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These shots reminded me of a couple of things. And had I figured out that there has never before been a proper CC of a 1977-79 Delta 88 I might have gotten back to this one sooner. I’ve got a million of ’em, so if I never see another CC I still have a couple of years worth of material to cover. This is another set of pictures pulled from my marinated and aged stash of cars I never got around to writing up. At GM at least, these big B/C body cars would get the aero treatment forced on them, so that new Oldsmobiles looked like big doorstops on wheels. And cars would no longer be styled just to look good. Overdrive automatics of increasing cost and complexity (and decreased driving pleasure) started to show themselves. Displacement and axle ratios raced to lower numbers. CAFE was the new law of the land and weight was the enemy. By 1980 the traditional big American car started to die. At least you still got the good old Turbo HydraMatic 3 speed transmission.īut more ‘change was a-brewin’. If you wanted to tow a trailer or just wanted a little more scoot a 403 was easily available. This was the year you could also get a V6, a diesel, an Olds 260 V8 and a (gasp) Pontiac 301. But we could see a world of compromise coming across the horizon. A 4 bbl 350 V8 was still considered a God-given right. Yes, there had been a learning curve in dealing with emissions hardware, but by 1979 the engineers had gotten pretty much back on their game. When you stepped on the gas it went faster and when you stepped on the brakes it went slower. CAFE was coming and took some of the biggest engines out of some lineups by 1979 but you still had some decent powertrains available.Ī good big American car started right up when you turned the key and didn’t make you think about it until you shut it off again. Cubic inches still ruled and sixteen or seventeen miles per gallon on the highway out of a big, heavy American sedan was the kind of thing people bragged about. Until summer of that year (pretty much the end of 1979 model year production) cars were just cars. Let’s think about what normal was in 1979. And I had no way of knowing that this kind of normal was on the brink of disappearing forever. But looking back now after all these years I realize two things: Oldsmobile’s kind of normal was good. Big Lincolns and Chryslers were exotic to me, with presence. I liked my big cars big, and these no longer were. When Oldsmobile (and the rest of GM’s big car lines) were put on a diet for the 1977 model year I found them yawn-worthy. If I ever got in a spot where I needed an Olds, finding one would be a cinch. The result of all this is that while I was steeped in a world of Oldsmobiles, I didn’t really pay attention to them. Oldsmobile occupied the same place in my mind as old bits of advice like “eat your dinner before you get dessert.” Oldsmobile was good for you. People drank their coffee from Folgers or Maxwell House. In the years of my youth average was good. They don’t want bourbon, they want spirits crafted in a particular way, with a particular variety of grain, barrel char and aging. They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes to make. Its kind of hard, because no one seems to have these cars anymore, and especially the parts I need.Average.
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This car has some mad balls, except I need a new tranny.Īs of present, I've stored her away for the winter, and am currently trying to restore her. Also the owner gave the engine more horse by taking out whatever he could. However I'd say withing a 10 month period, I've put on at least 10,000. The previous owner had to replace the transmission, and when he did so, he never connected the speedometer backup, so ever since I've had it, I have not known how fast I'm going or how many miles I've put on. The smoothest ride I've ever had, and let me tell you, plenty of backseat and front seat room. It has extremely big tires, so it rides nice and high. However as time has gone on, I really enjoy the car. When I bought the car I beat the crap out of it because frankly, I just didn't appreciate it enough. This 98 is a solid car from North Carolina with NO rust and has only been through half of a Western NY winter. My mechanic sold it to me for a mere $150. I got this car for a steal, (even though I didn't know it at the time) after my LeSabre died. Problems with brake lights due to tail light lenses.Įlectric seat only moved in two directions.