I had a ‘69 Olds 98 convertible in the 80’s. 455 Rocket V8. It was pretty quick if you floored it. Esp for a 4,500 lb car. It was amazing sitting in the back seat in summer with the top down at night going down the highway. Like being on a living room couch at 70mph looking at the stars.
Oh yeah, it had air conditioning! That was fantastic with the top down on a hot, humid day. That used to freak some people out, “wasting gas”. No, I’m putting it to good use.
A nice blue color. Two big doors, the thing was huge. Nineteen feet long? Something like that. It was relatively rare. I think under 3000 made. Too bad I sold it to some idiot who trashed it. But it was a good ten, maybe fifteen years before it would’ve become valuable.
Originally I thought the trim around the gauges was gold. Turned out when I went to clean it it became silver. The guy who owned it before, orig owner, was a chain smoker. The tar turned the brushed aluminum gold.
It definitely got looks. Sometimes negative for being such a guzzler. I once pulled into a spot right next to a professor I had for class. The car was like twice the length of his Honda Civic. It was pretty funny.
I always wanted to borrow a deer carcass for a day and strap it to the hood. You could’ve fit two. Then drive around school to freak out the granola set.
