Saving an Obscure 1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 from the Crusher

Travel along with me to Dallas, Cleburne, and Waco as we hunt down Corvette and minivan parts, and save this sad looking Oldmosbile from the late 60s from a date with the crusher.

#barnfind #fieldfind #oldsmobile

Thanks for watching👍

[poppyatcs]

In 1968, I actually took driver's training at my high school in a car just like this. It rode really nice, but the choke would hang up on it and you had to stomp the gas real hard to get it to release! One of the other students I took class with was parallel parking and backed it up a guide wire to an electric pole and got the back wheels off the ground. We all got out and pushed it back to earth!

[SpockvsMcCoy]

Delmont 88 was the cheapest full-size Oldsmobile at that time. The more familiar Delta 88 name began in 1965 as the premium model in the 88 lineup. But for 1969 all of them were called Delta 88.

[unclebob]

Good save sir. Even back in the day these were uncommon. 👍😎

[old]

My best friend’s family had a 68 identical to this one. It was a 455 car that would literally make the back tires hiss and lay a patch as far as you felt like doing. They used to oil the dirt back roads here in summer to keep the dust down, and one day after a light rain he stepped on it for fun just to fishtail around. He lost, and we went backwards out through a farmers fence into a field. Nothing much seemed to be hurt, so I stood by while he drove it back up the bank and out of the field. The nut on the bottom of the trailer ball caught the top strand of the fence wire, and as he raced up over the bank and down the road the Olds pulled out around 100 yards of fencing. It just went ping, ping, ping, off the cedar fence posts while the farmer and I stood there waving our arms for him to stop. That car was was s true “torque monster” and had the pulling power of a tractor.

[moore]

We had one just like this one in Jade Gold (a medium green metallic). My parents bought it new and drove it for several years. I always loved how it looked with the windows down. Such beautiful lines!

[mortensen]

My first car was a '68 Delmont 88 with the 455 2V. Best car I never drove. . .

[geno]

My first car was a "68" Delmont 88 in faded white w/ black vinyl top, plastic drivers side window and the 425 engine! Bought it for $125.00 in 1979. Drove it for 2 years and sold it for $200.00. Changed the oil every 3000 miles and twice a year, she got new plug wires, rotor and distributor cap. A tune up was cheap back in the day! Oh, did I mention the Jenson 6X9 speakers in the rear deck wired to the Panasonic tape deck? HeeHee! Loved that old car!

[qaaaaaa]

That is my dream car it is the most badass cari ever have seen been my dream since I was 10years old and seen my first one

[lesliehorwinkle]

An older kid (20s) had one around when I grew up. Galaxie 500 or maybe Fairlane, Grand Prix was it's competition. His had a 425. He was a hard partying refinery worker, it got wrecked but not really bad. Cars were just so cheap to replace back then

[Czechmate.z]

My 67 old's F85 cutlass station wagon had a 12 bolt in it .330cid engine 2bbl carb 2 speed power glide transmission . The first car i owned as a teenager.

[geoben]

I was 12 years old in '68 and I remember them. They weren't flashy and they didn't seem to be all that popular. They were kinda meh. The Cutlass was what everyone wanted. I have a feeling the 350 was standard because I got the impression they were underpowered. I didn't see them being modded. But I would take one now and maybe trick out that 350. Nothing too radical but enough to get all the horses out of it. Some bolt on stuff maybe. They're more an oddball model than anything else but nowadays I think they'd have some appeal. Don't let her just sit on the back burner. She's a bit of automotive nostalgia. 👍😊

[stylif]

In 1991, I purchased a 1968 Olds Delmont 88 Holiday Coupe (white shark) with 69, 000 miles (in San Antonio). Had the 350 Rocket V8 and 400 Turbo transmission completely restored and painted original gold. Super smooth ride and very quick! Looks like you have a lot of work for a full restoration. I think there are less than 2000 Delmont 88 (1966-68) registered in the US. Olds rebranded it as Delta 88 in 1969 (I think). I miss my Delmont 88 dearly.

[petersd]

Kudos to you sir
This is a very cool car

[Nunofurdambiznez]

The Delmont featured the 330 V8 as standard and the 425 V8 as an option in 1967 and the new stroked "Rocket 455" version of the same engine in 1968.. so, you could be right when you said you thought it might have had a 455 in it.

[crew-dog]

My first car at 16, I bought myself, was a ‘68 Delmont 88, 4 door, green. I think it had the base engine. Got totaled by a drunk driver.

[ronsinpson]

Had one for 10 years awesome 1st car beat the hell out of it took all of the car is great

[hannaguitars]

Hi Brian, did you get that olds from Thomas over at Texas barn finds ?

[ferrochinabisleri]

It could be good as a parts car, you should certainly be able to find a better one to restore, there're lots out there in the US.

[RedRuffinsore]

I'm guessing it is a version/trim of a Delta 88

[paullittle]

are you south of houston im in the t.c. area here