Delta 88 oldsmobile 1973

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The Oldsmobile 88 marketed from on as the Eighty Eight is a full-size car that was sold and produced by Oldsmobile from until From until , the 88 was the division's most profitable line, particularly the entry level models such as the 88 and Dynamic The 88 series was also an image leader for Oldsmobile, particularly in the early years —51 , when it was one of the best performing automobiles, thanks to its relatively small size, light weight, and advanced overhead-valve high-compression V8 engine. This engine, originally designed for the larger C-bodied and more luxurious 98 series , also replaced the straight-8 on the smaller B-bodied With the large, high performance V8, the Oldsmobile 88 is considered by some to be the first muscle car , although this title is disputed.

Delta 88 oldsmobile 1973

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The 88 series was also an image leader for Oldsmobile, particularly in the early years —51when it was one of the best performing automobiles, delta 88 oldsmobile 1973, thanks to its relatively small size, light weight, and advanced overhead-valve high-compression V8 engine.

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Delta 88 oldsmobile 1973

Virtually none of the brochures for the Delta 88 showed a convertible model. The de-emphasis was deliberate. Olds decided that customers would clamor for a model that they deemed hard to find. It worked — they sold over 7, soft tops in This Delta 88 Royale convertible has only 52, original miles and has been proudly cared for by the current owner for the past 36 years.

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I once watched one of these drive over some railroad tracks and could actually see the doors dancing. Also new to the option list for on all B-body cars was a four-speed manual transmission with Hurst floor shifter, which was a seldom-ordered offering. Posted November 16, at PM. Only minor trim changes were made this year that included revised "waterfall" grilles in front and four-segment taillights in the rear. In other projects. My favorite feature was when the speedometer broke. It served our family for about 13 years but it did get about 12 mpg. The 88 series dropped the Delmont name, leaving the Delta 88 as the base model of the series. This generation of Delta 88s has an optional voice diagnostic system that alerted the driver of problems. The four-door Oldsmobile 88 Holiday, along with the four-door 98 Holiday , Buick Century Riviera , and Special Riviera , were the first four-door hardtops ever produced. The Delmont featured the V8 as standard and the V8 as an option in and the new stroked "Rocket " version of the same engine in I have driven these cars all my life and love it. Also for the "J2" option was offered, with three two-barrel carburetors, similar to the Pontiac Tri-Power. Thanks for the flashback. I do agree GM used cheapie materials for the door panels at that time but that was probably necessary to meet Federal safety standards as was the dashboard design.

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Until we actually walked into Royal Oldsmobile, the local Olds dealer. Powertrain selections were carried over from with both and cubic-inch Rocket V8s now featuring "Positive Valve Rotators" for longer engine life and more efficient operation. Until these. J P Cavanaugh. Why did you do this? Bit melodramatic eh, Kev? It had the same green vinyl seats and green dash as shown in this picture—we had the same black steering wheel too. Trucks, Pickups and Vans. The new car used the same new A-body platform as the straight-6 engined 76 but paired it with the new cu in 5. Hidden categories: All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from April Articles with permanently dead external links CS1 maint: archived copy as title Articles with dead external links from November Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Short description is different from Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March Commons category link from Wikidata. After a few years of seeing their name on the cars, I learned what that they made toilet seats. For , all Delta 88s were now Royale or Royale Brougham models. Drunk in a Nissan — not so lucky. For , all GM full-size cars received a mid cycle freshening that featured fuller body panels. It was even more pathetic in the more upscale models like this Olds when they glued a little piece of carpet to bottom of the plastic panel.