Oldsmobile Delta 88 & 98 -1977 to 1984

[trielymo69]

@ dicarlo57 idk wat u mean cuz i own a clean ass 83 delta 88 coupe that still runs wit a heart of a champ wit over 230,000 and counting. I can drive it anywhere. I wouldnt buy a ford if somebody paid me. Maybe a chrysler if it was the last thing on the lot. I love my tank boat of a car wit the pop doors and plastic interior lol!!!

[gonzoops]

3:03 that's my baby

[thelazyman92]

my dad had one of these when i was little that thing was a friggin boat

[Dejection55]

fun!

[usnixon]

a vary easy car to drive 

[hernandezrivas]

These are REAL AMERICAN CARS... BIG & COMFORTBLE... Today´s US cars is crap....

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@hernandezrivas

Another reason why I can't get the decade of my birth -- the 1980s -- off of my mind at the age of 30.

[PianoShapedObject]

My parents bought a Delta 88 new the year berore I started kindergarten and my husband and I used to borrow it from them everytime one of our cars broke down. I was about 30 when they finally gave it up. By then I had bought one of my own :)

[Chisoufboi]

I got a 82 Nine 8 coupe now and wouldn't trade for SHIT!!

[dmartinez4]

Hello, I like the Olds 98 with Spoke Style Wheel from Buick Electra Park Avenue (3:18).

[kronitz52]

I had a 77 and a 78 Oldsmobile 98 Regency what a beautiful car for its time. Velour Seats, had all the toys even the padded vinyl roof. I think the line started going downhill in the mid 80's, they didnt put any money into the division. R.

[ShepperdW]

Whyyyy am I watchign an oldsmobile video? lol

[mtyemti]

My Jewish Grandmother from Chicago had a 1977 Olds 98 Regency With a 403. It was maroon with black cloth interior.

[lookhear49]

Thanx for the video! I wish they still made these cars in America.

[enaybler]

I took the photo at 0:08, that's my car. Took me by surprise to see it in a video. I recognize a couple of the other 98s from eBay.

[dicarlo57]

Are you guys nuts? Between the bum transmissions, the pop open doors and cheap plastic interiors one would have to be dull-witted to chose one of these over its competitors from Ford or Chrysler. And dont forget the trick diesel engines. It was easy to see who didnt know a damned thing about cars and was clearly a sap when he bragged about owning an Olds or G.M diesel sedan.

[spuzz123]

This video never gets old with me.

[BevoBill31]

john wayne gacy's car of choice

[JokersWild6661]

my aunt has a 1984 delta 88 oldsmobile brougham has 32k origianal miles and the car stopped running the year oldsmobile went out of business.........its in mint condition no damages no rust no sratches..........it has a wrong size oil pump that keeps it from running thats it.............there nice cars i love them

[bkboy1016]

My Folks had an 82 Regency, the same exact color as the one @ 1:30 I learned how to drive on that beauty..I SOOO miss that car..It was like a couch on 4 wheels...

[biglinc1]

I had a 1978 98 same color as the one at 0:40 That thing was sweet!!! Great video!! I think the 77-79s were the best looking 88s and 98s that GM ever made... :)

[KF6LIL]

In the u.s we call the 98 "THE EIGHT BALL" because of it's hi performance engine 77 to 84 preferbly

[joe71ification]

i have a '78 98 Regecy

[365degrees]

I JUST LOVE OLDSMOBILE

[koioo2]

to big in europe ride very comfort never get tired mi geuss

[MrDasher01]

You picked the right cars to be a fan of. Dad and I had the privilege of sitting in some of them when they were new on the lot. The dealer was next to our house.

[olds1978]

cool cars!! I like the 78 delta 88 royal

[rompn4x]

These cars were tanks. One of the last GM cars built that were built to live a long life.

[ore83]

Nice vid

[gmsantander]

Awesome commemoration to the great Olds 88 & 98 of 1977-1984! Loved it!

[iPartCarsDOTcom]

i have parts for your car if u need them

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[ihman123]

Awesome vid!!! Long live the Olds 88 & 98. Who did this song? Awesome!

[bigjack2100]

@ihman123 a Swiss group: Hell's kitchen - nice (song)

[MrTheoldtowngirls]

WHO diid this song???

[bigjack2100]

@MrTheoldtowngirls - a Swiss group: Hell's kitchen - nice (song)

[eldo59]

Oldsmobile at its best!!!

[djflames24]

really nice... i like the 80 through 84 Delta 88 4 doors...

[psullivan1973]

it's hard to explain to "kids" these days what it feels like to drive your couch to work. I'll take my 1984 Regency Brogham 98 over ANY new Lexus BMW or Mercedes today. Bonus- nobody tailgates you in this car.

[vincentredbull]

And if they do tailgate just break, and their frond is gone LOL!

don't break to hard, because their teeth will scratch your Differential Gear. Whahahaha

[bigjack2100]

Thank you all for these over 10.000views!!!!!!!

[ThymeBottle]

The 1978 Olds Ninety Eight Regency was the best car we ever owned. It was a great road car. In addition to being quiet, it comfortable with all the amenities you'd want in a luxury car of that era or this. There is no car on the road today that compares to this vehicle. I was sad to see the demise of the larger cars which still had frames. Regardless of what anyone says, a car with a frame is stronger and safer. Such a car will not split in half upon impact, nor be reduced to shrapnel..

[cmi2000]

@ThymeBottle AMEN!

[Silvertrine]

@phmike69 What people decide to do with their own cars is their own choice. If someone has a badly maintained old GM car and wants to junk it thats their own damn choice. Dont blame the President.

[revchev311]

He'll yeah keep the oldsmobiles on the road I'm 15 and I just bought an oldsmobile delta 88 royal brougham L.S. And I love that car I wouldn't give it up for the world

[silencedchylde]

@revchev311 - Very nice! I just bought one myself, and I love it to death. It needs some work, but that's one good old American car. I wish the company was still in business..

[2001v8244]

77-79 Delta Coupes withOUT

vinyl tops are so hard.

[retroolschool]

Nice job! Ive also always been a fan of these Ninety Eights. But GM started fucking up by the late seventies with rusty bumpers, dash ratttles and squeaks, and those dam rusty rear bumpers. I know, my dad had a 79 Delta. On top of that I just found out today that the one year only grille they put on the 1980 Regency, is the eaxect same one as on the '85 Deltas!! Not the first time Ive noticed GM "recycling" old parts!

[2007rosey]

My dad used to own a 1977 Olds and I wish that I could get that car back. It was so comfortable to drive and did not look like a jelly bean lol.

[sideslide23]

My dad had a olds Ninety Eight when he worked for Zacky, it was his company car, it was smoth quiet, ride and big inside, I was a Tod when he had that car.

[baronberners]

I love these cars; owned several. However the important thing to remember is the 77-84 Olds 98 perfectly represents the middle class social democratic 'liberal' unionized vision of america. It has been destroyed not by any chance event but on purpose by our masters, and all americans but that very wealthy elite are far worse off for it. Can we do anything about it? Probably not, but the fact that unions for most and Olds 98s once existed gives one hope..

[ThymeBottle]

@baronberners Exactly!

[spuzz123]

Great video, makes me proud of Lansing Michigan. Who is the artist of the music?

[63whiskey]

Nothing built today matches the Style, reliability and durability of the Full Size Rear drive Oldsmobiles and Buicks from 1968-1985. Now Olds is dead, and Buick might as well be. RIP Oldsmobile!

[silencedchylde]

@63whiskey - AMEN.

[olds1978]

I love the Delta 88 from 1978! I have one, a diesel, running perfect, nice car...

[regency98us]

You must have gotten my car picture off of car domain.

[Doeding]

one of the most evil looking cars ever, i fucking love it.

[TheOldsmobileman]

I am french and I have an Oldsmobile 98 regency, year 1979, since 20 years: it is a fabulous car and I want keep it always!

[EverHurt]

My first car was an 1983 Delta88 and I drove that car from 1997 to 2002. It was a wonderfull old sedan that drove like a dream untill some shit heads tried to steal it when it was for sale at the end of my driveway.

[ltemple1]

i had a 77 delta 88 a 84 98 now 1 got a 1976 delta 88 bought it from some old peolple. it had 13000 original miles it not as clean as it use 2 be but it still turn heads

[oldsmobileman8]

It's too bad that Oldsmobile was canned in '03. It was probably the most innovative division of GM. Another issue is that GM should not have converted all their cars to FWD. Most of their repeat customers bought these cars because they were rear wheel drive and had soft rides. People who like FWD and stiff rides would never bother with a FWD GM car. They buy imports. GM lost alot of customers by trying to copy Japanese and European styling and road feel.

[vincentredbull]

Exactly I totally agree!

[randomrazr]

i find the fwd 1986 buick parkavenue a soft and comfy ride, still had 4 wheel independant suspension, fwd but least its better in the winter lol

[randomrazr]

@oldsmobileman8

i think the FWD buick park avenues were nice. the entire car was actually redesigned and nost just, "downsized", still a full sized car,

[koioo2]

@oldsmobileman8 correct regal 2010 is opel insignia

chevy nova was a toyota corrola and chevy chevette but pontiac is gone oldmobile is gone can you explian wy pontiac is gone and oldsmobile

[randomrazr]

@oldsmobileman8

i have a 86 buick park avenue

its a fineee ride

[jgv123diamond]

I got a 1978 olds nine-eight coupe I just bought does anyone know where to get a manual an parts anyone know the value of the car someone offered 10,000 wonder if I should sell it luv, luv,luv this car

[sdustin85]

How boring and unimaginative looking.Almost as bad as todays camrys and accords.

[tamra1975]

thats the opinion of a person who has never had the pleasure of getting behind the wheel of one of these babies. i love my olds

[retroolschool]

Im gonna guess that you were born in 85, and have never had the PLEASURE in riding in a REAL GM car! You cant even compare a Camry to these cars, theyre totally different animals!

[mkpctv]

Great cars, unlike the shit GM makes today

[bfgoodrik]

Above are the best automobiles ever built.

[SixtiesFan90]

Olds. My second favorite of the GM makes next to Chevy :-).

@DoudD, 2008ljr: They don't make cars like they used to, do they?

@bewarethedecks: Would've loved to have one of those.

[bewarethedecks]

I really liked that car. But it was acting its age. Even the mechanic who kept it on the road for most of the 20 years I owned it (he is a retired Oldsmobile dealership mechanic) said it was time.

I could have spent a huge amount of money to have the car completely restored, but I just didn't want to go that route.

My new car (2008 Buick Lucerne CXL) is quite a nice car. I know it won't last 28 years, but I hope to keep it around for a while.

[bewarethedecks]

In 1988, my aunt gave me her 1980 Delta 88 Royale (less than 25k on it at the time). I purchased the color keyed rims and the mirror for the passenger door.

I had to let it go this past September because the crossover pipe flanges rotted out and my mechanic (who worked for many years on the car from when he was at the local Oldsmobile dealership) could not find a replacement pipe.

The day before I let it go, I drove to my aunt's house and took several pics of her with her favorite car.

[ttlgunn]

Not that it matters now but why didnt you put dual exhaust on it? Everyone that I know with a 88 or 98 puts duals on them including me. I also pulled the 307 out and put a 403 and 400 trans. The difference is like night and day.

[bewarethedecks]

Honestly, I never had the desire to modify it. Any work that was done kept the car pretty much the way it was when my aunt drove it off the lot.

The rims I added were the uncommon 15" version that was made for the Delta 88, not the very common 14" rims used on the Cutlass/Cutlass Supreme.

[duncan36]

Last of the great American cars. Not perfect but made you feel good while you drove.

[ChomuSclavus]

Man, what was the gas mileage on these?

[bigjack2100]

one gallon at the same time!!! hi! hi! hi!

[generalbraddock]

Who cares? If you want mileage, get a rice burner.

[j45007]

WELL SAID, generalbraddock"!!  WELL SAID!!

[63whiskey]

Between 12MPG and 15MPG City, and Between 17 and 24MPG highway. The 350 diesel was good for upwards of 28 MPG highway, but that motor was a gutless piece of crap.

[ChomuSclavus]

Wonder how much more expensive the diesel was, it not being much of an improvement.

I wonder if there were any smaller oldsmobiles that we could call the "ricermobile" or the "oldsmobricer."

[2008ljr]

These are nice cars. When GM Downsized them for 85, they just weren't the same. I believe they only came with a V-6, the back seat was cramped and the styling wasn't that great.

[DoudD]

Great cars, had two Regencys--a '77 and a '78. Gave both to my dad and he's still driving the '78. I don't think that car will ever die and is still as comfy as ever. Sticker price $10,192 ! Had an '87 Regency, too. Nice car, not quite the same tho.

[CaddyDaddy1980]

When I was a kid we my mom had a 78 Regency with factory 403 engine. Til she got hit by a drunk driver in 89 and totaled it. So then we got an 84 regency, had it til 99 then sold it to my uncle with almost 300,000mi on it he had it for another year til the body finally went to hell and the door handles fell off LOL! Great cars though!

[beckmanb72]

This video is tits!!

[ryonisphere]

awesome vid...thanks for posting. Brought back memories of the 79 Regency I grew up in.

[retroolschool]

Nice vid dude! My dad haD a 79 Delta non Royale that I liked. He sold in 1992 for $200. Of course with that 350 that still ran great.