Here’s how the Delta 88 was definitely my father’s Oldsmobile

[@tc8231]

Best way to start a Saturday morning!

[@stevenjeanson8889]

A Delta 88 was the car I learned to drive with in Drivers Ed. Nice car.

[@johnnymason2460]

I saw a lot of Delta 88s growing up in the 1970s and 1980s. I would often see them at churches since a lot of church goers often have one. It was a great large family car.

[@march24-lp4pv]

That's hot 🔥

[@SCORPION89199]

When I graduated vocational School in 2010 in Eastern Kentucky there was a guy named Chris and he had just bought a 1983 Delta 88 and I didn't get to ride in it with him but a lot of us guys at the center which is like a vocational school where you live there and learn a trade, we all got to check out the back seats and some of the most comfortable seats I've ever sat and they were those pillow top type. Chris had driven his new purchase from Louisville to paintsville Kentucky which is a few hour drive from each other.

[@edwardaustin740]

Delta 88 ? We had one growing up. Brand new black on black. A sweet ride for sure.

[@cnorton1us]

I had a teacher in 8th grade who had one of those Oldsmobile 88's with the Chevy engine, and he talked about why it was such a big deal to some people. He took the money rather than having the engine swapped out, since it ran better than any of his previous Oldsmobiles. By the time I was in college, many people started referring to "OldsmoBuicks" due to how the various divisions were obviously rebadging the same cars.

[@Jerry-ok8gj]

I miss Oldsmobile! Great cars.

[@dgulag3733]

this channel is wholesome, and delightful, and I love it

[@andregonsalvez9244]

Great thanks for this series ! I myself today ( 2023 ) own a 81 Oldsmobile Delta 88 sedan which I love driving it and only drive it in the summer.

[@elizabethcherry920]

I owned 2 Delta 88s , a 69 custom 4d sedan w/a 455 and an 80 2d coupe w/a 307 , 2 of the best cars I ever had and I miss them today, along with the good times I had while I owned them

[@jeffshadow2407]

The 1980 probably had the Oldsmobile 350, as the 307 was introduced in 1981.

[@carexpertandy]

Danny from Full House drove a red 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 convertible early in the series. He actually had two, the first one got smacked by another car while parked and sank down into the ocean (and was towed out) on Danny’s 30th birthday. Jesse and Joey bought him an identical one from a classic car dealership, and Danny discovered it too and called that dealership, and they were all unaware that they were bidding against each other on it, though Jesse and Joey ended up buying it below the highest bid in the end.

[@Tubewings]

The first one was Bullet and the second was Walter.

[@multicopiadodeCD-yg4zv]

This video brings me a lot of beautifull memories.

[@jasonhsu4711]

I'll always think of the Oldsmobile Delta 88 as the official car for senior citizens, because I grew up with an elderly next door neighbor who owned one and raved about how much he liked it.

[@GeneralJameson]

I had a 1989 Olds Nintey Eight it was always fun ordering a part everyone would have to ask twice.

[@Henry_Jones]

Olds was #1 in the 70s. 25 years later they got the axe. Such a sad downfall.

[@bremeobrien]

i own a last gen 88 from 1998, and it’s easily one of the nicest and most comfortable cars i’ve been in. i even get compliments from people about it because of its condition

[@Truckngirl]

I owned 78 Delta 88 for my independent taxi in Honolulu in the early 80's. Silver with blue crushed velvet upholstery. It had the beefy 402. It was like driving my living room couch. Passengers loved it. So did I.

[@joed513]

This is arguably the best video you have done. I hope to see more GM videos like this. Kudos !

[@justas525]

Another great video. Now I have to rewatch Lethal weapon 2 😂😂

[@cbrue1896]

Love the Space Balls movie clips!

[@dennis4lyfe]

I had a 1970 delta 88 loved that car and also a 1975 98 regency it was awesome

[@jaysmith6013]

Loved this episode! Very special cars in my childhood as well

[@patrickracer43]

I just remembered that Rami directed Multiverse of Madness... All directors need to have a signature, with Rami's Delta 88, Bay's explosions, Tarantino's obsession with feet

[@jeffshadow2407]

I saw ONE of Sam's yellow Delta 88s at a wrecking yard ten years ago. It had the mounts for camera gear and was, of course, a four door.

[@lkmsl]

Great job like always !

[@matthrivnak6572]

You get that special feeling in an Oldsmobile!

[@boostedlss6450]

I have been a fan of these 87+ V6 cars with the 3.8 Buick engine for years. I had originally an 87 Bonneville, then an 89, but discovered the LSS Oldsmobile in the supercharged platform. All my friends had squeaky G-body Montes and such RWD models, but I had the car somebodies Grandpa bought and needed the S/C option. Comfy, understated interior (contrast to a 90's era Bonneville with 26 vents or whatever lol) and a torquey, reliable and efficient V6 240hp and 280 tq. I'm down to my last 3.8, a 97 Park Ave Ultra. Sad face.

[@99sentcoins]

I had a 1978 Delta 88 with a 468 stroker when I was 17. 😊 It looked bone stock. Great car ! Should've kept that car.

[@donaldwilson2620]

One of the earliest Rock n Roll songs was named after the Oldsmobile 88: 1951's "Rocket 88" by Ike Turner's band, The Kings of Rhythm.

[@SCORPION89199]

A lot of people may not know that it had Ike Turner of Tina Turner Fame her ex-husband before she met him he was in the group Jackie Branson who was the leader an like was the guitar player, if you find a copy of rocket 88 on the Chess records label on shellac 78 RPM not the 45 copy you have some money right there at least 60 to 100 or so dollars if not more depending on the condition of the disc probably almost $200 if it's up near perfect condition.

[@charlesmcginness7214]

Those cars handled so easy.

[@jobiazgarza9571]

Hey thanks for doing this as always. Fun memories with these cars.

[@poursomebeeronit]

First car, high school, 1992. Thing was a yacht!

[@888junkcarsbuyingteam8]

As always, well done documentary buddy

[@stewpuddy4161]

I love this youtube channel! Another gem!

[@CarlosGuzman-bq8fr]

Thank you so much. Great video

[@motorcityrcattack9872]

I used to have an 84 delta 88 2 door. That thing was awesome but man, did it suck some gas down. It was like driving a couch down the road.

[@rushnerd]

That clip from Spaceballs was PERFECT haha

[@ronk8757]

I really miss Oldsmobile 😭

[@brianhayes7618]

I had a 89 Olds 88 with the 3800 good car with great mpg

[@cameronjournal]

I was always surprised that the Aurora didn't do more. Everyone I knew that bought one loved it. I'm still amazed and how the American automakers basically ceded the sedan market to Japan and Korea.

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

As what they always say, there's a special feel in an Oldsmobile. I remember that the Eighty-Eight was being phased out in the late '90s. The Aurora should've saved Olds, but Olds as a brand was already going downhill to the point in 2000, GM announced phasing the brand out.

[@XrobospikeX]

I has a 1966 delta 88 convertible in high school back in 1978. Loved it & I now have a 1967 olds delta 88 convertible 👍🏼😁

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

Ours family road tripper was the huge 7th gen Royale Brougham with the 455 CI Rocket 88 engine, and 8-track built in. That thing wasn't very fast, but had lots of torque.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

3:05 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for that Red Forman clip! Eric's dad was quite sneaky! 😈😈

[@slightlyevolved]

I had a 1989 Nissan Stanza, I'd love to see a video on one of these, maybe the Sentra/Stanza/Maxima series. I recall the mid 1980's and up being a time when Nissan popularity was exploding (outside of the early entries in the 60's-70's for most imports.)

[@smittykins]

I remember the Dick Van Patten “the family car that didn’t forget the family” ad.

[@ernielaw]

Both Oldsmobile & Buick stopped making full sized wagons in 1965. Olds resumed full sized wagon production in '71 with the introduction of the Custom Cruiser, whereas Buick brought out their full sized Estate Wagon in 1970.

[@ca13814]

I have had an 89 88 and an 88 98, both fantastic riding and driving cars, smoothest front drivers I’ve ever been in. Idk why GM did it but the throttle was SUPER sensitive in both

[@matthewswan9819]

Merry Christmas from Ann Arbor!

[@lyonadimral]

I had a 1985 Chrysler fifth Ave. that was in mint shape that I sold in 2017… I think you already did a video on that series

[@kyleharris8150]

Thanks for mentioning the Dodge Rampage and now an episode on the Delta. Now episode(s) Oldsmobile Regency, Dodge/Plymouth Spirit/Acclaim; Ford Fairmont, AMC Javelin, Nissan Silvia or Pulsar, Chevrolet Monte Carlo

[@zachfolts]

Those 90s 88s along with the buick lesaber are still all over Milwaukee

[@polska207]

I got one of those first gen FWD delta 88s that it’s a 87 and in the process of restoring it they are great cars

[@ddjslhomebase243]

150 hp 3.8L V6

[@chrislemaster2695]

These were great cars after 3/1987 build date when GM started using the LN3 Buick 3.8L 3800 Pee Series 1 v6 which ran from (3-1987-8-2008)

[@ncironhorse8367]

You didn't mention the 350 diesel engine they offered in the car. I had the 1984 Delta 88 with the diesel. Drove it across the country from Chicago to Los Angeles and while crossing the high desert in the middle of the night, I was able to achieve 40 mpg.

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

I liked them so much I have 3: 1989, 1990, 1991!

[@carexpertandy]

Those mid-1970s GM airbags were known as the “Air Cushion Restraint System.”

[@AdamBomb-kd4fe]

Some 1973 full size Chevys were equipped with airbags; Kramer had one in an episode of "Seinfeld".

[@carexpertandy]

@@AdamBomb-kd4fe Green 1973 Impalas initially in a government fleet.

[@AdamBomb-kd4fe]

You are right. Thanks.

[@johnnymason2460]

Typical General Motors. They come up with a good idea(the driver side airbag)only to abandon it too soon and let someone else take the credit for introducing it to the mainstream public.

[@diyi75]

Owned an 85 Delta 88 Royale😊

[@googleuser3760]

I daily drive a 1990 Olds 88

[@john335i]

My parents bought a Delta 88 with the diesel engine, what a huge PoS it was

[@alexthemechanic8110]

Would love a Cadillac coupe deville episode

[@BELCAN57]

Coupe AND Sedan Deville !

[@bryantint1339]

We had a 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass. 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue.

[@freddyhollingsworth5945]

I have an 84 Delta 88 4 Dr diesel...best cars ever..

[@markmartindale7215]

"Dead by Dawn"! That's not a threat - it's a line from that dang Evil Dead movie. As teenagers, my friends and I watched that movie repeatedly. It always creeped me out.

[@neoclassic09]

I literally was parked next to one of these yesterday at the gas station and was wondering about it

[@doug6191]

Mitsubishi Sigma/Diamante next! 🤞

[@ezerod1858]

The painfull dead of Oldsmobile starts when they shift to front wheel drive. 😔

[@AJ-HawksToxicFinger]

I love the 'Rocket 88' classic song - it's been covered sooooo many times!

[@TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUSA]

That was a lot of horsepower for a car in the ‘60’s with over 300 hp!

[@roughseas3455]

Could you do the 80s Toyota pickups?

[@Fds840]

Can you do the Ford Bronco video with all generations?😅.

[@dragon-lf9ow]

I had a 69 with the rocket it was a fun car to drive green with black interior

[@JayBee3237]

A 2 door that size is unthinkable today

[@StevenParr-mg8bp]

Unfortunately

[@gregoryrobinson1004]

We had the custom cruiser wagon witch looked like the 88 but a wagon.

[@wesleyclark947]

Can you do a video on the Nissan sx cars?

[@merafirewing6591]

Would like to see the Cadillac El Dorado get it's own video.

[@usmc29er44]

Folks had a 76. Always was in the shop :(

[@zelphx]

"Brom"?

[@MrTPF1]

I've always heard it pronounced to rhyme with "comb" or "foam".

[@tylernail2146]

How about a Pontiac 6000 video I just saw a wagon and it surprised me in traffic

[@chev500l8]

I have a '85 delta, 307 powered that's in the process of trying to return to nature.

[@rvarsigfusson6163]

What car did have a V6 diesel engine and front wheel drive. This V6 was the same as the 5,7 diesel but just 2 cyl shorter and fail free at the end of production.

[@MultiTelan]

Grandma had an '87 88 from brand new. She gave it to me in 2003 and it lasted...two days. An improper visit to the mechanic those two days earlier (incompetent tard left a socket somewhere inside the top end) meant a seized motor. EDIT: Oh, the waste of human flesh wanted to charge her $2000 to replace the motor he destroyed.

[@AdamBomb-kd4fe]

Nice Dan Rather clip. Did he ever find out what was the frequency, Kenneth?😉😜

[@jeffshadow2407]

R.E.M. 1994

[@Wv8675]

Saw a 2 door red delta 88 in the junk yard with nothing wrong had 43 000 miles on it interior was like new it's sad they probably crushed it

[@edwincooke879]

I would like to see the Ford Aerostar, Windstar, and Freestar as well as Mercury Monterey minvans highlighted. Also, Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis. The Toyota Previa and Toyota Wagon.The Buick Roadmaster and 1980 to 84 Buick Electra sedan and 1980s Buick Electra Estate Station Wagon.

[@MyOldCar]

Check out my channel page, and you'll see I've already made episodes for some of the cars on your list.

[@MacNews]

​@@MyOldCar How about the Lincoln Town car L?

[@MrCalverino]

Our city loves to slab those cars!!! just look up detla 88 slab houston

[@JSFGuy]

This should be good.

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

Please do an Episode on the Mitsubishi Diamante

[@dave1956]

I had a 1980 Delta 88 Royale Brougham 2 door coupe. It was a very nice car but unfortunately it had the 5.7 liter diesel V8 engine. I drove it for 3 months and got rid of it, trading it for a new 1981 Cutlass Supreme Brougham 2 door coupe with the 3.8 liter V6. Two losers in a row.

[@cormacbeats]

VOLKSWAGEN FOX PLEASE

[@AdamBomb-kd4fe]

Damn. Even I forgot about that car.🤔

[@infernoking7504]

I was gonna get one then I found a 1988 Lincoln town car and bought that.

[@doug6191]

The 88 LSS was the sh!t.

[@SinginShooter]

8 Mile.

[@johnmaki3046]

These were MARGINAL (at their best) The Cutlass "line" was "SUPREME"! These were fat, floundering handling G.M. "full-sized"!

[@vincedibona4687]

If we can stick with land yachts, how about the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham? Technically released in 1976, they got big - and more popular, too (🤣) - in the ‘80s.

[@1mzfe]

Oldsmobile

[@thoughtfulbobcat1872]

I thought the logo was an airplane when I was a kid, yeah a rocket makes more sense.

[@atticusmcbuddy6283]

I always saw it as a budget Mafia car.

[@rickymack2611]

I drove a 72 Delta 88 for a short time. Considering i only paid 600 bucks for it was'nt a horrible car

[@brianhayes7618]

I have a 95 Olds Cutless convertible. I would like to see a story of that line from start to end

[@kc0lif]

also olds had delmont 88. 98 was more luxurious. i like 1971-1976 88 & 98. ted Kennedy had a accident in his oldsmobile 88.

[@1mzfe]

Mazda 626

[@1mzfe]

British Leyland