Did you change it to automatic transmission?? I have a manual that is too hard to drive. I would rather change it and drive it than keep it manual and have it setting. But I have no idea how to go about changing it.
Very first Victoria was 1951. I had one and completely stock. Two door HT with automatic. Ran great You could set a dime on edge on motor while running and wouldn't fall. Smooooth
I had a 63 Galaxie 500 much like this one. It had the 389 and I drove it cross-country several times without a stumble. The only thing was, it was happy cruising at 90+, but you could actually watch the fuel gauge move.
Futuramic. You have to lovre love it. Oldsmobiles got the dual range Hydromatic, temperamental but a good transmission. The Fisher Body lacquer bufs up amazingly, but I suspect this is a repaint. Excellently well done though.
The Hydamatic transmission was/is a 4-speed. I had a 1953 Olds Fiesta hard top Rocket 88.The 303 V-8 had a Rochester 4-BBL carburator.The seats were cloth with leather upper tops. The front bumper was huge and very heavy chrome and I removed it and heated the front coil spring to drop/rake it. The 1st gear in the Hydromatic was extremely low, 0-15 mph. I dated my future wife, at 17 yr.old Senior in HS (I was 19 gas pump full service attendant at a Bulko Gas Station),asked her to go out with me "cruising" when she came in to gas up her parents 1958 Mercury Station Wagon, a huge dinosaur;at 5'2" Judy could barely reach the gas/brakepedals. She loved cruising in my Rocket 88. Met at the gas station in 1962, dated until married in October 1965. Together, inseparable for 54 years untilher death in 2015 from multiple strokes. Will be reunited in Heaven one coming day. She died at age 70. I am now 81 and my time ain't long. Thank you Jesus,our Savior.
I hope you pull up in a white with gold-chromed rocket 88 to the pearly gates for her! 🫡 I just lost my 82 year old uncle earlier this month. He lost his HS sweetheart 5 years ago and was ready. Godspeed, and us youngins will look after your Rockets when you're gone!
I restored my dads 48 Ford F1 in 2014 and kept it pretty much original in looks but underneath has a 302 windsor,mustang 2 front end,C4 tranny, stance is lower than stock. I noticed you have a wood bed mine had a metal factory bed stamped to look like wood slats and strips with round flat bolt tops, it was too rusty to use so we cut it out now wood like yours
Wow, that is cool as liquid nitrogen. ❗️ Oldsmobile V-8s were smooth and powerful, the rolex of V-8s indeed. For years the 455 olds was the mill of choice for jetboat owners. Was sad to see such quality discontinued. 🤪👍
For the money you wasted on that stupid, useless cam and those 8th-grade wheels, you could have invested in replacing the quadrant housing, the headlight and rear aluminum trim panels, those juvenile exhaust tips and gas filler door and come away with a really sharp car, rather than a mickey-moused, "fixed up" hot rod crapster. And flip the damned shackles back where they belong, for Christ's sake. Otherwise, you have a potentially nice car!
I've got a coop I was going to buy a four-door and some fantastic shape but I didn't man once you drive these cars you got a whole new appreciation for them I've driven all kinds of Chevys and Fords from the '50s at least buy 50 olds super 88 futuramic drive better than those Chevys of Fords during that era so you're definitely right Oldsmobile is way ahead of its curve at its time
Transmission shifts great and engine sounds good. Olds came out with automatic hydramatic transmissions first. This car looks great. And yes, these cars were your father's Oldsmobiles. Older conservative minded middle to upper middle luxury buyers.
