1966 Oldsmobile 98 4 Door Hard Top
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Another addition to our little group of classic cars. The common ones not! Another fairly rare car to be seen in the circuits: A 'survivor' 1966 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight (98 for short!) 4-door hardtop! Original paint, kind of worn, but still has a shine, and the interior is perfect save for one tear near the driver seat position, it can be repaired. We don't think this car has seen salt, perhaps a bit of wet weather in its life, for every ground is intact, every fluid line is in perfect shape, the floor and frame are in very good condition. We will see where this adventure leads to. Corvairwild as usual has a hand in this one, i would like to thank him for helping me to relive a childhood memory, for we had a very similar 1965 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight.
been a while since I've seen one video from your nice wheels
Indeed that is true, the wheels on this one are a love/hate for sure. They are growing on me!
spikedpunk I like the American Racing square cut spoke with the matt center, these look a little to bling bling bling! iI'm going to tell Billy!!!
lol I was talking about the car not the wheels as for the wheels they are nice I more for OEM each owe
They cost $$$$! American $$$! Oh my, Billy!
thanks for taking the time to post this been missing your vids
Thank you very much, I will see what I can post that will be of help or entertainment for the folks who follow me.
slbl88 I had to him a black Olds 98 to bring him back to his childhood years to get him to make videos again, glad you're back SpikedPunk
i have been following both of you guys for years glad your back SpikedPunk
Thank you very much for your kind words slbl88!
CW yes, you have had to push me at times over the past 40-plus years, but that is what good friends are for. Yes, the memories are coming back, we are enjoying the car immensely!
love the vids
Thank you! I will try to do more of them.
want to trade for my oldsmobile alero? it's black and has r134 ac
sweet survivor! nice find dude! jealous ha ha ha
Thanks very much, sometimes they just come out of nowhere!
spikedpunk or browsing eBay porno instead of taking care of paying bills
There are worst thing you can do then this. How many times have i told you NO NO NO! when you send me things you find on Ebay! But some are nice. Like this car!
That’s a beauty
Thank you so very much. Unfortunately the car was involved in a fire due to a bad crimp in a new fuel pump. The fire caused damage obviously, but the car sits in a dry concrete-floored barn surrounded by the parts to fix it. It is a matter of health and finding the time to do the repairs.
@@SammyVista1972 so sorry to hear that. I worry constantly when I’m working in my cars that I’ll do something wrong.
@@SeaTravelr123 you never know what may be around the corner. At least the car can be saved.
Stunning!
What size are your rims? 17"?
They are Riddler 17-inch wheels.
@@SammyVista1972 thank you, im deaf so I can't hear if you talk on your vid 👍 got a 1966 98 convertible in Norway 👍
@@mortenjaaa thank you for watching video. It was nice to see your vehicle as well especially that it is in Norway. We have another 1966 Oldsmobile ninety eight as well, the ls model.
Sick! I had a 2 door in a sand color. Same interior, but green and gold. 2 piece back windows on those cars are neat. 425 super rocket was smooth
I still look forward to seeing a pristine example at one of my weekend shows!
Thank you. Unfortunately this one got damaged in a fire but we are going to repair it.
Just a note. It’s been repainted, so you need not call it a “survivor”. There was no clear coat in ‘66 to be peeling like that. Otherwise, wish mine looked that good.
The car was original paint. There were, correctly as you know, some spots repainted. Whatever it is that is not important. The car caught fire while we were on the highway at 60 miles an hour. It was traced to a new defective fuel pump. We were very lucky to get out of the car. We are going to fix the car we have all the parts needed, the fire department got there quick enough. The front fenders and Hood and interior was damaged by fire and smoke. The car is definitely not going to be a survivor anymore
@@SammyVista1972 that’s a terrible turn of events. Hope the motor is salvageable. The nice 425 was only around a short time. But a super sharp car worth a rebuild.
@@ghettosled1976 thank you very much for the kind words. Yes. We feel the 425 is salvageable. They are incredibly strong Motors. We also have a 1966 Ninety-Eight LS in Ocean Mist colour and equipped even with the very rare Factory cruise control, AM FM radio with power antenna, Factory air conditioning that works, power windows power vent windows, power trunk lid release amongst many other options. That 425 has only 68000 miles on it. That car is fixed up as original but not Survivor. But she is a very dignified automobile right down to factory wheel cover set and Radial whitewall tires. After the fire I lost interest of posting movies on RUclips I may start up again in the spring with new adventures. Thank you for viewing the movie
m.ruclips.net/video/uFkVe2MlLqE/видео.html
the interior , even by today's standards, is very nice. Always liked these and the Buick Electras
It was the 66’ Olds 98 Luxury Sedan or LS for short.
My friends dad bought one brand new, gold/black interior. Behind the front seat was a vanity mirror and tissue dispenser. We were kids but when my friend was old enough to drive the Olds was still in the family and smooth and fast still. This car had well over 300,000 miles with one overhaul and one overhaul of tranny. Then soon the compression was nothing and black smoke pouring out exhaust. $200 gone for a 76’ Cutlass Supreme ordered. I’ve owned nine Oldsmobile’s. From 88 to 98 to 442 and Cutlass. Toronado I had two.
The interior that was Luxury
Thank you for the nice story. This car got damaged in a fire but we have everything to fix it. And we also got not too long ago a 1966 LS to go with this, we have two! We love the interior, vanity mirror and all. A movie will come in the spring with updates!
I had one just like it. When u tune it up pu Bosch platnumplus 4 plugs in it acell plugs wire.U r milegewill be 25 mpg on the hiway. Dan stewat. My email is fan56992@gmail .com. I have the originalowners papers and the chilton manual also.They r had to find.My ph number is5739268184.
I miss mine . U cant. Find them any more. Dont ever put Quaker State in. . it. Use Penzoil.
I live in the South and most of the cars in this class were air conditioned.
Yes indeed, I know that most of these cars came with air conditioning, but in Canada, from where this car was marketed as new, air conditioning was a very expensive luxury and back then, the Canadian standard of living was not as high as that in the US, so people had to be more frugal with their choices of options let alone having a fairly expensive car such as this one. These cars are quite rare in Canada actually. This one unfortunately got damaged by a fire early last year, but it is being repaired and an air-conditioned interior and components are going into it.
To my eye, 1966 had some great looking design-styling right across almost all American car makes. Bulky,awkward,sleek,bold..sexy. This 98 doesn't have a bad angle at all ! Thanks.
Thank you very much for the kind words. This car got severely damaged last May and we have placed it with another one that we will be featuring an upcoming film clips. It was very sad what happened but at least the replacement car will help to make up for it, it is a very highly option car
I kind of figured this was a Northern car,being a luxury class car with no A/C. My dad and I each had one of those 1966 Olds 98s,his a 4 door LS sedan,mine was a convertible. The 425 is a great performing engine, you might want to switch to electronic ignition,otherwise it needs frequent tune ups,also, if it is to be driven frequently, I would strongly recommend a disc brake conversion for the front brakes,since the standard drums on this car are very prone to fading. I would not recommend sending a young person out in this car unless they have been warned about those brakes; they are quite poor by today's standards.
what a beautiful car
Pretty nice car. I like the plush interior and all the chrome inside and out. You don't see any cars like that anymore. I had my 65 out for a long drive on Sunday and it ran like a top.
Nice! What a nice well preserved ride! Welcome back! RW
I like it! the original look..other then the wheels.. but they do look good on it.. but take away from the ride, probably could have a softer ride. I'm still waiting for the driveway to dry up, still muddy.. I got lucky this year, no mice in any cars.. :-)
Thank you very much! The wheels are pretty decent and fill out the wheel wells quite nice too. The car still rides so nice, but feels very well controlled and actually goes around corners pretty decently. I am glad the stinking mice left your cars alone for you
That is a beautiful car! You'll get a lot of enjoyment out of it. I'm curious as to the "switch bitch" THM 400 transmission and torque converter. What do you mean by those? I have a 67 Impala SS with the 327 4V and THM 400. The transmission sounds and acts the same as any modern 4 speed automatic minus a gear. Bah53 on RUclips has a 63 Olds that has a different type of transmission that does sound different than modern transmissions. My Impala also has that rear defrost in the back deck; they're kinda cool. Great to see you back again!
Thank you! We are already enjoying the car a lot! The Switch-Pitch Turbo 400 was offered by GM from 1965 to 1967 on Buick, Oldsmobile and Cadillac vehicles. Controlled by electric switch and hydraulics, it gave the stator in the torque converter high and low angles of the blades, which in turn gave a high or low stall converter. At idle and over 1/2 throttle it is in high stall mode to prevent creep at traffic lights and, of course to light up the car and literally make it leap ahead when floored at speed. For economical cruise, and thus making it a very 'tight' converter, cruise is low stall. You lose only 100 RPM when at cruising speed between the impeller and turbine in the converter. GM did a beautiful job on this unit, but of course bean counters said no more after 1967 and the transmissions all had the single speed stall as your 327 has. Can you make your Chevy into a switch pitch? Yes you can, you need the oil pump and converter plus a few other small parts, and cap a hole in your Chevy transmission case. There are other tings to do with switches, ETC but it is a very doable process for most hobbyists is the classic car world. Bah53 has what is called a Roto-Hydramatic or Slim Jim is his '63. They were used until 1964. They are not a very refined transmission, it was first used by GM in 1961 as a cheaper alternate to the proven, but aging and very heavy original Hydramatic. 1-2 shifts (all from experience!) are very abrupt due to a coupling filling/emptying and 2-3 are very soft. One needs to understand these Slim Jims very well, and because of misunderstanding of critical adjustments, the units gained a pretty sour reputation. But in all honesty, they can't even come close to what the new for 1964 Turbo 400 is capable of.
Wow! Thank you so much for all of the great information; it is greatly appreciated! Sorry I got the wording wrong (LOL), it was late when I watched your video. You're giving me a good understanding of these critters. My transmission does have the electric kick-down switch, but that's it. Never had a problem with that system either. As for converting it, that's a lot more work than I can do. Luckily, the transmission and engine have never been separated nor removed from the car; they're completely original and unrebuilt and it runs and shifts great at 225k miles. My grandparents bought the car brand new, so I do have the entire history of it. Thanks again for your knowledge and I look forward to hopefully more videos from you. Your collection of cars is fun and you make your videos very enjoyable to watch. Take care!
You are so welcome and thank you for the kind words! It is nice to have a survivor car indeed! I have a lot of original info on this car too, and the history. It is nice you have the history with your grand parents with you. Just put up a new movie clip of the 66!
this car suits U real well, but so does Sami, & the Eagle !!!
Thank you very much! Each of the cars in the family has their own special unique features! We enjoy and are grateful for them all!
LOVELY!!! Crank that baby UP!!
Thanks! Another movie coming tomorrow, tinkered under the hood today, making an already sweet car even more sweet!
Nice survivor find and glad to see you back again!
Thank you kind sir, I am coming out of my shell again, and we are really enjoying this car.
Welcome Back Spike!
Thanks! I will be bringing more clips very soon. It is nice to read folks enjoy the stuff i make.
Thanks very much Ric! It is nice to be back!
So happy to see a new video from you! How about an update video for the Vista?
We just saw the Vista yesterday actually. We will be taking the car out in mid-may, and a clip will be done on this car too. Thanks for the kind words.
Power vent windows, cool!
They are not too often seen I understand!
Ghetto Wagon don't ask him to open the passenger side vent lol
Yes, the gears are stripped on the right side vent! I am hoping a fix or replacement can be figured out for that.
Still need those body plugs from suburbans? They opened a nice new JY here, alot of selection REALLY EASY to get under the vehicles. Ill get me if you need em. I know you asked like 2 years ago lol. Seems like 1 week ago in this climate. Same thing everyday. IF you can take the gears out of the good one maybe someone can 3d print replacement gears