A 1950’s Race Car, 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 J2 Rocket (BarnFind)

[@davidschmoll5583]

Forget those Wheels! I would be looking for rims and original hubcaps! Looks like a great car to restore!

[@robertdereak3572]

I totally agree with you that kind of car deserves the original wheels an hubcaps !!

[@brandonrobishaw7606]

I love that car and without a closer look the wheels my be worth more than the car they appear to be period correct Magnesium wheels not the aluminum slot mag garbage of the 70s era little polish to look new If you don't like them send them my way Mesa

[@paulhoward6165]

Keep original as possible and drive. I love those wheels .

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Wheels most likely just slotted aluminum...

[@pontiacperformance1993]

That’s what I did with mine 14s with hub caps

[@rogercamp6071]

Always loved the styling of the '57 Olds and the '57 Buick, back then they offered a four door hardtop wagon also.

[@doberman1ism]

Great find! I can’t believe the size of the air filter! I learned how to drive in my mothers 1959 Oldsmobile 88. She was magnificent! Like a starship. Sky blue and chrome exterior with a light cream colored top. All chrome and glass on the inside. It was so beautiful. So easy to handle. I miss that car. Lynn St. James the NASCAR driver grew up in my neighborhood and we attended the same school but she was ahead of me.

[@johnelliott7375]

Thanks for sharing this with me and my family! I hope that you and Sam have a great weekend.

[@johnelliott7375]

Those cars were a work of art!

[@cherokeemary9654]

I wish I had something old like this, one day I will.

[@johnelliott7375]

Good morning Dale! It looks like a mini version of my first car! Thanks for sharing! I agree with you on the over use of the Barn find phrase.

[@bertgrau3934]

That was a neat car, I seen one when I was a kid working at a gas station, this beautiful Olds came in 2 door hard top. He asked me to check the oil, I was surprised it had 3 , 2 bbl carbs. With a 3 speed manual transmission.

[@michaeljenkins9631]

I really liked your comment about the Oldsmobile 88 J-2 rocket,,,I bet it was really cool to have seen them kinds of cars back in the day!!!!!,,,, what a era to be alive and see such things...I like Oldsmobile My self...

[@bertgrau3934]

@@michaeljenkins9631 I liked just about all of the cars from the late 40's through the 80's. I loved the big Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile. I owned a 56 Buick Special. A 62 Cadillac Sedan de Ville, a 62 Buick Invecta. And a 60 Plymouth Valiant. Plus a bunch more just can't remember every car I've had. Neat old cars.

[@oldskoolrides602]

I’m sure it would be a fun surprise to see that carb setup under the hood

[@freemansgarage]

@@bertgrau3934 What a guy would do for that 62 Cadillac!

[@bertgrau3934]

@@oldskoolrides602 Sir it was. I remember that gentleman was talking to a mechanic and said it was running rough. So he got on the interstate and in 2nd gear had it up to 90 MPH, blew out some carbon, but ran much smoother after . I thought that was pretty cool

[@robertdereak3572]

My dad own a 58 back in 67 maroon sweet looking car,I have always been a fan of the 50s oldsmobile's,I remember my dad saying the 50 olds was the fastest thing on the road or track,then 20 yrs later I read in a car magazine someone said the same thing!!

[@johnelliott7375]

Agreed with you on the chrome and art work of the lines and shapes of the cars. The dashes were really cool also.

[@dannyyork3742]

Love see that rocket 🚀 when it gets restored. See it, hear it, watch it!!!

[@williamstamper442]

I've been wanting a nice driver quality 57 Olds for over half my life! We had a rusty silver Super88 2dr hardtop years ago. Ran excellent but too rusty, sold it for parts. A 4dr hardtop would work for me... Like this one!!

[@awesom2bemelonestar10]

Looks like a great car to restore.

[@oldskoolrides602]

It would definitely be worth the restoration

[@jeromebreeding3302]

The J-2 Rocket was legendary in performance circles. Please note, it is a four door hard-top, not sedan Should'nt take a lot to make it a show stopper.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

My '57 Olds 98 Starfire (4 bbl. carb. engine) would put the speedometer needle way past 120 and halfway across that fuel gauge between 120 and 0... a previous owner may have replaced a bad camshaft with a performance cam... if the Hydramatic tranny was manually held in gears, it would beat the smaller J2 88's! Valve covers of video car don't say "J2"... all the engines were "Rocket"... Anyone who has heard the howl from a tripower GTO knows why the freer breathing unsilenced air cleaners were added to this car...

[@daryllect6659]

@@BuzzLOLOL The '57 Olds had serious camshaft failures. The "bee-hive" valve spring was the replacement spring along with a new cam.

[@raymondsmith7993]

@@BuzzLOLOL Oh yes my 57 Olds 88 J2 has the stock Batwing oil bath air cleaner that came with it but all through high school and for years after I ran it with little chrome 2 inch air cleaners like those. The Woooph you would hear when you pushed the gas pedal past two thirds and the secondary's opened up it sounded like the Rocket engine was going to suck the hood down through the intake!

[@victorcornett9457]

HEY, MY DAD HAD THE SAME CAR WHEN I WAS A KID. HIS WAS RED ON THE FRONT HALF AND WHITE ON THE BACK HALF. RED INTERIOR. GORGEOUS CAR. I REMEMBER AS A KID, WHEN WE WOULD GO TO THE DRIVE INN MOVIES, I WOULD LAY UP ON THE REAR WINDOW SHELF TO WATCH THE SHOWS. THE CHROME PIECE UNDER THE TAIL LIGHT IS WHERE YOU ADDED GAS BY RAISING IT UP. HE USED TO DRAG RACE IT LOCALLY IN HARLAN KY. ACROSS THE BRIDGE IN COLDIRON KY. USUALLY WON, UNTIL MOPAR CAME OUT WITH THE 1964 HEMI'S. BACK THEN THERE WAS NO WORK IN EASTERN KENTUCKY EXCEPT UNDERGROUND COAL MINES. SO ALL THE LOCAL BOYS HEADED NORTH TO CHICAGO " THAT'S WHERE WE MIGRATED TO " OR DETROIT, CINCINNATI, COLUMBUS, AND SUCH. THEY WOULD DRIVE BACK HOME ON HOLDAYS AND SUCH. THEY REFERRED TO THIS TREK AS THE BRIARHOPPER 500. LOVE THE CAR. WISH I HAD IT. MY DAD'S WAS A J2 ALSO.

[@oldskoolrides602]

That is an amazing story and memory. It is always fun to hear the stories of these old cars

[@jameslester7253]

My dad was also from south eastern KY Bell county a little town called mathel he migrated to Detroit he had a 56 olds 88 with a 324 4 barrel that ran really good

[@williamstamper442]

Confirmed. All the coal mining hillbillies who wanted a better life came to Detroit, bought a new Oldsmobile, then drove it down home to show off. My dad was one of them. I still have dad's cars too. And yes, they are Oldsmobiles.

[@gideondingle9363]

My father had a 57 Olds 98 brand new.I still have color photos of it.

[@aaronwilliams6989]

It certainly looks restorable

[@HoosierGeorge]

My dad bought a 1957 super 88 black with a red strip in the aft chrome piece. In 1960 when i turned 16 i learned to drive the Olds…i remember that my father had to replace the tires for the tyme he got a set General dual 90s. When the family decided to move from Lafayette, Indiana to California we settled in Milpitas/San Jose California. I remember that in 1960 my father bought ba set of seat belts for the Olds, it did not come with seat belts from the factory. I was tasked to install the seat belts….oh my God i was so proud to be trusted to do this..I was 16 at the tyme…Saturday night i was allowed to cruise first street in San Jose oh what a thrill, Solent Friday evening washing and waxing the Olds. I remember the hub caps had clips that held them on they were spring clips the hub caps were what we called “flippers” they were stick..If i ever have to chance to get a 57 super 88 four door had top I’ll jump on like box turtle on a chunk of lettuce… by the way how could i buy this Super 88? Thanx for the video, brought back wonderful fond memories of my growing years…..Regards, George E. Cole…[e-mail]

[@oldskoolrides602]

I could only imagine how much fun you had in this car they look so fun to drive but are also such a good looking car.

[@melissadrake8323]

Wow. You don’t find cars like that much anymore. It’s going to be a sick ride for someone. I think the only reason it’s in such good shape is because it’s never seen snow and salted roads. I’d love to hear it running.

[@oldskoolrides602]

It is very rare to find a car in this condition. We may just have to get it running!

[@melissadrake8323]

@@oldskoolrides602 to me that’s the best part of giving these old cars another life. I was lucky to grow up with a dad who learned from his dad the importance of taking care of your vehicles and appreciating a beauty when you see it. My dad has a 67 GTO that he had restored. It’s not numbers matching and it’s got the wrong 400 in it, but everything he had done was according to the way the car should be.

[@morenecornelius2453]

Everything is there from what I can see except a window or two perfect project if it was me what I converted to a two-door if I can find a chrome 🤔 but all in all this old girl is ready for some TLC and it looks to be all solid I didn't see the floor pans or the trunk pants but the body is straight and with the original motor that's a big win 👌

[@susanmarteney7079]

My sister had one of these cars when I was in high school and I drove it a few times It was a tank. But boy to have it now!

[@daverd100]

I want this Oldsmobile

[@AMCmachine]

A friend of my dad's in the neighborhood had an Olds he retrofitted with the J-2 setup. May have been a '56.

[@ronneyemerson1958]

Love that car

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool Olds!!!!!! 👍👍

[@oldskoolrides602]

That it is!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@oldskoolrides602 👍

[@christlopherbrandimarte4520]

How is the restoration going ? Post a series on this channel with updates to finish product.

[@nickantonides8015]

Where in Arizona is this?!?! I'm in Tucson and I would love to see it and take pictures of it if possible

[@yvescote9893]

love it love it love it

[@cncpaul]

If this isn’t a perfect revival for Vice Grip Garage, I don’t know what is.

[@FNLWYR]

If someone was interested in buying it, how would they get in touch with you? I’m a collector of Oldsmobiles.

[@jyjjackfast]

love it

[@danasmith1899]

There was a two-door all original parked on the street the other day, might not be a big deal in your areas but in Pennsylvania that means it's been hidden in a garage and babied

[@kirbywaite1586]

The rear window is said to have been inspired by the MB gullwing 300

[@Dstrbrdgrnd]

Kathy Matea has a song about a 455 Rocket!!!

[@johnelliott7375]

Looks similar to the one that I had but it was not a big performance package like that though.

[@chriswells1440]

That's a GEM.

[@EYE_SPIDER]

My Arizona brotha!

[@paulmiller5410]

What part of Arizona are you in

[@slb8572]

How much for the car I have owned the far for over 35 yrs it's from Alaska I shipped it down in 2017 and sold it in 2018

[@jsharp1776]

I want your 67 dodge power wagon.

[@williamstamper442]

"available in the future" Let's see if the future can happen now... How much? Throw me a fair price and I'll come get it and document DRIVING it back home to Detroit!

[@thomaslaws4533]

If your going to put anything extra inside the car, that windshield is probably one of the best things to extra. $$$$$$

[@shirleypersinger3614]

Shame it's not a two door..cool tho 😎🇺🇸

[@kymck1816]

How much are you asking for her?

[@chriswells1440]

Whatever it is it's not enough

[@oldskoolrides602]

I feel the same way

[@phildilernia6019]

@@oldskoolrides602 any contact info to make an offer? I would love to restore her.

[@kenschmidt6522]

The wheels are totally wrong. Original wheels are the way to go.

[@jameslester7253]

How much you want for it

[@johnelliott7375]

That is stock for some of them.

[@willsummers1245]

To many doors

[@daryllect6659]

Meh ... 4 door ...

[@robertsnyder5149]

That engine was not a real reliable engine. Ir had many problems.

[@alalwin8249]

Like what?

[@danhoey5885]

Sell it to gas monkey garage