What qualifies as a "Land Yacht?"

[wolfman98]

Lots of room in mine for the girlfriends granddaughter whom we plan on taking for a short trip , I have the added bonus of not having to open the door to get her out

[BAM583]

Anyone mention a Land Yacht? Would my girl qualify? GetAttachment.jpg

[wolfman98]

Well it is a 4 door so I think OLDS64 would welcome it to his club. I am sure he will give you his offical decision soon

[Olds64]

Welcome to the Landyacht Club.

[BAM583]

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I think I need a life jacket! Does my girl qualify?

[wolfman98]

The previous post to your last was OLDS64 the official landyacht club president for this site ( cause he's an old fart who has been here a long time) was his welcome to you into his club. Oops I think I just hurt my chance , can I recind that last statement

[1973olds98]

Maybe my car could be a tugboat to some of you bigger boats

[Olds64]

cause he's an old fart who has been here a long time

Old fart!? I am only 29.

[wolfman98]

I must have been thinking about your car or your dad , whichever annoys you least

[Olds64]

Yeah, my dad is pretty old. His user name is Oldsguy after all.

[wolfman98]

Yeah when I first started on this website I remember a thread where someone had mentioned the fact that he was your dad.I assume that he was mostly responsible for your own love of Oldsmobiles? I am not sure where I went wrong but my dad was a Ford man and usually had F-150's. Even my mom has always driven Ford's from Pinto's to Lincoln's.I am 51 and have never owned a Ford , I guess that makes me a black sheep.I have almost always owned GM's from a 66 Impala SS to a 72 Grand Prix 454 , 79 Buick Park Avenue ( 87 Mustang forgot about that I gave it to my girlfriend) to a 90 Astro all wheel drive which is still working and finally a 2007 Colorado. When my dad passed away he left me his 29 Model A leatherback which I managed to trade for my 69-98 convertible. Always wanted a 455 rocket and now I finally got it last year. Now if only I could get the last couple of things done. The rad turned out to be crap even though it was ok last summer after I pulled it out I found it to be full of sludge. I cleaned it all out but now it leaks like a sieve so it needs to be recored. Plus the washer/wiper motor is not working and I have to have a mechanical fitness certificate done before I can put it on the road this year and the wipers have to work.It is getting power to the motor in the black relay but not into the motor itself so I don't know if it's the relay or motor? For now she remains docked

[Olds64]

Yeah, my dad got me hooked on Oldsmobiles early on. Good luck getting your Olds roadworthy.

[Oldsguy]

And I am proud of him......

[wolfman98]

Obviously you instilled in him your love of Olds as he was growing up. As you can see my dad never managed to get me into Ford's except for that 1 Mustang I thought would be cool to have but lost interest. Always wanted a 442 since I was young but never had the opportunity to but one. one other thing that I have always wanted was a convertible and my 69-98 is the first and it has the bonus 455. Now if I could only figure out how that wiper/washer pump motor works I might get it working.

[Allan R]

It doesn't get any better than this. A 1962 Ninety Eight (California) with 54000 original miles. Original paint, heck, it's ALL original and looks like the day it rolled out of the showroom.

Owner would not drive it on any day where there was a cloud in the sky. Still has the plastic seat covers to protect the cloth. Couldn't help it, in spite of the fact that my wife was with me, I fell in love again. Tried to get some shots to share with you, keep in mind I'm not a photographer, and I only have an inexpensve camera.

[Allan R]

More pics

[Allan R]

Some more great detail shots. Sorry I don't know how to put them all on one thread. I just wanted to share the excitement of finding a rare original. So, there's going to be at least one more set of attachments after this.

[Allan R]

Hope all you Land Yacht captains out there feel the sentiment of this classic. I still can't believe I was allowed to touch it.

Now if anyone wants to toss me a life preserver, I just opened a photobucket accout. How do I link the pics I want to show into one continous stream?

[wolfman98]

First let me say that is one impressive 98. Can't believe it still has plastic covering seats , he must clean that to keep in good condition. As far as your photobucket account you should be able to creat a link like this http://photobucket.com/wolfman98 You will have to find an available user name then create the link to your pics.

[Olds64]

Wow!

You don't see a car like that everyday. You should have had someone take a picture of you in the level 5 HAZMAT suit when you were sitting in the car!

[Allan R]

Originally Posted by Olds64

Wow!

You don't see a car like that everyday. You should have had someone take a picture of you in the level 5 HAZMAT suit when you were sitting in the car!

Hey Jesse,
Gotta say that I would have loved to sit in that car. But it's a respect thing. The owner really enjoys showing it off and suggesting some good photo angles, even little details. He asks everyone to respect the car by not touching it. So out of respect for him and the car, I just tried my best to record a sight I'd never seen before. Level 5 hazmat suit??? Whatsathat? I'm guessing something to protect you from the plastic on the seats?

On the bright side, if all goes well he'll be back with the same car next year. Maybe I'll have a better camera, or can shoot a movie that I can post.

[Oldsguy]

Yeah, or protect the plastic seats from him, and the interior glass from his breath, and the dash from his eyelash hair......

[Olds64]

Hazmat suits.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/searc...p=mss&ei=UTF-8

[wolfman98]

That would be hazardous materials suit ie hazmat.

[Olds64]

Definitely want to bring one of those along if you go to the Barret Jackson Trailer Queen auction.

[delmontcrusier]

geese and I thought boss hogg's caddie was huge.

"just two good ol boys never meanen no harm"woops go into it

[66ninetyeightls]

Does anyone happen to know what the spec is for length on a 1966 98 LS???? What I can find says 18.7 feet. My garage is 19.4 feet at its shortest spot so I want to make sure this thing will actually fit when I get it home. i keep forgetting to take the measuring tape with me when I go work on the car.

[69convertible]

My 69 olds is 224" long and 80" wide

I think its the longest olds ever produced Im i wrong

[wolfman98]

Not sure if it's the longest but I know that mine < 69-98 convertible > also has a continental kit added which the previous owner put on so it makes it even longer. I like it with the kit on the back but it's a pain filling the tank.

[Olds64]

I believe the longest Oldsdmobile was the 1973 or 1974 Custom Cruiser. They were only slightly shorter than the Buick station wagons which hold the record for the longest GM ever produced.

[Bluevista]

I was looking at the chassis service manual to see what my Vista Cruiser measures exactly, only a measly 218.3 inches.
Mine's really short.

I looked at the other '71's and the 98 is 226.1 inches but in the enyclopedia here it's 232.2 inches? so I had to dig deeper.

The Olds 98 wiki says the 74-76 '98's were the biggest and heaviest Oldsmobiles ever made and that the added length over the previous years was because of the 5mph bumpers that were mandated in '74.
Maybe that's the length discrepancy and it somehow got transposed back to all of the 98's in some reference materials?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_98

http://encyclopedia.classicoldsmobile.com/models.html

The longest regular wagons according to http://stationwagon.com were the 1975-76 Buick Estate wagons and they were 231.8 inches, the 71-76 Custom Cruisers were 231.2 inches.
Not much but it's still shorter than the gargantuan 232.2 inch 98, a surprise to me and I hope they're all wrong.
I was really hoping a wagon would be king.

[Olds64]

Thanks for the info! I read about the Buick wagons at that station wagon website. I was just a few years off. I am surprised that the 98s were longer than the Custom Cruisers. I know my 98 is pretty darn big, but all of the Oldsmobile land yachts are.

[1969w3155]

Olds Aurora engine availabilty: 3.5L 215hp V6, 4.0L 250hp V8.

[delmontcrusier]

Originally Posted by Bluevista

I was looking at the chassis service manual to see what my Vista Cruiser measures exactly, only a measly 218.3 inches.
Mine's really short.

I looked at the other '71's and the 98 is 226.1 inches but in the enyclopedia here it's 232.2 inches? so I had to dig deeper.

The Olds 98 wiki says the 74-76 '98's were the biggest and heaviest Oldsmobiles ever made and that the added length over the previous years was because of the 5mph bumpers that were mandated in '74.
Maybe that's the length discrepancy and it somehow got transposed back to all of the 98's in some reference materials?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_98

http://encyclopedia.classicoldsmobile.com/models.html

The longest regular wagons according to http://stationwagon.com were the 1975-76 Buick Estate wagons and they were 231.8 inches, the 71-76 Custom Cruisers were 231.2 inches.
Not much but it's still shorter than the gargantuan 232.2 inch 98, a surprise to me and I hope they're all wrong.
I was really hoping a wagon would be king.

I looked up one of these monsters (buick estate wagon) on ebay couldn't find a 75 but found a 76 wooo hoo big bugger here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buick...fCarsQ5fTrucks

I will remove the added link once the auction is done but may save some of the pic's just for kicks

[Olds64]

Thanks for the link. That station wagon is AWSOME! Even though it isn't an Olds. I've seen a 1976 Olds Custom Cruiser on-line. Doesn't Jeff Alman own one? I think he is one of our members.

Unfortunately, I don't think that guy will get much over $10k for that station wagon. It is pristine; however, station wagons, sedans, and 4 door hard tops never fetch as much as the coupes and convertibles. People are just crazy!

[jeffreyalman]

I was very surprised that my wagon fit in my 232" garage. Barely.

[Olds64]

I was very surprised that my wagon fit in my 232" garage.

I was also surprised when my 71 98 fit in my garage. I have enough room to stand in front of the Olds when it is in the garage. Conceivably, I could change an alternator or water pump with the car in the garage and the door down. I also have enough room to squeeze between the rear bumper and the garage door. The only problem is I have my spare 455 in front of the Olds. It takes up quite a bit of room.

[Dean O' Banion]

[quote=Allan R;93923]Hope all you Land Yacht captains out there feel the sentiment of this classic. I still can't believe I was allowed to touch it.
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I certainly am feeling the sentiment...I am only a senior in High School, and I got bitten by the Olds Barge bug this past summer. I decided my crusty old 1973 Super Beetle was too small, too slow, and too unsafe, so I decided that if I could get lucky enough to sell it, I would look for a bigger vehicle.
I was thinking a big pickup or a Tin Indian Catalina, but when I ran down a vague craigslist ad for a 1966 Olds 98 with 42000 miles, I hit gold. It was in the same shape as the one in your pictures, untouched interior, no rust, all original. The guy wanted $1450.00, and I said I'd come by later in the week to have my dad give it his seal of approval before I bought it. Wouldn't you know, it sold the evening before the morning I was going to go pick it up. I got lucky and managed to buy a '64 Olds 98 a few weeks ago (sold the v-dub for 2850 bought the olds for 3000). Not quite the same as the mint '66, but the low original mileage and rust-free condition make it more than "good enough!"