Would a front bumper, rear bumper, and hood on a 1964 Oldsmobile 88 be the same as the '65's?

 

You can answer this for yourself if you just google images of these cars.


Here's the rear bumper on a '64:




and here's a '65




It's obvious that they are very different.




Front bumpers are no better. Here's a '64:




and here's a '65:



The bumper on the '64 is completely horizontal, while that of the '65 is more sculpted and dips down around the headlights on each end.


These latter two photos show that the hoods won't interchange, either. On the '64, the leading edge is completely straight all the way across, while on the '65 it bends upward to wrap around the headlights. There are other differences as well.


For all the similarities these cars have in that era, there are often subtle differences from year to year that make body and trim parts not interchangeable.

 

Virtually nothing is the same between the 64 and 65 full size Olds. GM did a complete redesign of it's B & C-body cars for 1965, including everything from the chassis to the sheetmetal and darn near everything in between.

 

I found a '65 Olds 98 sitting in a local wrecking yard. The rear bumper is different however the front bumper and hood look identical. Are the parts the same?

Thanks

 

Typically, for the full-size Oldsmobiles, 88's and 98's were identical from the firewall forward, so, yes, I would expect that the front bumper and hood from a '65 98 would fit fine on a '65 88.

 

Pretty much nothing from a 64 will fit a 65, With the exceptions of Dist cap, points ETC. Engine, trans,body, ALL re done. I'm sure by now you have all this figured out. YES, a 88/98 hood/ front bumper is the same. # 589751 ft,bar and 386011 hood.

 

This thread was from 2012, so hopefully he got the answer already.