[Myrddin]

I was seated in the back seat with my sister. Dad was driving. Mom on the passenger side front. When Dad hit the gas to pass another vehicle, I was glued to the back seat as the car accelerated. We never had another car with acceleration that good. The 455 Delta 88 was a hotter performer than the 455 "98" that replaced it.

I remember fairly precisely the day my parents went to purchase the Delta 88. They only said they were going to Ryan Olds to look at a car. I had an immediate need to contact them and the 411 operator obliged with a phone number. True to their parting comment, they came to the phone at Ryan Olds when I called. I was 7 years old at the time. I'm 67 now.

[TexasGator]

“My parents purchased a 63 Delta 88.” >> “The 455 Delta 88”

The “Delta” was launched in 1965. It didn’t get the 455 till 1968.

[TexasGator]

“that replaced it.”

The 98 didn’t replace the 88. The 98 was the larger and more luxurious model.

Being heavier with the same engine meant slower acceleration.