I bought a 67 olds 98 convertible in 1986. A soldier bought it on leave from Vietnam. He didn't make it back and it stayed in his parents garage, but was regularly started. I got it running properly and detailed it for a fast flip. Sad story
In the late 80s I bought a 1967 Buick Electra 225 convertible. Oddly enough, it was the base trim. Who buys a 225 and gets the base trim? Anyway, it was a fantastic car and I wish I still had it. Of course.
@@dwderp I always wondered that too. Why get a luxury car and bot all the things that made it a luxury type car. Especially power windows. There lots of Electra's in the 60s without power windows.
@@robertpace901 I wondered that too until an older gentleman told me that in the 50's - 60's, power windows weren't as reliable as they are now. I'm sure one bad experience during inclement weather or an inoperable window leading to car theft would be enough to sour most people from choosing that option again. Seeing modern car drivers who must open their doors at a drive thru ATM/fast food franchise because of a pw failure makes me understand the anger and frustration although I like that option. Power sun and moon roofs have always had an access panel with a crank you could turn to secure the car if the motor failed. No US automobile manufacturer has thought to provide such for pw cars...
I love how you show close-up shots of every little detail. Well done! Having said that, you incorrectly described the lights in the front fenders as marker lights. These lights are the optional cornering lights, a feature I particularly liked from that era.
Thank you so much for that correction the more I look at that light I was like man it was a cornering light not a marker.. Glad you dig the details, I feel like Gibbs scope into what these cars are supposed to look like if somebody’s restoring one I try to show all of the features all the lines that a lot of other just gloss over
@Parke Pendleton: Great call! I missed that one, and I'm a world-class nitpicker. The federally mandated marker lights appeared in 1968, the very next year. The '68 Oldsmobiles were otherwise almost identical, but the front sheet metal was much cleaner.
Oh wow you must’ve had a really good job to be able to afford a three year old car in high school that’s awesome =) I had a land yacht in high school as well
I bought it from my parents. My first car got destroyed in a parking lot. A 92 year old woman in a 65 Cadillac kept backing into the driver's side. Got a great settlement.
That’s crazy and 92-year-old lady would drive a car that huge, protection I suppose, A 92 year old now versus a 92-year-old then or two totally different characteristics of 92 year old because of the time differences. A picture of a short little old lady with white hair big glasses and you know the little curlers that they used to put in their hair her hair was curly because of the curlers. That was my picture anyway could be off Glad you dig this channel I love the glove box test as well it was just a random idea one day and it caught on. =)
I know right I couldn’t find a side shot profile of it anywhere Classic Automall didn’t have enough space evidently to take a full blown side shot of this car because of how long it is.
The Olds 98, from 1964 through 1975, are my thing! They are soooo rare to find nowadays. The Luxury Sedan, which was the top end of the 98s had an amazing interior appointments. Thank you for featuring this vehicle! I prefer the earlier body style (1966). Btw….the rear defroster is a squirrel cage blower motor….no imbedded wires yet!
What I find is really odd is this was Oldsmobile flagship model and yet there’s no advertisement on this car to advertisements is all I was able to find, and I’m really good at digging up information on Lost and forgotten cars =) Especially really good at finding ads Glad you dig this episode
@@What.its.like. I have a dealer floor brochure for the 1965 98 series. I also have a dealer accessory worksheet, which lists the customer costs for that model year. Let me know if you would like me to scan them and sent those files to you at your email address. This might be interesting to keep on your computer. This Olds model is really a forgotten one.
I had a 1966 98 Holday Sedan. It was fabulous. (It was not the base model, as he says, but just a different, more sporty model than the LS.). Maybe my favorite car I've ever had. 1967 styling was a step down, not as elegant.
I'm too exhausted to leave a comment after watching, so I'll share with you now before, then watch and go to bed. I'm glad you picked "1967 Oldsmobile"... I started a rotogravure pressroom union job and needed a vehicle. A used car lot sold me a 'Junker' '67 Oldsmobile with a 425 "Super Rocket" engine. I test drove it and it beat everything on the freeway In Glendale, California. I was in Burbank, then Van Nuys before I knew it. That car, just dare to look straight into the gas pedal's eyes and you were across the intersection without having to use your foot. My friends all loved being in my car. It was like a living room almost. I slept in it when I quit that job and traveled towards Oregon. A freeze plug started spraying as soon as the engine heated and I ended up selling it to a disabled man in a wheelchair who was going to get it retrofitted for hand controls. I'd never even looked in the trunk because of not having a trunk key. The man's friend somehow popped the trunk and low and behold there was a deer hide tapestry. It was worth twice as much as i had paid for the car...$230, tx, title and license. Thankfully he opened it to verify if the car came with a jack before they bought it. So, it was mine. That was in 1975 Berkeley, Ca.. I draped the tapestry over the HUGE hood of my car and sold it before we could sign the papers for the car sale. He paid me $350. The car did not depreciate, for me anyways. It DID nickel and dime me to death on parts before that though. I has also bought her several pretty things that made her feel better. I miss that "Junker". She didn't look or act like no Junker I ever heard of.
What I particularly enjoy about your videos is the inclusion of contemporary ads. Lots of your commenters say that cars back in the '60s are more compelling than those of today. I think the same is true of '60s car ads - they still make me want to run down to a dealership for a test drive. If only I had a time machine ! 😁
Thank you so much I love digging up the old ads it’s one of my favorite things to do unfortunately there wasn’t hardly any ads on this car, which I find weird because it’s Oldsmobile flagship model. I’m totally with you on the time machine if I had a time machine I’d be going to a mid to late 30s packard dealership. It would be cool to see an auburn cord Duesenberg Franklin dealership as well dealerships were just more Art Deco back then as such with everything else you know that actually cared about how they presented a vehicle not cubicles and desks glittered throughout it was all about the cars and the atmosphere
Definitely like the '66 dashboard better, that v-shaped area for the speedometer was really cool as I recall from my teen years when a few friends of the family had the big '65 and '66 Olds. 6:41 GM bumpers just got bigger and bigger especially on Buicks and Olds up until a pinnacle point in 1968. Chrome shops must have loved those cars when they got into collisions. 10:30 Great family car...lighters & ash trays for the kiddies in the back seat, LOL. My vote for tomorrow's video is the Lincoln.
My favorite aunt bought a new 1966 98 pillared LS. It was burgundy with a tan vinyl top and burgundy interior. It was a beauty. She also bought a 69 98 pillared sedan too. I bought that from her in 1972 when she bought her 73 98 Regency. She went to Cadillac's after that. Nice memories.
@Bill Olsen Awesome thank you so much for sharing your preferences also did you point for pointing out some of the things that I failed to mention glad you dig the video if the Lincoln wins it’s coming Wednesday
Thank you glad you enjoyed this episode there isn’t any advertisements of Oldsmobile flagship model which I find is really interesting.. so I had to use b roll glad I had it..
That car was very nice it was like sitting in a brand new 67 Oldsmobile 98. The seat material was on the weird side I don’t know how to really describe it.
The Oldsmobile 425 engine ('65-'67) is an exceptionally quiet & smooth engine combined with the Turbo Hydra-Matic. The 455 which followed in '68 was not as silent---it had the "V-8 burble" that subsequent Olds fans loved. Yes, they were thirsty engines but few people worried about gas mileage in 1967, especially those who could afford a $4000+ vehicle.
@@robertpace901 Robert Pace, you are right. After I commented, a friend told me about gasoline price wars in our area back in 1967. Yes my mistake, I booped, but just look at how that time, the elites of the world was playing with us. By that I mean in the Sixties with these gas price wars that they likely created and in their closed , hidden cigar smoked offices, cooking up the 1973 'Oil Embargo' which really 'danced us around.'
I bought a 1966 Oldsmobile 98 LS meaning Luxury Sedan in 1967. It had 2,500 Miles because it was a Salesman and Tested drive at the Dealership. Had it for three-year and Traded it for A 1970'S FORD FALCON FOUR DOOR . The reason was the GAS SHORTAGE AND THE COMPANY THAT I WORKED FOR MOVED OUT OF CHICAGO, Illinois. From Carmack Road and Federal Street to 26th Street and Harlem in North Riverside, Illinois. Which was across the street from Berwyn High School. So I us to drive a mear 4 Miles round trip Daliy, but now it was 27 Miles round trip Daliy. And the Oldsmobile had to use Premier GAS,and was getting only 9 Miles per Gallon while the Falcon used Reagular GAS was getting 24 miles per Gallon with a 20 Gallon tank was more than enough to get to WORK . BUT THE 98 LS HAD AIRBAGS WHICH GAVE IT A GREAT RIDE. . .
I am definitely feeling better now yesterday was a bit brutal but it’s OK I don’t know why I keep getting sick I blame it on the kids but I don’t live that far away from East Palestine either so that’s always a factor I suppose.. Thank you so much it means the world to me =)
Go find one it’s never too late check Facebook market place that’s where people that have no idea what they have post stuff when people pass away No lie earlier this year friend of the channel sent me a link to a 1948 Hudson big boy for 6500 bucks. If you know what that is it’s a really rare truck that goes for crazy money restored some people don’t have a clue what they have.
Im partial to the 68 98 LS. My grandparents bought one brand new with every option including the rim blow, cruise,rear wheel covers, power everything. The car was a beast. This car started my love affair that still lives in me to this day. I currently own 4 - 442's. 1 67 Convertible CS and a 69 Cutlass S. These cars are Torq monsters no matter which model you own. I've had so many good times in these cars and still do to this day. Id buy that thing in a heartbeat if I didn't already have 30 total in my collection.Olds built cars right always top quality. I was never disappointed. Ive owned between 10-50 in my life.
I had a 70 98 LS. It was also a beast. drove very well in Michigan snow with snow tires. Had a blizzard where my friend got stuck in his camaro where my 98 just powered thru the foot deep snow w/o much trouble. I'm sure the big 455 v8 helped, not to mention the weight helping the traction. Wish I still had it. smooth on the highway.
Thank you so much for that correction I thought it was reversed I thought cornering lights came later than marker lights but the more I looked at it I was like that looks like a corner in light thank you so much for the correction.
The most powerful 98,s Oldsmobile ever made were between the years of 1965-76, using 2 different big block engines,425,1965-67 an even bigger and better block 455/1968-76{1968-70} featured a forge steel crankshaft (1971-76) featured a nodular cast iron crankshaft, both engines were quite powerful inspite of the weight of the vehicles 😮😮😮😮
Awesome choices =) I’ll put you down for a vote for each =) Today’s episode was going to be the 1973 Volvo P 1800 my favorite Swedish car of all time I just wish it was a 66 model
When you refer to front side marker lights I think you are thinking about cornering lights. 1968 was first year for side marker 7:197:19 lights. I looked at these cars at local Cadillac-Oldsmobile dealer in 1967. They are very classy cars. I especially remember a 98LS sedan that was midnight blue with matching brocade interior in the service dept. That had been preped for delivery to a local judge.
They were the SUV,s and cross overs and mini vans of their time, that 67/98 can hold up to 10 people, and could cruise comfortably at 110 mph with the air conditioning unit on and not break a sweat.
Hi Jay, enjoy your enformative programs. I must correct you though, marker lights forward fenders didn't come until 1968. The lamp on forward fenders of the 1967 98 is an available cornering lamp if ordered. 1968 turn signals and parking lamps went to corners of fenders, with cornering lamps moved to just forward of front tires on body if ordered. Take care!
Great episode 👍 The closest I got to a Love Boat 😂 was a 225 or deuce and a quarter... Rusty from Ohio drove it about 3 months and put the drivetrain in a 74 Malibu ?? Cross member inches of the ground but a real torque monster 🤔.... Enjoy your adventures in motoring 🤠✌️
Thank you thank you and thank you. It was great to see this. I drive my 1996 Ninety-Eight in 2023! Thank you for featuring this car and sharing. Granted, I was not a fan of the front end styling on the 1967, but I am still a fan of the Ninety-Eight. The 1968 improved on this car. This styling was influenced by the Oldsmobile Toronado. A lot of the themes of the Ninety-Eight carried on for several generations. You can see the taillamps on the 1980-1984 models. This one is nicely loaded. I like the seat controls on the door. The 1991-1993 had similar interior door panel trim look. The 1977-1984 had similar looking instrumentation panel but the gauge layout was a little different. I would take the 1966 and 1968 Ninety-Eight.
Glad you totally dig it’s not going to be the last 98 that’s for sure I was just really shocked that it’s Oldsmobiles flagship model and yet there wasn’t hardly any advertisements on this car.. which was extremely weird, great choices as well =) Thank you so much for sharing all of that really informative insight
@@What.its.like. That has always been a problem with the marketing at GM. There were noit. There are plenty of You Tube videos, but not so many commercials especially in the 1990's. Glad to here more Ninety-Eight is coming and Oldsmobile and GM. I recall your Toronado and Starfire videos.
I found a couple commercials that I could’ve used but pardon my French what really pisses me off is people put their insignia on there like it’s their commercial on the rights to them and yet they put their name on it so then you can’t really use it.. I just really grinds my gears same thing happens with Getty images and there’s another big one I just can’t think of the name of it right now because I get so mad every time I see it. And the reason I get mad about it is because it’s about sharing the information and those people just want it to be like they are the ones that found the source of information even though it wasn’t theirs to begin with I make up the slides from information found during research but I don’t watermark them so if you wanna use the slides feel free because like I said it’s about sharing information I feel one day but there’s gonna be a Getty images label slapped on there, that would be the icing on the cake lol
@@What.its.like. I see that all the time too. I can understand the frustration. Sometimes you can ask the people who post the videos can you borrow then video footage. I see it all the time. They do not own it either as you said. That was the original idea behind You Tube was the sharing. I understand.
My first car was a 79 Detla 88. I bought it in 97 with 34k original miles. Some nice little old lady went to the store or the doctor only had am radio. Did have the 5.7 4bbl 350 & would surprise people from a rolling start. Great first car. I am now will always be a oldsmobile man. Dont have the car anymore but the hubcap is hanging on the wall. And it ain't comin down no matter how much crap I hear about it
Thank you so much for sharing those amazing memories I would keep that hubcap up too I wish I had something as a Momento from every good car that I owned.
@@What.its.like. I assembled a "wind chime" of sorts made from hubcaps, license plates, and hood ornaments and added a tail light from a 55 Desoto that I wired up to light up at night. I put it out on my deck every summer. The sound it makes isn't exactly melodic, sounds more like I live next to a tire shop, but I love it!
Haha I remember going to sales where people are selling hubcaps and center caps in the 90s people would pick them up off the road all the time it’s crazy how much time is changed
Hi, Jay. Hope you're feeling better though you sound raspy. Anyway, I like the '67 Olds better than the '66 or '68. And I'd like to see the '34 Lincoln first. These were beautiful cars. The parents of a friend of mine used to own a '72 Olds (next generation) and riding in it was like floating on air. But my friend sometimes found the car a bit too big to handle. Good times. One thing I have just noticed about the full-sized GM models from 1967: full-sized Pontiacs were the only models that had recessed windshield wipers. I was surprised the Olds Ninety Eight did not. In fact none of them had that feature, except Pontiac. I wonder why?
I’m feeling a lot better today last night was brutal but thank you guys so much for all of the love I really appreciate it that means the world to me that you guys care, as cheesy as that sounds. One vote for 34 Lincoln I didn’t notice the recessed windshield wipers thank you so much for pointing that out
Nice job, Jay. A luxury boat from my youth. My uncle owned a blue one. I was in junior high so old enough to move it around in his driveway. Washing and waxing that car was a weekend job and he paid me $10.00‼
That’s crazy depending on when you wash the car $10 could either be a lot of money or not that much but that is a very big car, especially the four-door.
I like the '67 dash. My choice is the '66. 1934 Lincoln Series K. I think the light on the left fender that you called a marker light is actually a cornering light. Marker lights didn't come along until 1968. This era of Olds is outstanding and luxurious and I like them better than Cadillacs. Buicks are really nice as well. Proper pronunciations are a great thing. Thanks Jay.
Awesome choices one vote for a Lincoln model k I totally like being corrected about mispronunciations it’s just sometimes whenever it’s in text it just sounds like a bunch of grumpy people yelling at me lol..
I think the majority of the sixties GM models are really beautiful designs, evolving each year of the decade into an even more beautiful design! I think the '66 is a really beautifully styled and luxurious automobile for that year, but then the '67 is such an incredibly beautiful restyle, including the steering wheel, which is cool IMO. I like the '68 even more, so I would definitely pick that one. In the second scenario they all look really 😎. I'm from FL, and I've always pronounced it "Flor-ri-da, which is audibly adding an extra syllable, when I typed it out like that, the text correction, underlined it red, alerting me that it's incorrect 😁
Turning lamps, rather than side markers? Side markers front/rear were not required until the 1968 models. The rear interior lights are not for reading, as there is no overhead cabin light.
@@What.its.like. Look back at the live chat, I actually got it first. Unless I’m technically disqualified for including “Another” in the title, but that’s ok. Hehehe.
@@What.its.like. Okay, I thought you were splitting hairs… I even made a joke in the live chat congratulating the guy who ended up getting pinned for winning 2nd place. 😂
What a beautiful example of understated elegeance. I am only in my fifites, so in my opinion, obviously the Nintey Eight to be partial towards is the 67' without seeing a complete review of the 68'. Maybe a person, who is my age or younger, may still prefer a 66', if they are more knowledgable about the key distinguishing features, aside from the aformentioned ones, between the 67' and 68', but I think the way the engineers and stylists decided to integrate the rear tailights into the body and center pointy section front grille, are reasons to favor a 67'. I think the updated 67' dash is also a step forward in design. I don't recall seeing high quality crhome finishes in later model GM vehicles from the Seventies or Eightes, so It's surprising to see it in the 67' Ninety Eight.
I saw a 1970 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight driving around in Austin, TX a few months ago, it was a dark green color with a creme colored top, I did a double take when I saw that car going the opposite direction as me.
1966 had the cornering lights too but I think the side marker lights were a new design requirement in 1967. People also forget in 1968 the hidden windshield wipers were a big selling point. I'm amazed that feature was eliminated in current cars. It did require about a two inch length addition in the hood and it was probably a cost cut that eventually did away with that once big touted new design feature for 1968.
Side reflectors or marker lights were required in 1968. Side marker lights were a requirement starting in 1969. My mom had a new 1968 Falcon in 1968 and it had side reflectors only - no lights.
This was the car you requested I wanted to do the two-door version but I couldn’t find it. They still have it for sale I looked around and couldn’t find it. This one was an absolute gem it was almost like looking at a brand new one
You do amazingly informative videos for car lovers! The '66 is more handsomely distinctive to my eyes. My Uncle Rudy had a silver one. He always drove 98's. The nose of the '67 looks like it belongs on a Pontiac. * I believe the "S" on the shift quadrant is for Second gear being that it's close to Low. I'd love to see a video of the Lincoln next. Thank You👍🏾
Another great showcase of an amazing 60's vehicle! Glad you pointed out that this was like getting a cheaper version of a Cadillac! Chevrolet and Pontiac had their luxury versions of their full size cars but not the "oversized " ones like Oldsmobile and Buick. Gave those marks a bit more distinction for sure.😉😉😉
I prefer the 66 Ninety Eight, (inside and out) The 68 was okay-ish, but I have always thought that the 67 was the ugliest Olds ever made. The "marker" light you mention is actually a cornering light.
Awesome choices thank you so much for that correction the more I looked at it I was like that actually looks like a cornering light but I just left it in there figured it was a 50-50 shot at that point.. lol
I like all of them but the 66 is my top favorite the 98 was the experimental car for cadillac and second to the cadillac most people that brought 98s will step over and buy cadillacs
I miss the year to year styling changes. It was so fun to see the new model releases in September. Sometimes we could find the parking lot that received the new models before they went on the showroom floor. Life seemed so much more event driven then. Now it's fear fear fear driven.
@Robert Pace Sad thing is I don’t think I ever saw a change in automotive design year to year when I was born they kept the same design for multiple years with minimal changes.
Holiday indicated pillarless hardtop, two door or four door, not a trim level. LS (luxury sedan) indicated an upmarket trim level available on the 98 town (pillared) sedan or 98 Holiday (pillarless) sedan. 1967 88s and 98s had all new sheet metal. That is not a side marker light, that is a cornering light. Side marker lights would not appear until the 1968 model year.
Thank you so much for those corrections the more I looked at the marker light the more I thought maybe that is a marker light it looks more like a cornering light but I didn’t think Cornering lights came before marker lights. I saw the Delta 88 offered the holiday in the custom (different car) I saw production numbers stating that they were two different cars so I thought if you were two different trim levels www.automobile-catalog.com/production/oldsmobile/98_8gen.html#gsc.tab=0
@@What.its.like. I know that Cadillac offered cornering for the 1962 model year, not sure about 1961. The 98LS was a trim package, but was promoted as a separate model. Side marker lights were required for all 1968 model year cars sold in the U S, but some 67 cars had them as standard (American Motors) or optional (Chevrolet) equipment.
We have a 1966 Ninety-Eight LS and a 1966 Holiday. The LS has a very well appointed interior, rear seat assist handles and a lit hideaway vanity mirror on the rear seat back, reading lamps. The car has many options, 9ne of which is factory cruise control which still works. The car is surprisingly fast, but very silent getting up to speed. The engine is a 425 cubic inch V8, with the Switch - Pitch Turbo-400 automatic. A 3.08 rear axle (sourced an Anti-Spin rear axle) sends the power to the rear wheels. I will be doing a video of it later this spring. To note, the front fender marker lights are cornering lamps on the 67, which we also have on our 1966. The 1966 units are about twice the size. I modified them by adding amber bulbs in a separate added socket to act as front side markers. The bright white cornering bulbs are still functional when you operate the turn signals. Thank you for posting.
Beautiful car and great presentation, however, you forgot to mention, they also offered both in 66 and 67, a 4 door Town Sedan and your incorrect on your description of the front marker lamps. Those were optional corning lights that could be ordered on all 67 full size models. Someone got a beautiful vehicle.
It’s very difficult to choose between the 66 and 68. The beak on the 67 was designed by the same designer that also put the noses on the late 60s and early 70s Thunderbirds and LTDs ECT..
68 98 all-time favorite our family car went 220,000 miles original 455 engine replaced lifters and timing chain and that's it ours was a town sedan crank Windows no air AM radio
I wish Olds had built a full-size wagon in the late 60s ...I realize it would have been off the B-body, not off this 98 C-body.....but still the family styling was similar.
This one looks really loaded with comfortron air controls. By the way, if I’m not badly mistaken the windows will work on those without the keys. Those are not reading lights, they are courtesy lights. They all turn on at the same time with about 12 other lights all over the place, top to bottom.
I should’ve tried the windows I just found that out a little while back that older cars were always hot as long as the battery was connected to windows should work I wonder when they stop doing that
Beautiful cars Oldsmobile. Me being an old detail shop owner when you show down the side of car I think of what I could do with that car I mean it looks good the way it is but you know if you put some work into that paint it would be a mirror with no cloudiness in paint which is dirt in the paint which causes swirl marks but after a buff and polish or do it by hand. Take this over Buick or Cadillac
Just went for nearly 2 weeks without turning computer on so lots of catching up to do. That Olds 98 was very similar to the 1967 Delta 88 that Ted Kennedy drove at Chappaquiddick. My most liked year for the 98 would be 1968, also liked the 1954 Hudson Jet.
@@chrisgermo1956 he drove a 1967 Olds Delmont 88 into a body of water and Mary Jo Kopechne, his passenger and supposed fling, drowned in that incident. It was a very scandalous moment for the Kennedys.
I like the 66 styling better. Hudson Jet. Also I believe those lights on the rear sail panels are really the dome and interior lights are not map lights.
This car was longer than 217" and wheelbase was 126, not 123. I think the 217 & 123 goes with the Delta 88. I do think this 98 year model is one of the best looking years for the model. This car is in amazing shape. Looks great.
my Dad had a 67 LS 98 Olds blue - green color with vinyl top boy imo it was ugly but cruised on the highway , prior he had a 65 98 Olds white in color and again imo a lot better looking car . trunk space on these 98 you could almost live in the trunk . i learned to drive in that 67 Olds and took my driving test in it .
Thank you so much for sharing the great story what a great memory it’s amazing what a picture will do to take you back to a time that seems like a totally different lifetime ago but at the same sense not that long ago, pictures music and cars have that effect is very powerful. In the sense of time mostly time never passed at all My dad had a67 Firebird as his first car I did one for the channel last year and when I was with the car even though it wasn’t his car. And I never saw his car. I couldn’t help but feel dad would shoot in the car my dad passed away six years ago when I was 28 unexpectedly. I know what you mean it just takes you back to a better time
De Vaux is pronounced da-voe. Id skip that app, since it seems to not know correct pronunciation of actual names. Instead, I'd go to UA-cam and type in "how to pronounce…" You'd be amazed at the thousands upon thousands upon thousands of tiny videos that have been uploaded to help people pronounce words and proper names. First round goes to the 67 Olds. It seems like the grill on the 68 is styled a bit more sensibly, but from the side, the 67 is the clear winner in my book. 1967 was a fantastic year for General Motors styling.
I honestly didn’t know that because I had a 4.7 rating I thought that it was good but it couldn’t pronounce tornado it almost sounded like Toronado but yeah I will not use that talk text app anymore. Lol Great choices =)
Olds went full scale Toronado on the front ends in 67, backed off a bit in 68 - which I far prefer. The 67 had too much overhang. Was always interesting that the 98 took more Cadillac cues than the Electra - which went off in a different direction, yet Buick was a notch above in the hierarchy. Dad always said Buick's were for doctors and bankers, the Olds was for ad execs and insurance salesmen. I looked this one up - 15k. I could see that IF everything worked (apparently most of it does) and the rust noted isn't too bad. WYR - I'll take the 66, since you've pictured the Luxury Sedan :) Also, it's actually De Vo, with a long 'o' - he had French ancestry.
The song snippet is a cut of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees(1967). "I would rather" the '66 model Oldsmobile because I'd feel more like "The Green Hornet" when I drove around my city. Might just think to act like him too if I could find a "Kato" karate kicker to back my play, or kick in some gas money at least. 9 MPG city isn't so fun, you know? "I would rather" the 1954 Hudson Jet model being picked by you also. Grandfather owned a similar vehicle.
Yeah buddy you got the song 9 miles per gallon anywhere wouldn’t be fun I had a 67 mustang in 2008/2009 when gas is $4.50 a gallon for premium that guy 8 miles to the gallon when you were in it.. I was only able to afford to drive that car daily because I still live at home with my parents I was only 21.. I would drive that every other day to my job which was 23 miles away one way I had a Honda Civic 92 civic hatchback to offset the gas the Civic got 40 miles to the gallon it didn’t have the engine that was supposed to have in it it made 175 hp at the crank it was so much fun it was like driving a high powered go cart both of the cars were great
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pleasant valley sunday,BY monkees
Congratulations you got both the name of the band and song title right =)
I never would've guessed that. Nice.👍
I had to make it short otherwise it would’ve been a giveaway
Written by Carol King
I love these old Oldsmobiles.
They are build solid
I bought a 67 olds 98 convertible in 1986. A soldier bought it on leave from Vietnam. He didn't make it back and it stayed in his parents garage, but was regularly started. I got it running properly and detailed it for a fast flip. Sad story
Oh wow, thank you so much for sharing your story. Even though it was sad
In the late 80s I bought a 1967 Buick Electra 225 convertible. Oddly enough, it was the base trim. Who buys a 225 and gets the base trim? Anyway, it was a fantastic car and I wish I still had it. Of course.
@@dwderp I always wondered that too. Why get a luxury car and bot all the things that made it a luxury type car. Especially power windows. There lots of Electra's in the 60s without power windows.
@@robertpace901 I wondered that too until an older gentleman told me that in the 50's - 60's, power windows weren't as reliable as they are now. I'm sure one bad experience during inclement weather or an inoperable window leading to car theft would be enough to sour most people from choosing that option again. Seeing modern car drivers who must open their doors at a drive thru ATM/fast food franchise because of a pw failure makes me understand the anger and frustration although I like that option. Power sun and moon roofs have always had an access panel with a crank you could turn to secure the car if the motor failed. No US automobile manufacturer has thought to provide such for pw cars...
Like my dad used to say, these Oldsmobiles would pass everything but a gas station; but doggone I loved the power those cars had!!😊😊😊
Nothing had more spring than a Olds!
I love the looks of the 66 it's sleeker and the style is more subtle.
Definitely prefer the '66.
I like the fins in the rear and treatment of the 66 =)
I like the 68 Olds 98 best of the three.
Awesome choice =)
All three years of the Ninety Eight were excellent!
Awesome =)
I love how you show close-up shots of every little detail. Well done! Having said that, you incorrectly described the lights in the front fenders as marker lights. These lights are the optional cornering lights, a feature I particularly liked from that era.
Thank you so much for that correction the more I look at that light I was like man it was a cornering light not a marker..
Glad you dig the details, I feel like Gibbs scope into what these cars are supposed to look like if somebody’s restoring one I try to show all of the features all the lines that a lot of other just gloss over
@Parke Pendleton: Great call! I missed that one, and I'm a world-class nitpicker. The federally mandated marker lights appeared in 1968, the very next year. The '68 Oldsmobiles were otherwise almost identical, but the front sheet metal was much cleaner.
I like all 3, but the 1966 is my favorite.
Awesome =)
I owned a 1976 98 Regency. Loved that car. Drove it my senior year of high school. That was 1979-80.
Oh wow you must’ve had a really good job to be able to afford a three year old car in high school that’s awesome =)
I had a land yacht in high school as well
I bought it from my parents. My first car got destroyed in a parking lot. A 92 year old woman in a 65 Cadillac kept backing into the driver's side. Got a great settlement.
Hope you are doing better. I really love your channel. Love the glovebox test.
That’s crazy and 92-year-old lady would drive a car that huge, protection I suppose, A 92 year old now versus a 92-year-old then or two totally different characteristics of 92 year old because of the time differences. A picture of a short little old lady with white hair big glasses and you know the little curlers that they used to put in their hair her hair was curly because of the curlers. That was my picture anyway could be off
Glad you dig this channel I love the glove box test as well it was just a random idea one day and it caught on. =)
I had a 76 98 regency in maroon inside and out drove it from 1989 to 93 loved it.
Wow, now this is a true land yacht!!! 👍👍🙂
I know right I couldn’t find a side shot profile of it anywhere Classic Automall didn’t have enough space evidently to take a full blown side shot of this car because of how long it is.
The Olds 98, from 1964 through 1975, are my thing! They are soooo rare to find nowadays. The Luxury Sedan, which was the top end of the 98s had an amazing interior appointments.
Thank you for featuring this vehicle!
I prefer the earlier body style (1966). Btw….the rear defroster is a squirrel cage blower motor….no imbedded wires yet!
What I find is really odd is this was Oldsmobile flagship model and yet there’s no advertisement on this car to advertisements is all I was able to find, and I’m really good at digging up information on Lost and forgotten cars =) Especially really good at finding ads
Glad you dig this episode
@@What.its.like. I have a dealer floor brochure for the 1965 98 series. I also have a dealer accessory worksheet, which lists the customer costs for that model year. Let me know if you would like me to scan them and sent those files to you at your email address. This might be interesting to keep on your computer. This Olds model is really a forgotten one.
It was a lot of car for the money and much less ostentatious than a Cadillac, even a Calais.
My 1969 Buick Riviera had the same rear defroster.
I had a 1966 98 Holday Sedan. It was fabulous. (It was not the base model, as he says, but just a different, more sporty model than the LS.). Maybe my favorite car I've ever had. 1967 styling was a step down, not as elegant.
I'm too exhausted to leave a comment after watching, so I'll share with you now before, then watch and go to bed. I'm glad you picked "1967 Oldsmobile"...
I started a rotogravure pressroom union job and needed a vehicle. A used car lot sold me a 'Junker' '67 Oldsmobile with a 425 "Super Rocket" engine. I test drove it and it beat everything on the freeway In Glendale, California. I was in Burbank, then Van Nuys before I knew it. That car, just dare to look straight into the gas pedal's eyes and you were across the intersection without having to use your foot. My friends all loved being in my car. It was like a living room almost. I slept in it when I quit that job and traveled towards Oregon. A freeze plug started spraying as soon as the engine heated and I ended up selling it to a disabled man in a wheelchair who was going to get it retrofitted for hand controls. I'd never even looked in the trunk because of not having a trunk key. The man's friend somehow popped the trunk and low and behold there was a deer hide tapestry. It was worth twice as much as i had paid for the car...$230, tx, title and license. Thankfully he opened it to verify if the car came with a jack before they bought it. So, it was mine. That was in 1975 Berkeley, Ca.. I draped the tapestry over the HUGE hood of my car and sold it before we could sign the papers for the car sale. He paid me $350. The car did not depreciate, for me anyways. It DID nickel and dime me to death on parts before that though. I has also bought her several pretty things that made her feel better. I miss that "Junker". She didn't look or act like no Junker I ever heard of.
Thank you so much for sharing that amazing story what an awesome memory =)
What I particularly enjoy about your videos is the inclusion of contemporary ads. Lots of your commenters say that cars back in the '60s are more compelling than those of today. I think the same is true of '60s car ads - they still make me want to run down to a dealership for a test drive. If only I had a time machine ! 😁
Thank you so much I love digging up the old ads it’s one of my favorite things to do unfortunately there wasn’t hardly any ads on this car, which I find weird because it’s Oldsmobile flagship model.
I’m totally with you on the time machine if I had a time machine I’d be going to a mid to late 30s packard dealership. It would be cool to see an auburn cord Duesenberg Franklin dealership as well dealerships were just more Art Deco back then as such with everything else you know that actually cared about how they presented a vehicle not cubicles and desks glittered throughout it was all about the cars and the atmosphere
Definitely like the '66 dashboard better, that v-shaped area for the speedometer was really cool as I recall from my teen years when a few friends of the family had the big '65 and '66 Olds. 6:41 GM bumpers just got bigger and bigger especially on Buicks and Olds up until a pinnacle point in 1968. Chrome shops must have loved those cars when they got into collisions. 10:30 Great family car...lighters & ash trays for the kiddies in the back seat, LOL. My vote for tomorrow's video is the Lincoln.
My favorite aunt bought a new 1966 98 pillared LS. It was burgundy with a tan vinyl top and burgundy interior. It was a beauty. She also bought a 69 98 pillared sedan too. I bought that from her in 1972 when she bought her 73 98 Regency. She went to Cadillac's after that. Nice memories.
@Bill Olsen Awesome thank you so much for sharing your preferences also did you point for pointing out some of the things that I failed to mention glad you dig the video if the Lincoln wins it’s coming Wednesday
@Robert Pace
Thank you so much for sharing that story what great memories =)
Great show. olds 98 hardtop.
Thank you glad you enjoyed this episode there isn’t any advertisements of Oldsmobile flagship model which I find is really interesting.. so I had to use b roll glad I had it..
That looks like an unrestored, well maintained low mileage car. Very unusual and very nice!
That car was very nice it was like sitting in a brand new 67 Oldsmobile 98. The seat material was on the weird side I don’t know how to really describe it.
Thanks for posting this beautiful car.
Thank you so much for watching, glad you enjoyed this episode =)
The Oldsmobile 425 engine ('65-'67) is an exceptionally quiet & smooth engine combined with the Turbo Hydra-Matic. The 455 which followed in '68 was not as silent---it had the "V-8 burble" that subsequent Olds fans loved. Yes, they were thirsty engines but few people worried about gas mileage in 1967, especially those who could afford a $4000+ vehicle.
Remember gas wars back then? Local gas stations out lowering the price the of gas with their competitors. Then gas wars became an international thing.
Awesome Information and insight thank you so much for sharing that information and insight thank you so much for sharing that=)
@@robertpace901 There was no gasoline price war back in 1967. The 'Oil Embargo' event did not take place until the fall of 1973.
@@brianzybura8633 there were plenty of local gas wars between gas stations. Very popular in the 60s
@@robertpace901 Robert Pace, you are right. After I commented, a friend told me about gasoline price wars in our area back in 1967. Yes my mistake, I booped, but just look at how that time, the elites of the world was playing with us. By that I mean in the Sixties with these gas price wars that they likely created and in their closed , hidden cigar smoked offices, cooking up the 1973 'Oil Embargo' which really 'danced us around.'
Love the dashboard and all the chrome in the interior.
Me too =)
I bought a 1966 Oldsmobile 98 LS meaning
Luxury Sedan in 1967.
It had 2,500 Miles because it was a Salesman and Tested drive at the Dealership. Had it for three-year and Traded it for
A 1970'S FORD FALCON FOUR DOOR . The reason was the GAS SHORTAGE AND THE COMPANY THAT I WORKED FOR MOVED OUT OF CHICAGO, Illinois. From Carmack Road and Federal
Street to 26th Street and
Harlem in North Riverside,
Illinois. Which was across the street from Berwyn High School. So I us to drive a mear 4 Miles round trip Daliy, but now it was 27 Miles round trip Daliy.
And the Oldsmobile had to use Premier GAS,and was getting only 9 Miles per Gallon while the Falcon
used Reagular GAS was getting 24 miles per Gallon with a 20 Gallon tank was
more than enough to get to
WORK . BUT THE 98 LS HAD AIRBAGS WHICH GAVE IT A GREAT RIDE. . .
Awesome story thank you so much for sharing that memory with us as well as insight =)
Cool car, hope you are feeling better.🥰
I am definitely feeling better now yesterday was a bit brutal but it’s OK I don’t know why I keep getting sick I blame it on the kids but I don’t live that far away from East Palestine either so that’s always a factor I suppose..
Thank you so much it means the world to me =)
@@What.its.like. You are welcome.🥰
The 1967 98 is my dream car. Love Oldsmobile!
They are stellar cars
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I agree. I grew up in an Oldsmobile family. I miss Oldsmobile. Thank you for posting this great video! ☺️
Go find one it’s never too late check Facebook market place that’s where people that have no idea what they have post stuff when people pass away
No lie earlier this year friend of the channel sent me a link to a 1948 Hudson big boy for 6500 bucks. If you know what that is it’s a really rare truck that goes for crazy money restored some people don’t have a clue what they have.
Im partial to the 68 98 LS. My grandparents bought one brand new with every option including the rim blow, cruise,rear wheel covers, power everything. The car was a beast. This car started my love affair that still lives in me to this day. I currently own 4 - 442's. 1 67 Convertible CS and a 69 Cutlass S. These cars are Torq monsters no matter which model you own. I've had so many good times in these cars and still do to this day. Id buy that thing in a heartbeat if I didn't already have 30 total in my collection.Olds built cars right always top quality. I was never disappointed. Ive owned between 10-50 in my life.
I had a 70 98 LS. It was also a beast. drove very well in Michigan snow with snow tires. Had a blizzard where my friend got stuck in his camaro where my 98 just powered thru the foot deep snow w/o much trouble. I'm sure the big 455 v8 helped, not to mention the weight helping the traction. Wish I still had it. smooth on the highway.
Beautiful car Jay.
It was like looking at a brand new example =)
'67 front fender lights were cornering lights---marker lights didn't come until '68
Thank you so much for that correction I thought it was reversed I thought cornering lights came later than marker lights but the more I looked at it I was like that looks like a corner in light thank you so much for the correction.
The most powerful 98,s Oldsmobile ever made were between the years of 1965-76, using 2 different big block engines,425,1965-67 an even bigger and better block 455/1968-76{1968-70} featured a forge steel crankshaft (1971-76) featured a nodular cast iron crankshaft, both engines were quite powerful inspite of the weight of the vehicles 😮😮😮😮
1968 98
Look forward to all of them.
A childhood friends parents had a 1969 version I remember riding in.
Awesome choices =)
I’ll put you down for a vote for each =)
Today’s episode was going to be the 1973 Volvo P 1800 my favorite Swedish car of all time I just wish it was a 66 model
Mr. B. Here ! ❤ 1967 & 1968 Coupes & convertible !
Awesome choices =) Mr. B
I know had the chance to work on two convertibles many years ago never forgot the feeling. ; Class !
When you refer to front side marker lights I think you are thinking about cornering lights. 1968 was first year for side marker 7:19 7:19 lights. I looked at these cars at local Cadillac-Oldsmobile dealer in 1967. They are very classy cars. I especially remember a 98LS sedan that was midnight blue with matching brocade interior in the service dept. That had been preped for delivery to a local judge.
67 is my favorite, thanks for the great content.
Happy you dig this episode =)
If you still have one of these. I look forward to seeing you in La Canada Flintridge on a Saturday morning!!
They were the SUV,s and cross overs and mini vans of their time, that 67/98 can hold up to 10 people, and could cruise comfortably at 110 mph with the air conditioning unit on and not break a sweat.
That’s awesome =)
Great video,fan of 98 had 1972 and 75.The 67 I like. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed this video which one did you like better the 72 or the 75 great choice =)
@@What.its.like. The 1975 Regency was my favorite.
Hi Jay, enjoy your enformative programs. I must correct you though, marker lights forward fenders didn't come until 1968. The lamp on forward fenders of the 1967 98 is an available cornering lamp if ordered. 1968 turn signals and parking lamps went to corners of fenders, with cornering lamps moved to just forward of front tires on body if ordered. Take care!
Thank you so much for the correction I thought markers came before cornering lights =) glad you dig the channel
Great episode 👍
The closest I got to a Love Boat 😂 was a 225 or deuce and a quarter... Rusty from Ohio drove it about 3 months and put the drivetrain in a 74 Malibu ?? Cross member inches of the ground but a real torque monster 🤔....
Enjoy your adventures in motoring 🤠✌️
Electra 225's were also called "Nines"
@@billolsen4360But does anybody remember why they were called 225? There’s your trivia question for the day.
@@dwderp because the first year Electra 225 (1959) was 225 inches long.
@@danielulz1640 bingo! The standard Electra was 220 inches long and the 225 was five inches longer.
Awesome story glad you dig this channel =)
Thank you thank you and thank you. It was great to see this. I drive my 1996 Ninety-Eight in 2023! Thank you for featuring this car and sharing. Granted, I was not a fan of the front end styling on the 1967, but I am still a fan of the Ninety-Eight. The 1968 improved on this car. This styling was influenced by the Oldsmobile Toronado. A lot of the themes of the Ninety-Eight carried on for several generations. You can see the taillamps on the 1980-1984 models. This one is nicely loaded. I like the seat controls on the door. The 1991-1993 had similar interior door panel trim look. The 1977-1984 had similar looking instrumentation panel but the gauge layout was a little different. I would take the 1966 and 1968 Ninety-Eight.
Glad you totally dig it’s not going to be the last 98 that’s for sure I was just really shocked that it’s Oldsmobiles flagship model and yet there wasn’t hardly any advertisements on this car.. which was extremely weird, great choices as well =)
Thank you so much for sharing all of that really informative insight
@@What.its.like. That has always been a problem with the marketing at GM. There were noit. There are plenty of You Tube videos, but not so many commercials especially in the 1990's. Glad to here more Ninety-Eight is coming and Oldsmobile and GM. I recall your Toronado and Starfire videos.
I found a couple commercials that I could’ve used but pardon my French what really pisses me off is people put their insignia on there like it’s their commercial on the rights to them and yet they put their name on it so then you can’t really use it.. I just really grinds my gears same thing happens with Getty images and there’s another big one I just can’t think of the name of it right now because I get so mad every time I see it.
And the reason I get mad about it is because it’s about sharing the information and those people just want it to be like they are the ones that found the source of information even though it wasn’t theirs to begin with
I make up the slides from information found during research but I don’t watermark them so if you wanna use the slides feel free because like I said it’s about sharing information I feel one day but there’s gonna be a Getty images label slapped on there, that would be the icing on the cake lol
@@What.its.like. I see that all the time too. I can understand the frustration. Sometimes you can ask the people who post the videos can you borrow then video footage. I see it all the time. They do not own it either as you said. That was the original idea behind You Tube was the sharing. I understand.
1967 great year for cars
My best friend had a red convertible back in the 70's. One of the most comfortable cars I ever road in.
That’s awesome =)
My first car was a 79 Detla 88. I bought it in 97 with 34k original miles. Some nice little old lady went to the store or the doctor only had am radio. Did have the 5.7 4bbl 350 & would surprise people from a rolling start. Great first car. I am now will always be a oldsmobile man. Dont have the car anymore but the hubcap is hanging on the wall. And it ain't comin down no matter how much crap I hear about it
Cool 🥰
Ha! Stick to your guns Dude!
Thank you so much for sharing those amazing memories I would keep that hubcap up too I wish I had something as a Momento from every good car that I owned.
@@What.its.like. I assembled a "wind chime" of sorts made from hubcaps, license plates, and hood ornaments and added a tail light from a 55 Desoto that I wired up to light up at night. I put it out on my deck every summer. The sound it makes isn't exactly melodic, sounds more like I live next to a tire shop, but I love it!
Haha
I remember going to sales where people are selling hubcaps and center caps in the 90s people would pick them up off the road all the time it’s crazy how much time is changed
I’ll take the 68
Great choice =)
Hi, Jay. Hope you're feeling better though you sound raspy.
Anyway, I like the '67 Olds better than the '66 or '68. And I'd like to see the '34 Lincoln first.
These were beautiful cars. The parents of a friend of mine used to own a '72 Olds (next generation) and riding in it was like floating on air. But my friend sometimes found the car a bit too big to handle. Good times.
One thing I have just noticed about the full-sized GM models from 1967: full-sized Pontiacs were the only models that had recessed windshield wipers. I was surprised the Olds Ninety Eight did not. In fact none of them had that feature, except Pontiac. I wonder why?
I’m feeling a lot better today last night was brutal but thank you guys so much for all of the love I really appreciate it that means the world to me that you guys care, as cheesy as that sounds.
One vote for 34 Lincoln
I didn’t notice the recessed windshield wipers thank you so much for pointing that out
Nice job, Jay. A luxury boat from my youth. My uncle owned a blue one. I was in junior high so old enough to move it around in his driveway. Washing and waxing that car was a weekend job and he paid me $10.00‼
That’s crazy depending on when you wash the car $10 could either be a lot of money or not that much but that is a very big car, especially the four-door.
@@What.its.like. hahaha 1967 so it was a LOT of money to a 13 year old boy‼Cash, too; undeclared income😂👏
That’s awesome =)
I like the '67 dash. My choice is the '66. 1934 Lincoln Series K. I think the light on the left fender that you called a marker light is actually a cornering light. Marker lights didn't come along until 1968. This era of Olds is outstanding and luxurious and I like them better than Cadillacs. Buicks are really nice as well. Proper pronunciations are a great thing. Thanks Jay.
Awesome choices one vote for a Lincoln model k
I totally like being corrected about mispronunciations it’s just sometimes whenever it’s in text it just sounds like a bunch of grumpy people yelling at me lol..
That '66 Olds is so clean; not that the '67 looks bad, but when put side by side, the '67 just looks kind of wonky, especially the pointy grille
I think the majority of the sixties GM models are really beautiful designs, evolving each year of the decade into an even more beautiful design! I think the '66 is a really beautifully styled and luxurious automobile for that year, but then the '67 is such an incredibly beautiful restyle, including the steering wheel, which is cool IMO. I like the '68 even more, so I would definitely pick that one. In the second scenario they all look really 😎. I'm from FL, and I've always pronounced it "Flor-ri-da, which is audibly adding an extra syllable, when I typed it out like that, the text correction, underlined it red, alerting me that it's incorrect 😁
Great choices thank you so much for adding that insight I’ll put down one vote for each =)
Some people might call it “Flori-duh “ just like “Cana-duh “ 😂😘🤓
Turning lamps, rather than side markers? Side markers front/rear were not required until the 1968 models. The rear interior lights are not for reading, as there is no overhead cabin light.
Thank you so much for those corrections
Nice car, Thumbs Up and have a good weekend also.
Awesome glad you dig the episode =)
@@What.its.like.
Its all good and that's why I subbed your cool channel bud. Peace !
Welcome to the community =)
Another pleasant valley Sunday the Beatles
You got the name of the song but not the band it’s not by the Beatles
I'm a 68 man my Dad had one beautiful car it was
Awesome =)
1967 was the best looking...then, and now.
Awesome =)
The Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday has some great harmonies.
Yeah buddy you got it somebody just beat you to it.
@@What.its.like. Look back at the live chat, I actually got it first. Unless I’m technically disqualified for including “Another” in the title, but that’s ok. Hehehe.
Oh man I didn’t I was a part of the live chat =(
@@What.its.like. Okay, I thought you were splitting hairs… I even made a joke in the live chat congratulating the guy who ended up getting pinned for winning 2nd place. 😂
That was one of the few live chats I wasn’t a part of
These were still using the greenhouse from the 1965 models. All the 98s from the 60s were beautiful. My favorite is the 1963 98 6window hardtop LS.
I love buttons and knobs. 😂
What a beautiful example of understated elegeance. I am only in my fifites, so in my opinion, obviously the Nintey Eight to be partial towards is the 67' without seeing a complete review of the 68'. Maybe a person, who is my age or younger, may still prefer a 66', if they are more knowledgable about the key distinguishing features, aside from the aformentioned ones, between the 67' and 68', but I think the way the engineers and stylists decided to integrate the rear tailights into the body and center pointy section front grille, are reasons to favor a 67'. I think the updated 67' dash is also a step forward in design. I don't recall seeing high quality crhome finishes in later model GM vehicles from the Seventies or Eightes, so It's surprising to see it in the 67' Ninety Eight.
I saw a 1970 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight driving around in Austin, TX a few months ago, it was a dark green color with a creme colored top, I did a double take when I saw that car going the opposite direction as me.
That’s awesome thank you so much for sharing that that color combination sounds awesome as well =)
Hey dude, hope you’re feeling better.
Those are not marker lights, they are optional cornering lights.
1966 had the cornering lights too but I think the side marker lights were a new design requirement in 1967. People also forget in 1968 the hidden windshield wipers were a big selling point. I'm amazed that feature was eliminated in current cars. It did require about a two inch length addition in the hood and it was probably a cost cut that eventually did away with that once big touted new design feature for 1968.
@@robertpace901 side marker lights were a federal requirement starting in 1968, and yes, the hidden wipers were wonderful.
Thank you so much for that correction
Side reflectors or marker lights were required in 1968. Side marker lights were a requirement starting in 1969. My mom had a new 1968 Falcon in 1968 and it had side reflectors only - no lights.
I love this car
This was the car you requested I wanted to do the two-door version but I couldn’t find it. They still have it for sale I looked around and couldn’t find it.
This one was an absolute gem it was almost like looking at a brand new one
@What it’s like yes ...I am hoping to see it within the week...heading to Florida and that is one of the stops
Dr. Oldsmobile would be impressed! ;)
Just gimme a 44, ... I'll look after the 2! ... ;)
at least you got quality and room, comfort for your money
100% agree the Cadillac CT4 that is comparable to this car isn’t worth the money in my opinion
You do amazingly informative videos for car lovers!
The '66 is more handsomely distinctive to my eyes. My Uncle Rudy had a silver one. He always drove 98's. The nose of the '67 looks like it belongs on a Pontiac.
* I believe the "S" on the shift quadrant is for Second gear being that it's close to Low.
I'd love to see a video of the Lincoln next. Thank You👍🏾
S stands fir super on Oldsmobile and Pontiacs during this time period I included the owner’s manual that says so
Glad you dig the channel =)
@@What.its.like. I really do and thanks for the enlightening me on the "S". Always great to learn something. 🎯
It’s only with that transmission tho it’s weird lol
Another great showcase of an amazing 60's vehicle! Glad you pointed out that this was like getting a cheaper version of a Cadillac!
Chevrolet and Pontiac had their luxury versions of their full size cars but not the "oversized " ones like Oldsmobile and Buick. Gave those marks a bit more distinction for sure.😉😉😉
I really love the color combinations of this car white on the outside deep maroon on the inside =)
Nice car but, I prefer the 2 door version which is a lot more desirable.
Those aren't front fender marker lights on the 67. They are turn signal cornering lights.
Thank you so much for that correction =)
I prefer the 66 Ninety Eight, (inside and out) The 68 was okay-ish, but I have always thought that the 67 was the ugliest Olds ever made. The "marker" light you mention is actually a cornering light.
Awesome choices thank you so much for that correction the more I looked at it I was like that actually looks like a cornering light but I just left it in there figured it was a 50-50 shot at that point.. lol
You picked another great car to feature, Jay. And, I'll take the '68 and the Lincoln.
Sweet choice =) 34 Lincoln
I like the 68 the best
Sweet =)
I like all of them but the 66 is my top favorite the 98 was the experimental car for cadillac and second to the cadillac most people that brought 98s will step over and buy cadillacs
I miss the year to year styling changes. It was so fun to see the new model releases in September. Sometimes we could find the parking lot that received the new models before they went on the showroom floor. Life seemed so much more event driven then. Now it's fear fear fear driven.
@ Linwoodc Cole Great choice thank you so much for adding that added information
@Robert Pace Sad thing is I don’t think I ever saw a change in automotive design year to year when I was born they kept the same design for multiple years with minimal changes.
@@What.its.like. anytime
Holiday indicated pillarless hardtop, two door or four door, not a trim level. LS (luxury sedan) indicated an upmarket trim level available on the 98 town (pillared) sedan or 98 Holiday (pillarless) sedan. 1967 88s and 98s had all new sheet metal. That is not a side marker light, that is a cornering light. Side marker lights would not appear until the 1968 model year.
Thank you so much for those corrections the more I looked at the marker light the more I thought maybe that is a marker light it looks more like a cornering light but I didn’t think Cornering lights came before marker lights.
I saw the Delta 88 offered the holiday in the custom (different car)
I saw production numbers stating that they were two different cars so I thought if you were two different trim levels
www.automobile-catalog.com/production/oldsmobile/98_8gen.html#gsc.tab=0
@@What.its.like. I know that Cadillac offered cornering for the 1962 model year, not sure about 1961. The 98LS was a trim package, but was promoted as a separate model. Side marker lights were required for all 1968 model year cars sold in the U S, but some 67 cars had them as standard (American Motors) or optional (Chevrolet) equipment.
I like the 66 styling inside & out better
Sweet =) it seems like that’s the consensus of the community is everybody likes to 66 over the 67 I’ll have to find a 66 one day
We have a 1966 Ninety-Eight LS and a 1966 Holiday. The LS has a very well appointed interior, rear seat assist handles and a lit hideaway vanity mirror on the rear seat back, reading lamps. The car has many options, 9ne of which is factory cruise control which still works. The car is surprisingly fast, but very silent getting up to speed. The engine is a 425 cubic inch V8, with the Switch - Pitch Turbo-400 automatic. A 3.08 rear axle (sourced an Anti-Spin rear axle) sends the power to the rear wheels. I will be doing a video of it later this spring. To note, the front fender marker lights are cornering lamps on the 67, which we also have on our 1966. The 1966 units are about twice the size. I modified them by adding amber bulbs in a separate added socket to act as front side markers. The bright white cornering bulbs are still functional when you operate the turn signals. Thank you for posting.
Thank you so much for sharing your cars with us they sound awesome.
When you get the video done link it and I’ll watch it =)
@@What.its.like. you are welcome and I certainly will!
I think I like the black 4 door model better and I would go with the top trim level Justin. thanks for another excellent video.
Thank you so much for enjoying this episode =)
Beautiful car and great presentation, however, you forgot to mention, they also offered both in 66 and 67, a 4 door Town Sedan and your incorrect on your description of the front marker lamps. Those were optional corning lights that could be ordered on all 67 full size models. Someone got a beautiful vehicle.
Awesome thank you so much for those corrections =)
1966. gorgeous.. 1967. shows the cost cutting GM is famous for.. oh and the 66 instrument cluster is gorgeous.. The 67 should be ashamed of itself
Thank you so much for sharing your Preferences, great choices =)
It’s very difficult to choose between the 66 and 68. The beak on the 67 was designed by the same designer that also put the noses on the late 60s and early 70s Thunderbirds and LTDs ECT..
68 98 all-time favorite our family car went 220,000 miles original 455 engine replaced lifters and timing chain and that's it ours was a town sedan crank Windows no air AM radio
Awesome =) thank you so much for sharing your memories of your car with us it sounds like you really love that car
BEAST! 🙂
Very mint
Very true =)
I wish Olds had built a full-size wagon in the late 60s ...I realize it would have been off the B-body, not off this 98 C-body.....but still the family styling was similar.
The full sized Olds was without a wagon from 1965 til 1970. AS for full sized Buick, no wagon from 1965 til 1969.
This one looks really loaded with comfortron air controls. By the way, if I’m not badly mistaken the windows will work on those without the keys. Those are not reading lights, they are courtesy lights. They all turn on at the same time with about 12 other lights all over the place, top to bottom.
I should’ve tried the windows I just found that out a little while back that older cars were always hot as long as the battery was connected to windows should work I wonder when they stop doing that
Hudson Jet.
Sweet one vote for Hudson Jet
I'll take that late '30's Lincoln, it's the best looking of the three
One vote for Lincoln model k
Thank you.
Thank you for watching this episode =)
Looks like the 98 picked up flattened wheel well surrounds from the 1966 Toronado in contrast to the ordinary flare on the 1966 98.
Feature car is nicely optioned, even has the very rare "Comfortron" HVAC
Beautiful cars Oldsmobile. Me being an old detail shop owner when you show down the side of car I think of what I could do with that car I mean it looks good the way it is but you know if you put some work into that paint it would be a mirror with no cloudiness in paint which is dirt in the paint which causes swirl marks but after a buff and polish or do it by hand.
Take this over Buick or Cadillac
Just went for nearly 2 weeks without turning computer on so lots of catching up to do. That Olds 98 was very similar to the 1967 Delta 88 that Ted Kennedy drove at Chappaquiddick. My most liked year for the 98 would be 1968, also liked the 1954 Hudson Jet.
......WTF does ted kennedy got to do with THIS?
@@chrisgermo1956 study your history!
@@chrisgermo1956 he drove a 1967 Olds Delmont 88 into a body of water and Mary Jo Kopechne, his passenger and supposed fling, drowned in that incident. It was a very scandalous moment for the Kennedys.
It would be nice if the 98 had the Delta 88 front end with the headlights separated by the parking lights. I liked that look better.
I like the 66 styling better. Hudson Jet. Also I believe those lights on the rear sail panels are really the dome and interior lights are not map lights.
Awesome catch great choice one vote for Hudson jet. =)
This car was longer than 217" and wheelbase was 126, not 123. I think the 217 & 123 goes with the Delta 88. I do think this 98 year model is one of the best looking years for the model. This car is in amazing shape. Looks great.
Thank you for those corrections
my Dad had a 67 LS 98 Olds blue - green color with vinyl top boy imo it was ugly but cruised on the highway , prior he had a 65 98 Olds white in color and again imo a lot better looking car . trunk space on these 98 you could almost live in the trunk . i learned to drive in that 67 Olds and took my driving test in it .
Thank you so much for sharing the great story what a great memory it’s amazing what a picture will do to take you back to a time that seems like a totally different lifetime ago but at the same sense not that long ago, pictures music and cars have that effect is very powerful. In the sense of time mostly time never passed at all
My dad had a67 Firebird as his first car I did one for the channel last year and when I was with the car even though it wasn’t his car. And I never saw his car. I couldn’t help but feel dad would shoot in the car my dad passed away six years ago when I was 28 unexpectedly. I know what you mean it just takes you back to a better time
1968....98 ! 1954 ...Hudson!
Awesome choices One vote for Hudson jet
De Vaux is pronounced da-voe. Id skip that app, since it seems to not know correct pronunciation of actual names. Instead, I'd go to UA-cam and type in "how to pronounce…" You'd be amazed at the thousands upon thousands upon thousands of tiny videos that have been uploaded to help people pronounce words and proper names.
First round goes to the 67 Olds. It seems like the grill on the 68 is styled a bit more sensibly, but from the side, the 67 is the clear winner in my book.
1967 was a fantastic year for General Motors styling.
I honestly didn’t know that because I had a 4.7 rating I thought that it was good but it couldn’t pronounce tornado it almost sounded like Toronado but yeah I will not use that talk text app anymore. Lol
Great choices =)
The year I was born (1968) is the Oldsmobile that I would prefer.
Awesome choice =)
Olds went full scale Toronado on the front ends in 67, backed off a bit in 68 - which I far prefer. The 67 had too much overhang. Was always interesting that the 98 took more Cadillac cues than the Electra - which went off in a different direction, yet Buick was a notch above in the hierarchy. Dad always said Buick's were for doctors and bankers, the Olds was for ad execs and insurance salesmen. I looked this one up - 15k. I could see that IF everything worked (apparently most of it does) and the rust noted isn't too bad. WYR - I'll take the 66, since you've pictured the Luxury Sedan :) Also, it's actually De Vo, with a long 'o' - he had French ancestry.
Thank you so much for those corrections and added information =)
Great choices
The song snippet is a cut of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees(1967).
"I would rather" the '66 model Oldsmobile because I'd feel more like "The Green Hornet" when I drove around my city. Might just think to act like him too if I could find a "Kato" karate kicker to back my play, or kick in some gas money at least. 9 MPG city isn't so fun, you know?
"I would rather" the 1954 Hudson Jet model being picked by you also. Grandfather owned a similar vehicle.
Yeah buddy you got the song 9 miles per gallon anywhere wouldn’t be fun
I had a 67 mustang in 2008/2009 when gas is $4.50 a gallon for premium that guy 8 miles to the gallon when you were in it.. I was only able to afford to drive that car daily because I still live at home with my parents I was only 21.. I would drive that every other day to my job which was 23 miles away one way I had a Honda Civic 92 civic hatchback to offset the gas the Civic got 40 miles to the gallon it didn’t have the engine that was supposed to have in it it made 175 hp at the crank it was so much fun it was like driving a high powered go cart both of the cars were great
1968 please
Sweet =)
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