1967 Oldsmobile ninety-eight 4 door hardtop 

pleasant valley sunday,BY monkees

I bought a 67 olds 98 convertible in 1986. A soldier bought it on leave from Vietnam. He didn't make it back and it stayed in his parents garage, but was regularly started. I got it running properly and detailed it for a fast flip. Sad story

Like my dad used to say, these Oldsmobiles would pass everything but a gas station; but doggone I loved the power those cars had!!😊😊😊

I love these old Oldsmobiles.

I love the looks of the 66 it's sleeker and the style is more subtle.

All three years of the Ninety Eight were excellent!

I love how you show close-up shots of every little detail. Well done! Having said that, you incorrectly described the lights in the front fenders as marker lights. These lights are the optional cornering lights, a feature I particularly liked from that era.

I'm too exhausted to leave a comment after watching, so I'll share with you now before, then watch and go to bed. I'm glad you picked "1967 Oldsmobile"... I started a rotogravure pressroom union job and needed a vehicle. A used car lot sold me a 'Junker' '67 Oldsmobile with a 425 "Super Rocket" engine. I test drove it and it beat everything on the freeway In Glendale, California. I was in Burbank, then Van Nuys before I knew it. That car, just dare to look straight into the gas pedal's eyes and you were across the intersection without having to use your foot. My friends all loved being in my car. It was like a living room almost. I slept in it when I quit that job and traveled towards Oregon. A freeze plug started spraying as soon as the engine heated and I ended up selling it to a disabled man in a wheelchair who was going to get it retrofitted for hand controls. I'd never even looked in the trunk because of not having a trunk key. The man's friend somehow popped the trunk and low and behold there was a deer hide tapestry. It was worth twice as much as i had paid for the car...$230, tx, title and license. Thankfully he opened it to verify if the car came with a jack before they bought it. So, it was mine. That was in 1975 Berkeley, Ca.. I draped the tapestry over the HUGE hood of my car and sold it before we could sign the papers for the car sale. He paid me $350. The car did not depreciate, for me anyways. It DID nickel and dime me to death on parts before that though. I has also bought her several pretty things that made her feel better. I miss that "Junker". She didn't look or act like no Junker I ever heard of.

I owned a 1976 98 Regency. Loved that car. Drove it my senior year of high school. That was 1979-80.

Wow, now this is a true land yacht!!! 👍👍🙂

Im partial to the 68 98 LS. My grandparents bought one brand new with every option including the rim blow, cruise,rear wheel covers, power everything. The car was a beast. This car started my love affair that still lives in me to this day. I currently own 4 - 442's. 1 67 Convertible CS and a 69 Cutlass S. These cars are Torq monsters no matter which model you own. I've had so many good times in these cars and still do to this day. Id buy that thing in a heartbeat if I didn't already have 30 total in my collection.Olds built cars right always top quality. I was never disappointed. Ive owned between 10-50 in my life.

The Olds 98, from 1964 through 1975, are my thing! They are soooo rare to find nowadays. The Luxury Sedan, which was the top end of the 98s had an amazing interior appointments. Thank you for featuring this vehicle! I prefer the earlier body style (1966). Btw….the rear defroster is a squirrel cage blower motor….no imbedded wires yet!

That looks like an unrestored, well maintained low mileage car. Very unusual and very nice!

The most powerful 98,s Oldsmobile ever made were between the years of 1965-76, using 2 different big block engines,425,1965-67 an even bigger and better block 455/1968-76{1968-70} featured a forge steel crankshaft (1971-76) featured a nodular cast iron crankshaft, both engines were quite powerful inspite of the weight of the vehicles 😮😮😮😮

The Oldsmobile 425 engine ('65-'67) is an exceptionally quiet & smooth engine combined with the Turbo Hydra-Matic. The 455 which followed in '68 was not as silent---it had the "V-8 burble" that subsequent Olds fans loved. Yes, they were thirsty engines but few people worried about gas mileage in 1967, especially those who could afford a $4000+ vehicle.

The 1967 98 is my dream car. Love Oldsmobile!

What I particularly enjoy about your videos is the inclusion of contemporary ads. Lots of your commenters say that cars back in the '60s are more compelling than those of today. I think the same is true of '60s car ads - they still make me want to run down to a dealership for a test drive. If only I had a time machine ! 😁

Definitely like the '66 dashboard better, that v-shaped area for the speedometer was really cool as I recall from my teen years when a few friends of the family had the big '65 and '66 Olds. 6:41 GM bumpers just got bigger and bigger especially on Buicks and Olds up until a pinnacle point in 1968. Chrome shops must have loved those cars when they got into collisions. 10:30 Great family car...lighters & ash trays for the kiddies in the back seat, LOL. My vote for tomorrow's video is the Lincoln.

I like all 3, but the 1966 is my favorite.

I had a 1966 98 Holday Sedan. It was fabulous. (It was not the base model, as he says, but just a different, more sporty model than the LS.). Maybe my favorite car I've ever had. 1967 styling was a step down, not as elegant.

Love the dashboard and all the chrome in the interior.

I bought a 1966 Oldsmobile 98 LS meaning Luxury Sedan in 1967. It had 2,500 Miles because it was a Salesman and Tested drive at the Dealership. Had it for three-year and Traded it for A 1970'S FORD FALCON FOUR DOOR . The reason was the GAS SHORTAGE AND THE COMPANY THAT I WORKED FOR MOVED OUT OF CHICAGO, Illinois. From Carmack Road and Federal Street to 26th Street and Harlem in North Riverside, Illinois. Which was across the street from Berwyn High School. So I us to drive a mear 4 Miles round trip Daliy, but now it was 27 Miles round trip Daliy. And the Oldsmobile had to use Premier GAS,and was getting only 9 Miles per Gallon while the Falcon used Reagular GAS was getting 24 miles per Gallon with a 20 Gallon tank was more than enough to get to WORK . BUT THE 98 LS HAD AIRBAGS WHICH GAVE IT A GREAT RIDE. . .

I think the majority of the sixties GM models are really beautiful designs, evolving each year of the decade into an even more beautiful design! I think the '66 is a really beautifully styled and luxurious automobile for that year, but then the '67 is such an incredibly beautiful restyle, including the steering wheel, which is cool IMO. I like the '68 even more, so I would definitely pick that one. In the second scenario they all look really 😎. I'm from FL, and I've always pronounced it "Flor-ri-da, which is audibly adding an extra syllable, when I typed it out like that, the text correction, underlined it red, alerting me that it's incorrect 😁

Thanks for posting this beautiful car.

Great show. olds 98 hardtop.

When you refer to front side marker lights I think you are thinking about cornering lights. 1968 was first year for side marker 7:19 7:19 lights. I looked at these cars at local Cadillac-Oldsmobile dealer in 1967. They are very classy cars. I especially remember a 98LS sedan that was midnight blue with matching brocade interior in the service dept. That had been preped for delivery to a local judge.

That '66 Olds is so clean; not that the '67 looks bad, but when put side by side, the '67 just looks kind of wonky, especially the pointy grille

1967 was the best looking...then, and now.

1967 great year for cars

They were the SUV,s and cross overs and mini vans of their time, that 67/98 can hold up to 10 people, and could cruise comfortably at 110 mph with the air conditioning unit on and not break a sweat.

If you still have one of these. I look forward to seeing you in La Canada Flintridge on a Saturday morning!!

Mr. B. Here ! ❤ 1967 & 1968 Coupes & convertible !

What a beautiful example of understated elegeance. I am only in my fifites, so in my opinion, obviously the Nintey Eight to be partial towards is the 67' without seeing a complete review of the 68'. Maybe a person, who is my age or younger, may still prefer a 66', if they are more knowledgable about the key distinguishing features, aside from the aformentioned ones, between the 67' and 68', but I think the way the engineers and stylists decided to integrate the rear tailights into the body and center pointy section front grille, are reasons to favor a 67'. I think the updated 67' dash is also a step forward in design. I don't recall seeing high quality crhome finishes in later model GM vehicles from the Seventies or Eightes, so It's surprising to see it in the 67' Ninety Eight.

I saw a 1970 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight driving around in Austin, TX a few months ago, it was a dark green color with a creme colored top, I did a double take when I saw that car going the opposite direction as me.

I like the 68 Olds 98 best of the three.

Great video,fan of 98 had 1972 and 75.The 67 I like. Thank you!

67 is my favorite, thanks for the great content.

These were still using the greenhouse from the 1965 models. All the 98s from the 60s were beautiful. My favorite is the 1963 98 6window hardtop LS.

1968 98 Look forward to all of them. A childhood friends parents had a 1969 version I remember riding in.

Hi Jay, enjoy your enformative programs. I must correct you though, marker lights forward fenders didn't come until 1968. The lamp on forward fenders of the 1967 98 is an available cornering lamp if ordered. 1968 turn signals and parking lamps went to corners of fenders, with cornering lamps moved to just forward of front tires on body if ordered. Take care!

68 98 all-time favorite our family car went 220,000 miles original 455 engine replaced lifters and timing chain and that's it ours was a town sedan crank Windows no air AM radio

My best friend had a red convertible back in the 70's. One of the most comfortable cars I ever road in.

Great episode 👍 The closest I got to a Love Boat 😂 was a 225 or deuce and a quarter... Rusty from Ohio drove it about 3 months and put the drivetrain in a 74 Malibu ?? Cross member inches of the ground but a real torque monster 🤔.... Enjoy your adventures in motoring 🤠✌️

I'm a 68 man my Dad had one beautiful car it was

Nice job, Jay. A luxury boat from my youth. My uncle owned a blue one. I was in junior high so old enough to move it around in his driveway. Washing and waxing that car was a weekend job and he paid me $10.00‼

I like the '67 dash. My choice is the '66. 1934 Lincoln Series K. I think the light on the left fender that you called a marker light is actually a cornering light. Marker lights didn't come along until 1968. This era of Olds is outstanding and luxurious and I like them better than Cadillacs. Buicks are really nice as well. Proper pronunciations are a great thing. Thanks Jay.

Hi, Jay. Hope you're feeling better though you sound raspy. Anyway, I like the '67 Olds better than the '66 or '68. And I'd like to see the '34 Lincoln first. These were beautiful cars. The parents of a friend of mine used to own a '72 Olds (next generation) and riding in it was like floating on air. But my friend sometimes found the car a bit too big to handle. Good times. One thing I have just noticed about the full-sized GM models from 1967: full-sized Pontiacs were the only models that had recessed windshield wipers. I was surprised the Olds Ninety Eight did not. In fact none of them had that feature, except Pontiac. I wonder why?

Feature car is nicely optioned, even has the very rare "Comfortron" HVAC

Cool car, hope you are feeling better.🥰

Nice car, Thumbs Up and have a good weekend also.

It would be nice if the 98 had the Delta 88 front end with the headlights separated by the parking lights. I liked that look better.

Hey dude, hope you’re feeling better.

The year I was born (1968) is the Oldsmobile that I would prefer.

Another pleasant valley Sunday the Beatles

Beautiful car Jay.

Looks like the 98 picked up flattened wheel well surrounds from the 1966 Toronado in contrast to the ordinary flare on the 1966 98.

My first car was a 79 Detla 88. I bought it in 97 with 34k original miles. Some nice little old lady went to the store or the doctor only had am radio. Did have the 5.7 4bbl 350 & would surprise people from a rolling start. Great first car. I am now will always be a oldsmobile man. Dont have the car anymore but the hubcap is hanging on the wall. And it ain't comin down no matter how much crap I hear about it

Beautiful cars Oldsmobile. Me being an old detail shop owner when you show down the side of car I think of what I could do with that car I mean it looks good the way it is but you know if you put some work into that paint it would be a mirror with no cloudiness in paint which is dirt in the paint which causes swirl marks but after a buff and polish or do it by hand. Take this over Buick or Cadillac

at least you got quality and room, comfort for your money

Another great showcase of an amazing 60's vehicle! Glad you pointed out that this was like getting a cheaper version of a Cadillac! Chevrolet and Pontiac had their luxury versions of their full size cars but not the "oversized " ones like Oldsmobile and Buick. Gave those marks a bit more distinction for sure.😉😉😉

Beautiful car and great presentation, however, you forgot to mention, they also offered both in 66 and 67, a 4 door Town Sedan and your incorrect on your description of the front marker lamps. Those were optional corning lights that could be ordered on all 67 full size models. Someone got a beautiful vehicle.

You do amazingly informative videos for car lovers! The '66 is more handsomely distinctive to my eyes. My Uncle Rudy had a silver one. He always drove 98's. The nose of the '67 looks like it belongs on a Pontiac. * I believe the "S" on the shift quadrant is for Second gear being that it's close to Low. I'd love to see a video of the Lincoln next. Thank You👍🏾

Thank you thank you and thank you. It was great to see this. I drive my 1996 Ninety-Eight in 2023! Thank you for featuring this car and sharing. Granted, I was not a fan of the front end styling on the 1967, but I am still a fan of the Ninety-Eight. The 1968 improved on this car. This styling was influenced by the Oldsmobile Toronado. A lot of the themes of the Ninety-Eight carried on for several generations. You can see the taillamps on the 1980-1984 models. This one is nicely loaded. I like the seat controls on the door. The 1991-1993 had similar interior door panel trim look. The 1977-1984 had similar looking instrumentation panel but the gauge layout was a little different. I would take the 1966 and 1968 Ninety-Eight.

The Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday has some great harmonies.

BEAST! 🙂

I think I like the black 4 door model better and I would go with the top trim level Justin. thanks for another excellent video.

Dr. Oldsmobile would be impressed! ;)

It’s very difficult to choose between the 66 and 68. The beak on the 67 was designed by the same designer that also put the noses on the late 60s and early 70s Thunderbirds and LTDs ECT..

This car was longer than 217" and wheelbase was 126, not 123. I think the 217 & 123 goes with the Delta 88. I do think this 98 year model is one of the best looking years for the model. This car is in amazing shape. Looks great.

We have a 1966 Ninety-Eight LS and a 1966 Holiday. The LS has a very well appointed interior, rear seat assist handles and a lit hideaway vanity mirror on the rear seat back, reading lamps. The car has many options, 9ne of which is factory cruise control which still works. The car is surprisingly fast, but very silent getting up to speed. The engine is a 425 cubic inch V8, with the Switch - Pitch Turbo-400 automatic. A 3.08 rear axle (sourced an Anti-Spin rear axle) sends the power to the rear wheels. I will be doing a video of it later this spring. To note, the front fender marker lights are cornering lamps on the 67, which we also have on our 1966. The 1966 units are about twice the size. I modified them by adding amber bulbs in a separate added socket to act as front side markers. The bright white cornering bulbs are still functional when you operate the turn signals. Thank you for posting.

I like the 66 styling inside & out better

I like the 88s front end better with headlamps separated by parking lights a much better look!

This one looks really loaded with comfortron air controls. By the way, if I’m not badly mistaken the windows will work on those without the keys. Those are not reading lights, they are courtesy lights. They all turn on at the same time with about 12 other lights all over the place, top to bottom.

I'll take that late '30's Lincoln, it's the best looking of the three

You picked another great car to feature, Jay. And, I'll take the '68 and the Lincoln.

I like all of them but the 66 is my top favorite the 98 was the experimental car for cadillac and second to the cadillac most people that brought 98s will step over and buy cadillacs

I prefer the 66 Ninety Eight, (inside and out) The 68 was okay-ish, but I have always thought that the 67 was the ugliest Olds ever made. The "marker" light you mention is actually a cornering light.

Rivaled Cadillac for sure. Yes the MPG was /is dismal however not uncommon for many of these cars across the board. 69' Lincoln got like 2 mpg lol

I love this car

I like the 68 the best

you forgot to demonstrate the "telescopic" feature of the steeringwheel....very important option....wish that 98 was the LS model...much much nicer interior!!

I wish Olds had built a full-size wagon in the late 60s ...I realize it would have been off the B-body, not off this 98 C-body.....but still the family styling was similar.

I like the 66 styling better. Hudson Jet. Also I believe those lights on the rear sail panels are really the dome and interior lights are not map lights.

All three models were wonderful, but I would go for the 1966 model - I thought it was a little ritzier than the other two. And I say that even though my very first car was a 1967 Ninety Eight LS with everything except the Comfortron a/c unit (which this one does - that’s the thermostat on the top of the dash) and cruise control, which this one does not.

The song snippet is a cut of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees(1967). "I would rather" the '66 model Oldsmobile because I'd feel more like "The Green Hornet" when I drove around my city. Might just think to act like him too if I could find a "Kato" karate kicker to back my play, or kick in some gas money at least. 9 MPG city isn't so fun, you know? "I would rather" the 1954 Hudson Jet model being picked by you also. Grandfather owned a similar vehicle.

my Dad had a 67 LS 98 Olds blue - green color with vinyl top boy imo it was ugly but cruised on the highway , prior he had a 65 98 Olds white in color and again imo a lot better looking car . trunk space on these 98 you could almost live in the trunk . i learned to drive in that 67 Olds and took my driving test in it .

'67 front fender lights were cornering lights---marker lights didn't come until '68

Thank you.

Very mint

Not a fan of the ‘98’ but if I had to own one it would be the ‘66. Excellent reviews by the way

Holiday indicated pillarless hardtop, two door or four door, not a trim level. LS (luxury sedan) indicated an upmarket trim level available on the 98 town (pillared) sedan or 98 Holiday (pillarless) sedan. 1967 88s and 98s had all new sheet metal. That is not a side marker light, that is a cornering light. Side marker lights would not appear until the 1968 model year.

66. better looking, though the Chevy styling is apparent in that grill.

1968 front end is much more attractive!

217 inches is the length of a 1967 Oldsmobile 88, the 98 was 223 inches long. Wheelbase was 126 inches on the 98.

Nice car but, I prefer the 2 door version which is a lot more desirable.

375hp and 10.5-1 was the starfire motor. 365hp and 10.25-1 was the base motor (both labeled as a super rocket motor. Ultra high compression. Premium fuel only) both 4bbl carb. Starfire motor equiped 98's had factory dual exhaust. Looks like deluxe cloth interior. Delux wonder bar (auto search) radio. Not really reading lights in back. Just courtesy lights.

Just went for nearly 2 weeks without turning computer on so lots of catching up to do. That Olds 98 was very similar to the 1967 Delta 88 that Ted Kennedy drove at Chappaquiddick. My most liked year for the 98 would be 1968, also liked the 1954 Hudson Jet.

Still blows my mind. How these manufacturers changed these cars almost every year. Just think of the tooling to do this?? Guess that’s why so many people were employed by the BIG 3

I would go for the 1966 Olds 98--it has purer external styling (though I prefer the '67's interior), and has less strangling early emissions controls. Actually, I prefer the '65 98--it has timeless styling--unless one knows the car, it is impossible to identify the year. (It does not evoke the era, meaning it has poor nostalgia value, though.) And I think the '34 Lincoln would be more interesting and educational.

I'd take the 1966, largely for one feature: the dashboard. The 1965s had the same set-up. One of the coolest instrument panels ever! And I never cared for the front end styling of the 1967s. The overhang is too much. Makes the wheel look undersized.