Oldsmobile Delta 88 diesel - dailying the delta

[AMC Rebel]

Earlier ones had the 2.5 straight six BMW diesel engines, later ones had a V6 diesel, Opel/GM afaik

 

Wikipedia disagrees with you and I've only ever seen dizzler Omegas with that BMW engine - but we could all be wrong

[flat4alfa]

We could all be wrong as I have edited Wikipedia pages myself, with the power of making a wrong, a wrong.

 

Anyone got a brochure?

[tooSavvy]

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vauxhall/vauxhall-omega-2.6-v6-sport-/1294118693

 

?

[flat4alfa]

Honest John, he says:

 

2.5 litre 6 cylinder BMW diesel supplemented, then replaced by GM's own 2.0 and 2.2DTi four cylinder chain cam diesels from January 1998.

[flat4alfa]

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vauxhall/vauxhall-omega-2.6-v6-sport-/1294118693

?

 

Fuel type: petrol

[AMC Rebel]

We could all be wrong as I have edited Wikipedia pages myself, with the power of making a wrong, a wrong.

 

Anyone got a brochure?

 

Reminds me - I updated the Lotus wiki page from saying it was founded in Hornsea to Hornsey

 

Ooo yes - forgot about the later 4 cyl diesel GM stuff - still no trace of the fabled V6 diesel Omega though

[Mrs6C]

A passing American informed me it is technically 'Bro-am' but sounded more like 'Brome' when he said it in that weird way they can merge two syllables together, see also 'mirr' for 'mirror'.  Or Yurp.

You're in Tey-ahc-sus though! When I lived there, an extra syllable was always inserted in the middle of a word - any word! It was the law, IIRC, therefore: worm (Queen's English) > wurum (Scottish) > wu-her-um (Texas)

[cort1977]

Well the bloke I asked was from Chicago but you're right a full on country Texas accent is quite something.  Y'all.

[drum]

Wem (Liverpool English)

 

I know nothing about omega V6 diesels (although I do have a V6 petrol omega), but this v8 deezle is having a new oil filter shipped over the Atlantic. The local factor found that wix do one, part number 51045.

 

Meanwhile I've been brushing jenolite on some of the rust that's hiding on the inside of the door bottoms and in the boot.

 

It continues to cause admiring eye turnings as it wafts and wallows around town. Today, when I pulled into Ferngreen garden centre's car park in Forfar, I was followed in by an OMGBMWKANT. He jumped out to tell me how much he like my car and would I sell it to him. I politely declined his offer, but he persisted and wanted to know the value off the Olds. With a shrug, I suggested £3000 which didn't deter him one bit. He gave me his address and the instruction to call him if I change my mind, then drove off.

[robinmasters]

Whereas in Scotland we add syllables like 'wurum' for 'worm'.

Must be a Gaelic thing, e.g. 'fillum'.

 

Why does every old three box Yank have to be turned into a half arsed cop car?

Because people are stupid.

 

 

[PhilA]

Must be a Gaelic thing, e.g. 'fillum'.

Midlands also. My mate Wayne is in my phone as Way'en, because that's what everybody called him. Warl-zall, ezzent et.

 

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[drum]

I mentioned earlier that the diesel 88 was America's 4th worst car of the 80s.

 

Here is the automotive writer's article whose opinion that is.

 

http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/02/the-50-worst-cars-of-the-80s/

 

A few Brits make the bottom 50.

 

 

Fact* error - it was 1978

 

 

This is his number 1

 

 

But his opinion must be questioned when this beauty makes his worst 50 list.

 

[Snipes]

AMC/Renault Alliance at 36!

[PhilA]

AMC/Renault Alliance at 36!

Usually up towards the top. Not as bad as it used to be!

[drum]

1st of May weather report: clear skies in the morning accompanied by a hard frost.

 

By evening it will be pishing down.

 

The old Olds has clocked up over 500 miles since its mot. Very pleasant they have been too.

 

It's not best suited however to the narrow and twisty road to Rannoch Station for drive it day.

 

It was good to hear that some of you had the warmest drive it day in memory. We drove back into winter as we travelled West. Absolutely Baltic. It was a relief to return east and back into spring.

 

I have removed the Moskvitch indicators and gone with some colour on the lenses instead.

 

Some glass paint was procured and seems to be doing the job for now.

[mercrocker]

Just to jump into the Bro-ham argument my mate persistently refers to his Cutlass as a "Bruff-ham" even when ordering parts from the States on the phone.    They probably just assume he's Canadian.....

[Junkman]

A passing American informed me it is technically 'Bro-am' but sounded more like 'Brome' when he said it in that weird way they can merge two syllables together, see also 'mirr' for 'mirror'.  Or Yurp.

 

The only way for me to tell a Canadian from an American is that it would be 'Braum', 'meer' and 'Yeerp', respectively.

[Skut]

It's not best suited however to the narrow and twisty road to Rannoch Station for drive it day.

20180422_153645.jpg

 

 

Is that just its size or is it that severely limited in its handling.  I must drive something like this sometime. Iv'e always been fascinated how big a gulf there really is between something like this and a European car. 

[mercrocker]

Is that just its size or is it that severely limited in its handling.  I must drive something like this sometime. Iv'e always been fascinated how big a gulf there really is between something like this and a European car. 

 

Now we all drive big Golfs....

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I think that Yank journo saying the lovely Oldsmobile is responsible for the publics prejudices against diesel, might change his mind now.

Can't find any pictures of thousands of Delta 88s that GM had to buy back and store...

[drum]

Is that just its size or is it that severely limited in its handling.  I must drive something like this sometime. Iv'e always been fascinated how big a gulf there really is between something like this and a European car.

 

Just the size really. Tam was in the passenger seat and shat his pants every time we passed an oncoming car.

[DodgeRover]

You know this would be ideal for re-engining the xtriple dollop....

[Split_Pin]

My wife and I were driving back from Center Parcs at the weekend which is right next to a small town called Brougham, near Penrith. I always enjoy this bit of the journey as it makes me think of high end US Domestic trim levels.

 

Neither of us could agree on the pronunciation. My wife thinks its 'Broffham' because of the 'ough' but I think it's 'Bro-ham'.

 

Anyway, I hope I will encounter this at Scotoshite one day.

[Tam]

Only mildly terrifying sitting in passenger seat by the end of day   This video doesn't quite capture the fear of sitting in oncoming traffic without the ability to steer away from it but I think a intake of breath can be heard near the end.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/c9pUpPtA2RMTBPH17

 

Couple more pictures from the day.

 

[Fabergé Greggs]

My wife and I were driving back from Center Parcs at the weekend which is right next to a small town called Brougham, near Penrith. I always enjoy this bit of the journey as it makes me think of high end US Domestic trim levels.

 

Neither of us could agree on the pronunciation. My wife thinks its 'Broffham' because of the 'ough' but I think it's 'Bro-ham'.

 

Anyway, I hope I will encounter this at Scotoshite one day.

Just to confuse things further, my parents pronounce the Brougham bear Penrith “Brum”.

 

Brum Brum Brum like a big diesel

[drum]

Our wee toon is full of badged denim wearing German ACDC fans, visiting Bonfest.

Time to activate Attention Whore

 

 

 

And home again

 

 

[Skut]

Spotted today at Errol. I thought perhaps a passerby had paid the correct price for suggesting a police livery.

[drum]

At that Errol car show I met the auctioneer who sold me the Olds. Sadly, the reason it was back through the auction was because the last buyer died on Christmas Day. He didn't even have time to send off the v5.

 

On a happier note, I also met the chap whose name is the last one on the v5. He had owned it for over 20 years and had bought it for its engine which he planned on putting in his diesel Oldsmobile Cutlass. Apparently it was dire and should have been called a Gutless.

 

The Delta 88 had been off the road for a few years at the time and was looking a bit sorry for itself, but when he got it home he decided it wasn't so bad and decided to put it back on the road. He had it resprayed and set the injection pump off to be rebuilt. He replaced the gearbox with.. wait for it....

the box out of Engelbert Humperdinck's Pontiac Firebird!

 

That's right folks, this has Engelbert's gearbox.

[Rocket88]

"Please release me. let me go"?

[spartacus]

Ace! You couldn't make it up! It's always great to have some background info for your car but that's on a whole new level.