I remember as a kid sitting in the backseat of one of these my " father " owned going on family trips. I also remember the red lights flashing in the back glass from the police stopping us for speeding too.
Hi Tom, Happy to read you appreciate this car brand :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
All 1959 GM makes were designed around the Buick doors on two door cars and the Buick front doors on the four door cars! They give credit to the Buick design for the Cadillac fins being so high because of the rearward taper!
Thank you too Frank. Without great guy's like yourself, we wouldn't see these stunning automobile's. You are the custodian of a dream machine, a summer special.
Hi Marc, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Hi techmaniac43, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Man what a car love the Bellflower pipes. Lou you have to be one of the hardest working car you tube guy. Thank you for all the great videos keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoy the pipes on this one Shady Jake :-) Appreciate your kind words on the effort to share great cars for Viewers like you on the Channel, Lou
I always like OLDS ever since I was studying in the States. This is a very beautiful and sharp looking car. I personally like it very much. Thanks LOU for sharing this video. Have a great weekend.
Your attention to detail really makes this video stand out. I'd hate to see somebody talking on a cell phone, not paying attention when this big tank was in front of them. Another great video, good job sir.
Hi galiffrey1, Nice to hear you and the kids are learning. By the way, I'm learning on just about every car I video too. I find the learning about the cars as a fun part for me, and I'm happy to read you and your family are enjoying that too. You're welcome, Lou
Once had a 1959 Super 88 like this, but a 4 door blue and white. I called it the Starship Enterprise and it had a instrument warning light that was Green, and when you started the engine the green light would come on and say "cold", then after a brief time the green light went out as the thermostat had done it's job and the engine was warm enough to drive. The only good warning light I've ever seen. One of my favorite cars. Thanks for the memories.
Hi dehoe disc, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Hi, Lou! Before there were wide-body planes, there was this wide-body Olds, and the way the headlamps are set far apart has a way of making it look even wider than it already is (although not eight feet wide as Frank says)! While it does look like a rocket ship, it was actually the most conservatively styled of the five GM brands. GM was going for the rocket ship look as a reaction to Chrysler's "Forward Look" cars of 1957. One of the most interesting features on these cars was the ribbon speedometer. Up to 35 mph the ribbon was green, then from there to 65 it was amber, and beyond 65 it was red. Would have been interesting to watch had Frank taken you along for the ride. Olds capped off the fabulous Fifties in just the right way! I'm not surprised that Frank gets a lot of wows out on the road!
"The most conservatively styled of the five GM brands": The '59 Cadillac Coupe de Ville - especially if on Sabre Spokes - will always be the wildest with those cartoony fins / the '59 Buick is probably the best expression of what GM were aiming for - the dramatic canted planes of those nose-to-tail fins really nail the whole concept of the "finned automobile" / but in the end, I think that of the five - the more restrained styling of the Oldsmobile actually makes it beautiful, especially in side or rear three-quarter view. I have a 98 Scenicoupe with the 394ci motor, which looks even better on it's longer 126" wheelbase than the 123" 88 model which Frank has here. The 98s have nicer tail-lights, better-looking wheel-trims, plus a chrome trim around the rear wheel-arches, which all lift it's appearance above the 88s. The fascia and interior styling in general, is easily the best that year. I plan to do my 98 Coupe in a single colour all over - probably a deep metallic purple - and fit either chromed Kelsey-Hayes wires or a set of Sabre Spokes. With a pair of swept chrome aerials on the rear deck, it will look the business....
My passion for post-war American cars only increases, even more now that I've met the channel, strong hug and always continue with these videos of great quality and showing us these works of art on wheels, hugs from Brazil!
Lou I enjoyed meeting you and Joey at the SuperCar Saturday Cruise. You have one of the better Car channels on TH-cam. Thank you for including my "59 Super 88 on My Car Story. Also , thanks to everyone here for the kind words about my car.
I have a 1959 Dynamic 88 Holiday Coupe, the poor boy's model with the 371 engine. 1959 was the first year that Olds offered the 394 engine for the Super 88 and 98. Lee Petty won the Daytona 500 that year in an Oldsmobile as well. I don't think there is a bad line on the these cars. On my car's paint job, the body is a pewter color, and the fin itself is the only part that is painted a slightly darker color. The trunk and roof are the same color as body; it's very subtle but it sets the car off. Thanks for sharing this car. And I didn't know that this car technically has the longest fin. I always gave that award to the 59 Cadillacs. Gettings from San Diego.
Love this Holiday Special, and I like seeing a hot car that's both nice n roomy and made for a family journey as well!!!! The bellflowers are sharp looking, the fenders are banging, and the license plate is super cool! Love it!! Great video, I really enjoyed it!!!! Thank U!!!
wickedfirefly13 They are big cars....although I was working on a 59 Impala hardtop coupe the other day at my work..(much like this one)...and I was surprised at the fact how huge the steering wheel was. With the seat all the way back...it was still in my lap and close to my chest. Although I am 6ft2 240...
I like the way that the hood, roof, top of the trunk and the fin are one color and the side panels another color. This is a very nice car. Thank you for sharing. :)
Where do people find parts for these old cars? The talent in making it look new! When I was a kid I tried to figure out why fins were needed to have taillights!
Lou, I just got pack from the biggest annual American classic car show in the UK & this was waiting for me in the channel feed like icing on the cake. Loved the focus on detail like the fins & exhausts, it's those aspects of your videos that along with the commentary from the owners make them so enjoyable. I only took photos today but one car worthy of note to you was a 1949 Pontiac fastback in red with Illinois licence plates. It could of come right out of one your videos! Regards, rare VHS.
Hi BR Speedy's Garage, Glad you found this one interesting. The goal would be to one day do this full-time :-) Thank you for the encouraging words, it's appreciated, Lou
I love all of these beautiful cars on your channel! Im an Olds enthusiast to boot. The 59' was a great year. One cool feature it had was instead of the standard speedometer needle on most cars, the 59 olds had a rotating cylinder that had different colors for higher speeds. It would turn from green to orange to red the faster you went. Not a very amazing feature by todays standards but was just one example of how Oldsmobile was always trying new innovative things in their cars.
The 58, and maybe the 59, offered an optional 'transportable' radio that you just pulled right out of the dash so you could listen to the cool songs of the day right on the beach.
Naturally, I had to check into this and find out what I could about it. What a cool little optional accessory that would have been. Today, such an option would be completely useless given the hi tech supercomputer that just about everyone carries around with them now, but back then this would have been cool as hell. Thank you for that little piece of info!
Wow, Hahaha: Mint!!! That Car is Beautiful! ( Sorry I've missed your last few videos. ) Hahaha, I love those Fin cars, First ive heard of a bellflower: Awesome!!! I can't think of All the words to describe this gem! I've got a Friend and Olds is his arena! Hahaha: I'm going to show it to him, Thanks for sharing All the videos you do!
Hey, the song you're referring to is Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88" produced in 1951. Bill Haley's and Chuck Berry's songs were merely additional recordings of the song. Fun fact: Rocket 88 is widely considered to be the first "Rock and Roll" song recorded.
Lou, 500+ traditional pre 1963 For Rods and Kustoms Kars and myself, will be at this year's Iron Invasion at the McHenry County fair grounds (Woodstock, Ill.) on Saturday Oct. 7th 2017. Not, your typical car show with people sitting in law chairs behind their cars. This is of more a celebration of traditional Hot Rod culture. I hope to see you out there. Frank
Hi Frank, Sounds close to my house, however I'll be in AZ on that day. Feel free to keep me informed because if I'm available, I'd be happy to stop by and see the cool cars :-) Thank you for thinking of me and sharing, Lou
First new car my brother bought and in late 67 I bought a Delta 88 Custom Sport just when the 68's hit the showroom floor. I have been trying to find out for years what the "S" meant in the transmission sequence. My 67 with buckets had the shifter on the centre console. Never understood what it actually did other than it definitely improved the acceleration. Can you explain this for me?
Hi James Oldman, I have no idea what the "S" means, however many a Viewer has knowledge. Thank you for viewing and sharing the memories of this one for you, Lou
My 1969 Olds Delta 88 owner's manual said S stood for Super. It was for starting in second gear. PRNDSL was on the shift quadrant and other makes used a 2 there instead of S, which made more sense.
car needs at minimum, front shocks. '59 Bonneville would ALSO have fron-to-back fins.. a paint scheme thing makes then differ in that repect. identical cars with identical features. the Chevrolet below, and cadillac above, have some panels that stray from what this 88 and the bonneville exhibit dimensionally. '58-62 cars always make me wonder what everybody was thinking (or NOT thinking.)
Lou; what a great car to do a video/story on !! I swear, these cars of the late 1950's looked a mile long ! The owner could ace those leopard-skin seat covers, though. Kinda gay, if you ask me. ANOTHER ONE WELL DONE !!! I didn't even know these videos were done in Illinois. That's where I live !!
Lou Costabile Just joking Lou! Your channel is one of the gold standards. The reason the 59 GM cars were styled the way they were was completely due to the brilliant Virgil Exner at Chrysler.
I remember as a kid sitting in the backseat of one of these my " father " owned going on family trips. I also remember the red lights flashing in the back glass from the police stopping us for speeding too.
Hi Tommy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Oldsmobile was the best car on the road back then.
Hi Tom, Happy to read you appreciate this car brand :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
All 1959 GM makes were designed around the Buick doors on two door cars and the Buick front doors on the four door cars! They give credit to the Buick design for the Cadillac fins being so high because of the rearward taper!
Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.
Thank you too Frank. Without great guy's like yourself, we wouldn't see these stunning automobile's. You are the custodian of a dream machine, a summer special.
Thank you for viewing & sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy, Lou
A 1959 Olds Super 88, driven by Lee Petty, won the first Daytona 500....2/22/1959.
Hi Marc, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
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The great 50s. Lovely era of the automobile for sure. Thanks for share this fantastic Olds, lou
Hi techmaniac43, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile Oh man, this comment is old. I am already subscribed to your channel from a long ago hahaha
Our relatives had a 59 88 "flat top". I remember being in awe riding in that car, especially when compared to our 59 Rambler wagon...
Hi Kramden, Thank you for sharing and adding to the story, Lou
Lee Petty won the 1959 Daytona 500 driving a 59 Oldsmobile 88 just like this one. Love the 1959 GM cars...especially the Pontiac's
dang! ya beat me to it..Lee Petty , 59 Olds and the Inaugural Daytona 500, gonna re watch the vid on Leno's beauty original 59er, love these cars.
Hi Jeremy Thompson, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Man what a car love the Bellflower pipes. Lou you have to be one of the hardest working car you tube guy. Thank you for all the great videos keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoy the pipes on this one Shady Jake :-) Appreciate your kind words on the effort to share great cars for Viewers like you on the Channel, Lou
I always like OLDS ever since I was studying in the States. This is a very beautiful and sharp looking car. I personally like it very much. Thanks LOU for sharing this video. Have a great weekend.
Hi Hisham Elfiki, Glad you like this one :-) Hope you have a great weekend too. You're welcome, Lou
Your attention to detail really makes this video stand out.
I'd hate to see somebody talking on a cell phone, not paying attention when this big tank was in front of them.
Another great video, good job sir.
Your "cell phone" comment made me laugh out loud :-) Thank you!
Thanks Lou for another wonderful video and another history lesson for my kids and I.
Hi galiffrey1, Nice to hear you and the kids are learning. By the way, I'm learning on just about every car I video too. I find the learning about the cars as a fun part for me, and I'm happy to read you and your family are enjoying that too. You're welcome, Lou
Once had a 1959 Super 88 like this, but a 4 door blue and white. I called it the Starship Enterprise and it had a instrument warning light that was Green, and when you started the engine the green light would come on and say "cold", then after a brief time the green light went out as the thermostat had done it's job and the engine was warm enough to drive. The only good warning light I've ever seen. One of my favorite cars. Thanks for the memories.
Hi dehoe disc, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Hi, Lou! Before there were wide-body planes, there was this wide-body Olds, and the way the headlamps are set far apart has a way of making it look even wider than it already is (although not eight feet wide as Frank says)! While it does look like a rocket ship, it was actually the most conservatively styled of the five GM brands. GM was going for the rocket ship look as a reaction to Chrysler's "Forward Look" cars of 1957. One of the most interesting features on these cars was the ribbon speedometer. Up to 35 mph the ribbon was green, then from there to 65 it was amber, and beyond 65 it was red. Would have been interesting to watch had Frank taken you along for the ride.
Olds capped off the fabulous Fifties in just the right way! I'm not surprised that Frank gets a lot of wows out on the road!
Hi iswc27, Happy to read you are not that Frank gets a lot of wows :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
"The most conservatively styled of the five GM brands": The '59 Cadillac Coupe de Ville - especially if on Sabre Spokes - will always be the wildest with those cartoony fins / the '59 Buick is probably the best expression of what GM were aiming for - the dramatic canted planes of those nose-to-tail fins really nail the whole concept of the "finned automobile" / but in the end, I think that of the five - the more restrained styling of the Oldsmobile actually makes it beautiful, especially in side or rear three-quarter view. I have a 98 Scenicoupe with the 394ci motor, which looks even better on it's longer 126" wheelbase than the 123" 88 model which Frank has here. The 98s have nicer tail-lights, better-looking wheel-trims, plus a chrome trim around the rear wheel-arches, which all lift it's appearance above the 88s. The fascia and interior styling in general, is easily the best that year. I plan to do my 98 Coupe in a single colour all over - probably a deep metallic purple - and fit either chromed Kelsey-Hayes wires or a set of Sabre Spokes. With a pair of swept chrome aerials on the rear deck, it will look the business....
My passion for post-war American cars only increases, even more now that I've met the channel, strong hug and always continue with these videos of great quality and showing us these works of art on wheels, hugs from Brazil!
Hi Yan Grego, Appreciate the kind words, and happy you've found a TH-cam Channel you enjoy, Lou
Lovely looking car! I've always loved the 1959 Oldsmobile. I love the two-tone blue and white colour combination. :)
Hi Jason Carpp, Agreed. The color combination is great :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Lou Costabile You're welcome. I also love the front end appearance of the 59 Olds. Very nice. :)
Lou I enjoyed meeting you and Joey at the SuperCar Saturday Cruise. You have one of the better Car channels on TH-cam. Thank you for including my "59 Super 88 on My Car Story. Also , thanks to everyone here for the kind words about my car.
Hi Frank Smego, We enjoyed meeting you too. Thank you for sharing your car on the Channel, Lou
I have a 1959 Dynamic 88 Holiday Coupe, the poor boy's model with the 371 engine. 1959 was the first year that Olds offered the 394 engine for the Super 88 and 98. Lee Petty won the Daytona 500 that year in an Oldsmobile as well. I don't think there is a bad line on the these cars. On my car's paint job, the body is a pewter color, and the fin itself is the only part that is painted a slightly darker color. The trunk and roof are the same color as body; it's very subtle but it sets the car off. Thanks for sharing this car. And I didn't know that this car technically has the longest fin. I always gave that award to the 59 Cadillacs. Gettings from San Diego.
Hi Winter is Coming - San Diego, Thank you for viewing, sharing, and adding to the story, Lou
Love this Holiday Special, and I like seeing a hot car that's both nice n roomy and made for a family journey as well!!!! The bellflowers are sharp looking, the fenders are banging, and the license plate is super cool! Love it!! Great video, I really enjoyed it!!!! Thank U!!!
HI WickedFireFly13, Glad you love the Holiday Special (What a great name) :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. You're welcome, Lou
wickedfirefly13 They are big cars....although I was working on a 59 Impala hardtop coupe the other day at my work..(much like this one)...and I was surprised at the fact how huge the steering wheel was. With the seat all the way back...it was still in my lap and close to my chest. Although I am 6ft2 240...
Hi Lou. Holiday special. Definitely a rocket ship. Another beautiful example of the era of super stylish glamorous automobile's. Thank you again Lou.
You're welcome :-) You have great taste in cars.
I like the way that the hood, roof, top of the trunk and the fin
are one color and the side panels another color. This is a
very nice car. Thank you for sharing. :)
Happy to read the details you enjoy. You're welcome.
Very beautiful amazing car wow amazing look
High praise :-) Hope you see many more cars you'll enjoy on this Channel :-)
Where do people find parts for these old cars? The talent in making it look new!
When I was a kid I tried to figure out why fins were needed to have taillights!
I'm not sure, however this car looks good :-)
Beautiful Oldsmobile love the 2 tone paint
Hi 11094DEREK, Agreed. The paint combo is great :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Just about time! Really nice olds. thanks for sharing!
Hi Abode A, Glad you like this one :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Lou
Lou, I just got pack from the biggest annual American classic car show in the UK & this was waiting for me in the channel feed like icing on the cake. Loved the focus on detail like the fins & exhausts, it's those aspects of your videos that along with the commentary from the owners make them so enjoyable. I only took photos today but one car worthy of note to you was a 1949 Pontiac fastback in red with Illinois licence plates. It could of come right out of one your videos! Regards, rare VHS.
Hi Rare VHS uploads, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for sharing details on the fun show you were at :-) Lou
When I was a kid our neighbor had a ‘59 Super 88 holiday sedan. It was quite a bit more car than their ‘56 Buick Special.
Hi Dave, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your neighbor's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Nice Oldsmobile Lou
Happy to read you enjoy this car Carlton :-)
Absolutely gorgeous Lou and thanks for sharing. :-)
Hi Ed B., Te car definitely makes you look at it :-) You're welcome, Lou
Great looking car n ive been to many car shows n never seen one !!!!!
Hi Andy Calie, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one, and happy to share a car you have not seen before :-) Lou
Interesting car. You must love your job, Lou. Keep 'em coming!
Hi BR Speedy's Garage, Glad you found this one interesting. The goal would be to one day do this full-time :-) Thank you for the encouraging words, it's appreciated, Lou
Beautiful car! Miss Oldsmobile.
Hi Peter Panassow, Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Thanks for the vid, Lou. Great car.
Hi St White, Glad you enjoyed this one and think it's a "great car" :-) You're welcome, Lou
"Elvis is Everywhere"! You got that right, Sir.
Nice :-)
Man in 1959 GM sure brought their A game every 59 GM car were works of art ,look at this 88 its all style .....beautiful !
Hi Barry Snider, "it's all style" :-) I like that. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My pop bought one of these new, & it was the only car he ever missed.
Hi bzzz, Sounds like your Pop has great taste in cars. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
I love all of these beautiful cars on your channel!
Im an Olds enthusiast to boot.
The 59' was a great year.
One cool feature it had was instead of the standard speedometer needle on most cars, the 59 olds had a rotating cylinder that had different colors for higher speeds. It would turn from green to orange to red the faster you went.
Not a very amazing feature by todays standards but was just one example of how Oldsmobile was always trying new innovative things in their cars.
Hi Reginald Fitzpatrick, Happy to read you're enjoying the Channel :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Beautiful in blue and white
Nice :-)
Hi Lou great video as usual. Is that weird print cloth trim original to this car? I found it to be distracting.
Hi Larry, Thank you for the kind words on this video. I'm not sure if that is original, and hoping a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou
Beautiful Car Lou as usual great video
Thank you Han :-) Glad you enjoy this car.
Happy to read you enjoy this car & video Han :-) Thank you for viewing & sharing.
It's hard to believe that cars were ever this big.
You're right. This one is a Whopper :-)
Wow 😮 super gorgeous!!!!!
Hi Carlton, High praise :-) Lou
The 58, and maybe the 59, offered an optional 'transportable' radio that you just pulled right out of the dash so you could listen to the cool songs of the day right on the beach.
Hi srercrcr, Interesting. Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Naturally, I had to check into this and find out what I could about it. What a cool little optional accessory that would have been. Today, such an option would be completely useless given the hi tech supercomputer that just about everyone carries around with them now, but back then this would have been cool as hell. Thank you for that little piece of info!
Nice 88....and those "Bellflowers" are way cool.
Hi Keith Coppage, Glad you like the "Bellflowers" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Canadian car for Canada Day - thanks Lou!
Hi Jeff King, Nice! You're welcome, Lou
Yeah! This is piece of art
Hi Erlan Ayaguzov, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Wow, Hahaha: Mint!!! That Car is Beautiful! ( Sorry I've missed your last few videos. ) Hahaha, I love those Fin cars, First ive heard of a bellflower: Awesome!!! I can't think of All the words to describe this gem! I've got a Friend and Olds is his arena! Hahaha: I'm going to show it to him, Thanks for sharing All the videos you do!
Hi 71 Plymouth, High praise for this car :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Hi Frank & Lou / Yes: A great ride and car. "Cool" 😎
• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
Hi Guys, Glad you like this one :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Beautiful car.
Hi cyanidetube, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
gracias y compartido
My pleasure Vito :-)
Great car Lou. Was it Chuck Berry that sang about his Rocket 88? Who ever it was, that car is well worth singing about. A fan from the UK.
Hi Motorbiker Miles, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for being a Fan from the UK! Lou
Hey, the song you're referring to is Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88" produced in 1951. Bill Haley's and Chuck Berry's songs were merely additional recordings of the song. Fun fact: Rocket 88 is widely considered to be the first "Rock and Roll" song recorded.
Hi Kyle Clement, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Marvelous car.....reminds me of the song by QUEEN "Fat Bottom Girls".
:-)
Sweet :)
Nice :-)
:)
Lou, 500+ traditional pre 1963 For Rods and Kustoms Kars and myself, will be at this year's Iron Invasion at the McHenry County fair grounds (Woodstock, Ill.) on Saturday Oct. 7th 2017.
Not, your typical car show with people sitting in law chairs behind their cars. This is of more a celebration of traditional Hot Rod culture. I hope to see you out there.
Frank
Hi Frank, Sounds close to my house, however I'll be in AZ on that day. Feel free to keep me informed because if I'm available, I'd be happy to stop by and see the cool cars :-) Thank you for thinking of me and sharing, Lou
Your welcome Lou.
First new car my brother bought and in late 67 I bought a Delta 88 Custom Sport just when the 68's hit the showroom floor. I have been trying to find out for years what the "S" meant in the transmission sequence. My 67 with buckets had the shifter on the centre console. Never understood what it actually did other than it definitely improved the acceleration. Can you explain this for me?
Hi James Oldman, I have no idea what the "S" means, however many a Viewer has knowledge. Thank you for viewing and sharing the memories of this one for you, Lou
My 1969 Olds Delta 88 owner's manual said S stood for Super. It was for starting in second gear. PRNDSL was on the shift quadrant and other makes used a 2 there instead of S, which made more sense.
car needs at minimum, front shocks. '59 Bonneville would ALSO have fron-to-back fins.. a paint scheme thing makes then differ in that repect. identical cars with identical features. the Chevrolet below, and cadillac above, have some panels that stray from what this 88 and the bonneville exhibit dimensionally. '58-62 cars always make me wonder what everybody was thinking (or NOT thinking.)
Thanks for viewing and sharing Scott.
I grew up,in So. California and I never saw or heard of Bellflower pipes. It’s nice but for me, those sear covers would have to go!
Hi Craig, Glad to read you learned about the pipes, and well....clearly these seat covers are not much for you :-( Lou
Lou; what a great car to do a video/story on !! I swear, these cars of the late 1950's looked a mile long ! The owner could ace those leopard-skin seat covers, though. Kinda gay, if you ask me. ANOTHER ONE WELL DONE !!! I didn't even know these videos were done in Illinois. That's where I live !!
Hi alan spagnolia, Glad to read you enjoy this in IL episode :-) Lou
Looks like a Pontiac engine
Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts.
Those exhaust pipes are illegal where I live because of bad taste.
Hi BobEckert56, If you don't like them, that's ok, there's plenty of other cars to view on the Channel I'm sure you'll enjoy, Lou
Lou Costabile Just joking Lou! Your channel is one of the gold standards. The reason the 59 GM cars were styled the way they were was completely due to the brilliant Virgil Exner at Chrysler.
OK, I missed that :-) Glad you like them :-) Lou