Free FORGOTTEN Classic Oldsmobile Rescue: Will it Run and Drive after 15 Years? 

Fantastic video of a beautiful 73 Olds 98! That LS model actually has a clock mounted behind the front seat for the rear passengers, even Cadillac didn't offer this! I just saved a 72 Buick Electra coupe that was about to be junked. She's all cleaned up and looking and running great. Can't believe fools let these beautiful machines go to waste. The scene with your little ones running around the car having fun is wonderful. My kids do the same thing, they always want to ride in the Buick, not the boring new SUV. Although the roof is rusted out, hope you somehow manage to save that Olds, even if it's only to clean it up more and drive the kids around, they will always remember those moments.

Of all the cars I've ever seen you and your Dad drag in and get running, that one you should keep. Without a doubt it is the best candidate you've had for a sure enough restoration. It could be a show quality car easy enough. I had a 72 Delta 88 Royale. It was a little under the value of a 98. It was preferred over Cadilac by many GM owners and drivers. It will get 20 on the road with 35# of air in the tires and 16 in traffic. If I was a younger man I'd fight you for that car. That's how much I loved mine. I would whip somebody over that car. You drive it a while and you will fall fall in love with it. Proud for you man. It's a really cool car and you've got a cool family too! Thanks for sharing this time with us.

good daddy , taking a moment to play with his beautiful children. so cute they are.

i hope you keep this one to cruise around with the wife and kids on weekends.

My folks had one when I was teenager, we were driving to Laredo on a 50 mile straight stretch of highway. My father looked down and we were doing 90 not 55 mph. They are so smooth it was hard to tell how fast it was going!

Give the car a nice paint job and go through everything it would be a good collectors.

I used to ride to church in the 80's in one of those. It was navy blue & was in great shape. 455 rocket. I wish i would've got it when my grandpa upgraded.

Watching you with your kids gave me all the good feels. I'm still smiling. Keep up the good work, and keep the vids coming too!

“There’s a whole bench on the front of this car” I miss the days when cars had room and individuality.

Love this ‘73 Olds 98. My mom had this year Delta 88 but always loved the 98, Olds version of a Cadillac Sedan de Ville. Really beautiful in their day.

Man.. This episode was great! The car is a living legend, making it start was a miracle and your kids are so funny! Keep it up! From Romania

Derek from Vice grip garage would of loved that lol

That’s the most fun I’ve seen anybody have in a while. If the frame’s still good, she’d make a heck of a rat rod.

Love seeing these old beasts come back to life! I know now what @ViceGripGarage means when "they always rot out if you keep the vinyl on 'em", cause it looks like this old girl has her head rotted off underneath that vinyl cover...thanks for sharing your great work with us! Y'all ever think about doing a collab?!

My dad had this same exact car and he used to pull a 29' Airstream with it. Took it to mexico on a rally, had a great time. I used to drive it to Florida with the trailer and it had more guts than any other car that I've driven since. Olds made a real beast with the big 455 cu in engine. I can't get over seeing this car, exact color inside and out. Dad let me drive it home from the dealership in Ferndale, Mi, it was a wonderful floater going down the road. Thanks for showing this. Earl

That is a beautiful vehicle and your children are just adorable God bless them, you and your family. My father purchased one brand new in 1973 for $10,000 from Apex Oldsmobile in Brooklyn NY. I was a great comfortable riding vehicle. That year there was 2 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight models. The LS and the Regency. The LS was the higher end and had more options. That's the one that we owned. It was burgundy with beige interior. I noticed that your interior lights were on while you were driving. To turn them off turn the headlight switch to the left and to turn the headlights on, pull the switch out. We didn't have a 8 track player, that was an option and Dad wasn't much into music just AM/FM radio. Dad owned it forb10 years without fail, he always keep his vehicles for 10 years. He gave it to me in 1983. While driving to work one night it over heated due to a radiator hose leak that I was aware of but neglected to replace due to work constraints and I wound up blowing the engine on the way to work. All of the best with yours. Great find and thanks for all of the GREAT memories. Peace.

10:50 - The little girl putting on her seat belt. So sweet!

These old land yachts are the best! I had an old Ford Country Squire and it was the most comfortable car I've even been in.

These are the big Americans I remember when I was young, maybe gasguzzlers but boy they where pretty ! Big in compare with our Europian cars and also full options whe never heard off, and I still loved them! Unfortenly they disappears during the first oilcrisis and never came back.... And that sound !!!!.Loved this video en greets from the Netherlands!

My late Mom had a 72 or 73 4 door 98 Regency with the 455 motor, it was a super cruiser. And being that it was about 45 years ago, it was in really nice shape to boot. Always liked it.

I'd love to see a full restoration on this beast. These cars were really made to be luxurious.

love the joy he gets out of these old cars i love'em too

If that car was alive, it would be so happy... With so much life in it again. Great vid!

You really should repair the roof, it would take some time and effort but I would think it would be well worth it. It's nice to see your kids involved and enjoying themselves, especially with these classical relics 👍☮️

Neat channel. You're a great guy - no fake manufactured persona

Love the kids playing in the video. Nice change

The best years of your life. ENJOY!

That’s a hole lot of car and she sounds and drives great. Can’t wait to see what happens to this car and or drivetrain. Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

On mid 70's Olds 455's watch out for rockers. There was a cool spot that would sludge up. Its at first just rockers but will go to the push rods, lifters & cam in time. Otherwise a fantastic engine powerful, quiet & long lived. LFOD !

Dude, you should definitely save that car. That could be a really nice car.

Very enjoyable video! The rescue, the troubleshooting, and last but not least, the test drive! When the kids started running through the car ... I couldn't help but laugh myself 😆👌

You would be surprised how much power they put in those old boats back then. A friend of mine gave me a 79 Volare with a 225 in it. When he gave it to me in '03, I got it up to 125mph on the interstate, despite it weighing over 5000lbs and having multiple mechanical issues. It had 165K miles on it, so I decided to tear into it to do a tuneup and get it running better. When I pulled the plugs, it still had the factory plugs in it. There was nearly a quarter of an inch of ash buildup on all six plugs, and it still did 125mph. The back end of the plugs were completely covered. You could not see the electrodes at all. I took the plugs to several friends of mine that have shops, and none of them said that they had ever seen anything like that before. They said there was no way that a car could run on those plugs, but it did. When I got deeper into it, I found out that it also had a burnt valve. They don't make them like they used to, lol.

That boy sounds good!

'73 Olds Ninety-eight, 455 engine, 400 turbo transmission, and a 2 speed differential. I'm 5' 11" tall. The trunk has enough room that I can lay my head at the back seat, stretch out, and only the soles of my boots will keep me from laying comfortably straight in it. My parents had one that was moss green, when I was in my late teens. It needed paint, but it rode like a cloud on your sofa, and with the gearing, for what it was, on the interstate, it would go like a rocket ship on rails.

That car sounds as good as my coffee machine in the morning....i love it

A good ol boy having fun with a boat.

Grew up riding and working on Oldsmobiles. I would suggest pulling water pump and putting timing chain in it before it goes it is their week spot will run many trouble free miles after this!

It's the first time I've seen you have a good car.

As soon as the radio came on I called it, "The Church Lady Cruiser"

Its not ugly man. Its awesome looking

Nice! Love these big boats, especially Mopars

I am new to this channel and i must say i love the enthusiasm in your voice and can truly see you love cars ! Keep pushing and enjoy the time with your Dad, in my opinion that is the best part of watching. Cheer's and have a blast !

LOL! Kids are awesome! So much fun watching them bomb around and having a good time. Sometimes that's all that a project needs.

You're not really gonna scrap her, are you? If I lived closer, I'd try to buy it as is, because I miss the land yachts. You're doing pretty good work bringing these cars back to life, but the memories you're making with your children is even better. That's awesome!

Typical GM started right up sounds great!! very very good find for that 1972-98 olds very good find motor sounds great. Once you replace the donut you're good to go, I had a 1973 Oldsmobile tornado that had the 455 it had dual exhaust I had to replace both donuts that was a common problem but once they're fixed they run quiet. That's what I love about those old classics there's nothing like those cars you can't do that with the new cars today with all the computers, nothing like that smell of gas and carburetor and all of that good stuff good luck, good find again take care.👍🏼

Yer just the greatest! And your kids (and Dad) are too! Thanks for the laughs!

OMG.. I will have to watch this later... I gotta go work on my old rusty crusty cars... That 73 98 is in really pretty good shape.... it's VERY 70's with that crazy brown...lol Can't wait to see the whole thing...

Get the kids involved. Love it. I actually had one of these cars one time. It was worn out. Smoked like a coal train

What a great car! Great family times too, enjoy them kids Michael while they're young! Lovely to see them and the laughter too.

Love that car! Some of my fondest memories are of me riding in my moms 71 olds delta 88.

My dad had rhe exact same Olds when I was a kid. Memories!

Hi Michael, please rescue this old big Oldsmobile 98. I think this old Nintety-Eight have waiting such a long time...! Please save and rescue this nice vehicle...! Please don't give this car to a yunkyard, please let this car survive! Please make it all around fit..., step by step!!! - It's a rare piece of luxury full-size car history!!! - It's so sad that cars like this will never build again...!!! Thanks from Gerry, Germany/Berlin. And all the best to YOU and YOUR family, and stay healthy!!! Bye...✌😉

My friends Dad had one of these back in the day. A living room on wheels.

Very cool "Budget Cadillac". And No, its Not ugly, its one of the Main Characters of the movie " evil dead",lol. Guess there are People liking These. Too Bad the Roof was gone, cos it was a survivor.

Im a 6ft 2 1/2 man and I owned and drove a 70 Buick Electra Limited 4 door for years so I identify with the love for these boats. My only concern watching this is letting the kids ride inside with the black mold not neutralized and removed inside the car.

My parents bought one of these brand new in '74 and thought they'd "arrived". It was called the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight "Regency Sedan". When I learned to drive about 1980 I took it out and had fun laying down black stripes with that 455. Mom wasn't a great driver and used to scrape the side of the garage with it about twice a month. I'd nail the trim back on the garage and polish the white marks off the side of the car. I was getting pretty good with a wrench with my own cars so mom started asking me to fix this and that and I grew to despise the damn thing. It was so big I had to climb inside it to work on the stupid thing. Fuel mileage was terrible but it did have that big back seat which was handy on dates. It was dark green and we started calling it Sherman because it looked like a tank from WWII. One day the water pump seized and the engine blew a head gasket. With gas running over a $1.00 a gallon mom kicked it to the curb and bought a Buick. I can't say I shed a tear when Sherman left.

Think about what a nice car this was when new. I had a 1973 Impala. That rust around the real window is a real bugaboo.

You all have a great weekend with your family and friends.

Congrats on getting that WHALE of a 70's tribute rolling on its own tires under its own power! Congrats on 100k subscribers! By the way, your kids are ADORABLE! Can't wait to see which of them decides to pick up Daddy's wrench and continue what you started in the family.

My buddy had one of them that was cherry even had the plastic on the back seat from GM. I got the pleasure of driving it I must say it was definitely the best driving car I’ve ever driven.

the boat tank contraption is awesome!!!!

I had a 73 Delta 88 with the 455. Car handled well. The windows always squeaked on the highway as the vibration of the wheels trans itself through the Fram. But it ran and ran.

My late wife and I had a 27' Allegro motorhome with the 455 engine. That thing would roll down the highway at interstate speeds without even straining. It could run all day at those speeds and never seemed to bother it at all. Great engine.

My grandpa loved those cars I remember when I was a little boy went with him and grandma down the blue ridge went for a pick nic and lay in the back sleeping on the way back. Felt like laying on a cloud. Lol

My great grandma had one almost just like that. Same color without the vinyl roof. I miss that car

What an awesome find. Looks like not a single piece is missing from it. The worst thing appears to be the roof which of course can be replaced. This would make a nice resto project.

Everyone's after coupes for these old cars but I love sedans.

Those old GM full sizes are such great highway cruisers. Just float down the road in supreme luxury. My dad had a '72 deuce & a quarter with the 455 4bbl when I was a kid. Many happy memories of that car. I remember once we had 8 people piled in that thing lol. I'd like to see you do that in one of today's "full size" cars. And it would get 21 MPG on the highway too. Sold it about 20 years ago against my protests. Was still in good shape, but had a little rust and the obligatory GM trunk leaks.

I hope it goes to a good home, restored NOT donked! LOL. Such a beautiful Olds!! Good find.

Love the twist as that 455 lights off at 18:29

Nice present. I'm sure you get her running..

VGG fan here, and I enjoyed watching your video! Thanks for making it family friendly and I got some good chuckles with the kids! You have a new subscriber…

Those old land yachts sure were hard to pass when grandma was putting along, 30 mph, riding the center line, with her blinker stuck on.

Just got home from work and that was the best video yet ... brilliantly done Santas little helpers

nice to make kids happy with this car God bless them

As other people have said that Oldsmobile is probably the best candidate for restoration. It’s straight and low mileage. As long as it’s not all rusted out underneath the roof could be saved with some good fabrication work and the vinyl redone. Not sure if the $$$ stack up value wise to justify it but parting it out does seem like a shame. Tyler Hoover would love it!

The 98 and 88 had many interchangeable parts. Great video, thank you.

Your children are adorable and add SO much to your channel.!! Another great video thank you!!

Nice car. And that's exactly what I mean - a car. Not a computer on wheels. Cars from the 50-80s are real works of art, while the current ones look like Chinese toys.

Those 455s are good, keep an eye on the temps. They like to overheat. The cooling journals are close to the cylender edge . They rott out ,or melt away when overheated. Great recovery!

This is a very beautiful car and the roof is fixable. Just cut out the rusty part and replace with a new piece of sheet metal. Everything else looks in good condition. I think you should keep this car !

This car and the Buick 225, duece and a quarter was all my uncle's had. Always loved the big block 455 cubic inches of engine in these love mobiles.

The boy walking through the back seat shows how big these cars where.

Well done mate. Lucky kids 👍🏼 love your work

Just a shame that you’re not gonna use that wonderful old boat ! Know the kids love that ! 💕 😂

Nothing like a good ole Quadrajunk to get the day started.

Something beautiful about that car!

I had a 1972 like that , very good video buddy 👍

We had one like this in 1974. My dad bought used. 73 Olds 98 LS and maroon with a black gut.

Never underestimate those big boats I drive a 73 electra 225

I got a '76 Valiant V8 cheap- solid & has 88k original on it. Going to clone an A38 cop package with a few changes. Love the forgotten rigs of the "Malaise era."

Great video! All the best from Marietta, Georgia

NEVER CAN TELL WHAT YOU WILL GET NEXT LOVE IT 😁😁

Congratulations on 100k

God bless you..Beautiful kids

Hermoso video , que bien que tus hijos compartan su pasión. Saludos desde Chile

Should save him. That's a work of art on wheels. I guarantee it will become very valuable if you fix it up slowly.

That car is amazing. Please keep it and make it run perfect

Them old 455 are tried n true on of the best v8 of the era, kinda like the series 2 3800, I so miss the cars from the 70's

I had a 1973 old 88 with the same drive line. Funnest car I ever owned. Fastest too. Went way over 120. Fit 7-8 people comfortably. My college party years. Owned it from 85-89. I beat the crap out of it and couldn't kill it. Ended up trading it in. And it was still running good. 10mpg with the 4 barrel opened 1/2 the time. Lol