My Aunt had a 1954 Buick Roadmaster. It was loaded with many options tp include power windows, power front seat, power steering and brakes etc. Even when it was 14 years old the engine was so quiet that you could not hear it running. It floated down the road and when she drove it across railroad tracks all you heard was thump thump with no jerkinng of the car inside like cars of today do. Cadillac use to be the premium car to own. Now days they look like a stripped down Kia or Daewoo. I really miss the beautiful Cadillacs of the 1950's - 1970's. They had style, a great ride, and class.
@@cadillacsales Years ago, I thought that VR an AR (augmented reality) was right around the corner and we'd all have VR goggles by now. Considering what's happening in the world of AI, the possibilities are truly endless for education and entertainment. Walking through old auto shows would be spectacular. Between all the photos and films/videos that are available, and AI, why doesn't that happen?
Born in 1960 many of those cars were still on the road back then, I know because I'd stand on the front seat when we drove anywhere, I didn't want to miss anything.
I remember when the introduction of the new GM model year was a big event Dealers shrouded their new models in car covers in anticipation of their new offerings Those were the great years in the GM Dealerships
To be clear the GM motorama was in 1953. Among the cars introduced were the Olds Fiesta, Buick Skylark, Cadillac Eldorado and the debut of the Corvette. 1:34 whose Pennsylvanians can be heard thru out this time capsule. (Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians). 3:31 love the 1 car showroom auto dealer.9:00 the chrome!(not plastic)10:05 that's one chill dog.12:00 aka the tail fin. Little did anybody know what that upswept rear fender would become in 10 years.14:05 love the tin indian, gone but not forgotten.15:37 what ever that is.17:25 this model is known as the sedanette. Introduced by Cadillac in 1941, it was avaialable on all 5 GM cars. One of my favorite body style's from the late '40's early '50's.17:45 hug the road grille? WTF is that?23:38 when it truly was the standard of the world.25:00 gee that looks safe, what could go wrong? Seatbelts? We don't need no stinkin' seat belts. I can not fathom what that cost GM. To build all those props, displays, crate it all up, ship it. Then unload it, set it up etc.. That will never happen in this day and age. Thank you so much for sharing this trip back in time. When cars were works of art.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS BEFORE MY TIME I WAS BORN 1969 I HAD A FRIGIDAIRE FRIDGE AND EXTREMELY REALLY GOOD LOOKING ONE I HAD THIS ONE USED AND DATE ON IT WAS DECEMBER 20,1963 I GOT 10 EXTRA YEARS AGO OUT OF IT WISHED I STILL HAD IT KEEPED COOL AND NO PROBLEMS
My dad had a 1950 Rocket Eight Oldsmobile that the loved. He bragged that the straight 8 Buicks that police drove in his small town could not keep up with him.
21:40 Notice how the "little woman" gets in the passenger's side but quickly slides over to the driver's seat. You see that all the time in old movies and TV shows, up to the early 1960s, but it's unheard-of now. Blame high transmission tunnels, bucket seats and center consoles.
Back in those days it was illegal to open the driver's side doors of a vehicle parked on the street... you got in the curb side and slid over... the center console changed all that... those RWD cars all had big transmission tunnels...
It is such a fascinating time for automobile changes. 1955 marked the biggest jump into the future, followed by 1957, then 1959. Today, all the automobiles look alike ! Boring !
A reminisce of times long past, but the corporate structure and resultant products over 5 or more decades supported an insular perspective and ignorance or, at least limited applicability, to now vibrant emerging markets. Yet the US system endeavours to perpetuate these long forgotten times.
Oh, how we loved those machines! Amazing vintage Motown propaganda. Love the small-town diorama proudly embracing the destruction of historic community character in the name of futuristic four-lane, sterile through-ways. Viewed now with 60-plus years of perspective, the level of brazen bullshit is breathtaking.
OMG... a veritable "how to" on destroying the urban fabric of the US! And we're living with the results right now. Almost impossible to reverse the damage GM, et. al., have done (I'm looking at you Suburban/Yukon/Escalade drivers). Ironically, Chevrolet is presented as an also-ran at the beginning and it, along with GMC, is the only division keeping the company going.
Cars today are horrible little plastic ugly insect looking things loaded with all manor of computerized crap that breaks down and cost a small fortune to repair or replace.
My Aunt had a 1954 Buick Roadmaster. It was loaded with many options tp include power windows, power front seat, power steering and brakes etc. Even when it was 14 years old the engine was so quiet that you could not hear it running. It floated down the road and when she drove it across railroad tracks all you heard was thump thump with no jerkinng of the car inside like cars of today do. Cadillac use to be the premium car to own. Now days they look like a stripped down Kia or Daewoo. I really miss the beautiful Cadillacs of the 1950's - 1970's. They had style, a great ride, and class.
IMHO Cadillac hasn't been 'standard of the world' since 1976--the last of the big ones.
@@autobug2 About '66 for me. '70 at the very latest. Quality tapered off each year starting in '67.
This was Over the Top! 💋
It sure was.
Imagine walking into a showroom and hearing a Martian chorus of "Ah ah ah ah, ooo, ooo, ooooh ..." non-stop for the whole time you were there.
WOW!!! Would LOVE to have that Cadillac - absolutely gorgeous!!!
WOW !!! Was surprised to see a bikini back then!
Great video, Thank you. People looked really different back then! So did the cars. 😄
Yeh...unlike today...they had class.
Great video. I'm a big fan of the Motoramas. I'd pay good money for a virtual reality visit to one of them.
@@Pauley_in_GP that’s a great idea !
@@cadillacsales Years ago, I thought that VR an AR (augmented reality) was right around the corner and we'd all have VR goggles by now. Considering what's happening in the world of AI, the possibilities are truly endless for education and entertainment. Walking through old auto shows would be spectacular. Between all the photos and films/videos that are available, and AI, why doesn't that happen?
Great history 👍👍👍👍👍.
A wonderful year for cars. My dad had a fastback black Cadillac and a two-tone brown Olds 88. That Cadillac was a work of art.
Das waren noch Autos ! Cool !
Born in 1960 many of those cars were still on the road back then, I know because I'd stand on the front seat when we drove anywhere, I didn't want to miss anything.
Born in 1957, Standing on the front seat was my approach also.. Had to see over that dashboard.. No child safety seats back then.
I remember when the introduction of the new GM model year was a big event Dealers shrouded their new models in car covers in anticipation of their new offerings Those were the great years in the GM Dealerships
@@dennismorgan3589 😎
To be clear the GM motorama was in 1953. Among the cars introduced were the Olds Fiesta, Buick Skylark, Cadillac Eldorado and the debut of the Corvette. 1:34 whose Pennsylvanians can be heard thru out this time capsule. (Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians). 3:31 love the 1 car showroom auto dealer.9:00 the chrome!(not plastic)10:05 that's one chill dog.12:00 aka the tail fin. Little did anybody know what that upswept rear fender would become in 10 years.14:05 love the tin indian, gone but not forgotten.15:37 what ever that is.17:25 this model is known as the sedanette. Introduced by Cadillac in 1941, it was avaialable on all 5 GM cars. One of my favorite body style's from the late '40's early '50's.17:45 hug the road grille? WTF is that?23:38 when it truly was the standard of the world.25:00 gee that looks safe, what could go wrong? Seatbelts? We don't need no stinkin' seat belts. I can not fathom what that cost GM. To build all those props, displays, crate it all up, ship it. Then unload it, set it up etc.. That will never happen in this day and age. Thank you so much for sharing this trip back in time. When cars were works of art.
I'd take the Oldsmobile, then the Cadillac.
Thanks for the show!
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS BEFORE MY TIME I WAS BORN 1969 I HAD A FRIGIDAIRE FRIDGE AND EXTREMELY REALLY GOOD LOOKING ONE I HAD THIS ONE USED AND DATE ON IT WAS DECEMBER 20,1963 I GOT 10 EXTRA YEARS AGO OUT OF IT WISHED I STILL HAD IT KEEPED COOL AND NO PROBLEMS
Great to see Hugh Cronyn and Jessica Tandy
Back when products were built to Last.
Harley Earl was larger than life. 4:57
Those '49s were sthg else. 1949, and then again in 1955, were turn-around years for GM.
Those fastback coupes are still nice today!
I grew up with a '49 Chevy DeLuxe. Fit our family of 7 at the time.
I wasn't even born when these beauties came out. But was a kid when they were still on our roads as daily drivers.
When I was a kid in the early 60s our neighbors family had a 49' Pontiac Silver Streak fastback.
My dad had a 1950 Rocket Eight Oldsmobile that the loved. He bragged that the straight 8 Buicks that police drove in his small town could not keep up with him.
21:40 Notice how the "little woman" gets in the passenger's side but quickly slides over to the driver's seat. You see that all the time in old movies and TV shows, up to the early 1960s, but it's unheard-of now. Blame high transmission tunnels, bucket seats and center consoles.
Back in those days it was illegal to open the driver's side doors of a vehicle parked on the street... you got in the curb side and slid over... the center console changed all that... those RWD cars all had big transmission tunnels...
3:48 Yeah but who has $1280 to buy a new Chevy? That’s more than I make in a year at Wally’s Atomic Filling Station and diner. My rent is $26 a month.
Of COURSE a woman would be clueless about how a jet engine works (4:24).
It is such a fascinating time for automobile changes. 1955 marked the biggest jump into the future, followed by 1957, then 1959. Today, all the automobiles look alike ! Boring !
A reminisce of times long past, but the corporate structure and resultant products over 5 or more decades supported an insular perspective and ignorance or, at least limited applicability, to now vibrant emerging markets.
Yet the US system endeavours to perpetuate these long forgotten times.
have you seen this one yet, Joe? lol xo
In 1949... was the Cadillac and the Oldsmobile OHV V-8 the same engine...? Does anybody know...?
Not at all the same...
Hardly anybody had tv sets in 1949.
Yeah, too bad they couldn't see 34:10 in this ad in full color:
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My last 3 cars have been GM.
GM sure went down hill from those days!
Not just GM the entire auto industry. Kaiser, Hudson, Nash, Packard would all be gone within 5 years.
Air Force wins again! Off they go…..
Hmm
Someone please colorize this, hard to see detail in b/w. Thank you.😁
Oh, how we loved those machines! Amazing vintage Motown propaganda. Love the small-town diorama proudly embracing the destruction of historic community character in the name of futuristic four-lane, sterile through-ways. Viewed now with 60-plus years of perspective, the level of brazen bullshit is breathtaking.
The expressways were created to make shipping ICBMs around easily/quickly...
OMG... a veritable "how to" on destroying the urban fabric of the US! And we're living with the results right now. Almost impossible to reverse the damage GM, et. al., have done (I'm looking at you Suburban/Yukon/Escalade drivers). Ironically, Chevrolet is presented as an also-ran at the beginning and it, along with GMC, is the only division keeping the company going.
IMHO, some of the worst looking vehicles ever !
Until the 1949 lineup, you were looking at cars with styling from before WW2
Oldsmobile revamped their styling midyear & Cadillac changed their look & developed the start of the tailfins
IMHO, some of the best looking vehicles ever!
Cars today are horrible little plastic ugly insect looking things loaded with all manor of computerized crap that breaks down and cost a small fortune to repair or replace.
@@Dan-tf1zq Vehicles of the 60's & 70's are favorites of mine ...