I had a 71, Delta 88 Royale coupe, dark blue with the 455 Rocket. God I loved that car.
@TheGbeecher
4 ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤...back when Detroit still ruled...😊
@drjohnsonhungwell5115
5 жыл бұрын
I used to have one I'd flip the lid on the breather so you could really hear those secondaries opened on the q jet it sounded like it would suck the hood down LoL
@loutheshoe6100
4 жыл бұрын
LMAO this was my first car. I paid all of $100 in 1987. And I flipped the lid too
@drjohnsonhungwell5115
3 жыл бұрын
@Scott Duffy I had a 71 Skylark 2 door hardtop with a 455 it was a screamer would smoke the tires easily and had a great Quadrajet with no bogging it would immediately open up and would swap ends with you if you weren't careful
@joeslais5597
2 жыл бұрын
Yea..they sounded like a police car with those air breather lids flipped upside down 👍
@paktype
2 ай бұрын
My friend had a ‘73 Delta 88 with the 455. That beast was FAST but Lord help you if you tried to turn.
@bbo40
4 ай бұрын
Kids today cannot conceive how big these cars were! 7 people could ride to the mall in one of these spacious tanks....
@zxtenn
3 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the tire SQUIRM, i thought the front was going to roll off
@brucehowell7825
6 жыл бұрын
This was my first car. everyone in school called it the old green boat. LOL I really liked that car.
@bryanmchugh1307
3 ай бұрын
WHOA!! That was TERRIFYING! I do not understand how this land barge did not just burst into flames.
@user-iz3gv5vo6b
Жыл бұрын
I learned to drive on my Mom's '74 with the Rocket 455. Man, I loved the torque of that motor.
@PJAvenger
6 жыл бұрын
Great test for all those people who tracked their Oldsmoboats and didn't use them to cruise down the highway
@mcqueenfanman
4 жыл бұрын
Olds had some pretty good Cop Car packages back then, this one must have had it.
@netrioter
3 жыл бұрын
They never used Olds as cop cars...too expensive. GM used Chevrolet as the police cars.
@mcqueenfanman
3 жыл бұрын
@@netrioter Who never used Olds cop cars? I'm sure the Lansing PD did. I've seen several magazine articles on them. Original 442 ad was a cop car package. And Olds wasn't too much more then a Chevy or Ford.
@johanbrand8601
2 жыл бұрын
There was a small portion of the fleet using Oldsmobiles. Mercury was also used in 1970.
@msquaretheoriginal
2 жыл бұрын
@@mcqueenfanman Not only the Lansing PD, but the California Highway Patrol went with OIds in 1967. Oldsmobile didn't do the volume Chevy, Ford, Dodge and Plymouth did, but they did offer and sell police packages. So did Buick.
@ct9827
6 жыл бұрын
455 what a beast!
@felixfinck4701
5 жыл бұрын
I love Oldsmobile’s, and personally I want a 73 olds eighty eight, also, I’d kill to have the narrators voice
@danhoyland142
4 жыл бұрын
Just smoke two packs of cigarettes a day and eventually you’ll get it
@sidefx996
Жыл бұрын
Yeah! My Aunt had one (brown lol) when I was a kid we took a few road trips in. Loved that car and I miss them both. Good times.
7 күн бұрын
These are some of my favorite cars! But I have to tell you guys it’s very funny that they are presenting these beautiful gigantic luxury machines as if they are sports sedans!! The reality is the driver in this video has skills that probably don’t exist anymore! Let’s just say he was probably original drifter! Those poor children and their Japanese cars would not know what to do with a 4500+ pound American car in a corner at high speed! They would be crying in a panic! To ride in one of these giant 60s and 70s cars was just beautiful!
@thatoneguy6776
Жыл бұрын
THAT SLALOM COURSE LOOKED LIKE DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN......... GOOD HEAVENS WE HAVE MADE SOME HUGE LEAPS SINCE
@paktype
2 ай бұрын
The test driver was really skilled. Check out the test on the Riviera. Incredible.
@eddo1983
3 жыл бұрын
My dad had a 1972 Delta 88 Royale. He was sad when he sold it.
@jayman2261
7 жыл бұрын
Bring them back! I'll buy one.............................
@deanreynolds7825
6 жыл бұрын
My 57 super 88 was quicker.
@floodythesweatswitch4899
3 жыл бұрын
The city still owes me money for sweeping the streets with my 68 olds 88 .
@mvnorsel6354
3 жыл бұрын
Maximum power at 4400 rpm. That motor could live forever.
@sirtophamhatt4821
Жыл бұрын
Low rpm horsepower all the way
@zoggin4181
8 ай бұрын
Tons of low end torque from that big block 455 V8 @@sirtophamhatt4821
@flyonbyya
4 жыл бұрын
Land Yacht ! I miss all those cars!
@jmflyer55
2 жыл бұрын
Nice car. I had the same year but a convertible. Great handling also.
@channellock_garage
5 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I put one of These engine's in a half ton 77 Chevy Bonanza pickup and it ran like a beast. If I had known about gearing back then the 2.56 gear would have been gone and would have had a true rocket on my hands
@rodjohnston5646
6 ай бұрын
Had a 72 455 that baby could smoke the tires. And all out nothing could catch her. Retired it with 500 000 onit
@mason5540
7 ай бұрын
Drifting that boat like a sailor
@ThunderAppeal
3 жыл бұрын
I can almost hear the car: 'No. I dont wanna turn!'
@christopherjohn8521
2 жыл бұрын
These were never built to be performance cars in any way at all. They were a tank to drive even with the 455 motor. If I drove mine that way, it would have been wrecked. Got 'a love these car commercials.
@georgewilson1184
3 жыл бұрын
Ah full size GM those were the days yes sirreeee
@operator91210
9 ай бұрын
Pre roger Smith era before the accountants took over in the early 1980's
@davidmeyers6884
3 жыл бұрын
It's funny how these tests were done with the Stig at the wheel.
@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus
4 жыл бұрын
Really nice looking car. Make mine triple black.
@19375320269
6 жыл бұрын
my dad had one just like this same color i was a small child when he had it but i remember it was an awesome car and crazy fast
@Darryl6636
6 жыл бұрын
0-60 in 8.8 seconds not bad considering the car is the size of an m1 abrams
@steveg1759
6 жыл бұрын
Darryl6636 I would think that this Olds would've hit 60 mph in the 7's because it hit 50 mph in less than 6 secs. Still has a considerable amount of rolls through the pylons but this considered good with the HD suspension. My dad owned a the same exact car but with a 455 2bbl.
@VictrolaJazz
6 жыл бұрын
A '68 with high compression 455 would have hit it in 7.2 seconds with a 2.56 axle ratio--the '71 uses a 2.75 because of the lower compression.
@socalguy97
6 жыл бұрын
Yea but for a 455? For 1970, horsepower was 370 and got knocked down to 315 (I think) for 1971 on the same engine. That’s a sign of the malaise era of clean air and mediocre output.
@BorisW150
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's still 2-3 seconds quicker to 60 than a Prius.
@JREwing78
3 жыл бұрын
@@steveg1759 It may have been the 0-70 time. I've noticed that goof on a couple other videos. 7's would make more sense for 0-60.
@MicheluceRizzuto
4 жыл бұрын
My parents had one of these but in a 2 door. I just remember it constantly breaking down on the capital beltway in D.C. and my father walking to the closest call box to get it towed to the dealer. They didn’t have it long. Traded in for a 1973 Dodge Dart 2 door with the slant six. Me, I’m an Oldsmobile and Chevy guy these days. I have a 1970 W-30 and a 1967 C10 with a 383 stroker. Both run very, very strong. And neither one will break down on I-495.
@raymondhaley8156
6 жыл бұрын
A 71 delta 88 with a 455 and a quadra jet carburetor, are you kidding me, that,s magnum force on wheels.
@msquaretheoriginal
2 жыл бұрын
A new four cylinder Ford Explorer will get to 60 in 6.8 seconds (two seconds faster) and trip the 1/4 mile in 15.3. And it's slightly heavier.
@Lucille69caddy
Жыл бұрын
@@msquaretheoriginal Your 4 cyl Exploder is turbocharged. You conveniently forgot to mention that little diddy. It also has shorter gearing, radial tires, yada yada. Apples and oranges…….
@sidefx996
Жыл бұрын
@@msquaretheoriginal And what's your point? 50 years of technology kinda does stuff like that. It'll still an Explorer though and will never be as cool as this Olds.
@msquaretheoriginal
Жыл бұрын
@@sidefx996 if you were talking about a 442 I might agree. This car wasn't that cool in its own time. Just another mid-priced family sedan not as well built as its previous generation.
@toddaulner5393
3 жыл бұрын
Holy body roll Batman!!
@johanbrand8601
2 жыл бұрын
Love it! Pure bliss!
@baseless3
6 жыл бұрын
Throwing some serious weight around
@markdavis5169
6 жыл бұрын
I owned one,I loved it.
@daviddennison4287
3 жыл бұрын
Love those cars
@santosjerez1586
5 жыл бұрын
Swapped a 455 Oldsmobile in my 1980 Trans Am waxed 5.0 daily on the High Way....still have it .............
@msquaretheoriginal
2 жыл бұрын
Now you're talking. They had already put 403's in Trans Ams so it should have been an easy swap.
@Lucille69caddy
Жыл бұрын
@@msquaretheoriginal And it would smoke your turbo 4 Exploder😂🤡
@Porsche996driver
3 жыл бұрын
Did John Davis watch Bud Lindemann as a kid?!
@oopo62mpopo36
5 жыл бұрын
かっこいいなぁ これとかビュイックのルセーバーとかホント好き
@GospelTenor4Christ
5 жыл бұрын
How would you like to see that thing headed for your smart car at 70 mph? The engine and trans outweigh a smart car.
@logantyler3741
3 жыл бұрын
Haha exactly. yet the smary car driver would still be safer
@msquaretheoriginal
2 жыл бұрын
Ironically enough, a 2022 Ford Explorer weighs more, from 4300 to 4900 lbs, the hybrid model being the heaviest.
@fastacker2
3 жыл бұрын
Corners like an Aircraft Carrier. My old '73 Buick Lesabre cornered better than that I think. Wonderful old boats. Smoooooooooth.
@culcune
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone remember the Olds Vista Wagon on 'That '70s Show'?
@yambo59
3 жыл бұрын
yep, the vista cruiser
@joeblow4566
Жыл бұрын
72 the power was drastically reduced from the 71 model year
@pblackbird
10 ай бұрын
That's one way to clean your whitewalls.
@operator91210
9 ай бұрын
How do these tires not pop. I watched another review done by these guys of a '69 impala and the rims were scraping the tarmac.
@ThunderAppeal
3 жыл бұрын
I'll bet the main thing keeping that behemoth from posting a faster time is because its final drive is a little too tall. Probably something like low 3s/high 2s.
@shopwithaaron
5 ай бұрын
yikes that body roll! so much safer today!
2 жыл бұрын
My father owned one '75 Delta88 with the 455. Very powerful. But body roll was horrendous by today's standard...
@a.k.a.A.E.
2 жыл бұрын
one would have to compare today times with the better tires and some improved chassis parts whether the values improve!
@ideationnation467
3 жыл бұрын
She took my oldsmobile~
@smoothoperator7023
Жыл бұрын
1:37 - My Grandmother after dropping Pop Pop off at work.....🤭
@drew0035
2 жыл бұрын
You know the compatibility part is correct when you have a 1975 Chevy k20 with a 455 olds engine plus master cylinder and steering wheel
@mikeyerke3920
3 жыл бұрын
Somebody please tell me how those tires stayed on the rims of that thing.
@msquaretheoriginal
2 жыл бұрын
they often didn't
@JCMCentAus
6 жыл бұрын
Ole Bud was a real turd-shiner.
@Lucille69caddy
Жыл бұрын
Better than a turd licker💩
@silvernail6
Ай бұрын
Look up the current W-43.....and wonder what if?
@GJ-DT
5 жыл бұрын
Big girls can dance too
@a.k.a.A.E.
2 жыл бұрын
does anyone know which site this is ? where is this track today ?
@fmr9118
4 жыл бұрын
Great music.What's name?
@Marc816
2 жыл бұрын
No radials back then.....wallowing through turns.
@operator91210
9 ай бұрын
I think with modern tread this car would most definitely perform better on braking, handling and acceleration times
@wayneh9232
7 жыл бұрын
Nice tow hitch. What'll it tow?
@cadrolls6315
6 жыл бұрын
It was rated to tow 7,000 pounds "when properly equipped" and with the 455 engine. People towed with their family cars back then so, it had to be tough.
@carloharryman
6 жыл бұрын
Friends parents had one for towing their fuel trailer for their Cessna. Big ol tank couple hundred gallons.
@GospelTenor4Christ
5 жыл бұрын
A train
@ericw4279
2 жыл бұрын
Cars of this day were so much heavier duty than average cars are today. With a big block V8, TH400 trans and a sturdy solid rear axle these cars were comparable to the pickup trucks of the day for towing. With the proper gearing and some air shocks or bags in the rear you’re good to go! Cars today might have higher horsepower but won’t stand up to towing like these would. Today if you want to tow anything substantial you pretty much need a pickup. Some of the larger SUVs are ok too (think Suburban, not CR-V ! haha)
@MrZdvy
7 жыл бұрын
Torsion bars on an Oldsmobile?
@cadrolls6315
6 жыл бұрын
He meant sway bars.
@ThunderAppeal
7 жыл бұрын
'Rebound and recovery were good'....I guess the definition of 'good' has changed over the years.
@georgeszaslavsky
6 жыл бұрын
still better than any modern shitty low end honda or entry level chevy that have slow 4 banger and that have a beyond mediocre torque at low rpm. Put modern radial tires on this car and the ride is phenomenal
@waynejohnson1304
6 жыл бұрын
People didn't drive their big FAMILY cars like assholes back then. They knew what their car would and wouldn't do too. This car was never designed to be a sports car.
@flyonbyya
4 жыл бұрын
ThunderAppeal Rebound and recovery was more like Roll and Flounder...lol That whole video was ridiculous...that car was not designed or intended to perform Acrobatics
@henrystowe6217
6 ай бұрын
I doubt 1 in 100,000 people even know what rebound and recovrry is.
@RainingPiggies
6 жыл бұрын
Your father's Oldsmobile
@sidefx996
Жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAHA
@tripjet999
Жыл бұрын
0-60 in almost nine seconds. LOL.
@Gaspipenicklioni
Жыл бұрын
6000 lbs
@lauriergagnon1643
3 жыл бұрын
So much body roll
@modeljetjuggernaut4864
7 жыл бұрын
Evil Dead car
@fmr9118
4 жыл бұрын
Evil Dead car is 1973
@germanboy5392
4 жыл бұрын
Ain't no Hellcat or new Mustang hanging with no 455....
@msquaretheoriginal
2 жыл бұрын
No, you can't drive them that slow. A four-cylinder Explorer would leave the 455 for dead.
@Lucille69caddy
Жыл бұрын
@@msquaretheoriginal You and that pos Exploder turbo 4. Give that shit a rest already. A proper 455 in anything other than this big beast would obliterate your precious Found On the Road Dead.
@msquaretheoriginal
Жыл бұрын
@@Lucille69caddy A normally aspirated 392 Hemi would eat any 455 for breakfast. Hell, a Pentastar V6 would. Or GM's own 3.6, let alone an LS out of a Silverado. Not to mention the Coyotes. Don't like turbos? Plenty of alternatives you can drive out of a showroom. All of which would give you double the gas mileage at least. Bottom line, any V8 from that era would take a lot of work just to match these newer engines stock.
@Lucille69caddy
Жыл бұрын
@@msquaretheoriginal Notice I said, “proper 455”, as in a well tuned, blueprinted, balanced engine. Not the generic factory tunes of back in the day. I mean DIALED IN. My buddy pulled the anemic 455 out of his ‘75 Trans Am 4-speed and put in a 455 out of a wrecked low miles ‘72 Grand Prix. He ate 5.0s and Corvettes for breakfast. This was back in the mid to late eighties, and the 455 was still stock at that time. He later pulled the 455, raised the compression to 9.5 to 1 (so he could still run pump gas), and blueprinted and balanced it. He then put on headers and true dual exhaust minus the cats, and super/tuned it. That car could now break the tires loose in all 4 gears. With the stock cam, which he left alone because he wanted to keep it streetable. This car would leave every car you mentioned in the dust. I wouldn’t say his upgrades were “a lot of work.” Just set up like the factory should have done from the showroom. Impossible since it was the dawn of pollution controls. And that meant less engine airflow, which meant much less power. I noticed that you had to graduate from your turbo 4 Exploder to your other mentioned cars. LMAO…..
@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474
Жыл бұрын
@@msquaretheoriginal Wrong. I had a Saturn Aura 3.6 liter several years ago. Way back I had a number of big bruisers with the big v8 motors. Let me put it this way. The Aura was quick, yeah, but in the raw power department, locking the front bumpers and stepping on the gas, that '71 Olds would push that wimpy little Aura down the street backwards!!! The old 70's bruiser cruisers had power that is only found now in a truck, and would out power smaller modern trucks as well.
@kippaseo8027
3 жыл бұрын
That Jew Canoe looks like it takes corners like a waterbed
@jlo13800
6 жыл бұрын
Not impressed with 4 stroke v8s, build them like s rotax dfi and make them into a 2 stroke, s 455 is a good Canadate for s 2 stroke conversion! Brap
@milky3494
5 жыл бұрын
I hope you realize how unreliable that would be, and the rocket 455 is know for reliability so converting to a 2 stroke would ruin the car
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