in '67 & '68.
Very similar yet different than 98 is Way way plusher than this car..
The seats are thicker everything feels better not saying that in this car things didn’t feel good everything felt great in this car it’s just how much of a difference the 98 is to the Delta 88..
this is the third car that we’ve featured from 1967 for Oldsmobile and I’m always taken aback by how little advertisement pieces they had for 67 for Oldsmobile for whatever reason.
In 67 Olds went full on Toronado with the big car front end - always thought it a bit much and prefer the 68 restyle - at least at the front. One of the most famous (infamous) 67 Olds B-bodies was a 67 Delmont 88 4 dr. Drove into a tidal pond - points if you know the 'incident'. One of the most striking Deltas I ever saw was at a car show - 67 88 2 door hardtop, slicktop (vinyl top would have ruined it) in purple - but otherwise stock. Epitomized the GM fullsize fastback flirtation better than anything else with the rear haunches and a longer wheelbase than the Impala (2nd best looker IMOP). WYR: 1) Delta; and 2) contra to all present day worth, the Marlin, just because you absolutely never see a 67 with only 2500 built.
My man I would take the marlin in a heartbeat I’ve only seen one and it was just recently I was driving my truck through a car cruise big one. The same car cruise that the mercury Montclair and the mercury Caliente are at there’s one more mercury I shot three mercury’s there it was crazy that one’s a 78 grand marquis.. just have to figure out when to I’m trying to space them out.. he was coming towards me and it took me a minute to realize what I was looking at when I realized what I was looking at I just wanted to jump out of my truck and say hey, my name is J I have a Classic Car channel can I feature you’re awesome really extremely rare ride.. that was going through my head as his car was passing mine. Never saw the car again, but at least I know there’s one around here so if I just go to a couple local shows there’s a couple big ones coming up maybe I’ll run into them.
I actually really like the '66 Gauge cluster rather than the '67. It went from unique to just... kind of the same as all the other cars.
You did an excellent job on the video. I liked your details about Oldsmobile and the history with the footage. I liked how you explained so much in detail. I liked how you went through the car. You did your homework. Thank you so much for what you did. That instrumentation panel influenced the look of the 1977-1990 instrumentation used on the Ninety Eight, Eighty Eight and Custom Cruiser.
6:12 - It was about 1987 and a friend of mine had one of these. I remember him pulling up one night and one of his headlights was out. But no, he had hit an owl an it somehow got wedged in that space between the headlight and the spikey protrusion and it's wings were covering the actual lamp. One of the more potentially gruesome aspects of driving a '67 Delta 88.
What a crazy story thank you so much fir sharing that memory
Back in the 60’s it seemed like there were quite a few Oldsmobiles. Every fall when the new cars were announced we would go ogle over every model. To me it seemed like the Oldsmobiles had a smooth ride, thicker seat padding, nicer seat materials, softer vinyl, thicker carpeting, etc. And as you mentioned the full size cars had powerful engines. Classy without being flashy. Working my way through college I worked at a gas station and we would also do thorough car cleaning. While washing an Oldsmobile I noticed someone had switched the chrome script Ninety Eight on the trunk lid to Eight Ninety 😂
There were a lot of them in the 1970s and 80s, too. They started to fade out in the 90s.
Once had a 66. Gems
Great vid, really enjoyed!!
Lol, my first car 1981. 10 mpg Hiway, 7 mpg city. It was cheaper to take the Greyhound Bus to College than it was to drive this car. That being said, when I had it at school, it would hold a lot of 16 gallon kegs of beer. Good times.
Hahaha great memories =)
This is a massive hunk of steel, l think it has such a unique look that I came to appreciate the more I looked at it. It really looks like a real step ahead in being more modern in looks as compared to the '66, and also in comparison to other makes of '67 autos, IMO anyway. I do really like the Mercury, and the Chrysler, but this one has such a strong unique look that I wouldn't mind having it, so probably I'd pick The Mercury for the first and this for the second. 😎
Nice =)
Fleetwood Mac, Hold Me...nice Olds!
Great song
Olds and Charger. At a Cars and Coffee last Saturday a fellow had a 1966 Charger, which was a nice change from the usual cars at these things. Unfortunately, it had a column shifter, so it didn't have the full length console which was a super-cool look in these cars. Huge cargo area with the rear seats folded.
Awesome I went to a car show yesterday and I saw a 66 charger I love the rear bucket seats with the consul I think it’s cool I didn’t do any cars at that event yesterday they were too close together they were way too many people I’m going to try on Saturday going somewhere really cool tomorrow and I may or may not take a picture and Tease what car this is cause it’s a pretty big deal lol
It was a 30s halo car =)
.....though relatively dependable and well made, since 1966 I've considered the '67 Olds to be misproportioned oddballs that went too weird just to be different from their GM brethren counterparts.....I'd take the '67 Merc, and the '67 Charger.....wish you'd feature 1970 models cars more.....I consider 1970 to be the greatest year for a vast number of popular car models....Chevelle, Monte Carlo, Camaro, Mustang, Torino Cobra, Cougar, Merc Cyclone, Cuda, Challenger, Charger, GTX, Duster 340 and many more....
😂 Funny Story 👏👏
I'd go with the Chrysler New Port 🤔
AMC Marlin 👍 the only AMCs i had were inline motors ....
Happy Motoring ✌️
I went to a car show about a month ago when I saw for the very first time in AMC Moreland from 67 I’ve never seen one from 67 he was driving one way and I was driving the other but I wanted to so bad just start my truck in the middle of the cruise and say hey I want to feature your car in the channel because they are so hard to find.. that’s a car that I want to drive I wanna drive a 65 or 66 Marlin with a 327 I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for that car.. and I feel 66 charger stole from the design of it charger was better proportionate the Marlin isn’t 100% proportionately correct until 67 but I kind of like it
Short hood long rear
My car of choice would be the Newport though the Delta 88 would be a close second, though my all time favourite would be the Marlin. Another car I like just as much as the Marlin would be the Matador coupe, '74 to '78.
Awesome choices I’ve been looking for a 67 Marlin i’ve only seen one in person and that was at the car show about a month ago I was driving my truck through the cruise and he was coming up the opposite end it was a covered color one it was so nice I wanted to stop in the middle of the road and say hey can I feature your car on my channel...
I had a 1967 Delmont 88 two door fastback. Mine had bucket seats, and console shift. Even though, I have been told you couldn't get it that way from the factory.
Awesome, GM did some funky things my dad had at 67 Firebird I never saw the car but my family told me that the door panels were different and it had armrest that ran the length of the door panel somebody probably switch door panels out with a different car or maybe it was just one of those funky GM things
Handsome rides.
Lol when I was a little kid in the 60s I used to think that's where the batmoblie came from
The Batmobile was likely derived from a show car which was the 1955 Lincoln Futura.
@@ernielaw I know I just thought the memory from when I was 7 years old was a funny story
First the 67 Newport; 2nd the Charger. Had an older cousin that had a 4 door hardtop 67 Delmont 88 turquoise with black vinyl top with the extra tail lights in the bumper.l
Great choices =)
Im heading out in a bit to go look at one for a customer, they say it has no oil pressure? I cant wait to watch this video before I head out!
Nice car got to drive 2 of them
Hi Jay!: Like the Olds! You are right, those cars are unappreciated. Really like both the 1966 AND 1967! The '67 dash is better. That color is familiar. My Grandfather bought a brand new Toronado in 1966. and the color was similar to the convertible you profiled. That thing was NICE when Grandpa had it!! Rode in it several times, had that cool drum speedo! Anyway, WYR. I'm kind of torn on the first one! Like the Olds but. . .Would LOVE to have that Mercury! #2 is EASY, there is a MARLIN there!! No contest! AMC Baby!
My man great choices
Sweet! Like 66 dashboard better. WYR: 1. 67 Delta 2. 67 Charger
Sweet choices
I like the looks of this car to choose it for both scenarios. That pointy front end must have caused a lot of damage to pedestrians, though.
Yeah it would be like parking a battle ship lol
I believe that Cadillac coined the term "blade fenders" when referring to the design of the 67 El dorado where the sharp fender edges come quite forward of the grill
Awesome information thank you so much for sharing that I had no idea what they were called
@@What.its.like. you're quite welcome J
I like all those 67s, but I'd go GM and Delta. If I had more garage space...🤠
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It would be hard to choose among all those cars, but I'd take them all ! I have always had an afinity for the AMC Marlins. That is what Dodge copied to create the first Chargers. However, any year Marlin was overshadowed by the engine choices of the Chargers. The Chargers were built on the Mopar "B" chassis, specifically the Coronet, which was Chrysler's mid-size chassis. AMC built the Marlin on their Ambassador chassis, which was AMC's largest car. Compared to the "Big 3", It was classified as mid-size car.
I loved the 1967 full-size Mercury line. It was Mercury's sleekest full-size car line. It was so good that Mercury carried it over, virtually unchanged(minor differences) for the 1968 model year. After that, they started getting fat like the Fords.
The family next door had a 1966 Delta 88 coupe. It was one of the coolest cars around.
I’m with u on the 67 Marlin, would love to compair a 65 Marlin to a 66 charger one day
@@What.its.like. What you need to look out for on the 1965 Marlin is the 327 V8, Twin-stick automatic transmission/overdrive. Unlike the Charger, like the Ambassador, the standard engine in the Marlin was an inline 6. I have seen them. All show and no go, as they say!
Amc 327 v8 is vastly underrated And would give the competition I don’t care what it was a run for their money I really want to drive a vehicle with a 327 in it with a four-speed and see what it’s all about I have a friend who has a 57 Hudson hornet with a 327 it’s essentially the same car as a rambler rebel that episode is coming I just have to figure out when our schedules jive
@@What.its.like. Because Nash took over Hudson and buried it, turning the brand into another Rambler line, they got the Nash engines too.
I think that it was 1957 when they put the 327V8 in a Rambler 4 dr. sedan and it was the fastest car around. The Corvette still only had a 283 V8 and other cars with bigger engines probably weighed close to twice what any Rambler was.
The AMC SC/Rambler was another car to be reckoned with, and it could have been a real sleeper, but AMC had to paint it red, white and blue.
AMC was a real contender in the fast car market. An AMX with a 390 V8 was lightning on wheels.
It's the Mercury and the Marlin for me. If I was forced to pick which Olds then it would be the '66.
Sweet choices =) I too would go for the Marlin you never see those
The Mopes for sure.........
We had one or two Delta 88s. Can't remember if 2 or 4 dr. We traded a 59 Impala for one. I remember it as very plain, not as nice as this one. They were very popular because they were cheap. Not a lot more than a Chevy. Then got a 98 which was Cadillac quality. Then got an Eldorado which I have. I was about 10. The Olds was moms car. Dad drove Corvairs then got a 66 Mustang.
I’ve reviewed 198 and I can honestly say I can’t I couldn’t believe it was an Oldsmobile because it felt better quality than a Buick in a Buick’s closer to the Cadillac and Oldsmobile was
My dad traded in a Impala with a 369 for a Delta 88 with a 350, mom hated that car "damn thing can't even turn gravel out of the parking lot", Mom had a lead foot like her dad
66 Tornado is the class of the bunch. 67 would be OK.
Me too I love the 66 and 67 Toronado it’s a car that I never much cared for until I did a review on the seats are very interesting but I’ve heard that that car is better to look at than drive I’ve never driven one not from that era I’ve driven a later one..
@@What.its.like. Had a 66 Toronado in high school ( 1975) for a heavy boat that damn thing could fly, That damn 425 could keep up with cameros, not pass but bite them in the ass the whole way
@@What.its.like. I would never take one over my 70 Eldorado but they look good. Same platform Eldo, Tornado, Riviera. I need a new window and they are the same in all three. Same trans in Eldo and Olds. The reviews of the time thought the Eldo was a pretty decent handler. Nobody knew anything about FWD.
Olds and the charger
I like the 66 Better than the 67 😊
Dad had a convertible with a 425. IT had quite a bit of power and handled better than other large cars at the time. Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs handled better than the Buicks and Caddys, though the handling was still pretty poor, to be honest.
I went to a car show yesterday we were talking about something very very much along those lines a lot of people think Cadillacs handle better than Linkins and that’s not true Cadillacs have better seats than Lincoln but Lincoln rides a whole lot better than Cadillac in my opinion especially from the 70s.. don’t get me wrong Lincoln made some really good seats but if you get the basement seats it’s not it’s a totally different experience it if you have the good seats Lincoln made all kinds of seat options by the late 70s
The olds
The dash, 1967. The first scenario I'll take the Mercury and the second the Dodge Charger.
Sweet choices
The Oldsmobile was dropped in 2004, about 5 years after the 88 was sunset.
Awesome thank you for that correction
@@What.its.like. sure!
WYR 1? Merc (those were very nice cars) had one. WYR 2? Charger.
Awesome choices =)
Olds 88 X2
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1967 Marlin
The car shown has the wrong front bumper….a Delmont 88. It should not have turn signals in the bumper.
It’s not a Delmont it’s a delta 88
Great choices =)
@@What.its.like. yes but the bumper it has is from a Delmont
Oh I gotcha I read that wrong
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Mama mia, abba charger, lol
Haha yeah those are cool =)
@@What.its.like. Did I get the song? If I did its amazing because I never intentionally listened to that song in my entire life...I hate it. LOL
Abba did have better songs but Mama Mia wasn't their worst.
It wasn’t that song
The Grill and front Protrudes too much It should have been sucked in.
Ted Kennedy's Mother had a Delmont of that era, which he borrowed and the rest is tragic history. As for the car choices, we had a 68 Mercury Monterey, just your daily driver, grocery getter but it had a monster engine, 4 barrel etc.
Oh, yes... Chappaquiddick 1969. That was one strange summer. Death of Judy Garland, Moon Landing, Manson murders, Chappaquiddick, Woodstock, Hurricane Camille.
Fenders aka PONTOONS. 😂
Yes that’s the word I was looking for sometimes I have a hard time coming up with the right words to say
Charger
I'd go with the Newport & the Charger
Hate this car, but love the channel. My mother had a 64 Cutlass, which was a neat car, but these later 60s big GM cars are hideous, to my mind.
Glad you dig the channel Chrysler engine episode going to be awesome I hope.. lol
I'd take the Merc and the Charger. This is a nice example but it doesn't do anything for me.
Sweet choices =)
fenders are a "copy" if yoy will of the 66 Toronado, look and compare to a 66 delta 88
I did review 67 Toronado they are very similar but different The Toronado fender spears for lack of a better term aren’t as chunky as these the tornado left a lasting impression in my mind that is a car that I really would like to own one day..
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That would have been the prefect song
It was hold me fleetwood mac
@@What.its.like. fooled me this time, but I still love your channel
I never liked the front end styling of the 67 Olds. I still don't. WYR: 1. Mercury 2. Charger
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I am very much interested in that book very intrigued me and Dr. Bob were talking about that book or a book similar to it I never knew one existed until a month ago.. I knew the meat shop manuals for each individual car but I didn’t know they made a book with everything
I will totally send you an email
@@What.its.like. This book was written with auto mechanics in mind and includes chapters not only on the usual GM, Ford and Chrysler cars, but on cars such as Packard, Graham, Auburn, Hupmobile, Terraplane, Pierce Arrow and even Cord. It includes a cut-away drawing of the Cord 4-speed transmission. As I'm sure you are aware, the Cord had front-wheel drive and was, in fact, among the very first cars to feature front-wheel drive.
I sent you an email but then it came back and said that mailbox didn’t work send me one
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Super interested