Bought a cheap Delta 88 from the junk yard for 2800. How it almost ended up scrapped.

Summer Cleanup and walk around on my 1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88. Talking about how this really nice 2 owner Delta 88 almost got scrapped at the Junk yard. Thankfully the Junk yard thought it was too nice and put it up for sale for 2800.00

[@MintyFreshTurds]

Someone loved this car it's whole life, then the junkyard did the right thing. Warms my heart. I dig the crank windows and CB.

[@andregonsalvez9244]

Great 👍 job 👏 and thank you for saving these cars they are too nice to be scrapped ! I own a 1981 Oldsmobile 88 Brougham sedan and I sure get a lot of looks when I drive my Oldsmobile . I hope you get many happy years of driving it .

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

They are awesome cars huh! I hope you get many awesome years of your awesome 81 too

[@user-nr8qm2wo9t]

I miss sow much those beautiful lines of a magic time

[@ImForwardlook]

Thank you for saving a beautiful Delta 88!

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

So glad it didn’t get crushed, it was close he said.

[@danehansen1032]

Nice save. I recently bought a 89 custom cruiser for 1500 in Westminster Maryland, it popped up while on a trip, and had to have it. New tires, then drove back to San Antonio tx. Great cars, it’s my first Oldsmobile.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Congrats! That is awesome! There is something special about Oldsmobile that just hooks ya

[@peach495]

I had a Delta 88, can't remember the year. My mechanic buddy that helped me keep it running, nicknamed it the Dilemma 88.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Hehehe yeah these older cars seemed like it took constant maintenance to keep on the road

[@tommywatterson5276]

Man, if I'd found this car, I'd bought it too. Great find. What a deal.

[@andrewflores9779]

Beautiful car

[@capricetony]

Thank God it did not end up junked or crushed!!!

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Yeah me too! Can't believe it came that close. Glad the guy at the junk yard couldn't bring himself to do that.

[@michaelhungate7506]

I've had 2 of this model. First was a 1980 with 92,000 miles in 1992. I had that car for 5 years . Then I had a 1984. The real difference was the 80 had no overdrive, just a 3 speed. The 84 had the 4 spd with automatic overdrive. I'd definitely get another one. Both had 307s and were very reliable. I had the 84 until around 2005. I sure wish I didn't trade them.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

That's awesome! Yeah I always regretted trading mine off as well. So glad to finally have one again. I sure missed this car

[@milfordcivic6755]

Wow. Someone took care of this the same way I take care of my cars. Especially under the hood. The owner probably wiped the dust off every time they washed it.

[@OLDS98]

You enjoy that car! You take great care of it too...

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Sure will olds98! :D

[@charleswildman137]

I had one of these in the late 80s. Loved it. Mine was white with Identical interior to yours.

[@timothycreamer8610]

I had a 1985 Delta 88 that used to be a Taxi it was very reliable.... I drove it for three years before the timing went out on 66 in Virginia and the engine was toast.... I really liked that car.

[@bradleypollack5658]

Beautiful Car!! I’m glad you saved it!!!

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Yeah I'm glad the junk yard didn't just scrap it too and decided to try to sell it.

[@michelsaarloos4392]

Save them beauties. Good job

[@bigrr64]

It would have been a crime against humanity to crush this car. Beautiful Oldsmobile these were just wonderful vehicles.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

I know right! XD

[@shawnmcculley2995]

1984 was a very good year for Delta 88. 1985s looked identical but were severely cheapened up. So many years left in that car. So glad it was saved.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Yeah I can’t believe this was almost crushed. Glad the guy at the yard didn’t have the heart to do it and put it up for sale instead. Also interesting about the 85. I’ve been in about every year except that one. I have wondered what it was like as the delta continued the full sized rwd that year. I’ve been in an 85 Regency, but that line moved over to the new front wheel drive mid sized like sedan.

[@quicksilver462]

Nice car!! Great find!! I had an 82 Delta 88 2 door I bought for $200 in 2002, it was rusty with a locked up engine, but I got it to part it out, I wanted the transmission, carb, misc. items, I sold the rims for $200 and scrapped the rest of it. It had the chrome Olds Ralley wheels on it, they were real nice, selling those made all the other parts I got out of it free to me!!!

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Nice! :D them rally wheels were a rare option on the delta too. Glad you were able to get some use out of it and get them parts to someone instead of the junk yard. I miss when these cars were that cheap. I bought a 1980 back then for 800 bucks, I loved that car! And it was only 20 bucks to fill it up back then too hehehe

[@oliverdelgado6952]

I remember buying a mint condition 83 cadillac sedan deville for $800 in 2002. I miss it so much I regret selling it

[@timothycreamer8610]

I had mine in the mid 90s

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

That is about when I got my first Delta

[@joelakers410]

my favorite car

[@joccrane]

Nice car I owned an 85 I was envied by many

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

That was the last year for the full sized Deltas too.

[@Underappreciatedclassics]

Two years ago I found a near mint condition 1991 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue mark cross edition on marketplace in a city next door to me listed for 1,000$. Seller claimed it needed a fuel injection pump. Went and looked at it and said will you take 750$? He said 850$ take it or leave it. I said I’m not gonna cry over 100$. Put some fuel system treatment in it. A new battery and off we went back home. It was a estate sale item that had sat in a little old lady’s garage for 4 years and the family just wanted it gone. It had 106,000 miles on it when I got it. Guy said if I didnt buy it he was gonna scrap it at the end of the week!! Crazy! Been a lovely car but unfortunately it’s now needing a new transmission. But I’m gonna fix it up because it’s worth it to preserve history in my opinion. Congratulations on your Oldsmobile royal! Love these fisher bodies too!

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Oh man! I love these cars :D I had a 1990 Fifth Ave. Loaded with the digital dash. Man them seats were so comfy. It's one of them cars that I still regret letting go and hope I'll have another someday. Hopefully you get the trans fixed and keep it going. What a great find! Thanks for sharing :D

[@evanscrabtree89]

Awsome car i have a 85 oldsmobile delta 88 good cars all around

[@cliffordjasway6817]

Old person car bad ass 🙀

[@michelsaarloos4392]

I am a young person. I love them boxie cars. Nothing like them...

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

I've always loved them too

[@michelsaarloos4392]

@@MangieRaccoonsGarage and I keep mine as good and nice as can be. Grtz from the Netherlands.

[@kevindoxey]

Niced car!

[@jeffshadow2407]

I was so close to buying a 1984 Delta 88 Royale Brougham coupe brand new (about $14,000); it was a special order vehicle that the buyer decided not to purchase. It was black with the grey velour interior and it also had the astro roof. Instead, I bought a used 1979 Trans Am for $5,000 ($116 per month at Crocker Bank) that proved to be a fantastic car! In 2017 I bought a 1984 Buick LeSabre Limited coupe with 67,242 miles for $1,900 from Copart in Iowa. It was preserved in a barn for sixteen years!

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

79 trans am is an awesome choice :D I wish I could buy a delta or regency brand new and seen what that was like, I have always loved Oldsmobiles. And what an awesome score on that Buick! :D I’ve owned a few of them myself too. Regret giving them up.

[@Louis-qi1gz]

I used to have one just like it baby shit yellow 😋 IT was BAD to the bone 🔧🔧🔧🔧🔧🔧🇺🇸

[@VintageVaughnVehiclces]

The door Striker pins need plastic liners replaced. I use PEX pipe it's plumbing pipe you unscrew the pin take the washer off cut off a piece of plastic pipe slip it on put the washer back on and screw it back into the same spot where the paint is and the doors are closed much better they won't jiggle anymore. All GM cars had the striker pin would lose their plastic sleeve. I'd only run non-synthetic oil and non-ethanol gasoline. And remove the catalytic converter. Standard regimen I do to all my '70s Cadillacs

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

That's a brilliant idea with the pex for the striker pin! I'll have to do that :D Yeah, the non ethanol is much better. Thankfully there is a gas station here that can get it, crazy how much more expensive it is.

[@Marc816]

Best Delta 88: 1968 - 1970 W-33. 390 HP 455, top speed over 140MPH.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Can’t argue that :D

[@TedWolcott-vz1dp]

You mentioned the title what you should've done is had a photo copy made for your records also is the window price sticker with the car ?

[@timothycreamer8610]

You can actually flash simple codes off the dash I seem to remember.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Indeed if I remember right, you just had to jumper 2 of the pins to do it. I dont remember off the top of my head what pins though

[@gregorymalchuk272]

​@@MangieRaccoonsGarageThe top two pins on the right side of the connector.

[@willierabb2823]

How's you and the delta doing lovely car

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Both doing great! Thank you

[@user-ys7uo4fw3h]

So they took advantage of someone who didn’t know any better and flipped it nice people

[@paydaejay]

I purchased a 79 caprice with a clock exactly like yours it’s not working thinking it might be unplugged like you did yours? Did u remove a fuse or how’s that work?

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

I pulled the fuse for my clock so it wouldn't draw the battery down. So far it does seem to be working good. Check fuses and if you got power to the clock. You can find them on ebay if needs to be replaced

[@paydaejay]

@@MangieRaccoonsGarage thanks man beautiful car by the way enjoy!

[@JuniorFan08]

Really, really nice. How on earth did it end up in a junk yard?

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

The owner who owned it since 1985 went into assisted living and asked his friend to sell the car. His friend called the junk yard and said he had a old junk car to get picked up. When the guy at the junk yard picked up the car he though it was too nice to junk, so the junk yard listed it for sale. Guess is the case of one man's trash another man's treasure.

[@timothycreamer8610]

My brother lives in Marion Village Columbus Ohio

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

oh that's over by Thurman's :D amazing burgers. At one time I didn't live far from there

[@matthewstankes1045]

As heavy as it is.i had one. It had rear end gears. Smoke the tires.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Oh yeah she can smoke em XD

[@billbowers268]

If you replaced the headliner it's time to tap that dent out in the roof . That's a car that will last a long time.

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

I was so upset when that dent happened :/ the headliner hasn't been replaced yet. It's all original still and only has 2 small spots starting to sag. But that is a great idea! Someday probably will need to do the headliner and get that fixed. Also need to see if I can glue that tear in the top.

[@aaroncurry7848]

Oldsmobile are freeway cars

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Nothing like a road trip in an olds

[@matthewstankes1045]

If it has a carb it's from the 80s.lots of maitince

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

Yap has a carb and indeed maintenance is higher on these older cars, a lot more you have to do as regular maintenance that isn’t part of newer cars.

[@trustori2407]

U PAYED TOO MUCH FOR THAT IN A JUNK YARD. LET THEM SCRAP IT & THEY MAKE $300👈🏼🤡

[@MangieRaccoonsGarage]

It’s all in the eye of the beholder. I spent a few years looking for a delta in decent shape. And ones that were this nice were pulling 8k-10k. And they were not as good as this. I’ll gladly pay 2800 bucks again for this car.