64 Oldsmobile 98 Six Window Hardtop, no anchors!!!

Today we get to work on Awesome survivor 64 Olds Six window H/top. Once we get the Anchors (brakes) working we can road test it and see what else she might need to bring her out of her long hibernation.
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[@maineiacman]

Its always nice to see perfectly preserved "regular" cars.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It really is!!!

[@glennnickerson8438]

Kiwi and Steve--The Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid of the automotive world!🤠🤠

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I like that more than being one of the three stooges ....😁

[@DanEBoyd]

Oldsmobiles are a sign of good taste in things.

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

That is a nice car. Big land yacht those brackets on the back axle. I bet you they were part of the trailer hitch and that thing on the dash is a trailer brake. I bet you back in the day they were towing a big motorhome like you used to see an. I Love Lucy. That's more likely what it is but a beautiful car. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@thatguyoverthere9634]

Anti sway bar mounts, they keep things like campers from rolling when cornering. At least that's my guess, you can still buy them for towing RVs any they just mount to a special hitch you have to use.

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here 🍩☕️👀😎👍 . Playing catch up , it is good to see some of these vehicles getting love ! So few left . 🍩☕️👀😎👍 🇺🇸

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's a pleasure to have them in the shop!!

[@annettesurfer]

Reminds me of my first car at age 15 that the owner of an independent auto parts store in Michigan gave me as a bonus since I worked in the back machining cylinder heads and the 425 of the 66 Oldsmobile 98 LS needed a valve job. I had never actually wrenched on a car before and ended up having a few bolts and a bracket left over that I could never figure out where they went, but it ran great. As a freshly licensed 16 year old, I showed off the power to another teen and suddenly it was stuck at wide open throttle and the brakes couldn’t stop it from hitting the pickup parked a car length in front of me. Turning the key off was my only option. The bumper of the pickup truck flew into the air and landed on my hood. The owner of the truck came out and graciously allowed me to weld his bumper back on. I just needed to tweak the carb linkage to make the Olds act right again. I can’t remember what happened to the 98 except I drove it until I enlisted in 1974 at age 17.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Great story, thanks for sharing!!

[@tdkrei]

That's one of the smoothest rides GM ever built. Nice!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's lovely to drive and sooo quiet!

[@KennethBrackett]

Another beautiful old car. 4 door hard top with fender skirts is pretty sweet.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

She really is!!

[@LongIslandMopars]

Wow, that's really a good looking Olds. Elegant and comfy. Who needs a Caddy? 😎

[@hippydippy]

Damn Kiwi! You've had some really sweet old survivors on lately.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes !! It's been fun!!

[@wayne8498]

Your Father's Beautiful Oldsmobile

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes !! You were somebody driving one of these .....

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

This car would be fantastic to drive!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It really is!! Thanks for watching!

[@jimhickey2276]

64 was a great year for American cars.

[@RustyFuel]

I love these survivor beauties

[@user-ei8zv4rd1t]

The third window is cool. It gives it a look of high end and quality.

[@fishgeralding9224]

Years ago... hell decades ago lol I bought a 1970 98. That 455 had tons of low end torque! It was a very smooth riding and quiet car. A bit of trivia, Originally, 98 meant series 90 with 8 cylinder engine. That's a nice example of a 64 hard top. That chattering noise sounded a bit like a speedometer cable?

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

One of the best looking steering wheels ever made

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

You know that's true!!

[@forthwithtx5852]

I mentioned this when Steve showed off his car, but in the mid-80s in New Mexico, I had a 64 Starfire, which is basically a 2-dr version of this car, with front buckets and a full sport console. The tach was in the console, forward of the shift lever. Same engine. At that time, you could still find parts in the junkyards.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Good days!!

[@RustBeatersDerelicts]

It's a personal opinion thing, but I feel the cars (and the engines that came in them) that were created in the 50's & 60's are more visually appealing & stylish than anything being made now. Anything being built now, the designers have to hide the engine behind big plastic covers to make under the hood aesthetically acceptable.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I have to agree!!

[@donthompson2188]

Load leveler hitch probably for those brackets on the diff.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Hmm. I wonder how it worked 🤔

[@thewholls7176]

Good job, Kiwi You certainly do attract all the nice old girls into the workshop don’t ya…!!!! Keep up the good work with the channel all the best from Melbourne Australia

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yeah we have some cool old cars around here for sure. Glad you're enjoying the channel, thanks for watching!0

[@jayh1947]

Thank You Kiwi. Always good to see your and Steve's videos..................Jay

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!

[@josephszot5545]

That 1964 Olds body and roof line looks a lot like what the 1965 Chrysler New Yorker was like, Man I miss that 413 engine.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

They were good engines too!!

[@TAVOAu]

Thanks for showing us this one Kiwi. Clueless about cars we didn't see down here, and some interesting features you shared about that one. Keep em coming 👍

[@jayweiss4378]

I have watched some of your videos… you had some neat cars down under too.. Anyone like you working and being around cars is living the car lovers dream….Enjoy it

[@Jstme303]

The view out of cars like this for passengers on a road trip is awesome.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I'll bet. And so comfortable !!

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here 🍩☕️👀😎👍. No ( Blind Spots ) no back back up cameras ! WOW driver responsibility what a idea ! ☕️👀😎👍

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Lol, indeed!!

[@michaelteasdale2919]

Them hubcaps and interior👌👌👌

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

👍😎😁

[@howardwilliams8993]

My first car was a 1964 f-85 2dr HT

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Those are cool. Much more muscle car ish

[@martinwallingford3773]

I am a sucker for stock vintage family sedans. Great to see someone spotlight the beautiful old girl. I grew up in a '66 Olds f85 custom station wagon, it was so quit you could hear a gnat fart.

[@1998dodgejd]

Very noice mordor for sure.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes indeed!!

[@waynebuzzell2483]

Nice example of mid century luxury. That Speedo drive is similar to a VW Type 1.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Glad you enjoyed it!! Corvair had it too.

[@craigspencer8739]

Sweet car, Kiwi! The 65 and 66 Chrysler New Yorker and Newports had a six window option called the Town Sedan. They're stunning as well!

[@mikeray1544]

Great color code and the skirts are cool-

[@mikeray1544]

"Land Yaght" ...the American lingo...lol

[@debbiebermudez5890]

@@mikeray1544 Mr. B. Here 🍩☕️👀😎👍 With style ! & Class 🇺🇸

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Also known as "Yank Tanks" outside of the U.S.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Mr B, style and class to burn !

[@drewbiedoobie1416]

had a 63 super 88 holiday with the 394 4bbl and slim jim transmission. it was sooo smooth. it would idle along and on the 1st to 2nd shift it would just pull like a torquey torquey tugboat. real classy interior too. 1st car, wish i still had it

[@bruceabbott3941]

I had a 1968 Olds 98 with the 425 ultra-high compression V-8. It was loaded down with options, like the Magic Eye auto-dimmer and the posi-traction diff. That car would start in the Maine winters down to minus 20 degrees. You could hold a square dance in the trunk. With a 11.25:1 compression ratio, I had to mix leaded regular and high-octane unleaded to keep it from pinging. The frame rusted out and broke, and I passed it off to my brother-in-law to junk out, still miss it.

[@toejam503]

I grew up in Rapid City SD. AC was rare on cars sold around there before 1968. We always figured it was due to having the vent windows.

[@redneck5356]

Definitely it’s a well preserved car.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Glad you enjoyed it😁

[@richardstanley8460]

Another great survivor. Those axle brackets could be part of a load leveling hitch.

[@mexicanspec]

The addition of the fender skirts on the 1998 and the Electra brought them up to the level of the Cadillac without spending the extra. It was all about showing off.

[@otagogold2236]

Such a gorgeous old car, dont see cars like that in new zealand, hopefully the owner spends some money sometime soon to stop that rust from getting worse!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Once she's running right I think he'll fall in love with it and continue making her better. She's definitely what we'd call a Yank Tank right !

[@gulfy09]

Beautiful car.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!

[@renchjeep]

For Steve's Oldsmobile, I would suggest a GPS speedometer. I have one in my 67 Chevelle because the Holley Sniper upgraded screen/controller thingamabob has that as well. Not sure if there would be a way to have that signal somehow move the stock speedo needle, but that would be WAY cool! Even if you just had it in a digital display screen kinda hidden out of the way low on the dash, or some other visible location, you'd have a speedometer. Take care Kiwi, and stay cool!

[@JamesMartin-qb6zg]

Cruising along in my merry Oldsmobile,Ransom Olds would be proud

[@Rx4Lyfe]

Funny hearing you using the correct terms (trunk, alume e numb) for the US but with kiwi accent. When in Rome aye, Hi from Wellington NZ 🇳🇿

[@ahummerich2751]

Incredible car, just beautiful.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

My brother had a 62 star fire coupe. That was a cool looking car. Unfortunately the 394 was taken out and an olds 350 hacked into its place, and whomever did it destroyed part of the frame. The guy who bought it had to splice in a 70’s Camaro sub frame to fix the hackery

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Too bad, those are nice cars!!

[@strangecustoms8486]

Good ladies car for cruising with the girls 😁🇬🇸🤘

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I'll go with them😁😉👍

[@strangecustoms8486]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 would you really want too I was thinking kiwi girls lol.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@@strangecustoms8486 😂🤣

[@OldSchoolCrank]

Sweet looking car Kiwi. Its held up pretty well. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelteasdale2919]

Hey Kiwi love ya vids…..All the way from Ballarat Victoria 🇦🇺✌️

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man!! I know Ballarat!!

[@Grandadsjunk]

Very nice good old kiwi can do attitude runs really well

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Didn't know 394/371 was still available,1964. Friend's 64 Cutlass and my 66 had 330's, with 2 speed.

[@gordonborsboom7460]

1965 models had the replacement for these engines, in the 400/425 cubic inch range. Side by side you can see the similarities, in that it was an evolutionary design. In 1964 you could get the 330 cube version of the new design. Basically low and tall deck versions of the sameengine, as the bore spacing is the same. This allows the blocks to be machined on the same machining line. Even the head bolt spacing is the same. The diesel engine Olds would have run down the same line as the gas engines, with detours for the diesel specific items, such as the injection pump mounts, etc. it’s one of the corners they cut when developing the diesel engine, by making it have too many compromises

[@kelvinrf]

You must be living the dream Kiwi. Having the road to drive those cars on and being able to drive on the right side of the road. 👍

[@bb-qd7wy]

Brackets on the axle for a trailer hitch. Goes with the brake lever under the dash. Very similar to what my dad had on our 63 Buick wagon

[@61rampy65]

I drilled out a spindle for a speedo drive on my 61 Corvair Rampside. I used a long drill and a drill press. I also drilled from both ends, meeting (almost) perfectly in the middle. It did take some time and patience, especially since a spindle doesn't want to sit on the drill press table perfectly square. I had to jury-rig the speedo cable to the spindle, since it wasn't designed to have a cable attached to it. Only 63 and 64 Olds and the 65-69 Corvair had the front wheel speedo drive, at least at GM. That Olds is a pretty nice car!

[@myredford39]

Another alternative would be to use a GPS to mechanical speedometer drive converter. They're not cheap, but might be worth consideration.

[@nathanmccree2217]

Beautiful car thanks for sharing

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Nice. And no ugly tonails to be disrespectful.

[@user-cy6ph4ht5x]

Nice car, never skimp on the brakes.

[@hilleryclifford1350]

Love that car Kiwi, that rear axle was shared with Pontiac 57 to 64 commonly used as an upgrade on drag cars back in the day. 9.250” ring gear , looong before the ford 9” became the norm.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It sure looks big!!!

[@randysinger2673]

Sweet Ride !!

[@phillipleeds296]

GM styling went world-wide. The rear end on that Oldsmobile is very similar to the 1965 HD Holden. The Holden much narrower, of course!

[@christianheidt5733]

Beautiful car! What a classy ride!!!

[@kennethkarlsson7421]

Beautiful Oldsmobil. Thanks for sharing this car Kivi!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks for watching!!

[@adrianrowlands1909]

Definitely a tow car I remember seeing those hitches, I believe removable when not needed, probally towed a big Airstream across the country.

[@stanleystriker7065]

Beautiful Car

[@oldbloke100]

Well worth saving, as you said. A good clean underneath and some rust preserver. A great win by SVG, and his signature burn out.

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

What a beautifully preserved car

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes!! I had to share it with you guys 😎👍

[@427bird69]

Beautiful car!

[@craigbenz4835]

A friend had one of those, but a convertible. The carb was odd. It was a square bore carb, but stamped Quadra Jet.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

That would have been nice !!

[@boilerroomed3682]

I'm somehow reminded of the old VW bus 21 window or whatever silly number! People are MAD for them now but I remember what hunks of junk they were/ are with about 85 HP. (GET OUTTA MY WAY!) I DO like that old OLDS though....

[@EndOfTime.]

Such a great engine.

[@Da5idc]

Great shirt - silver fern and all. 😊

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

About 100 years ago, I started with a 59 Dynamic 88, then 60 Dynamic 88, then 58 . All with 371, 3 or 4 speed Hydramatic. Never saw air conditioning, and it was Southern California.🤔

[@johndonlon1611]

This was a really expensive comfortable car in its day and I'm glad the owner(s) thought enough of it not to have it turn into another "barn find rat mobile." Especially with all those ashtrays!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

And it still is very comfortable and quiet.

[@Jim-ic2of]

I wanted one of these since I was 11 .😊

[@cmcb7230]

Out of all my vehicles (16 expedition, 14 mini, 99 Dakota and 65 beetle) the one with the speedometer cable going through the wheel has the most accurate speedometer. The 65 beetle.

[@nickhazelton591]

This may be answer 1,025 about the unit on the dashboard and the shackles underneath the rear axle. The unit on the dashboard is almost certainly a brake controller. The shackles under the rear axle would be attachment points for a load leveling trailer hitch. That's kind that would be used to pull a travel trailer. There are a lot of those in the 1960s.

[@joshhoman]

That is excellent for a 60 year old car!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It really is, thanks for watching!

[@joshhoman]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Most welcome sir, as always! Keep up the good work!

[@shazbotnanu7037]

Great car. For the underside and all the years of dirt, grease and scale dry ice blasting would be the ticket. A buddy just had a car done and it looked really good after.

[@strokermaverick]

Bring em' on, KIWI!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I'm workin on it!!

[@strokermaverick]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 🙂

[@joemcgarry1106]

I suspect that a competent machine shop may be able to drill through the spindle. Spark erosion (EDM here in the states) would work but is slower, hence more costly. I ran an EDM daily before I retired. There is a specialized EDM called a hole popper. It is used strictly for burning deep holes quickly. If you could locate a shop with one that would be the way to go.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks for the info, I'll pass it along to Steve 😎👍😁

[@robbieautrey3158]

Sweet Olds Kiwi, man that thing sure is quiet and looks like it rides very smoothly. I'm sure once you went through the carb and did a tune-up on it it was perfect.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Filmed that today so still a bit of work to do 😁😎

[@rafranks1410]

The extra shackles on the rear axle may have had something to do with the fact that there’s a trailer hitch and brake controller under the dash. Maybe for auxiliary springs for the extra weight?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I suspect it's something like that.

[@gold98gtp]

You mentioned no a/c, I remember when my parents bought their first new car, a 1965 Impala, and lots of items were dealer installed - power brakes, a/c, rear seat radio speaker. That kept the MSRP of the car lower and gave the dealer some extra profit.

[@lessharratt8719]

Pretty fine condition really. How is large Marge doing??? Any updates??

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

A little slow but getting a bit done. Next video should be on her....

[@fff-cf4fx]

Just started your videos. Just realized...are you the one who.uncovered the original paint on that 38? IH truck Mike Wolf bought on an American Pickers episode...?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes that's me I just looked a little younger😬

[@jayweiss4378]

Hey Kiwi.. Now I see why you moved to the US…. Being around and working on classic stock cars like this in bigger numbers than New Zealand is like a drug… Enjoy them and life friend… you’re living the car lovers dream

[@s.gossett5966]

Steve might have to adapt a tone ring to an electric to mechanical speedo box. I have seen both wheel and driveline kits. But being an Olds i bet it will take some fiddling to make something fit

[@franktippin9150]

Maybe a trailer leveling bar attachment.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I think maybe so🤔

[@myrlstone8904]

Yes - there were a few variations on hitch systems designed to transfer the trailer tongue weight applied to the towing vehicle. Some would tend to lift the rear of the tow vehicle by pushing the front down. The goal being to even the load somewhat between the front and rear. Reese offers this system and it can be quite effective. The system on the Olds placed a portion of the tongue weight directly on the rear axle housing completely bypassing the tow vehicle suspension. Both systems use a configuration of levers and springs to offer some give and flexing in the setups. Otherwise something is going to break with undulations between the tow vehicle and a loaded trailer. The trailer brake controller on the dash and this load distribution kit indicates the car was probably used to tow a larger travel trailer. The roto automatic transmission can’t be all that bad tolerating this service.

[@Chopper650]

another kiwi quality upload

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!

[@donaldhalls2189]

Would those connection on the differential be a aftermarket sway bar ? excellent condition, nice car, don't remember seeing one over here in Australia, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones

[@johngettins794]

Back end very much like Buick . Budget Buildz channel has same year Buick in black ,repairing engine bay and dashboard loom after fire. Their car similar condition.

[@Metalodeath]

A nice driver something an average man can afford!

[@AlanSchildroth]

A few strange vibrations! One sounded like the speedo cable. Once it is tuned up it will make more noise, probably . . . no doubt! #SixtyYears

[@chriscadman6379]

Hello. Having a bourbon thanks to my sister. She has good taste.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Nice! What kind?

[@chriscadman6379]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 That wild turkey. As zed zed top sings, when that wild turkey bites!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@@chriscadman6379 nice!!

[@HappyMemories-sm4mx]

When cars or cars!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes indeed!!! Thanks for watching !

[@jeffogden2982]

The parts on the rear end looks to be for air bags to keep the ride height when pulling a trailer.

[@chriscadman6379]

The C glassWoukd grab your shoulder. My Uncle had one.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Oh I guess it could, I didn't climb in back ....

[@nickbruni8041]

✊🏼⛽️👌🏼

[@matttravers5764]

By split pin, do you mean cotter pin? Great vid Kiwi!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

😁 yes I do👍

[@jeffogden2982]

The device under the dash looks to be for trailer brakes.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I think you're right!!

[@daviddial7010]

Lever for trailer brakes? Axle brackets for sway bar? Nice car .

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Something to do with the hitch I think🤔