Hi,

I have a 1975 Oldsmobile Delta Royale. Does anyone know where to obtain the white side decorative side strips?

 

You won't find new factory replacements unless you luck into something NOS on ebay. I had a '75 Delta 88 back in the '90s, and those side strips weren't available then, either. I found very similar size and look strips at J. C. Whitney, bought them, and put them on the car. I thought it looked it pretty good. Photo below.

I think your best is to find something aftermarket that's close to the correct width.


When I bought the car, it did not have the strips. The car had been repainted by the prior owner, and these strips are often damaged when removed and not put back on. Or else they're in too-crappy a shape to be put back on a nicely repainted car. In any event, I've seen many Delta 88s that are missing this strip.





Here's what it looked like after I put the strips on. They were a little narrower than factory, but few people would know the difference. They were the correct color, and they tapered to a point at each end, just like they were supposed to.






I even managed to put the strip right through the door key opening, just like the factory did.

 

Welcome. I'll suggest that in the future you'll get more responses to a thread if the title is somewhat descriptive of the topic as opposed to just a person's name.

 

OK? I was expecting a dynamic and engaging thread on phillip screwdrivers! I'm so deflated.

 

Speaking of Phillip, does anyone know who invented the Phillip head screw?

 

Google it. Took five seconds. From howstuffworks.com


The Phillips head screwdriver was created and patented by Henry Phillips in the 1930s and was originally used on the 1936 Cadillac. The great thing about it is that unlike the flat head screw (with a single ridge at its tip to slide into a screw with one slot), the Phillips screwdriver is self-centering.

 

A cool video on the topic.

 

My cranium is slowly, painfully filling with knowledge.

 

I heard he worked for Packard Motor Company.

 

I do like the history guy