Will this ABANDONED 70's Luxury Car RUN & DRIVE for CHEAP!? $1,500 DIY Daily Driver Revival! 

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My grandma had one of those 98s when i was a kid in the 80s/90s, she could hardly see towards the end of her life but still insisted on driving herself everywhere, and that poor car had all the dents and scratches to prove it... I remember riding with her as a child, basically terrorizing Davenport Iowa in a 6000 pound tank being piloted by a blind 5 foot nothing eighty pound woman 😂

Kevin: does that carb move? Angus: no its bolted to the engine kevin Bruh loool

People never realize how good these cars are as cruising machines. Even 40+ years later, they do exactly as intended. The smile on Mooks face, as well as Kevins proves it. Gotta love GM.

WoW i had this exact same car in 1989, i bought mine for $500.00 all it needed was new rotors and brake pads & the ride was incredible, i drove that thing cross country 3 times, then sold it 1 month before going off to basic training in 1990 , i WISH i STILL had that car.

That's a great car, I think the fender and door are 100% worth having repaired to a high standard.

WE NEED MORE ANGUS. He has the crude humor that feeds my soul.

Excellent tutorials (bleeding master cylinder, machining rotors, setting timing, setting preload on axle nuts, etc)! Kevin’s an awesome teacher.

43:43 It was a fine automobile indeed. I remember riding in the back seat of a brand new '75 when I was young. 100+ mph yet so smooth, quiet, spacious and comfortable. These old machines deserve to be kept alive, because they will never make anything like it again.

I can't get over how immaculate that interior is. Amazing find.

I love how proud you were to show your dad and his response is a simple "Why?" LOL. Clean car!

The burnout had me in tears 😂 he said, "dude, we gotta get outta here"! 😂

I’ve have my parents ‘73 Olds 98. It’s been stored inside most of its life and it’s interior is immaculate as well. I just love the ride quality of these old boats. It’s night and day difference from my 1960 Chevy Biscayne.

Finally got to see Kevin use brake clean for its intended purpose

Kevin and Angus make a dynamic duo! This car is an absolute gem. It's in remarkable shape all things considered. The interior is like showroom quality. Great stuff as always guys! And happy birthday Kevin! 🎉

This was my first car. as a teen I had big fun rolling in 😂Mobile Make-out Motel. I want another one.. Pure luxury in a land yacht. Seriously this video made me miss Dad(we had great days servicing and driving the 98) A simpler time and it his car defined the era as a kid. Mother even smiled when I showed her this video!

Excellent brake master tutorial! You guys give people like me the confidence to people like me to work on my own stuff!

Love that you rescued this boat! All the big 70s cars have been underappreciated for so long but I think they are becoming popular.

Although this car is pretty much perfect, we need more videos on this beauty. Paint buff, fender repair, anything you can think of. I love these classic boats. Oldsmobiles, Buicks, Cadillacs? Also, I really appreciate the in depth and close ups of the repairs in this video, not that you dont do it in other videos, this one seemed much more detailed. BTW, are you doing a farming series this year?

It's good to see you young kids enjoying the wonder and beauty of a true land yacht!

I can't get over how immaculate that interior is. Amazing find.. Happy birthday Kevin, keep on getting these cars back on the road..

What a great old car. With the tires balanced, you'll glide on down the highway in quiet, smooth luxury and comfort. Really enjoyed this one man. Thank you.

Bit of a tip, when cleaning the rotor after turning. Use dish soap and warm water with a good rag. This was recommended by gm as best practices to remove all contamination and prevent brake noise. Try cleaning with just brake clean then method mentioned and you will see the amount of metal that's still embedded in the rotor/drum.

WRT to the plug gap, those original HEI systems did specify gaps up to .080". However, after lots of burned rotors and caps, GM backed away from that and changed the specification to .045" for all HEI systems of that vintage. Those plugs were likely AC R45SX where the "X" suffix means "wide gap". Going to .045" you would probably want to use R45S plugs.

This car is gorgeous! Would have loved to have it brand new. Amazing the interior is in as good of shape for almost being 50 years old.

Nice to see you young guys working on the cars us older guys drove as kids.They were so much easier to work on than the cars now.

My grandfather had one of these. 455 indeed. Mash the throttle and the entire car just lifted up. It's a living room on wheels.

For that brake bleeding you could also use the check valves I sent you a long time ago. Then can bleed the brakes with only one person with no chance of air getting back in the caliper 👍👍👍

I changed quite a few of the vacuum modulators in the eighties., 99 percent of the time the modulator valve ( diaphragm) was leaking oil up through the vacuum line, making it appear that the engine was burning oil! And sometimes like you found they'd be clogged up with crud. I'd blow out the vac line then install a new valve. Used to love to return the GM land yacht's to the customers shifting perfectly once again....and not leaving a smoke trail ! Easy fix. Never had a chewed wire..lol. HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY !!

The look on his Dad’s face when he shows up with that boat is priceless.

I’ll never forget… Another way to tell if your vac modulator is bad is if your car burns trans fluid that it sucks up through the vacuum line. My dad bought a car with a bad modulator and I swear when we shut it off after a 20 minute drive home there were fire trucks back there somewhere trying to find us. Where exactly, we couldn’t say- It smoked so bad that you couldn’t see anything behind the car 😂 (The good part- I think we renewed and refreshed the piston rings on the way home)

Thank you for this video. This has been a trip down memory lane for me. My grandparents bought their '76 Ninety Eight (a grass green with a white vinyl top) a year old. Over the next 16 years, it went from the grandparents to my mother to me when the original transmission decided to quit at 195,000 miles. While the car was sitting the engine ended up seizing and I eventually got rid of it for around $50. It was a very sad day only because it was a very good car. Thanks again.

Congrats on 1 million subscribers Kev and Mook! Love the channel keep up the great work!

Fix the fender, replace the bumper fillers and this car is actually a valuable car too. 30k mile 98 Regency is quite coveted among collectors.

Loved the video. They don't all have to be hotrods, sometimes an old land yacht is a great revival too.

Glad to see JunkYardDigs still producing great content. Love what you do man. You’ve progressed so much over the years

One of our neighbors growing up bought a 1976 "98" as his last new car. It was thier Sunday car and was optioned out pretty much like this one. His was the tan with brown (1970's) interior. He passed away about 1980 and his wife never sold it and rarely drove anyway. When she went to the nursing home about 1990 the family sold the car. It had about 20K on the ticker and had sat in a nice garage, well maintained, the whole time. I think they sold it for 2 Grand! Oldsmobiles Rock!

So I’m pretty impressed you found one of those with so little mileage and in such incredible condition! Price was fantastic as well. Thanks for telling us how much you spent as well. I’ve been doing these renditions since I was on high school and the cheaper the better. Thanks

I’d love to see this car buffed. I bet it would look sharp. You definitely found a gem.

What a great video. Thanks for explaining things so well - makes it so easy to learn. I enjoyed the brake bleeding part, as I used to be the pedal guy so I never saw what happened at the other end. Thank you!

I had a '76 Olds Toronado in the early 2000's, bought it as a winter beater. With the 455 and front wheel drive and a set of Goodyear Wranglers on it, it was unstoppable in Wisconsin winters!. Just like this 98, it floated on the road!.

Nothing beats these 70’s land yachts for comfort

Love love love that car! My Italian grandfather's last car he owned was a triple black Ninety Eight Regency just like this one. That car was never dirty and he always had it washed every week! only difference was he added a set of factory Oldsmobile wire wheel covers off a later model Ninety Eight and that really made the car pop! We used to call it his Mafia Staff Car! He was a class act and so was his car. Please do this car right. It's a keeper! Great video!

Nice ride! I picked up a 73 Electra 225 455 45k OG miles. Got her going, detailed out, charged the air and made a family road trip of 800+ miles! Coming home from a different trip the comfort and quiet got the best of me and we shaved off a half hour off our time by rolling at over 110! TBH the handling is actually way better than you'd think and the brakes are amazing. Take off is only OK with the crazy tall gears but wow what long legs. Enjoyed watching!

This car is perfection! I just love it, even the color is superb! Thanks for sharing your passion and once again I am totally fan of you all! Desperate to find those in France unfortunately but you are here for that!

One of the cleanest easiest revivals you've done in awhile. Love your channel.

Kevin, the proper classification for that size car is Land Yacht. I remember fighting for road space when I first started driving. Also, they were the first driverless cars. You'd be behind one drove and not see a driver. If you followed it to its destination, you'd see any elderly 5'2" grandmother type exit the vehicle.

My first car was a 76 Olds Delta 88. I loved that old boat. I wish I still had it. That's a cool old car and a smooth running car.

Sweet ride and super clean. My first car was a 92 Oldsmobile cutlass ciera and I loved that car, was insanely reliable and never let me down. It also had the yellow trunk release button in the glove box which I thought was super slick. Glad to see angus again I was wondering what he was doing lately…

Awesome Olds, Kevin. That was a gold mine find ! Loving that 98. Definitely a Power Tour cruiser for next year. You and Mook are building a nice collection of Oldsmobiles... love them big boats. Keep up the great content.

Please keep this one. I really love this car. I had plans to buy one back in the late 70's but living in the UK it was near impossible for me to get one because the shipping costs alone made it impossible to afford one. This is the car of my dreams. However being 67 in October it is highly unlikely that I will own one so it would be great to see this get some tlc. Love the channel. stay safe J.

Love this!! I have the same car but a 1974. My dad gave it to me. Great cars. currently fixing mine up! Keep the RPMs under 5200 and this thing will run forever!

What a find! I love Seventies land yachts, it's nice to see them finally beginning to get some love from the car community. Get 'em while they're still cheap, the days of being able to score a beast like this for $800 are coming to an end.

Pretty cool you found a car that starts at your shop and ends at your house. And that trunk can probably fit those truck tool boxes you have. Great video as usual.

I remember watching you drag old trucks into that shop at your parents place, best content made by wholesome people. You make me proud to be from the Midwest

Kevin. Sweet ride! I love these big luxury cars. Great video! Between you and Dalton @ PBG you guys keep me entertained with cool content!

This is terrific, and I love the Mustang 2 at your shop too! Also, there's people that 3D print and sell the fillers for Cadillacs, so I would ask around about that option. Maybe they can get the duplicate measurements and come up with something.

it is so crazy how good of a condition that car was in! Most of the mechanical aspects work, the body was in really good, shape and the interior looks so damn good! Amazing find you guys!

I love seeing old things brought back. It's so much more true than ever that they do NOT make them like they used to.

Enjoyed this! My first car was a ‘77 98 two door with the 403. Had the same issue, only the vacuum modulator was the problem.

Gotta get you some 1970's cassette tapes!! ELO, Cheap Trick, The Cars, Candy-O, Queen, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band,........She's a highway cruiser, a turnpike missile, interstate interceptor, and, a toll road terror!!!

Man replacing that fender and this would be an absolute fantastic and stylish and comfortable driver. Wish car interiors where like this today 😍

Great Video, Kevin! Always good to see your friends helping you and Mook making her cameo appearance. Next time, pay the extra $$ for whitewalls. They are still available. You will not regret it.

What a beauty! Real car and the interior was luxurious.These cars floated down the road.

This has been my favourite episode ever! Thanks from a long time viewer in Canada.

i love the look on dads face and the question "why"..... made my day🤣🤣

Kevin this is the nicest car you have ever bought and in my opinion you got it for a good price. That is a true luxury car. I hope you include Angus and Mook in more videos when possible. I love Mooks unique corkiness of hers

Another great episode, and a beautiful car! Never get tired of seeing ya'll do this stuff!

Just the condition the paint top and interior are in makes me want this car. Those plastic rear covers are missing on every car I’ve seen that’s supposed to have them. What a beaut’!

My friend's brother had one of these in high school. Used to fit 8 of us in for a ride home, 4 in the front and 4 in the back. What a blast from the past.

That interior is absolutely immaculate, the red is just so classic

Some of my favorite content ever man. I hope to meet you one of these days and maybe even help with a revival!

My Dad's was a '74 Regency. It was baby blue with a black interior, with all the pillowed seats. I loved that car.

This episode is actually the first time EVER that I've seen Kevin use brake cleaner on brakes

Only a minute in and that interior is already bringing back memories. My parents bought an Oldsmobile off an older married couple when I was a kid, and for part of my childhood and teenage years my family's daily driver was one of the '84 Royale Brougham models. I remember feeling invincible in that thing when we were on the highway. 😂

Hi Kevin, I and some brother and sister were raised in Chevrolet Caprice classic 1975. That is also a very big car. You have great content, Kevin and Agus. You are very good on explaining how something works. Keep it coming.

After watching you do rotors and drums with integral hubs, I have noticed that you have never (on camera at least) used the method I was taught years ago to remove the rear bearing and seal in one smooth motion. If you take the front one out, then put the nut back on, you can usually quickly tug the rotor/drum off, sliding down the top of the spindle, leaving the old inner bearing and seal on the spindle, cleanly removed from the assembly. I can't guarantee it on these old 60's-70's vehicles, but I have done it on many late 80's-early 90's Ford F-150's. If you weren't aware of this, let me know how it works out for you. I used to repack the bearings on my 94 F-150 far too often, usually because I was bored and felt the need to do more work on it, and with this method I was even able to reuse the old rear seal and never had issues with it slinging grease. Just found your channel a couple weeks ago and have watched through everything and starting to go through your partner channels as well. Love what you all do and makes me even more excited to move back up to the old "abandoned" family farm in WI next year and get to work doing my own (off camera) revivals. Peace & love

Consider using keyboard duster to recharge R12 systems. It's R152a and about the same molecule size as R12. So its the same pressures and doesn't care if you use PAG or ester oils... You can dump the 152 right I to a 12 system w/o facing it down.

Another tip on the brake lathe: there is a speed setting one is for rough cut (fast) to get the rotor smooth and the 2nd is what you had it set for which is final pass. goes much faster that way.

My dad had a 1968 98 and it was a beast, like riding in a tank. When he got a chance on the right road , he would make that thing fly . I remember we went to Michigan from North Carolina and the trunk on that thing held my brothers crib , all the luggage and still had room for more.

Nice find, good job saving on it. I had a 1973 Cutlass Supreme, red like yours w a black vinal roof and a 350 Rocket. I still dream about that car!

I felt sorry for the winch.😂 poor thing, those Oldsmobiles are heavy.

That interior is plush. Fancy red rolling around like a king in that thing

I will always love 'Murican Land Barges. Amazing interior on this Olds. Love it to bits.

Fun Fact: In my country 13 gallons cost as much as your 21. And we're not talking premium on that one :D I think the Olds thanks you for saving it with having a working AC and running just fine. Take good care of the old barge and maybe give it a bit more love. I hate red interiors, but this Olds hits the spot, very nice!

Have followd since 4 years now and I can't get enought of the relaxed feeling from you guys even when something gose wrong. I absoulutely love you guys! Hugs from Sweden!

I love how the burnout was 'needs help to break free' to 'overdrive gear peel-out'.

I had one of these as a daily driver in around 1982. Same color. Mine was a Regency as well. Great comfortable car and the engines were bulletproof.

Thank you all for Posting. Made my day. Watching this on Monday the 31st, which is my birthday .....and my name is Oliver. Some serious awesomeness!

Wow, that car is an amazing find and it was awesome seeing you bring it 90% of the way to it's former glory. Hope you find those replacement panels some time soon! Looks like a really awesome ride!

I have had 4 of those cars in my life & I still Have one that is a daily driver to this Day! I hope you will Keep this car & drive it & enjoy it! If you can Please take that car on Power Tour next year. Their is nothing Like travelling in Style & luxury. You will Not regret it! Keep up the great work & I hope to see more videos with this Oldsmobile!

My mom had an eighty-eight in this exact color combo. Pretty cool. I always loved the 98’s. True land yachts as if you are floating on air.

I drove a 76 olds 98 when I was a senior in high school. It was known as the rolling motel. Loved that car. I also took it to college for three years.

Angus is such a good member of the junkyard digs family! Still i cherish the rare times we get some thunderhead289 on the show ❤ I hope he's does wonderful!

Yes! Love it when big cars get some attention, especially Oldsmobiles! Was hoping you showed more of the vacuum lines as I just got my 75 Olds 88 running after sitting for 20 years and need help on where the vacuum lines go...and if you find any rear bumper fillers let me know as well :) Cannot wait to see more of this Olds on your channel. Thanks for explaining what you do as well, have learned lots the last few years and it has helped get my baby back on the road. I do have one question though, how did you get to the spark plugs without removing the AC bracket on the passenger bank? Best Wishes to you all,

Laughed that Kevin didn't know about rich people and Grey Poupon mustard commercial.

Kevin, definitely a keeper, but keep her indoors (the Olds, not Mook) and a new 2 1/4" flowmaster dual exhaust system will improve HP and fuel mileage. All the electricals and A/C working, WOW. Like I have in my '78 T-bird, she needs an 8-track player! A good waxing and buffing will revive that paint. Then you can win best in show!

Kevin and Mook need to get Navy Captains hats to wear while driving the land yacht around. The U.S.S. Oldsmobile!

Loved the explanation of top dead center WITH the distributor cap and plug wires. Cleared up some missing pieces for me.🎉

Beside the dent and the mice damage this thing is wayyyyyy to nice, absolutely astounding to see one in this condition