ABANDONED 1957 Oldsmobile ROCKET first start in 30 years, will it run and drive?

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  • Dad (Rick) and me (Travis) work on our friends Paulie’s 1957 olds that was last registered in 1993. Will it run and drive after sitting in the Arizona sun for many decades ? It is for sale on eBay here
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Komentáře • 527

  • @SpockvsMcCoy
    @SpockvsMcCoy Před rokem +110

    This is a 1957 Oldsmobile 88 4-Door Sedan (production of 53,923 units) with a 371 V-8. The paint is Shantung Beige. There were three different Oldsmobile series in 1957: 88, Super 88, Starfire 98. This car is well-optioned: Air conditioning was $430, Hydra-Matic transmission was $215, power steering was $100, Deluxe radio was $96, heater/defroster was $85. Base price on this model was $2,538. An electric clock was a $19 option. G-78 14-inch is the size of the spare (8.50 x 14 was the original tire size).

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +20

      Thanks for sharing yes it was highly optioned

    • @kevingreen20
      @kevingreen20 Před rokem +18

      In the early eighties, I bought a 1958 Olds 98 holiday hardtop sedan which had been ordered at the 1957 Earls Court (London) Motor Show. It had an amazing list of options - 6-way electric seat, power windows, Safety Sentinel, Autronic Eye, Wonder Bar radio and power antenna, power brakes, power steering, 4-speed auto box, but aircon had not been ordered - England never really got hot enough to justify the extra cost, I suppose. Colour scheme was Rose Mist metallic with Victorian White roof. By the time I came to own it, it had moved from London to South Wales, but had been sitting unused at the back of a car dealer's premises for 17 years. I hired a beavertail and collected the car in the depths of winter. Arriving home 200 miles away in a snowstorm, the car was unloaded and left until the following day. The seller had assured me that the car started and ran, but that it had been some time since it had been tried. I put a battery on, sprayed a bit of petrol into the Rochester 4GC, cranked, and within a few turns the 371 fired up, clattered for a second or two and then settled down to a steady tickover. There was a problem with the trans - I could only get low and reverse, and this was eventually cured by combining the best of the parts from a Cadillac box with some of the original components.. (This being England in pre-internet days, parts were hard to come by !). It was incredible to find that all the electrical systems except the radio worked perfectly, not even any bulbs to change. An old TV and Radio repair specialist managed to get the radio working, so after cleaning out the fuel tank and lines, refurbishing the brakes and fitting a new exhaust system (some of it made up from Bedford truck parts), the car was now usable. I found it to be a very comfortable car with a surprising turn of speed when needed, it would leave many a sports car standing from the lights. It was eventually sold on, moving further north, and was last rumoured to have been cut in half lengthwise and mounted on a pub wall in Newcastle, although I have never seen any evidence. If that was it's fate, what a shame - it was a very fine car. As a memento, I still have the original Oldsmobile ignition key, a lovely thing with the Rocket emblem encircled by the 'Oldsmobile' lettering.

    • @North49191
      @North49191 Před rokem +2

      I assume you are single with cats

    • @claztube
      @claztube Před rokem +2

      @@kevingreen20 What a great story, thanks for sharing.
      Indeed a true treasure for you that car had been while you owned her

    • @marlobreding7402
      @marlobreding7402 Před 9 měsíci +3

      I was lucky to be able to buy a Super 88 J2 371 power, copper paint, cream leather seats with only 56,000 on the odometer. The woman I bought it from was afraid of it even after having a mechanic remove and block off the front and rear carbs. Which I immediately found 2 2G Rochester 2bbl of a 64 GTO 389 . Loved it.

  • @jesterr7133
    @jesterr7133 Před rokem +44

    That is a gorgeous car, even in that condition. General Motors cars from that era were just beautiful cars.

  • @miketavernier4887
    @miketavernier4887 Před rokem +51

    I’m an olds guy thanks for saving another oldie

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +4

      Thank you for watching mike !

    • @thomasmadden2258
      @thomasmadden2258 Před rokem +4

      4dr family car hild families

    • @adamweston4152
      @adamweston4152 Před rokem +1

      Pretty stupid to run it around the yard in this condition, misfires.. possible stuck valves which could have been bent or broken, not the way to do things.

    • @m42037
      @m42037 Před rokem

      So now what happens to the car

    • @mikenorth534
      @mikenorth534 Před rokem

      Yeah, right after they ran a train on the poor girl.. 😫 I... I... FELT... SO... POWERLESS WATCHING!! I was yelling at the phone, and they just WOULDN'T STOP!! I got the PTSD now!😳

  • @Nothing_to_see_here
    @Nothing_to_see_here Před rokem +4

    Great video. You made it about the car, not about yourself. Damn rare things these days.

  • @Jodyrides
    @Jodyrides Před rokem +3

    1968. I was working in a boron gas station in Western Pennsylvania afterschool, Saturdays and Sundays, and summers. A co worker had the same car, a gun metal gray 57 olds..
    he drove it to Pittsburgh international dragway on Sundays and he won his class every time. It was just a $50 beater that he picked up because the transmission leaked pretty bad. He just kept putting transmission fluid in it every day. I think it was the front main seal..
    from just being an old car it had sort of a satin finish to the gunmetal gray paint that was the original paint. When we would close up the gas station at night we were both working in at 11 PM. We would go to McDonald’s to get something to eat. Occasionally he would drag race other cars stoplight to stoplight, and he would usually win. The car had a name, the tank. It was very comfortable, very softly sprung. It was totally stock but, a locally famous drag racer named Joe then drag raced to a 63 Pontiac I think it was a Catalina or a Bonneville, successfully. He tuned it. nothing special, just carburetor adjustments, new points distributor cap rotor plug wires and spark plugs. I don’t remember all the cars that he raced with me in the car stoplight to stoplight, I do remember one of them was a fast back mustang. I don’t know if it had a six or a 289, but the 57 olds won.. Bill, a high school student like myself had an unlimited supply of used tires available, since we both worked at a gas station/garage and there was always a pile of used tires. That 57 olds would lay rubber all the way across the gas station parking lot. Easily 150 feet..
    if I could have any car from the 50s as my personal street rod. I think I would want the 57 olds. I just love that Front bumper and the three piece rear window

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem

      That’s a cool story thank you for sharing and the 3 piece window takes the cake

  • @garymaynard7562
    @garymaynard7562 Před rokem +16

    My stepfather had one of these '57 Olds with a 371 tri power carbs We drove it to California and back. What a beautiful car and ran like a charm.

  • @andron967
    @andron967 Před rokem +17

    I remember being a small child laying under that big back window. My dad driving across the pan handle of Oklahoma at very high speeds. Watching the Prarie cathedrals glide by and that OLDS engine running hard. Car was pink and blue two tone same model and year.

  • @kmath50
    @kmath50 Před rokem +19

    A/C would have been rare back then, but very nice to have in Arizona.

  • @thefox7073
    @thefox7073 Před rokem +17

    Sounds like the capacitors are toast in that radio. I love the character in these old cars.

    • @stevewilke8524
      @stevewilke8524 Před rokem +2

      Guarantee that any aluminum electrolytic caps in that radio died long ago.

  • @nonelost1
    @nonelost1 Před rokem +6

    Now THIS is the kind of ancientmobile video that I love to see! I watched the entire video. That glove compartment was HUGE! And if that's THEE original paint, I say buff it and patina it. I clicked on the ebay link to the ad...WHAT?! The ad says that if it doesn't sell, he is going to WHAT?!...part it out?!?! No! You part out something that is a too far gone, that is, a hopeless, hapless, helpless lost cause, because it's wrecked, roasted, or rusted, but not merely racked up in miles, or rested under a tree for 30 years. Anything that straight and complete, with a minimum of cancer, that still can start, and then go forward and backwards, even with no brakes and no interior, after a 30 year sabbatical as a murine hotel, is a prime specimen for at least a driver resto in my book!

  • @johnwsimpson3153
    @johnwsimpson3153 Před rokem +48

    The popping could be due to the cylinder firing when a valve is open. Need to double check firing order and make sure all plug wires are connected properly, and take valve covers off and check for stuck valves. The car would be a cool project and the original radio would be also be a cool project. The electrolytic capacitors in it are are sure to be shot. Thanks to the video, and the tool list.

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +7

      Thanks for watching and yeah could be a bent pushrod or valve

    • @mrbrooks9969
      @mrbrooks9969 Před rokem

      Plus the buffers.

    • @Louis-qi1gz
      @Louis-qi1gz Před rokem +3

      That's exactly what it sounds like to me 🔧 needs a compression test and timing light check

    • @Louis-qi1gz
      @Louis-qi1gz Před rokem +5

      IT might have a burnt valve or probably head gasket but! That car is worth it 🔧

    • @Mercmad
      @Mercmad Před rokem +4

      The rattling is a sure sign the lifters had collapsed and are probably gummed up,so it will take a while to clear it out. A trick I learned from Aircraft engineers is pour a gallon of jet fuel into the oil and run it up. Works wonders!. Just change the oil and lifters sometimes come back again .

  • @davidadkison4702
    @davidadkison4702 Před rokem +5

    A rocker arm is loose and backfiring through the carburetor. My 55 Pontiac did that. When we tightened it up it ran perfectly. Try that to reduce the knocking.

  • @randyriggs5463
    @randyriggs5463 Před rokem +28

    I do like the body lines on the 57 Oldsmobile. Glad to see you and your dad working on these old cars. Creating memories!

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +4

      Yes we are. Half car work half good time.

  • @joehoeing6590
    @joehoeing6590 Před rokem +8

    We had a black 57 just like that, red interior. I had forgotten how cool the instrument panel was. We drove it to Nova Scotia towing a travel trailer on vacation around 1964; lots of power but rather thirsty. Thank you for the memories!!

  • @rickeyorrick4029
    @rickeyorrick4029 Před rokem +9

    Brings back good memories because my dad had a 55 olds 88 that was his daily driver when I was a child in the early to mid 60’s.

  • @caddyguy5503
    @caddyguy5503 Před rokem +7

    Every car of the 50s era had crisp lines. I love em.

    • @Hanzyscure
      @Hanzyscure Před rokem

      I like how the tailghts are smaller identical versions off the headlights.

  • @craigsiegfried1985
    @craigsiegfried1985 Před rokem +6

    I tried the same thing over Christmas break to start our 57 that was parked in the yard for years. At the time ( decades ago) I didn't have the slightest clue what to do. But I tried. It wasn't such a great idea to try it with below freezing temps either. Eventually my Dad made me tow it to the junk yard. To this day I never got over losing that car. Since then, I've done frame off restorations, so I know with more experience I could have fired that car. I was close. Great seeing the inside of that girl again.

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +2

      Wow. Sorry to hear that but thank You for sharing that’s cool

  • @oldcarsaverjones5124
    @oldcarsaverjones5124 Před rokem +6

    I had a 57 and 58 Oldsmobile. One problem I ran into on these cars was the retaining clip on top of the lifters falling off causing the lifter to fall apart-take the valve covers off and watch the rockers. These engines have awesome power and torque once running good.

  • @theetravisb
    @theetravisb  Před rokem +3

    If you are interested in buying Paulie’s car it’s o eBay here www.ebay.com/itm/325459045907?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=SpiT8eA6Q2m&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=epjSmXm6QEq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

  • @SeanStevens24
    @SeanStevens24 Před rokem +43

    Around the 23:00 mark, I was starting to feel really bad for that starter. Incredible that it survived! Also, great improvement on the audio from previous videos, especially when it comes to the engines running. Don't know what you did, but it sounds great!

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +1

      Thank you Ben working on it

    • @supermansuperman9066
      @supermansuperman9066 Před rokem

      So many of these cars that people act like it's so difficult to start. Any car will start if one works hard to do it.

    • @mattmalone524
      @mattmalone524 Před rokem +3

      @@theetravisb Love your channel.The radio has bad filter caps in it and you can still buy even better ones but you have to take the radio out of the car. It may be a vacuum tube radio where it warms up before it comes on but since you get the hum/buzz right away, it's almost always filter capacitors. For the tuning dial mechanism, you have to just take it apart and clean and regrease the gearing mechanism. I just repaired a Philco that came out of a 67 Lincoln Continental. It was solid state tho.

    • @auteurfiddler8706
      @auteurfiddler8706 Před rokem +6

      I have a "ten second rule" for starters. If it doesn't start in ten seconds, you stop and reconsider if gas, compression, spark timing are correct.

  • @johndonlon1611
    @johndonlon1611 Před rokem +10

    Great find !! Someone's going to score a terrific project car.

  • @tman4915
    @tman4915 Před rokem +6

    I have a huge appreciation for classic cars like this. They had style and every car brand had its marquee signature. Wish they made cars like this still. Of course with added safety features.

  • @ljkkj2511
    @ljkkj2511 Před rokem +12

    It seems that the car has a problem with the head gasket...

  • @chaosdemonwolf1
    @chaosdemonwolf1 Před rokem +2

    A 100% survivor worth the time to make her run like Rolex. (or at least like a Timex) Do the basics like carpeting try to get the AC working cause that's a very rare option. Good catch mate. Keep it up mate. Cheers from Ashford.🍺🍺🍹🍸🍷

  • @brettmiller9609
    @brettmiller9609 Před rokem +6

    As you predicted, I love everything about this car except the 2 extra doors. Great find, great save.

  • @josealfredocuevas
    @josealfredocuevas Před rokem +12

    Nice 1957 olds rocket 88 really nice original find, and actually 4 doors are making a comeback. Back in the day 2 doors were very popular but nowadays I've been hearing a lot of people are looking for four doors.. great find it's in great shape 👍🏼

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +4

      Four doors are king 👑

    • @Freedomquest08
      @Freedomquest08 Před rokem +4

      A lot of the 4 door car hate went away once pickups became 4 doors and the 2 door car people people figured out how handy they are.

  • @jacquesmontague2477
    @jacquesmontague2477 Před rokem +5

    My grandfather had an '88 2 door sedan, he put a custom paint job on it, dropped in a 383 with a blower and NOS and had loads of fun with it. That car could haul! (All work done by himself, including the paint.)

  • @benzinfeuer732
    @benzinfeuer732 Před rokem +9

    Greeting from a Frenchman (near Paris).
    Thank you for these very interesting videos.
    It is a real pleasure to watch them.
    Have a good Christmas, and a good New Year,
    and I wish you a long life to your chanel!

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +3

      Thank you for watching! That’s what grows the channel

  • @AlejandroRamirez-vl8mr
    @AlejandroRamirez-vl8mr Před rokem +1

    You got me at Rocket!
    Gotta get me one someday.
    Glad for you.

  • @Jriche455
    @Jriche455 Před rokem +3

    They did come with clocks. Yours has the delete plate. It is at the very front of the dash by the windshield. At the middle. Two screws.

  • @jesterr7133
    @jesterr7133 Před rokem +3

    Nothing beats a 50s era GM. My first car was a '57 Bel Air. My father bought it from a sucker that did not know how to put gas in it. It was some podunk auto lot. They took it out for a joyride and ran it out of gas. Apparently they were imbeciles that did not know how to find the gas tank and follow the filler neck. It sat in their parking lot for several years, and my father just walked up and made them an offer. He gave them $500 for it in 1996. He had it towed to a gas station, aired the tires up, put a battery in it, filled it up, and limped it home. It had 44K original miles on it. We replaced the tires, braking system, and fuel pump, and that was it. It was his everyday driver for a couple of years. He told me it would be my 16th birthday present. I drove it a few times and drag raced a Corvette in it (I won). He decided three weeks before my birthday that he didn't feel like paying child support anymore, sold it for $800 so he could skip town, and I didn't see him for nine years after that. I loved that car.

  • @jadattal1776
    @jadattal1776 Před rokem +14

    Mad respect to you and your dad! Keep it up!! Merry and Happy!!!

  • @mudduck754
    @mudduck754 Před rokem +1

    The one thing I always liked about 57 Oldsmobiles and I've had 32 of them since 1975 when I've got my first one because Dad wouldn't let me have the 63 Impala super sport I wanted and made me buy what I thought was the ugliest thing I had ever seen at the time because it wasn't an Impala super sport. My favorite thing is when you're an 18 year old kid sitting at the stoplight racing from light to light never ever ever ever ever slap the thing into low. Gently position it into low. For those of you that know, you know exactly what I'm saying. For those that don't you don't want to find out. And that isn't the deluxe radio I don't see a foot pedal. Thanks for the memories. I have had 88's, holiday 88's, super 88's 98's in two door, four door, station wagon and convertible. Why? Because nobody else was collecting them. And any 57 Oldsmobile would walk away from a 57 Chevy like it was standing still. Thanks for the memories. I gave up to 57 Oldsmobile collection years ago when I did the stupidest thing I ever did in my life and got married and the woman made me get rid of my collection. Before I ended up getting rid of her.

  • @krisdrinkwine6045
    @krisdrinkwine6045 Před rokem +1

    Luv the old school plug cleaner, haven't seen one of them working since I was a kid, about 1973.👍👍👍

  • @michaelburns9172
    @michaelburns9172 Před rokem +2

    A friend of mine in high school in the late 60s had a early 50s Pontiac Bonneville. Four door powder blue with black diamond tuck apolstry what a Tuna Boat . Would love to have it now.

  • @steverobinson1693
    @steverobinson1693 Před rokem +2

    I saw a short you posted on Facebook. I’m looking forward to catching up on your videos here.

  • @butcher390
    @butcher390 Před rokem +5

    What great find !!!!
    🏅🏆🙏
    You & your Dad are incredibly lucky ,
    too find that car 🚗 in such
    great original condition

  • @DoctorHayduke
    @DoctorHayduke Před rokem +3

    New subscriber here. Can't get enough of these old car rescues. I have my eye on a 56 GMC grain truck about 4 hours from here.

  • @dag455
    @dag455 Před 9 měsíci

    Wow! My dad had a 58' Super 88 just like that, but black in the mid 60's. Blue vinyl interior. Our father loved it, lik me and my three siblings, but our mother hated it. Ended up when my mother chrushed a VW in a crossing. The Olds took it with just the bumper bent into the front wheel, the Beetle was totaled... Many good memories from when we traveled to our country house in the olds, us kids playing and jumping around inthe back seat....

  • @ianburit3705
    @ianburit3705 Před rokem

    Hi all, as an old Brit, the 88 has always been one of my favourite cars, maybe as I`m now 75 years of age I guess it resonates with my old brain from when the 88 was in a period I only read about in the then modern America.. Well, It runs and drives just. Maybe some sticky valves or wrongly placed plug leads but it runs, and the speedo works.. Thanks for making me smile, and I hope to see more videos on the old girl soon.. Ian - UK.

  • @SchnelleKat
    @SchnelleKat Před rokem +9

    That is so damn cool I hope to see more on this car I was kind of amazed to see the engine Bay complete and no one had robbed any of the AC parts except for the air cleaner which is it's probably gonna be a little bit of a tough one as a side hobby I like to collect vintage valve covers and air cleaners and the best thing I can say is about the 40s and 50s stuff it's getting pretty expensive now but it's a really hard to beat an oil bath air cleaner.

  • @nickelnoserestos2598
    @nickelnoserestos2598 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Love the 4 doors.. much preferred.. Sweet ride. Love it.

  • @ronaldcooper7609
    @ronaldcooper7609 Před rokem +7

    That's a G78 tire size. I remember that sizing system from the 70s, I think. In the 50s the size would be all numbers.

  • @agostinodibella9939
    @agostinodibella9939 Před rokem +1

    I really enjoy watching these “will it run” videos! It’s something to see the old cars come alive after sitting all these years.

  • @farmfinds
    @farmfinds Před rokem +3

    That’s Olds has some great lines. I love the fender emblems. It’s amazing that both are still with the car!

  • @jamesmcdonald5868
    @jamesmcdonald5868 Před rokem +8

    I hope you and Dad have a great holiday season this year, and that you have a good start to the new year as well.
    Stay safe guys!

  • @johnfranklin5277
    @johnfranklin5277 Před rokem

    My grandparents had this exact car. Bought it brand new. Was a turquoise blue color. Loaded with everything including power windows. Was a gorgeous car. In and out. They traded it in 1965 for a new Buick. My parents bought a 1958 cadillac in 1960. My mom got the car when my parents sadly divorced. She didn't drive much so she kept the caddy, which made me happy as I loved it and told her many times I would love to have it someday.yeah, im a total car nut. I was 1 year old when they bought it. By the age of 12 I was doing the oil changes on it and my neighbor taught me how to change the plugs and points and other stuff. In 1982, mom signed it over to me and I took possession of the caddy..lifelong Southern California car, its in good shape and still on the road... she's a 58 model, I'm a 59! Were growing old together lol. The olds cranking sounds just like my caddy. But it should crank faster than it is. Either the battery is weak, or the battery is not strong enough. Keep up the good work.

  • @tyhogue8316
    @tyhogue8316 Před rokem +3

    It’s all about the curves!👍 😊she needs a lot of personal attention for sure! I love it too Travis! I would paint it the original colors and do the interior original as well, if I could afford to. I love watching you work with your dad! I miss mine.😊

  • @djdoo
    @djdoo Před rokem +4

    Cheers from Greece, beautiful huge car, head gaskets are almost certainly blown fumes pass to the cooling circuit, carb needs rebuild otherwise it is a very complete car great find. Keep up the interesting content!

  • @static_Tricolor_camry
    @static_Tricolor_camry Před rokem +5

    I would love to have this car it's a beautiful car. I can just imagine how nice it looked when it had it's paint on the car and the interior was mint.

  • @krisdrinkwine6045
    @krisdrinkwine6045 Před rokem +1

    Lol, sorry for the end. She's pumped. But definitely a builder ,thanks boy's made my day. 👍👍👍

  • @jeffdorman6667
    @jeffdorman6667 Před rokem +1

    I live just down the road from you, just saw this car sitting out front of your shop tonight and then it shows up on my CZcams screen. Small world!

  • @siegfriedstanzel3936
    @siegfriedstanzel3936 Před rokem

    I like that team - father & son - that's always the best!

  • @barbmalloy7144
    @barbmalloy7144 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Love those old cars you get started. That Oldsmobile sounds like it has a Rod knocking

  • @jlockling3663
    @jlockling3663 Před 28 dny

    Great video. I can’t believe that thing moved after a short time of working on it. I love the body style of this olds rocket 88. Thanks

  • @anysnail6390
    @anysnail6390 Před rokem +2

    What a great car. I never saw your channel before this but I’m glad you’re out there getting these cool old cars running again

  • @williamstamper442
    @williamstamper442 Před rokem +3

    Nice car, great find!
    I've been looking for a clean driver 57 olds for 30 years...either too late or just never the right time. Maybe someday.

  • @claztube
    @claztube Před rokem

    💛💛💛 I'm a few months behind here (4 that is...) but can you tell who loves this 'OLDS 88' ?
    Also some fond childhood memories came flooding back into my 65 year old brain bank as I watched you mess with the knobs on the radio and A/C controls.
    When I was just a wee tyke, I recall visiting my mom's father that had fixed/repaired cars out in his garage, so there were many 1940's and maybe even a few early 1950 models just sitting behind his cavernous old garage back in the 1940's in Madera California, where me and my two older brothers had fun pretending we were operating them old relics.
    Yeah, we pushed all the buttons amd turned all the knobs and dials as well we grabbed with our wee hands and arms them big ol' steering wheels doing a lot of pretend driving round and 'round until it was time to pack it up and head back home to the S.F. Bay Area.
    I hardly saw my grandparents due to the distance between our home in San Pablo, California and the home my mother grew up in and worked on cars as a teenager in that garage helping her father with various non traditional daughter/girl tasks.
    Too soon we'd pile into our 1959 Ford Galaxie 500 (two door), pushing the front seats forward, uh huh, to climb into the (the brothers three) back seat to trek 100+ miles to our home just north of Berkely where my pop had begun his career as an autobody refinisher back in the very ealry 1960's. Thanks for taking me back again.
    4:50 📸 great mental snaps/images pop up in my aged memory 🏛bank 🛴🚲🛼I could say so much more but I'll leave those memories to myself and my one surviving brother to share as we expect to have a life celebration of our parents this year at our younger sister's place in Yellville Arkansas. Missing my pop heaps as I watch you and your dad work together. Yeah and mom too!
    2nd Edit: Hearing your father reminisce on a similar pretend childhood driver memory was ironic. I had told about my story before that portion of the video. Then to see him tooling around and 'round at the end of this episode must have been a really great time for him on this revival.

  • @shawnthomas9543
    @shawnthomas9543 Před rokem +3

    I see this car everyday when I drive by it glad its getting some love

  • @rogerhurtubise2150
    @rogerhurtubise2150 Před rokem +3

    Cool to see that Rocket leaving the launchpad. That's a beautiful car.

  • @stephenmoxley3004
    @stephenmoxley3004 Před rokem +12

    Cool video. That popping in the intake system is most likely the result of sticking intake valves. With all of the valve clatter in the engine, the lifters are probably suspect too. No matter. The car is pretty cool and worth doing a complete restoration on. Maybe even a resto-mod?

    • @m42037
      @m42037 Před rokem

      Yes make it a street and strip car! Hot rod, but keep the interior and body original

  • @steveparrish8046
    @steveparrish8046 Před rokem +1

    Great video! I love the car as I am an Oldsmobile lover. I have a '61 Olds 88.

  • @michaelnevanssr206
    @michaelnevanssr206 Před rokem +3

    Sounds like you definitely need to check the timing and for stuck valves. My Granddaddy had a Rocket 88 that he drove from Elkhart, Indiana to Selma, Al., back in 1957 0r 1958 for Christmas. It was a tank.

  • @johanbrand8601
    @johanbrand8601 Před rokem +1

    Awesome! Thank you for saving this gem!

  • @jimflora225
    @jimflora225 Před rokem +1

    57 Olds, my favorite car ever. I bought one 35 years ago with motor locked up and heads off. factory J2, complete. parked since 75? still my dream to rescue.same color as yours. thanks for showing it.

  • @BanishedToEarth
    @BanishedToEarth Před rokem +1

    Daaaamn!!! Those curves on that body! Dash Cluster is so cool!! The 50s kick ass. Looks great w/ 4 doors too. Thanks again for taking us with on these projects!!

  • @nelashharinarain3394
    @nelashharinarain3394 Před rokem +2

    Excellent episode. Well done guys best wishes for the new year.

  • @jimcabezola3051
    @jimcabezola3051 Před rokem +2

    I miss living in Arizona where one could encounter cars like these. Just discovered your channel today. Mele Kalikimaka from Hawai'i...where great cars go to die...

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +1

      Merry Christmas thanks for watching from Hawaii

  • @wisjeepmanjim8450
    @wisjeepmanjim8450 Před rokem

    Thanks for the memories. My uncle would by a new car every two years. He would alternate between Olds and Buick. He had a 57 Rocket 88. Baby blue. I got to help him bleed the brakes on it when I was probably eight. Pump and hold. But one you have is in great shape for the years. When you see that black bubble coming out of radiator tells you there is a blown head gasket between water jacket and a cylinder. That popping is from that also. Blown between two cylinders. It's well worth a rebuild.

  • @smavtmb2196
    @smavtmb2196 Před rokem +1

    Very cool
    My Grandfather had 2 1964 Oldsmobiles an 88 and a 98

  • @glenbo2464
    @glenbo2464 Před rokem +2

    Thats a cool car ! Love how it was popping through the carb and still able to drive around ! lol

  • @jebsails2837
    @jebsails2837 Před rokem +2

    We Had the 98, 371 cu in w/ J2 tri-carb. Believe the clock was in the center of the dash "waterfall", just under the wind screen. To set the stations, manually tune to station, pull out the desired per-select button and then push the button al the way in. Press on the "deluxe" radio badge. Some models had the Signal seek (scan) feature called a wonder-bar, and may have had a second high beam floor switch to activate the radio tuning. '98 had a bullet center in the center of the taillight bezel. Engines had bad valve guides and were prone to failing at about 60K miles. 14 in factory rayon tires were crapola. Good Luck. Narragansett Bay

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem

      That’s really cool thanks for sharing

  • @tomwinkle1597
    @tomwinkle1597 Před rokem +1

    Spraying some lube on all the controls before wrenching them around is always a good idea. Awesome ride

  • @PeterWilkins814031
    @PeterWilkins814031 Před rokem +1

    Excellent video, great fun to watch.

  • @kenschmidt6522
    @kenschmidt6522 Před rokem +1

    The first car I remember growing up was a 1957 Holiday 88, white over yellow. Wish I had it now.

  • @StevenCasper
    @StevenCasper Před rokem +1

    Beautiful memories from my youth. Cars had style and were cool. Some of those cars made good gassers for dragging. :)

  • @carlosatreides5653
    @carlosatreides5653 Před rokem +1

    What a find. She's a beauty.

  • @todddenio3200
    @todddenio3200 Před rokem +15

    There's nothing wrong with 4 doors in my opinion. In fact I prefer 4 doors for a variety of reasons

  • @kingoftape
    @kingoftape Před rokem +2

    That emergency brake light may also have doubled as a warning light for hydraulic pressure. 6:01 6:01 GM would use that circuit and attach it to a switch on the master cylinder so if you lost brake pressure, the light would turn on. Handy if you have a wheel cylinder leak and you get out in the morning and start the engine and all the brake fluid leaked out overnight. I know my 69 Buick set up that way and so was my 91 GMC.

  • @jimtomassetti8928
    @jimtomassetti8928 Před rokem +1

    Great vidio.....Pls keep'em coming love when a car been sitting for yrs and you try and it going! Like Oldsmobile. Thank You!!!

  • @rickarndt3895
    @rickarndt3895 Před rokem +2

    That radio works the buttons only to preset your favorite channels

  • @geraldmarcus947
    @geraldmarcus947 Před rokem +2

    the popping is due to a intake valve not seating and as it runs it will get better The carb needs a complete clean out to make it idle better

  • @danswartwood4580
    @danswartwood4580 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for sharing and your APPRECIATION to your subscribers

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem

      Couldn’t keep doing it without your views thank you!

  • @davidjmalinaric8007
    @davidjmalinaric8007 Před rokem +1

    I love your Olds and also that it's a 4 door.

  • @franzlehwalder8740
    @franzlehwalder8740 Před rokem +1

    Nicely done guys. 👍👍

  • @keshoreramadin5595
    @keshoreramadin5595 Před rokem +1

    Love those restoration

  • @ronaldmiller2740
    @ronaldmiller2740 Před rokem +1

    THANK'S TRAVIS AND RICK ,, GREAT CAR !!! KEEP WORKING ON IT GREAT LOOKING I LIKE THE DASH AND THE GRILL ..BAD CARB. MY SON MAX AND I LIKE HEARING BOTH OF YOU WORKING ON CARS WHOS THE BOSS ?? YOUR A GREAT TEAM..GREAT SHOP THERE IT HELPS..RICKS HAVING A GREAT RIDE ,,. WE NEED PART 2 SOON ,,. THANK'S .. HAPPY HOLIDAY!!!!!!

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Před rokem +1

      That’s cool you and your son watch ! Thank u I and merry Christmas

  • @tabblakely4987
    @tabblakely4987 Před rokem +1

    Antiques to Antique Cars great work!

  • @troysgarage
    @troysgarage Před rokem

    That dash cluster though! 😱 OMGOSH that looks amazing!

  • @WilliamStiebel
    @WilliamStiebel Před rokem +1

    I well remember my dad's 1956 Olds Rocket 88. Four door; turquoise and white. Great old car.....a real tank!

  • @user-uk8gc6wu1s
    @user-uk8gc6wu1s Před 2 měsíci

    your addictive guys, My dad had a 1957 with a 394 four barrel back in the early 60s.

  • @bobbyhagood821
    @bobbyhagood821 Před rokem

    That is awesome 👍.. great job... I love your content!!

  • @JONSDIYM
    @JONSDIYM Před rokem +1

    A few months ago one sold for 19.5k in North Royalton, OH. It was a Mint example silver/black stock super 88. It sold for 5500 less than when I originally seen it for sale. Beautiful ride!

  • @marygarner5249
    @marygarner5249 Před rokem +4

    This is going to be a great one love your video's

  • @richsmith6952
    @richsmith6952 Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing. Fun to watch!

  • @anibalbabilonia1867
    @anibalbabilonia1867 Před rokem

    Great looking car! Definitely need some tlc. I love them late 50s-50s car design’s! Great video!👌😎👍

  • @thewilliamss2392
    @thewilliamss2392 Před rokem +1

    Another fantastic episode hope you had a good Christmas

  • @billhampton8004
    @billhampton8004 Před 9 měsíci

    My Brother told me I might enjoy your videos. I’ve been watching ever since.

  • @chuckhand8622
    @chuckhand8622 Před rokem

    When I was a kid, we had a nieghbor that was a drag racer and he had a 57 Olds W30 with a 371 Tri power engine that we used to race on the street. Only car that ever beat him was a guy with a 49 Ford with a built 327 Chevy in it!!! Loved growing up in the early 60s!!!!!

  • @awakeariseandwatch5976
    @awakeariseandwatch5976 Před 9 měsíci

    That is one beautiful Olds great to see it running. God bless