Bill Lowe's Oldsmobiles

My 1968 Delta 88 455 cu in 375 hp and 510 ft/lbs of torque (Fort Stevens Oregon)1989 AD

This two door 68 delta 88 cost $888.cdn I got it on the 8th day of the 8 month of 1988 and put $8.88 gas in it.

I was at a red traffic light in town summer time windows down and a new 1988 Z28 Camero pulls beside us, they laugh at car. I give it a bit gas and the car rocks forward motioning to them to race. The Z28 driver gives thumb up, the light turns green they boot it, I just push the gas peddle about 1/4 way down and keep up with them. When I hit about 30 mph I put peddle to metal and blow the doors off the Z28.At the next traffic light waiting for green light again, they pull up and the driver of the Z28 Asked "What do you have in there?" I said "455 my friend. What did you paid for that Camero?"He said "$8600 cdn" I said "mine cost $888 cdn!". This car got about 450 miles highway driving range on a full tank of gas (super) long as you didn't take it over 60 mph or boot it. Hard to do! Oh it had 88 thousand miles when I bought it too. ( I also had 1969 Delta 88)

1967 Cutlass Supreme 330 cu in 320 hp two speed jetaway transmission bucket seats console shift (Birch Bay Washington)1986 AD I only paid $1500 cdn for this all original 67, only the engine had be done rebuilt. When I test drove this car with the owner I ask him if I could really see how fast the car was and I would just leave it drive and just floor it!. He said "Go a head its lots of power". So I drove to a four lane highway took it to 70 mph and them put the gas peddle to the floor. The transmission shifted back in to low gear, thur our heads back and I kept foot down trying to push the peddle thur floor board. I looked at the owner he was hanging on to the dash, now the car shifted Back to drive at about 100 mph.I let of on the gas and said "Ok its this running really good I going to buy it!" He said in shock" I had no idea this car had that much power and could go so fast! I said "Ya and I didn't even keep going to see how fast it would go before it shifts into overdrive that should happen at 115to 120 mph".

I could go over 120 mph up 8% grade on the Coquihalla Hwy, I have no idea what top end was but it must have been over 135mph.

1967 Cutlass Supreme (Camping at Cherry Point Washington)1989 AD















My first car 1969 Cutlass 350 cu in 310 hp 360lbs/torque tested on dyno 356 hp 443 lbs/torque )

I got a lot of speeding tickets with this car starting with the first day driving to town on two lane country road. There was a lot of cars in front of me going way too slow, so I must pass them all on a the straight part of the road. So waited and then I saw my chance, I punch the peddle and starting passing everything. I was at about 100 mph when I passed the police car leading all the slower cars. Well I pull over right away and I saw that my dad who had just cosigned my loan for the car was the third car behind the cop car. A couple days later while I washing the car my dad took these pictures and said" If you miss a payment I will keep this car and you won't drive it again!"

A cop pull over one night for speeding, he want to known why I was going so fast for? I told him "Look there is no one on the Hwy at 3:00 am, I wanted to known how fast my car could go" He looked at the speedometer with his flashlight and said" It only goes up to 120 mph!" I said "How fast was I going? He said"136 mph!" I said "Now I known". He gave only three points when he could of taken me off the road.( nice cop) (I also had a 69 Two door post)

photo by Eric Lowe 1976 AD

I just got this first generation  Oldsmobile Aurora (1997) with the L47 Aurora engine was a special V8 designed for the Oldsmobile Aurora, based on the Northstar engine. It is a DOHC 4.0 L (3995 cc) V8  it has 32 Valves which produced 250 horsepower (186 kW) and 260 ft·lbf (353 N·m) of torque. The bore is 87 mm and the stroke is 84 mm. The L47 has a 10.3:1 compression ratio and uses premium fuel.

It was fitting that some of the last Oldsmobiles had a V8 , though they are front wheel drive; they remind me of the old Toronados.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will be getting one of the newer next generation Aurora soon.