This Magic Moment by the Drifters!!!

@justaramblin835

Жыл бұрын

Dang it there's always someone that beats me to it.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you got it man I was trying to take an insert out of that song without it me being blatantly obvious

@glennso47

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. There was a later version of This Magic Moment (Jay and the Americans in 1968 )that I liked better than the Drifters version,

@glennso47

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. Could you have a video of the Saturn L200 from 2002 or thereabouts. Saturn is a car that is off the beaten path these days.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to look that version up =)

My Grandfather had a 1955 Oldsmobile 2 door Rocket 88 in blue and white with an all white interior! To me that was the most luxurious, wonderfully riding car I had ever seen! My Dad gave me a ride in once and it felt like I was floating on a cloud. The sad part when Grandfather died was he left it to a friend and we never saw it again.😢😢Wish we could have kept it in the family it felt like it would last forever.😂

@ 3:01 I had a 1956 olds holiday rocket 88 4 door hardtop, 324 4 speed Hydromatic, if you put it in low you would get 1 and 2 if you put it in S it was like a lock up, it would start in second and stay in it, put it in D drive it would just run out all 4 gears. I believe it had something like a 3.03 gears out back... 100 MPH 2200 RPM'S on highway 101 north of Santa Barbara all day long, at one point i got 27MPG after I put a Edelbrock 600 CFM carburetor and a Modern HEI Distributor, i got it out of China for 80 bucks, best 80 bucks i ever spent, no more points no more coils overheating because they mounted/laid on the intake. Ran the Generator for a little bit and realized the HEI needed more power so I so I switched over to a one wire alternator... but before I did all that i drove that stock 56 with everything stock under the hood from Lompoc California to San Bernardino 210 miles fully loaded with household and kids stuff (moving day) on a half a tank of gas. Only other car i had that did that good if not better was my fully stock 1960 Cadillac limo that i pulled out of a guys backyard in lompoc for 1,000 buck and drove it home 5 miles away... two weeks after buying that limo I Drove it to Las Vegas for VIVA LAS VEGAS over 600 miles one way 2 tanks of gas and we ran 90+ MPH'S all the way there ... to be 100% Honest with yall these are the only two vehicles i kick myself in the A$$ for selling I sold the limo for 12k at that Viva two years later he loaded it on a flatbed tow truck and took it to long beach to ship it to Sweden i told the guy i would drive it to long beach for free and cover the fuel so we were was closer to home he didn't believe me so we got to ride in the tow truck to LA then got a train back to lompoc, thats when i got my 56 olds the next weekend out of Winnemucca Nevada drove her almost home 8 hours out of a 17 hour drive. Had to get her a tow home lost the stock fuel pump in the middle of nowhere NV CA border.. if i can give anyone a little advice on driving a true classic car home /roadtrip, buy a little electric fuel pump from autozone in there Little performance area for 30 bucks and put it in your toolbox, you will thank yourself for having one in the middle of nowhere, it works for more than just a fuel pump, water pump, siphon pump, vacuum pump if you really need one... GOD BLESS anyone who spent the time to Read all that, and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Great story thank you so much for taking the time to share this sorry for the late response I was driving and wanted to read all of it =)

@BuzzLOLOL

Жыл бұрын

Actually 'S' gave you 2nd and 3rd gears... S was Super for passing in the 50 - 90 MPH range...

@davidpowell3347

7 ай бұрын

I thought that the "S" stood for Snow and forced a second gear instead of first gear start in order to reduce wheelspin @@BuzzLOLOL

My dad was a body repairman back in the '50s. In 1956 he bought a totaled out '56 Olds 98, 2-dr, HT, in the exact color combination, chartreuse over charcoal, shown in your preview that was hit in the left quarter section by a railroad switching engine. He repaired it by replacing the entire left rear quarter of the car from a junk yard car. We had that car for about 8 years. It was the 324 V8, Rochester 4 bbl with the Jetaway automatic. It had power everything, except A/C. I've never seen another in that color combo. The power seat operation: open either front door and the seat moved backwards for ease of entry or exit. Open the door and tip the seat forward and the seat moved forward to make it easier to get in and out of the backseat. Tip the seat back and the seat ran backwards for front seat access. Close the doors and the seat returned to where the driver had set it last time. My brother and I thought it was pretty funny watching the seat move all over the place every time a door was opened!

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing that awesome story =)

Had one in the '70s, 324 with three deuces for speed hydro blue and white two-tone two-door hardtop 88. What a great car! Would go like crazy in a straight line but you couldn't turn it and it wouldn't stop. Cost me $150.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Man that car sounds super sweet =)

@willieperdue5583

8 ай бұрын

My uncle had a 56 like that, and a 59 Boy those car,s was Fast they, would Spin the Tires from Super to Drive.

I enjoyed your video. Reminds me of the 1956 Olds 98 Holiday I owned in the early 70s. Great old car and very luxurious.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Glad you dig this episode =) your car sounds awesome as well

love these, always wanted a Rocket 88 , one thing to realize is that designers back then knew most men wore hats, so had to take that into consideration when designing roof line

Beautiful interior and l like crome ribs on the ceiling.

Hello Jay, and thanks for another fun and informative video! About 40 years ago I had a friend who owned a 56 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday, I drove it several times for a total of around 150 miles. It was equipped with the original 324 C.I. engine and Hydra-Matic transmission, and it was definitely a torque monster! Regarding the transmission, "L" is 1st and 2nd gears, "S" stands for Super and is 1st, 2nd, & 3rd gears, and "D" is 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears. "R" is of course reverse, BUT, if you shut the engine off and then move the shift selector to "R", a park pall would fall into place and lock-up the transmission, thus holding the car in a "parked" mode. The Hydra-Matic transmissions were excellent and a bit ahead of their time. I damn sure wish they were still available. Keep those videos coming at us!

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all that added information and insight =)

I had a holiday 98 sedan, this car was loaded except for the autronic eye. Had a/c, power windows/seats, and a second dimmer switch which controlled the tuning on the radio. Wish I still had that beast!

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Your car sounds awesome =)

Fine car. Fine review, as always. 1950s Oldsmobiles are largely forgotten these days and that's a pity. Pretty luxurious and fast for it's time, especially on the top end. Love the fit & finish of this restoration as well as that tri power carburation. Yes, the back set sliding button controls the rear dome lamps, for reading, I guess. And I agree, that dash is not overchromed. It's my wish that someday you get to review a Citroen ID-19 or DS-21. Introduced in 1955, it was giant step forward in automotive technology...aerodynamic styling, front wheel drive, disk brakes, self-leveling hydropneumatic suspension that gave a better ride than even Rolls Royce but still provided sportscar-like handling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I would love to hit a Citroen I’d love to be able to drive one and show the suspension working would also like to hit Saab opel some other brands off the beaten path

@billolsen4360

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. Goof ideas! When I was a kid, my HS music teacher & next door neighbor had a 1971 Opel GT, very sexy looking! Then they moved out and another teacher took their apt and she had a 67 Cougar...I think that was the original.

@BuzzLOLOL

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, at 10:00 my '57 Olds 98 had similar oval shaped speedometer and at WOT the needle flew past 120 and went on around to nearly the E on the gas gauge... 1st gear went to 30 or so MPH, 2nd to 50 or so, 3rd/SUPER for super passing power and 80 or so, 4th about 140... 1st gear had a lot of gear reduction for a fast takeoff because it had a 1:1 "fluid coupling" instead of a 2.2:1 "torque converter" that didn't arrive at Hydramatic until about 1965...

I learned to drive on my dad’s 56 Oldsmobile four-door hardtop. It was a great car. I remember that if you had a dead battery you could catch it in gear after you got a push to a certain speed. I enjoy your videos . thank you.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I’m glad you enjoy this channel hopefully they’ll be a video coming tomorrow life has been really crazy and hectic but going to start posting more regularly again after this week.. =) I say that because I’m a just a regular person and I just want you guys to know that there’s nothing going on people vas me on Facebook when’s the next video coming out it’s coming it will be a good one that’s one of my favorite thing about stick shift cars is if the battery is dead or the starter I don’t know if the starter is bad I don’t know if you can kickstart it.. I know if the battery is flat one can kick start I’ve done it before I should make an episode on that honestly I want to know if you can kickstart it in reverse

@michaelzang9739

Жыл бұрын

No, That was an automatic transmission that you could start in gear.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah that’s right Oldsmobile and Buick did that I have no idea how that works I’ll have to look it up do used it as a selling feature for the car =)

@michaelzang9739

Жыл бұрын

Nice talking to you

In 1972 when I was 18 years old I got my first car, a 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88. I drove it for seven months before crashing it into a bridge a result of my driving inexperience. It wasn't totaled but I didn't have the cash to have it fixed. I wish I could get some of these past owned cars back today they were great.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

57 olds was a huge car if I remember right 58 they were even longer this car was the perfect size thing that gets me is the savoy (I shot the savoy same day along with three other cars that haven’t been featured yet) the savoy is smaller but has more interior space inside for figure

Nice, as always. Keep em coming!

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you =)

@aaronwilliams6989

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. Anytime!

Hi Jay . Great job! Not to nitpick but a lot of the bright trim on these old cars is actually polished stainless.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the correction =)

Great Olds Super 88 review, Jay. Thanks so much.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching =)

My dad had a 1955 holiday four-door hardtop. I was just a little kid when I remember that car such a beautiful car, red and white two-tone with the red interior. I remember sitting behind the wheel and pretending to drive it when I was about two years old.❤

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome the steering wheel was probably bigger than you were =D

Man, what a beautiful car! Never saw one in such condition. Excellent choice in color combinations IMO and I love love love all that chrome!👍

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

I almost did a comparison video between the 56 Oldsmobile and the 56 Plymouth I shot both of those cars in the same day but they are two totally different cars the Oldsmobile is way bigger than the Plymouth

@JoeyJr702

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. But what makes the comparison of both of those interesting is the watcher gets to see "what it's like" to time travel here and see what was available to the prospective buyers of the time. However I also believe they're all special in their own right and deserve individual promotion as well. But comparisons are very interesting IMO.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely going to do more comparison videos I even thought of comparing cars that aren’t comparable and call them non-comparable comparisons just to get an outside the box perception of what one can buy for the same amount of money

@JoeyJr702

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. Looking forward to seeing more👍

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

=)

Love the GM cars of that era! They all have such a strong solid look. Interior looks great and comfortable, and wow that's a lot of knobs in there. The flip door ashtrays are really cool looking! Not crazy about the placement of the clock on the passenger side dash, just seems odd and out of place. love seeing the vintage ads and all the awesome color schemes !🤩😎

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

I love showing the dashes in detail it’s something you don’t see can’t wait to do an edsel.

@tigre7739

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like.that will be awesome!

Luv this channel…😊

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much =) it’s come a long way in such a short amount of time.

EXCELLENT VIDEO

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you =)

Between 1969 and 82 I owned three 56 Olds, so I can speak with some authority and experience. The dual range hydamataic as show in your picture here was used from 52 thru 55 and some 56 Olds. The shift dial= NDSLR. Most 56 Olds had the Jetaway trans which shifted smoother, it had a dual coupling design . shift dial=PNDSLR, Both trans were 4 speed. Although I cannot confirm it, I do believe Olds had some earlier style trans left over from 55, they may have put them in early 56 Models and the less expensive models. Pontiacs in 56 did likewise, Cadillac did not do so. The Jetaway hydramatic was used thru the 50s, from 56 on, and on some GM cars into the early 60s. These were stylish cars and performed well.

@What.its.like.

7 ай бұрын

Awesome insight and information thank you so much for taking the time to share all of that =) greatly appreciate it

I like the chrome trim above the door that flips up. I had never seen that before! The trap door ashtray is prophetic. Great job. I appreciate how if you don’t know something you just say so and ask your viewers, instead of laughing at it and calling it “quirky.”

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

I want this to be a car community, I want this to one day be a go to channel to learn what the car is like especially if thinking about getting that particular car =) thank you it means a lot

@LynxStarAuto

Жыл бұрын

Plenty of GM coupes and hardtops did this.

Wow ! I was seven when my dad bought a 1955 Holliday super 88 . It was a four door in red and white . GM only made cosmetic changes to the ‘56 . My dad always bought Oldsmobiles , and this car was the best one by far . I would love to own a well kept one just for fun . One other point . I remember it being called ‘Holliday ‘ as the car had no center posts on the doors . It was a big deal ! I also remember the little switch in back shut off the reading lights in the back seat . By the way , you do a super job !

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that car you grew up with what a great memory Thank you I really try =)

That Olds makes my Toyota look like a Playskool car. A very fast car and it used Premium gas.👍

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

I think it would be cool to one day lineup all five of them and see which one is the fastest out of the Chevy Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick Cadillac I wanna try to do things on this channel that haven’t been done before

The 3x2 carb setup was a optional engine known as the J-2 . I know the 57' models also had this option as my Father had one in a a Super 88 Holiday coupe. I'm not sure of other year models that offered the J-2 engine.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all that information

Thank you for sharing and discussing this Oldsmobile. I enjoyed the video.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching =)

I was at NC State from 1975-1980. There was a sad looking Olds 88, likely 56-57 vintage, that I believe belonged to one of the fraternities there, and apparently used daily by those members. I wonder if it's still there...

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if it’s still on the road

Excellent review!!

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much =)

Any Oldsmobile would certainly be off the beaten path these days. 😢 I once had a 1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 sedan which I had bought used. Nice car until it wasn’t. The gas tank began to leak so I got rid of it.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Come to think of it I have never owned an Oldsmobile I’ve only owned two GM products Pontiac Sunfire which is the absolute worst car that I’ve ever owned and my 52 Chevy truck

@glennso47

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. Even in the 70s Oldsmobile 88 was a great car . The 76 that I had was a 350 with a 4 bbl carburetor. It actually got better gas mileage than a comparable Chevy with a 2 bbl carburetor. I think the Pontiac Sunfire was a mechanical twin of the Chevy Cavalier of the day which was also junk.

I have a 1956 Super 88 with alcan white and cirrus blue paint and a jetaway transmission. Park selection is far left. I was told the jetaways might have been installed mid to later production. My VIN indicates assembly in Georgia. The spinner wheel covers(which are terrific) I think are for the 98s. Mine have the smoother type probably original equipment. The under-dash knob might be for an after-market electric fuel pump as I have. The in-line fuel pump is great for cold starts so the motor does not turn over much waiting for gas to come from the tank by way of the mechanical fuel pump. I turn on the fuel pump(hot wired) before starting. The redone interior is a good job. The rear driver's side interior switch like mine is a switch for the courtesy lights as you guessed for the back seat passengers. I do not have the autotronic eye or the up-graded radio. I hope to see you in a car show! Ride on!

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of that information as well as story =)

The tri power set up looks to be a 57/58 "J2" option transplant.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that information =)

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that information =)

The Drifter's This magic moment 1959

Those motors were torque monsters. Hot rodders in the late 50's and early 60's would look in the junkyard for those motors to put into their street rods. You could get decent fuel economy if you wasn't too heavy on the foot (the center carb did most of the work while the front and back carbs were vacuum operated). I think that may be a later set-up - not sure.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing that added information =)

@1575murray

Жыл бұрын

The triple two barrel carburetors were not available in 1956 and Oldsmobile only offered them for 1957-58 as they had a reputation for being difficult to keep in tune. Oldsmobile never offered anything above a single four barrel carburetor afterwards. In the late 1960s GM issued a corporate edict that only the Chevrolet Corvette could offer multiple carburetors. Of course today we have electronically controlled fuel injection which enables smaller displacement engines to approach the horsepower of the big V8 engines of those days.

Love your videos, if any of the cars you feature are for sale, please let us know. I’m sure I’m not the only one on the hunt for an interesting car to buy. Thank you.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Ok will feature links on cars that are for sale this one belongs to a collector it’s not for sale.

The "S" gear position is for "Super". In this position, there are 1-2-3 upshifts. "Dr" is 1-2-3-4 upshifts. Unlike your literature, this car does NOT have the Jetaway HydrMatic. The Jetaways had a Park shift position. This car has the "Dual Range" HydraMatic. Moving the gear selector to "R" and then shutting off the engine locks the transmission up and functions like Park. Both HydraMatics are as different as night and day. The Rochester QuadraJet 4-barrel carb didn't come out until 1965. Not all GM cars used it even then. The predecessor to the QuadraJet would have been the 4GC.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the insight and corrections

@NickTwisp80

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. I also noticed the lack of a Park position when the quadrant was shown, meaning it could not be a Jetaway. Many early 1956 Oldsmobiles still had the previous Dual Range Hydra-Matic until production of the Jetaway was ramped up. Ninety-Eights got the Jetaway first and then later on in the model year it was put on the 88's. The second fluid coupling on the Jetaway really did smooth out the shift, especially the problematic 2-3 shift which could be rough on previous Hydra-Matics.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for those corrections

@davidpowell3347

7 ай бұрын

So the change to the newer Hydramatic with the added second small fluid coupling was ongoing during the 1956 model year? @@NickTwisp80

@NickTwisp80

7 ай бұрын

Yes, probably by mid-model year 1956 the Jetaway was being put in most or all of the cars.@@davidpowell3347

That is a light switch in the back. Turns the dome lights on with the doors closed

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much =)

@carlv8168

Жыл бұрын

@@What.its.like. That was a very common feature in cars from the 1950s.

My grandad had a slightly newer 88 that was fully loaded with power windows, power seats, AC, and a speedometer that turned green to yellow to orange and then to red, the faster you went. The mpg was ghastly with the car getting 5 mpg with the AC on and 10 mpg with it off. As an electrical engineer, my grandad was fascinated with the power seats. So he removed an access panel on the right passenger seat to see how it worked. Unfortunately he made a contact and the seat went all the way forward till it went off it’s tracts. Anxious, he then removed the access panel on the driver’s seat to see how he could fix the passenger seat. But unfortunately that seat too went off its tracks. So, with the car undrivable, it had to be towed to a service station where the attendant, full of laughter 😂 repaired the car. Nevertheless, despite the embarrassment, granddad kept that car for a number of years; for it was cool with the AC (in Phoenix) and was a powerful, yet comfortable ride.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Awesome story thank you so much for that It’s way more comfortable than a 55 Chevy (haven’t been in the 56 Chevy yet) the other crazy thing there seemed to be more room overall

@billolsen4360

Жыл бұрын

You mean like your grandad had a '57? Most beautiful car out of Detroit that year. Love the story of grandad's experience with the power seats!! Sounds like something I would do.

@ronkemperful

Жыл бұрын

@@billolsen4360 it very well could have been a 57, but as a nine-year-old I was ignorant. The car didn’t have the outrageous tail fins that sprouted from later cars of the 50’s. The car had a special place for me as my grandparents took me to Nogales Mexico (times were much safer in 1962), to San Diego and Disneyland in 1966. Darn it! They traded it in for a more economical car, a 67 Ford Mustang.

@BuzzLOLOL

Жыл бұрын

Speedometer changing colors sounds like 1960's... In proper tune with gentle driving they all should have returned around 15 MPG...

Very Nice. Interior seats and door panels not Original Style, but still nice.

Este auto es curioso. Obviamente es un Oldsmobile 1956. En ese año, la antigua transmisión automática Hydra Matic Dual Range, de 12 discos de fricción usada entre 1952 y 1955, fue reemplazada por la transmisión Jet Away. La transmisión Jet Away, también de 4 velocidades, tenía posición de Parking: PNDSLR. La anterior, H.Matic Dual Range, no tenía posición de Parking: NDrSLR, y había que usar para ello la Reversa. Este auto de 1956, tiene una caja de 1955. Este no es el único caso que yo he visto. En Chile, cuando yo tenía unos 18 años ví en el consecionario un Olds 1956 con caja Hydra Matic Dual Range. Mi padre tenía entonces un Olds 1955 Super 88.

Song is “This magic moment” by the Drifters

@MightyCRD

Жыл бұрын

And I realize I was WAY too late after posting this 😂

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

It’s all good you got it though =)

In 1956 they didn't offer "tri power" you could get it with a 2 or 4 barrel carb. I think the "super 88" and 98 models came with the 4 barrel carb and slightly higher hp rating. in 1957 and 1958 you could get the J2 option on the "Golden Rocket" that had 3 2 barrel carbs. (note the 57 58 had a displacement of 371 cid) The secondary carbs were vacuum activated. I had a 56 Olds with a J2 (tri power) option but that was put on later in the early 60s.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that correction as well as sharing all that added insight =)

@davidpowell3347

7 ай бұрын

I think the car's engine in the video has been modified as to such as the carburetors and valve rocker covers.

Shut the door and that button will work the dome light!

@ericnelson1685

Жыл бұрын

Yes that is correct...close the door and the switch in the back behind the drivers position will turn on and off those beautiful dome lights.

Triple carbs was a factory option, known as J2.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you for that information =)

So Cool

Yeah the ashtrays on those old cars are pretty cool. But what's not cool is having to empty them when they're full without spilling cigarette butts and ashes everywhere. Don't ask me how I know this but I will add that both my parents were smokers when I was a kid and guess who got to clean the ashtrays?

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

I’m not a smoker I’d use those as change holders =)

They were also called "Hard Top Convertible " because no" post" behind the door

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

I thought so I’ve been calling them that for years =)

"S" on the Hydra-Matic quadrant does not stand for "second." The name of the selection is "Super." In S the transmission is in third gear, D gives you fourth. L gives 1-2. The J-2 option was offered only on 1957 & '58 models. It ran off a 2-bbl. carburetor in the center, with vacuum controlled carbs on either side which came into play only when the accelerator pedal was depressed to the 2/3rd point. So on this vehicle it's an aftermarket setup.

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of that information and clarifications

@billolsen4360

Жыл бұрын

I think Cadillac had a similar tranny that year.

3 2 barrel carburetors was a factory option

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you so much for that added information

The transmission doesn’t have a “Park “setting. 😮

@billolsen4360

Жыл бұрын

Yes, kind of funny. My mom's 56 Chevy 210 had a 2-speed automatic tranny with Park, but the fancier Olds with a 4-speed auto had no Park.

@rossbryan6102

Жыл бұрын

@@billolsen4360 YES THE EARLIER HYDRAMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD A PARK RANGE. BUT ONLY WITH ENGINE OFF! WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE AND UPON ENGINE SHUT DOWN IT WOULD ENGAGE LOCKUP!’ THE JETAWAY HYDRAMATIC WAS THE FIRST WITH A DESIGNATED “P” FOR PARK! THE JETAWAY TRANSMISSION WAS A SHIT TRANSMISSION, AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS THERE WERE SEVERAL CRAP TRANSMISSIONS ON ALL GM BRANDS FOR A TIME UNTIL THEY CAME OUT WITH THE TURBO 400 HYDRAMATIC! THE UNKNOWN KNOB IS SOME SORT OF AFTERMARKET DEVICE, NEVER SAW ONE ON AN OLDS MYSELF ! YOUR CAR ON THE VIDEO HAS THE EARLIER HYDRAMATIC, THE GOOD ONE !! WORKING AS A MECHANIC I HAD SEVERAL OLDSMOBILES, 1950 TO 1982! WHEN GM DROPPED OLDSMOBILE THEY BECAME MY ENEMY, ALWAYS!!

Very nice car 🤩 'This Magic Moment' by ???

@What.its.like.

Жыл бұрын

Ben E king and the drifters =)

Can you use radial tires on an old car like this?

@What.its.like.

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Yes The rims have to be able to take a radial tire.. that’s why I’m having such a hard time with my truck I’m looking for rims I can take radial tire so I can get away from the split rims.. there is also a gray area and whether or not to run tubes inside radials A radial rim is different than a bias ply rim that takes an innertube.. There is a lot to it but the short answer is as long as the tire is on a radial rim then you have to make sure that the bolt pattern is the same

I always liked oldsmobile's design, too bad they couldn't become newsmobile haha

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Love the dash layout in this

looking at buying a super 88 2 door. found a car with out engine but it is sexy af!! but I want it. everything is there accept the drive train. green over white.

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If you can get it for a good deal go for it because then you can put any engine you want in there you could put an LS 350 something more reliable if you wanted to go that route I’m not huge on engine swaps but it all depends on what it is like it’s a total sin to put a V-8 engine in a Duesenberg but it’s not a sin to put a V-8 engine in a 52 Chevy truck.. it’s a sin to take a straight eight out of a Packard and put a 350 V8 in but it’s not a sin to put bigger engines in muscle cars all my opinion

@dannytableman9452

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@@What.its.like. this car is haunting me. Christine much

Seems to me that if you really wanted to know if that switch to the driver's side of the back seat turned on the dome light when the doors were closed, you'd have just gone ahead and reached out to close the door. You're the one doing the review, so why don't you just go ahead discover for yourself what stuff does rather than ask us to tell you?

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Because it also gets the audience involved shutting the door isn’t as easy as you think once in the rear seat. Switch may or may not work after 66 years that’s always a possibility as well =)

@miketype1each

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@@What.its.like. An uncle of mine had a similar car. Was too little to know what it was, but I knew it was special. Your reasoning doesn't fly! If you don't mess with the buttons, how am I supposed to know what they do? One might as well "review" a microphone without speaking into it, then. Nope, I want all the buttons pushed, levers thrown... everything.

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It’s not my car generally I did not have the keys to it so a lot of those buttons don’t work unless the car is on.. i’m sure that button would’ve worked if I pushed it if I shut the door but I’m a big guy I’m 6 foot two I didn’t really want to get stuck back there and not be able to get out I was stuck in a car once it’s not fun I reviewed a mustang Mach e I shut the doors and unbeknownst to myself there was no way to get out of the backseat because Child parental locks were on I had to climb out through the cabin to get out wasn’t fun That incident always plays in my head when I get in the backseat of cars I don’t wanna get trapped back there so I just leave the door open.. i’ve been doing this long enough that if I don’t know what a switch does I ask what it does because if I get it wrong I will never hear the end of it. This is a learning channel we are all here to learn/reminisce I reviewed a Jaguar XKE When doing all the button switches and knobs a lot of them weren’t labeled so I reached out to a jaguar group that specialize an Xke the responses that I got were all those are for the ejection seat that is for the smoke screen none of which were correct so instead of doing that that is another reason I ask if you know what it is in the comment section below

S was not "2nd". It was "super".

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Thank you for that correction

The Jetaway transmissions were sloppy and always felt like they were slipping. The later Slim Jim Roto Hydramatics were even worse. The old pre 1956 Hydramatics were much better. Never a quadrajet carburetor until 1966.

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Thank you for those corrections =)

Can you explain the sudden switch to idiot lights?!

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I honestly have no idea why companies want to idiot lights the only thing I can think of is to cost cut.

I don't think the carb was a Q Jet in 1956

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Thank you for that correction

@tomgreen7792

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@@What.its.like. Jay, this car probably has the Rochester 4GC 4 jet. The Quadrajet didn't appear on GM cars until 1965. I love old cars too.

What a mess from GM Buick, Pontiac , Oldsmobile, Chevrolet even Cadillac. They where similar in many aspects. Was it worth it to have all these brands under one umbrella

I don't understand the love for the B pillarless cars which were more likely to suffer a total roof failure/collapse like a canvas tent in a rollover incident virtually guaranteeing the death of the occupants in such an accident. At least with the B pillar you had a chance of survival in a rollover although without seatbelts a rollover was still very dangerous when it need not have so been. The '55 or '56 88 that my mother's father used to have as I remember had the B pillar and 4 doors.

Fecal Funni Pee Pee Poo Poo

@christopherkraft1327

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???

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Eh I give everyone a heart because if I don’t the notifications won’t go away lol =}