What is the best place for part on a 1965 ninety eight??

 

Welcome to CO!

An answer depends on a lot of factors.

What kind of part? Are you looking for NOS, or will a repro do? Where are you located, U.S. or overseas?

I would not even begin to offers possibilities without more info.

 

thanks for the response. I am in south Florida. I am just asking in general.

 

Fusick is a long-standing, reputable Olds parts supplier.

If you get, can get access to, Hemmings Motor News, it ran a 2-part series on Olds parts suppliers in the Mar & Apr 2013 editions.

 

There is no one answer to this question. Fusick, as mentioned, is one source, but their stock of parts for the full-size cars is less than what they have for the Cutlasses, and what they do have tends to be pricey. I have a '67 Delta 88, which is about the same age as your car, and I've found that many mechanical parts (engine, brake, drivetrain, steering, tune-up, etc.) can be gotten right over the counter or after a one-day order right at your local auto parts store.

My standard sources to check are Autozone, NAPA, Pepboys, and O'Reilly, all of which have stores near me, especially Autozone, which has about one store per square inch where I live, so they seem to be more common than fire hydrants, and rockauto.com, which is an online supplier that has lots of stuff and usually very good prices. When you need something, shop around. Prices for the same exact item can vary widely.

For example, I just replaced the master cylinder and vacuum booster on my '73 Custom Cruiser. The master cylinder I bought right over the counter at Autozone for $14 for remanufactured, with lifetime warranty, plus $7 core charge. I also bought the vacuum booster from them for about $110, rebuilt, lifetime warranty, plus $7 core charge. I shopped around for the vacuum booster at several auto parts websites, and prices varied by about $20 to $30 for the booster, even though it was the exact same part (same manufacturer and part number). rockauto was the cheapest, as it usually is, at about $80 plus shipping, but I didn't want to wait, so I bought it locally. O'Reilly and NAPA were more expensive at about $120 to $130. As I say, when you need something, shop around. You can do all this investigating right at home on your computer.


Body and trim for these cars is not made new in the aftermarket. If you need fenders, bumpers, doors, whatever like that, you'll need to get them from a junkyard car.