1957 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight J2 Triple Carb Classic Olds Car

This is Oldsmobile's Flagship for 1957, the 98. This car displays NASCAR inspired technology with the optional J2 371 cubic inch triple carburetor Golden Rocket engine rated at 312 horsepower and 415 ft-lbs of toque.

[@jimmyhamm9737]

I would much rather have this than a 57 chevy belair any day of the year. Very satisfying car.

[@samspace81]

Flagship Olds are 1st class

[@raystanton238]

The Olds had class and it was fast. The Chevys looked good but had a boring dashboard and only a 2 speed automatic. If you wanted a fast chevy you had to do lots of mods to get it there.

[@gideondingle9363]

My dad had 1 of these same cars brand new.

[@gideondingle9363]

I would take 1 of these over a 57 Chevy any day.A much better looking car with a bigger motor and more horsepower 2.

[@kimw9340]

I wish the still made cars with this much attention to detail and craftsmanship that car is a work of art

[@samspace81]

Yes! Great comment and thanks for following Samspace81

[@Scotty5064350]

I had 3 1957 olds 98 with a 4 barrel carb. Very very fast. Never lost a race.

[@samspace81]

These cars were FAST for the day and will roast the tires today. :) Thanks for watching.

[@buddybillyk2306]

Amazing beauty... the era of when cars were made like jewelry. Works of art. Thanks for showing this.

[@samspace81]

The pleasure is mine Buddy. I just posted a killer '61 Chrysler 300 too. Appreciate you watching Samspace81 cool car channel

[@zxtenn]

Lets all thank God for people who truly care enough and have enough $$$$ to restore and keep alive such works of art at that- I would probably take that over a new Ferrari or something similar due to the sheer class it exudes

[@debonairecatalina6570]

AMEN!

[@zxtenn]

TY

[@michaelsmullen9891]

What a growl! Love the way those windows work, pure class all the way.

[@samspace81]

It really is! From a different time. Thanks for checking it out Michael! Enjoy the channel.

[@packingten]

My Uncle had the prettiest one I EVER SAW..57 olds. Magenta pink and white black n white inside I was only 6 or 7 it was the prettiest car I ever saw...

[@samspace81]

Wonderful memory thanks for sharing 👍

[@marklundeby3812]

There’s nothing like a 57. Olds 2 dr hardtop. Very Awesome 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@samspace81]

I agree Mark. Appreciate you watching

[@harrys.3165]

American 50's cars were the best most stylish on the planet.

[@samspace81]

I agree 1000 percent 🇺🇸 ❤️

[@harrys.3165]

@@samspace81 hope you are well.I just purchased a 1966 dodge phoenix in Australia which is an American Plymouth Fury in Right hand drive.I had been looking for many years for a 1960 Pontiac Laurentian but never found one as they are so rare and costly so I went for the Dodge...All the best

[@MikeAndrews]

I had 55 Olds Delta 88 convertible. My favorite thing to do was when leaving a concert or such and everybody was funneling down to the parking lot exit. I'd put it in drive and let it creep forward at idle. I never had to touch the brakes. It was like the parting of the red sea.

[@nonelost1]

I don't care what they may say, I always liked that "suddenly, it's 1949" (2:12) look on the rear window of 1957 Buicks and Oldsmobiles (even if it does obstruct rear vision a little). I also love that oval shaped speedometer on '57 Oldsmobubbles. Great resto, and great video!

[@samspace81]

+Marshall Curtis Thank you very much!

[@kdm71291]

Bitchen car! I also like the '58 and the simple beauty of the 1954 88. The 1950s - early '60s American cars were the epitome of styling and attention to detail. To quote what has now become a cliche: "They just don't make 'em like that anymore."

[@montymatilda]

The 1949-50-51 Rocket 88 Futuramic were some great cars with the Art Deco touches throughout the vehicle like on the door handles, mini-fins and so on. Oldsmobile continued from there. I think of the Olds dash like jewelry up until 1960, then from 61 to 65. 60 was kinda plain and after 65, they started looking not so jewelry like. 1957, 56, 55, 58, 59 4 door flattop Holiday, 61, 62, 64 were my favorites. Is that enough? More than any other make. Top 3, 57, 56, 62. And what could be a more cool name for a hardtop than Holiday?

[@MrSouthernman73]

This is when cars were made like fine jewelry. now adays its all throwaway. I HIGHLY doubt there will be the same love affair with the current crop of cars 30-50 years after they were made like there is for these kinds of rides.

[@huskybaby1988]

OMG ....i´m in LOVE !....very nice .......and how ever build in the Magic Year of Cars in 1957...

[@samspace81]

Thanks so much for watching

[@CHUUMPASS]

that's what i call attention to detail and superb fit and finish!

[@andywolf100]

A stunning car, and just love those power windows!

[@samspace81]

Great Olds

[@RobertoDallossi]

These american cars from the 50's are the most fantastic cars of all the times!

[@geoben1810]

These were still around when I was a kid growing up in the 60's ✌🏻😍💕

[@samspace81]

Good stuff George, appreciate you commenting any time. Thanks for watching - SAM

[@gregakinson2800]

God Bless you for restoring such a rare and beautiful car! THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!!!

[@samspace81]

My pleasure, I do this out of passion now still. Really appreciate your viewership on Samspace81 - SAM

[@bcroley77]

312 hp for '57. Look at that thing go. Olds and Pontiac were no jokes with their engines.

[@debonairecatalina6570]

And Chevy gets all the fame??? Alright....it keeps the price lower on the more "individualized" models like this beauty.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

My '57 Olds 4 bbl. would put the speedometer needle half way across the fuel gauge at the bottom...

[@frankwilliams5457]

PUTS HOLLEY 850 4 BR DIRECT VACCUM, SNORT.

[@packingten]

BATH HOUSE barry had to kill a little piece of America by killing Oldsmobile&Pontiac stinking Knee. Grow....

[@packingten]

@@BuzzLOLOL Serious had a roller 355 in my 1977 Chevy wagon it would go into the gear indicator we figured 130 or so WHAT AN IDIOT I WAS!!. It would've killed my baby brother&me!.

[@Jo281266]

....beautiful real cars... NO plastics ;-)

[@samspace81]

I know, right?

[@mikebutt45]

Terrific ! Those were the days ! Also best decade for Aircraft......

[@samspace81]

Good stuff, thanks Mike for watching

[@garlitzhyperformancegarage8818]

my pap had 2 of these back in the 60's a 4 door 88 and a 2 door 98 with the Continental kit on the back bumper, both had the J2 option

[@packingten]

DAD had a white 4 dr ht 58 J-2...but Dads had plates on it..

[@renzeewhite5132]

I love this Oldsmobile so nice

[@42lookc]

GORGEOUS! What an automotive work of art! :)

[@bbt5358]

Absolutely Beauuuuuutiful!❤️😲

[@samspace81]

The Flagship Olds, appreciate you watching

[@mrmoparrr]

Love the back window and J2 !

[@samspace81]

+Mrmoparrr me too! Check out this J2 my buddy rescued kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJm8epeFeLJnqa8

[@trn1957]

I had a 57 Super 88 in the early 70's. I loved watching the pump jockys walk all the way around the car before they had to ask me where the gas cap was.

[@packingten]

The 58 was about same place I was 15 in 1966 and actually pumped gas,56 57 58 GMs had filler under tail Or OVER tail light,Sometimes I looked under the bumper to see where tank neck went😏😏

[@warrenwilson4818]

Hadn't seen one of these on KZbin before. Fantastic! Love those little pillars in the rear window. They all had that odd four-speed automatic tranny, didn't they? Sep. 21, 2022.

[@samspace81]

Happy to share, yes they did I believe!

[@christopherorourke6362]

The very best looking General Motors built car for 1957 was the Oldsmobile which was GM's cornerstone. The cars of the mid & late 1950's were real cars, not the toys they make today.

[@alvinjensen7661]

had one in 1971. didn't know how rare it would be.traded it for a 55 merc 2 Dr. ht low rider. think I got taken.

[@frankwilliams5457]

OOPS

[@samspace81]

Hindsight 20 20 ha

[@marcusaurelius3561]

I owned one all white, four barrel carb, wonder bar radio when I was in the air force stationed at Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire early 60's. I had it packed with friends from the air base and some anchor clankers from Portsmouth Naval Base. Someone asked how fast would it go. I had the speedo bouncing on 120. I loved that car. Beat a 57 ford with a t-bird engine. Well we stayed neck and neck. I would give my gonads for one.

[@samspace81]

Thanks so much for your service Marcus and sharing that cool story

[@DaveonTap]

a car made in to a dream. That's beautiful.

[@samspace81]

❤️

[@DaveonTap]

@@samspace81 I've owned 3 delta-88's in my life Sam, and then they stopped making them. GM can kiss it where the sun don't shine! Looked at your car again. That's craftmanship, Art. You have a wonderful day my friend!

[@nomebear]

The neighbor had a new 98 in an antique powdered rose. The power window switches for the driver and front passenger had chrome extensions, a toggle, I'm assuming to protect polished finger nails. I think that '57 was the only year that was offered on Olds or any GM car.

[@samspace81]

Good memories, thanks for sharing. I've heard them called ring guards

[@alanstrong3295]

Must have been a dream come true to own this gem of the 50's.

[@samspace81]

Doctors and lawyers

[@kingnillvwell381]

My father sold it cheap . I won't it so hard , he wouldn't lessen to me . I love it very sharp look . Blue painted . After all that years I can't keep it out my mind . American were very sexy same there cars was . Find me one please

[@undeadlostsoul4409]

I Love the MIB dash.

[@samspace81]

Memorable car

[@CheyenneKingActress]

Wonderful wonderful video. Thanks for sharing it :)

[@samspace81]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@levithompson956]

Believe it or not i was driving an all white one in my senior year of high school ! And i was a bigger hit than the other senior who had a new GTO !

[@samspace81]

Very cool ride

[@paulgoree5206]

Stunning, Awesome presence, Gorgeous

[@samspace81]

It really is!

[@garybriggs5829]

Beautiful condition, rare car, wow nice

[@josephdodd5770]

Sweet automobile thanks

[@samspace81]

Thank you sir, enjoy the channel. I'm getting very serious with it.

[@garyfaught3769]

2 '57 Olds 98s in the Jerry Lee Lewis movie "Great Balls of Fire", one a red & white one. He gave his to his cousin, Jimmy Swaggert.

[@samspace81]

Thank you, very cool

[@fredericosemedo3548]

American Classic cars are Perfect...

[@fredcdobbs823]

1957, Olds made both a Golden Rocket & Super 88 in both sedan & Holiday sedan, which came as a pillarless hardtop or coupe. The Golden Rocket/Super 88 Fiesta wagons also had no pillars. Golden Rocket was base, Super midlevel, & Holiday an option for each. Next up were the longer, top-of-the-line Starfire 98 & its Holiday sedans & coupes. All model lines had the Holiday pillarless "hardtop" sedan & a convertible. Base: Golden Rocket 88/Golden 88 Holiday Golden Rocket 88 Fiesta Mid: Super 88/Super 88 Holiday Super 88 Fiesta Top: Starfire 98/Starfire 98 Holiday This year featured gold-sprayed 371” Rocket 88 engine in both four-barrel & J-2 triple 2V carburetion; no 2V came til ’58 when they capped fore & aft carbs. The J-2 had 3 Rochesters; 1 linked & 2 vacuum-dumped, non-progressive linkage (front & rear gummed up from non-use). They also had a J-2R & J-2-W1 “export engines” with whatever Olds’ Bill Holt & Pete Estes could get away with as a factory engine part for Lee Petty (Olds gave all their parts a number so Bill France wouldn’t call them cheaters). You may have a thin, high 10-1 compression head gasket which some say were part of the package. Dimpled valve covers mean you have rare, semi-legitimate Isky or Crane solid-lifter cam & adjustable rockers for clearance. Most multi-carb J-2’s came on the luxurious 98’s or the small, light, & sporty Golden 88 3-speed column shift 2-door sedan (an early Olds Road Runner-type). Then France saw they went too fast & pulled the plug on them anyhow. *Found on web: Cosmetically, the 88s had no front fender namplates. Super 88s had Super 88 nameplates on the front fenders. At the back, 88s have plain tail light lenses, plain panels below the tail lights, and plain bumper ends (unless it has optional dual exhaust). Super 88S have tri-bar ornaments on the tail light lenses, stainless panels below the tail lights, stainless wiper cowl, and bumper ends with faux exhaust ports in them.

[@samspace81]

Wonderful Fred, thank you

[@Fred-by9em]

Very beautifull car !

[@agakingz]

the rocket engine makes this car a rocket :D

[@MrLuvOldies]

Thanks .Real Nice Car.Mmmmmmmm

[@broncoclement2407]

lol , i had one exactly like yours when i was 20 years old fantastic car , what is your price ?

[@MrAndyLocksmith]

Love it, power windows and A/C too,,, but those wing mounted spot lights are something I’ve never liked!

[@kimmergonzales9792]

Seems to me, 1957 ,the year I was born, had the best model of cars. GM mostly.

[@samspace81]

Absolutely 💯

[@gregakinson2800]

The BEST that Olds had to offer then and my Gawd what a beauty! My dad always drove Olds and it was great! Luxury, Style and Power....not to mention dependable as well. When you bought Olds (especially the high end line) you were really buying something! That started coming to an end in the 70's and really went down the drain in the eighties but what car did not then? All American cars went to rust like hell and suffocate the most from our beloved EPA (mileage went to hell as did our car bodies). The worst EVER decade for cars was the 80's!

[@samspace81]

Yes inndeed, apprecitae you Greg

[@markdowney2140]

Hi my mom's sister's family had one white 2 door 57olds 88 one I have road in it when I was a little boy in Oakland CA mark downey of pleasant hill CA

[@samspace81]

Great memories

[@Jimmythekid007]

She's a Beauty !

[@samspace81]

Thanks 4 watching 👀

[@intuitive7274]

A beautiful car 2019

[@samspace81]

Right? Timeless Dan. Thank you for watching Samspace81. New videos all the time still.

[@intuitive7274]

@@samspace81 the cars built in the 1940s and 1950s were nothing less than pure art on wheels and no one has built more beautiful cars since. Every year model was different and every new model year the factories and dealerships made a BIG HUGE PRODUCTION our of it. Long gone are those days.

[@sugimotors_outdoor]

beautyfull.....thx

[@emmanuelaberastain5461]

A dream on wheels!

[@samspace81]

Great seniment Emmanuel, thank you for watching & commenting

[@amdresrodriguez9284]

Oh and by the way did it have ac with cold and hot

[@justinn4655]

What kind of exhaust and mufflers does it have?

[@Scotty5064350]

Cars know days look like toys. They got no looks & no class. Seats r ether black or gray. They got to put the color back in car seats. RIGHT

[@sunsetloving8705]

This is Real Car

[@samspace81]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching

[@supersport6503]

beautiful....I wish they would bring chrome back b4 I die...loo

[@samspace81]

Its never left on my channel. I seek it out. Thanks for watching 👀

[@liberty-zy3vf]

Ohhhhhh if I would have only kept mine!!!!!

[@fredcdobbs823]

Starfire 98 Holiday hardtop coupe

[@redradiodog]

I know where there's one of these in a ravine, still has the.tri power set up on it.

[@samspace81]

+redradiodog They breather is worth over $2,000. I've got some rope :)

[@frankwilliams5457]

WHERE BE?

[@Jo281266]

mega cooles teil... das waren nioch richtige autos :-)

[@samspace81]

Appreciate your viewership

[@RobertPlattBell]

Was the 88 and 98 on the same chassis, or was the 98 on a longer wheelbase? From the pictures I see online, the 98 looks longer and has a longer wheelbase, but similar sheet metal.

[@raymondsmith5653]

The 88 and Super 88 have a 123" wheel base the 98 has a 126" wheel base and is 9.5" inches longer. The extra length is in the rear deck making a larger trunk.

[@mister.dynamite]

How much for this beauty?

[@samspace81]

She sold years ago, sorry Ingonito but appreciate you watching Samspace81

[@mister.dynamite]

@@samspace81 Oh okay. Generally speaking how much would a car like that sell for in excellent condition?

[@herbienbrian2]

lol, its so slow but it sounds so cool while its doing it.

[@enriquejhernandez9418]

ME GUSTAN LOS AUTOS ANTIGUOS

[@jhanlon1903]

ac added nice

[@samspace81]

Nice tri five

[@user-um5ox2ce4b]

Потрясающе

[@samspace81]

Thanks for checking it out

[@joseluisbatistaquintana4336]

No debería salir de la cárcel, es un mal ejemplo para todos.que pague.

[@samspace81]

Thanks for watching

[@jimmycricket5366]

Convertible 1957 oldsmobile

[@samspace81]

Thanks Jimmy

[@guillermolicon7281]

See no computer just motor and radiator water hose

[@samspace81]

Yes, so much simplier. Appreciate you watching & commenting Guillermo

[@herbienbrian2]

I imagine it did! I love seeing the old 265/283/327's built up. Everyone just does 350's. There are a couple video's of her on my channel, its a 65 Sprint. My grandad bought it from the original owner back in the mid 70's, he drove it till 83 when he parked it. Now the original 289 has been worked over with lots of go fast goodies. I'm still breaking it in, probably only have 50 miles on it.

[@StvMcQueen1]

NASCAR peed on Olds' parade in mid-'57, when they outlawed the 3-carb J-2 systerm.

[@samspace81]

Good stuff Jimbob, appreciate your insightful comment & viewership

[@StvMcQueen1]

@@samspace81: No problem. Olds still did good. They just changed out the manifold and slapped on a big 4-barrel and still won a lot of races. Those were runners. I had a '58 Chieftain with the same engine with only a 2-barrel and it would burn rubber and throw you back into the seat like a champ! ---Jim

[@rafaelmendez6974]

Esta bueno ese osmobil

[@samspace81]

Thanks Rafael for watching

[@user-co7vg3uw5j]

👍

[@samspace81]

Appreciate that

[@manoelluizteixeira8073]

Pérolas que ainda sobrevivem, graças a Deus. maneco - Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil.

[@zuss1231]

Is this 57 olds for sale?

[@samspace81]

+Pat Ferranti I've had this video up a long time. This car found a new home.

[@ZZZZ-wz4ue]

Overall nice clean car. Lose the crappy after market wheel skirts. GM didn't make them neither did the dealers offer them. The GM designers went to great lengths to create that nice silhouette sweeping belt line and then someone comes along and slaps 1938 pace arrow covers on the back.

[@MR-je1jb]

First of all they are called fender skirts. And yes GM offered fender skirts on this car and countless other GM cars into the 90's. I beg to differ with you. What the car needs to lose is the crappy aftermarket chrome wheels. Lastly it is Pierce-Arrow.

[@paulcilluffo]

Is that car for sale

[@samspace81]

No longer, sorry

[@peterdaniel66]

makes the 57 Chevy look like a Kia

[@samspace81]

😆 can't beat those Oldsmobiles and Buicks

[@marcobarbieri7750]

Lindi lindo lindo BEALTIFUL

[@samspace81]

Great Olds

[@mmkarindas802]

The zenith. 🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@samspace81]

Indeed

[@Bapman205]

😍😍😍

[@samspace81]

Thanks for checking it out, new Olds video tonight - SAM

[@craigjorgensen4637]

Get rid of the fender skirts for a much cleaner look!

[@samspace81]

But I like the skirts

[@mitchfranklin6088]

i have a 1953 olds and it has the j2 motor in it and i want to change it 2 an automatic does anone knoe what transmission will interchange to the j2 motor

[@raymondsmith5653]

The Rocket V8 block and the transmission bolt pattern was the same from 1949 through 1964 the best transmissions to use for upgrading are the 1958 through 1960 for the 4spd Hydromatic The 1961 through 1964 were 3spd autos and the torque converter and flex plate to crankshaft coupling was different.

[@frankwilliams5457]

U GOTT FI D A MECHANIC,, OLDER TYPE WHO KNOWS. U ONLY HAVE A FEW YRS TO WORK WITH.

[@125southernnh2]

No central CPU for this machine.

[@samspace81]

👍 💯

[@anthonyfrye9195]

HOW MUCH

[@samspace81]

No idea years ago

[@CaptainAssbeard]

Shut up and take my money!!!

[@herbienbrian2]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not some 4 door Accord driving Nancey boy. I wont drive something unless it has a 4 barrel. I'm not knocking the early stuff either, you take that motor and shoe horn it into a chopped and sectioned Model A with a 4 speed your going to embarrass a lot of things on 4 wheels. I'm just used to my 2500lb Falcon, Different strokes for different folks.

[@mitchfranklin6088]

i mneed the chorme that goes around the drivers side back window and the pivoit around the window my 53 olds is a holiday 88 coupe the window touch one another wher up no post i have a show car and cant find these parts please help me someone

[@frankwilliams5457]

OLDS MUSEUM INDIANIA OR OHIO.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

Man...what a shit-load of Bondo 'ripples' there are in that thick enamel paint, esp. the driver's door.Really pretty car...my family had a 1958 'Olds Holiday' sedan in a metallic-like blue finish and it was 'looker', no question.(these old cars are crap engineering compared to anything today...but they are pretty and distinctive! I remember when I could tell any make/model/year just from the tail-lights)

[@samspace81]

Geez give the old girl a break haha enjoy the channel.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

samspace81 I thought I did 'give her a break!' The car is a 'stunner'...although my personal favorite is the '53 Buick 'Skylark' and of course, the early '50's Cadillacs. Cars had 'personality' then, something that doesn't exist w/them anymore. (I 'fell in love' with anything w/wheels when little...and it never stopped) Sometimes, I think when I see an old car...I think it is looking back at me and whispering 'take me home and take care of me and we'll go cruising together...we'll look good together'. Yeah, don't I wish!

[@TOCBass31]

You can defiantly see the styling cues from the Bel Air here but nice ride.

[@Jo281266]

..das waren noch richtige Autos...nicht so ein Plastik Schrott wie heute...

[@amdresrodriguez9284]

And I'm trying to say the car kind of sounds like a truck

[@frankwilliams5457]

NAAA.

[@nathanpratt3058]

I dont like that u were reving it so high....

[@samspace81]

Didn't hurt it, thanks for watching Nathan

[@nathanpratt3058]

Understood, I just have the tendency to baby older cars and products

[@samspace81]

I'm the same way. At that time I was videoing cars being sold quickly like a production line. Dave would rev too much, goal was to show the engines were not knocking

[@nathanpratt3058]

Ok👍