They put so much detail into styling, look how the Olds name is part of the grill. cool. I feel like a 4 or 5 year old again. I had many enjoyable times in a car exactly like this and same color when I was a kid. Our family traded it in for a 62' 98 Olds. I remember sitting in the front between my parents. By the time we traded it in the back seat was in bad shape as me and my siblings were pretty hard on it. We had no seatbelts and baby seats were not even invented then. I remember going down the road hanging out the back window playing with my pin wheel in the breeze..LOL.
It was my first car, bought in 1958 when I graduated ($1200). Mine had white only on the roof when I bought it so I painted it red to match the rest of the car. I had it reupholstered in white with red trim. Sadly, I sold it when I graduated from college. I still dream about it.
Thank you very much! It is always a delicate dance to edit the sound and music correctly. I try not to take away from the cars and their own sounds they make. I appreciate that! more to come
Beautiful car. Glad you didn't insert a bunch of annoying music while driving (the period music that was playing is ok though) The loud mufflers would come off if I had it but other than that I love it as is, all stock and not a bunch of aftermarket junk.
Hi I have a 55 just like yours, inherited from father in law. he bought it in 1958. I was able to get original gray seat material in Washington . Always had clear plastic seat covers and when I took them off 10 years ago the original front seat material frayed. Leather is in great shape though. Not quite as nice as yours . mine has
Love it. My parents had one when I was very young. Why were the engines so noisy back then even with quiet mufflers compared to the quiet smooth engines today?
If you could find an old state police version of that car they were pretty fast, in 1955 had options for power windows air-conditioning, and cruise control, they even had power vent windows, and I believe that there was an option for a power antenna, I seen one in a junkyard that had a 45 record Player in it looked like a factory option, Oldsmobile was one of the best cars ever made by General Motors, they were definitely underrated. The brakes weren't that good and the windshield wipers were vacuum-operated so they weren't that good either.
@@samspace81 I had a couple 55 olds, and a couple of them you could not even hear the motor running they were that quiet, and the only reason the brakes didn't work that well, because the car probably weighed over 5000 pounds, but the amazing part was the gas mileage and performance for a vehicle that was that heavy, they had no problem going over a 120 miles an hour in a heartbeat, you could probably make five or six cars today out of the metal that was used in one of them, the front bumper alone probably weighed close to 300 pounds, they were amazing vehicles in 1955 vehicle started to take on a life of their own when there was real competition in the automotive industry, today we just built communist cars, they track us and report on us, and pretty much they are all the same.
Off topic a littile but iv never saw one of those in person but iv had several dreams where i drive a light blue / white one two door in one dream i was washing it and on the back of the trunk lid had holiday 88 kinda sideways
@@samspace81 Seems like a small engine for such a big ole car! I do like that Buck's instrument panel. It's very sharp! Now, all it needs is a new 4 Seasons A/C unit installed into it!!
They put so much detail into styling, look how the Olds name is part of the grill. cool. I feel like a 4 or 5 year old again. I had many enjoyable times in a car exactly like this and same color when I was a kid. Our family traded it in for a 62' 98 Olds. I remember sitting in the front between my parents. By the time we traded it in the back seat was in bad shape as me and my siblings were pretty hard on it. We had no seatbelts and baby seats were not even invented then. I remember going down the road hanging out the back window playing with my pin wheel in the breeze..LOL.
Great cars
It was my first car, bought in 1958 when I graduated ($1200). Mine had white only on the roof when I bought it so I painted it red to match the rest of the car. I had it reupholstered in white with red trim. Sadly, I sold it when I graduated from college. I still dream about it.
Wow thank you Gary for sharing
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I enjoy watching these videos, muting the sound and playing music from the time period
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Thank you very much! It is always a delicate dance to edit the sound and music correctly. I try not to take away from the cars and their own sounds they make. I appreciate that! more to come
The 1955 Oldsmobile red and white that's a beautiful looking olds all my adult life wish I had one of them. My father had one when I was a child
My dad had a '56 Olds 98 Holiday hardtop years ago!😁👍🛠️
Great Olds
Beautiful car. Glad you didn't insert a bunch of annoying music while driving (the period music that was playing is ok though) The loud mufflers would come off if I had it but other than that I love it as is, all stock and not a bunch of aftermarket junk.
Noted!
what a beautiful car.
Hi I have a 55 just like yours, inherited from father in law. he bought it in 1958. I was able to get original gray seat material in Washington . Always had clear plastic seat covers and when I took them off 10 years ago the original front seat material frayed. Leather is in great shape though. Not quite as nice as yours . mine has
Very cool!
Very nice!
Love it. My parents had one when I was very young. Why were the engines so noisy back then even with quiet mufflers compared to the quiet smooth engines today?
Roller valvetrain, catalytic converters, less friction all around, precise fuel and air metering, etc
Thank you samspace81.
Mike, REALLY?? OK, os why were the '55 Olds so much more quiet and dependable than the 1935 Olds??? Uh....."technology" maybe?
@@CJurasin Yeh...good kwestion...🤔
Sounds sweet.
Nice Olds
If you could find an old state police version of that car they were pretty fast, in 1955 had options for power windows air-conditioning, and cruise control, they even had power vent windows, and I believe that there was an option for a power antenna, I seen one in a junkyard that had a 45 record Player in it looked like a factory option, Oldsmobile was one of the best cars ever made by General Motors, they were definitely underrated. The brakes weren't that good and the windshield wipers were vacuum-operated so they weren't that good either.
Great stuff Bill, thank u
@@samspace81 I had a couple 55 olds, and a couple of them you could not even hear the motor running they were that quiet, and the only reason the brakes didn't work that well, because the car probably weighed over 5000 pounds, but the amazing part was the gas mileage and performance for a vehicle that was that heavy, they had no problem going over a 120 miles an hour in a heartbeat, you could probably make five or six cars today out of the metal that was used in one of them, the front bumper alone probably weighed close to 300 pounds, they were amazing vehicles in 1955 vehicle started to take on a life of their own when there was real competition in the automotive industry, today we just built communist cars, they track us and report on us, and pretty much they are all the same.
love the period music
Thanks Brian! I try to keep it simple
Nailheads were a Buick engine
Yes I know that
Off topic a littile but iv never saw one of those in person but iv had several dreams where i drive a light blue / white one two door in one dream i was washing it and on the back of the trunk lid had holiday 88 kinda sideways
Thats cool Benny & its on topic man, happy to hear from you. Thanks for watching!
What engine is that Sam?
324 nailhead v8
Thanks. I can't remember seeing nailheads.
324 cu. in. Rocket V-8
Thanks Guys!!!
@@samspace81 Seems like a small engine for such a big ole car! I do like that Buck's instrument panel. It's very sharp! Now, all it needs is a new 4 Seasons A/C unit installed into it!!
This Oldsmobile is similar with other luxury cars like Ford and chevrolet