I love these old commercials! My first car was a '69 Delta 88, so these '70s bring back many memories. I really miss the good old days of true full-sized American-made luxury...
@johnthompson12802 жыл бұрын
The 1970 Oldsmobile 98 is a perfect way to escape from the ordinary.
@TheGbeecher2 ай бұрын
Wish I had one today...😊 Beautiful cars...❤
@DaddyDave774713 жыл бұрын
Olds were wonderful cars! My grandfather owned a 1970 Delta Royale with a 455. He owned the car 'till he traded it in for a 1980 Cutlass Supreme. The 1970 had 456,000 km on it and it never burnt oil. My GF has a '78 Olds with 398,000 km on it and the drivetrain is still like new. THEY DON'T MAKE CARS LIKE THEY USED TO!! Bring back the Olds!! Thanks for the video!
@donaldlake946 жыл бұрын
My 1st car was a 70 2 door delta 88. 455 rocket. Got it in 79 senior year. My dad found it and called the school to tell me about it. I miss both of them. Great part of my life.
@ericpoore20616 жыл бұрын
I have the blue two door like in the Commercial.
@pghsquid9 жыл бұрын
The '69 and '70 Olds 98's were real beauties!
@1982kinger5 жыл бұрын
It's a good feeling to have an olds around you
@eschiegg2 жыл бұрын
The 98s were flawless
@arnoldberk76863 жыл бұрын
My Favorite cars
@robertgoidel8 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed these old commercials featuring Oldsmobile 88s and 98s. Thanks for a fun video.
@johnblessing686 жыл бұрын
My mom had a 1974 Olds Regency excellent car nothing could touch it
@silvernail69 жыл бұрын
rever65...I remember that Car and Driver issue.....that particular Delta 88 had the cop suspension and heavy duty parts...C&D raved about it..and it WAS quick........A member of the Olds club had one with bucket seats......what a car....these vids are priceless
@pipeguy195814 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was...loved them all!!!
@GEMINITREKKER13 жыл бұрын
I had a Gold 1970 Olds 98 LS,man that was cool ! It was my first car! I may look to buy another someday.
@OLDS9816 жыл бұрын
Thank you again for these ads as well.
@ncmountaingal196012 жыл бұрын
My mom gave her gold 1970 Delta 88 Custom to her mother when Grammy's 1963 Buick took a dump (in 1974). 6 months later Grammy died and I "inherited" the car. It had a 455 4BBL that guzzled the gas (but gas was only 50c/gallon then) and would really haul. Unfortunately, the a/c went only a few month's after I got it and would have cost $500 to fix (a fortune then) so I traded in on a used 1974 Dodge Hang 10 with a 318 engine. Loved the Dodge but missed the big boat '70 Delta...
@Cris4313014 жыл бұрын
Oldsmobile was actually priced between Pontiac and Buick, although I agree that the later Oldsmobile styling resembled Cadillac more closely than any other GM brand.
@Zaisdaman15 жыл бұрын
I have a 1970 Delta 88. Mint green, with Dark green seats,and a 350 Rocket V8. Man, what luxurious cruising. I really love my Delta 88. It's too bad GM stopped making decent cars like the Delta 88. I agree that one of their greatest mistakes was killing off Oldsmobile.
@auaiao915 жыл бұрын
I miss Oldsmobile, gonna miss Pontiac too.
@UnusualTastes13 жыл бұрын
They need to start making car commercials like this again.
@VinnyDaQ8 жыл бұрын
I owned a 1973 Delta 88 Royale...what a boat! Unparalleled body lean and the loosest steering I've ever encountered.
@tjfreak8 жыл бұрын
+VinnyDaQ You could steer a 70 Delta with your pinkie
@emiliahernandezz9 жыл бұрын
great cars
@kb8urr13 жыл бұрын
Ha, I had a 1970 Delta 88, bought it in 1978 right after I turned 18. Should have taken better care of it, that car was a beauty. Lots of room, great ride and a 455-2bbl. They will never make a car like that again.
@vistacruiser67d15 жыл бұрын
Olda introduced them in 1970 on all Olds V8 engines and they became standard on all other GM engines in 71. They rotate the valves and keep them polished to keep power robbing carbon deposits from forming thus giving longer engine life. By 72 they were made for both intake and exhaust valves instead of just the intake valves for 70. They were still around in 73 -74 and I dont see a reason why they would have ceased. They might have been limited to GM as it was an Olds innovation.
@vistacruiser67d14 жыл бұрын
Oldsmobile used to provided the car was equipped with an Olds V-8.
@l337pwnage3 ай бұрын
I know AMC had valve rotators on some engines, but I didn't know old did it. That's more of a commercial grade item.
@simon500514 жыл бұрын
So much style and class...........unlike the eggs-on-wheels of today. And these cars were so much fun to drive. They said they couldn't build big cars anymore............so how is it they can build these behemoth SUVs'??? Never made sense to me.
@rever6514 жыл бұрын
@tjfreak Punch in 1970 Olds Delta 88 road test in CAR & DRIVER (Mar. 70), on your computer, and you will see that the 390 horse version of the 455 was definitely NOT underpowered. Most of these models had the 310 horse version, but I'd take either. They were handsome ,well built cars. Shame they are no more.
@ncmountaingal196012 жыл бұрын
@Doobie1975 No I believe Buick was after Caddy, then followed by Olds, then by Pontiac with Chevy in the "bottom" of the lineup!
@vistacruiser67d15 жыл бұрын
I remember reading an article in a car magazine during a GM engine build complaining about them and wondering what their purpose was saying they had no purpose in a perfomance engine. The magazine was just too dumb to realize they are designed for longevity and smoother performance. There was nothing in valve rotators that took away from high performance. Olds V8s had an non adjustable valvetrain where Chevy has an adjustable valvetrain and I dont know if this was a concern with the article.
@aviator2k913 жыл бұрын
@juanwernicke I'm European and my favourite car is the 1970's Oldsmobile Delta 88 (2 door) :)
@OMENAPUUROOMENAPUURO6 жыл бұрын
I WISHD ID HAD OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 AND FORD GALAXIE
@camkenyon20559 жыл бұрын
ive been looking at cars for a while now, and ive been looking at a 1974 olds delta 88 for a few weeks now...over 72 thousand miles on it but everything including the interior is in fantastic condition...seems like my dream car. a nice massive convertible cruiser. i want this thing to be my first car, but im worried about how long it will last and if i can live off 13-20 mpg at 17 years old with a part time job. are parts for this car very hard to find?
@tjfreak15 жыл бұрын
my brother had a 70 D88 in the early 80's,Blue (not light or dark, a nice blue) White top,White bucket seats Console shift,Air,455ci grossly underpowered, absolutely a fuel (IN) efficient pig,Just a Boat in every way..too heavy ! too long ! Man ! what I wouldn't Give to have one now.
@RoundenBrown14 жыл бұрын
Power windows... In 1970!
@richardcawalla11485 жыл бұрын
Hell there were power windows in the 1950’s !
@diamonddave4512 жыл бұрын
My parents had a 1970 Delta 88 with a 350 motor. Passed everything but a gas station (8 MPG). Great car if it wasn't such a gas guzzler. My dad replaced it with a 1977 Cutlass S. The S stood for s**t :)
@hokman115 жыл бұрын
what's a positive valve rotator? how does it work? Do new cars have it? Why not?
@Mrtriumphchopper15 жыл бұрын
Ain't that the truth? Chevy survives because it is GM's cash cow, and as such it got everything other GM cars had first. The REAL engineers were at Olds, with more firsts in it's 107 year history than any other car. Practically every modern day advancement can be traced to Olds.
@Doobie197515 жыл бұрын
I miss the old Oldsmobiles of the 1960s/1970s, wasn't Oldsmobile the second highest end vehicle after Cadillac?
@jamesalford8772 жыл бұрын
No, Buick was, then Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet closed out GM, however in the true luxury world, Lincoln and maybe Imperial for the buyers aged 50 and older would be classified above Buick.
@vistacruiser67d13 жыл бұрын
@RabidKoala No the valve rotators worked well. They keep the head of the valves polished to keep deposits from forming. Ive have about 3 of these motors currently that have never been rebuilt and they run fine. A 71 455 Olds and two 70 350 Olds. Olds introduced valve rotators in 70 and in 71 all GM had them. By 73 both intake and exhaust manifolds had them. Yes an Olds V8 would always been preferred over a Chevy. But now Chevy is the only one left.
@kevinkpk113 жыл бұрын
@juanwernicke Europeans can build cars, bout all they can do...
@2001v824414 жыл бұрын
The last ad in the series stuck me as having racist undertones. Out of the three skits only the Asian and African American architects were critiqued directly by Caucasian superiors, yet the Caucasian architect's superior was not visible. Coincidence or subtle racism?