1974 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Cold Start & Driving Video

[justincase]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My dad had this car when I was in grade school. It was a tank.

[jwrappuhn]

Love the sound of the blinkers in the older cars.

[tommywatterson]

Very nice looking 74 Olds Delta 88. She drove well too from what I could tell. The 350 4 barrel had plenty of power when you stepped on it. One didn't need the 455 for that car. I hope whomever bought it is enjoying the ownership.

[larryhackleman]

My first car that was in my name was 1974 Oldsmobile delta 88 with a 455 rocket engine. I looked it up here on YouTube and this is what I found. Almost exactly like the one I had in highschool. My friends all loved the car and I $2 the gas constantly.

[bml]

Lots of memories there. My dad bought one new when I was 8, then mom kept it after he died until I turned 17 and that was my first car. It was a 74 Delta 88 base coupe with that same maroon paint but a white vinyl interior - they all had a black dash though. We lived in New York and Detroit so after 9 years it got pretty severely rusted. It also had just the AM radio and a electric rear defroster with the switch just below the radio. I remember that 350 engine. I worked on it. I did a full tune up, with the points condenser & distributor cap and learned how to adjust that Rochester 4bl carb. I would love to have one again but it would have to be a convertible. Those are very rare and collectible. I like the 74 because the next year they went to electronic ignition and cat exhaust.

[bhustler]

Oldsmobiles always rode great. Very comfy.

[ericeverson]

1974 Olds 350 Rocket: 180 torque. Thanks for the video.

[benhudman]

Good grief the memories of our 73 when I was a kid.

[rolandocurro]

Oldsmobiles always stood out from the other GM cars. They were better quality than even the Cadillacs or tje Buicks IMO.

[evilnub]

The last new car my grandparents bought together was a 1975 Delta 88 Town Sedan. It had the 350 & was tan with a caramel vinyl top & striped caramel cloth interior. My grandfather passed in 1978, & my grandmother kept it until 1987. I’ll never forget these sounds:
• The Rocket V8 exhaust.
• The loudest (& coldest) a/c I’ve ever experienced in a car (it was colder than my mom’s 1976 Seville).
• The turn signal.
• The horn. Not quite the 4-note “trumpet” horn of the Cadillac, but distinctive in its own right.

[phogdoodoo]

I saw on another channel someone who determined this era of Olds had the biggest accelerator pedal of all American cars. Those things screamed serious mashage!

[chevl]

That buck eighty h p still pulls that 2 ton plus car around pretty good.👍🏼

[benhudman]

Nothing beats an Oldsmobile with a two acre dash.

[enerrivers]

Beautiful ride, very quiet, & 350 4bbl.
Njoy

[bear]

a truly comfortable 6 passenger car.. sure miss the front bench seats .. plenty of room for everyone

[stevengrissette]

How can I contact you guys where are yall

[donk]

Boy, that is a real nice low mileage post car for sure

[jeffshadow]

That Safety Sticker may have been for the seat belt interlock. 1974s would not start until the driver seat belt was clasped. I have that "option" on my 1974 Toronado.

[depressedgaming]

CAUSE I LIVE AT HOOOMEE IIIN A TRAILER

[DaBoogie]

Back when this was normal in America...