I was born in 63 and my dad never bought anything but Olds and so I grew up loving them. I currently own a 1967 Olds Vista Cruiser that I restored and love. Thank you so much for sharing.....what a rare and beautiful car!!!
I remember when I was 6 in 1966 my grandpa owned 2 of them 59 olds. 1 was a two door black with red interior. What a beauty it was! Then he had a white four door olds. 😀
I thought that was the jets / rockets on rach front fender was making the noise coming out of the rear exhaust ports / taillights causing a jet $tream $eperating the car making it two tone colors as it flies away like a bat out of hell!
I was 10 yrs. old when this car hit the dealerships and my Dad the consummate Olds fan and I went to see it. I was amazed that day with it's looks and now 68 yrs. later it's still beautiful. Todays used bar of soap shapes with sea monster shaped front and rear ends have taken the style out of cars.
That's because 1959 was in that unique "as close to perfection" as the U.S. would EVER get, following World War II. Never forget that. The styling these cars had were a beautiful marriage of optimism, WW II aircraft and the Jet Age all at the same time. Once mid-century was over, it was never the same. Things are SO bad now, even 1991 seems more like the '50s than the 2010's! .
Thanks Daniel. I was 1 1/2 when these models came out in late '58, turning 60 in May, 2017. I wouldn't have fit in (as an adult) in that era only because of people smoking, seemingly everywhere. We have medical breakthroughs now and natural cures for things that are mainstream now. But we've been in a deader-than-dead generic present since about 1994, and it looks to be permanent. When it comes to cars, the only one I LOVE now is the 2017 Prius with the zig-zag taillights and laser lines with genuine TAILFINS. YEAH, a sexy NEW car with Jetson's styling and FINS!! The new Hyundai Genesis's taillights look about 80% like the '59 Impala. Please check both cars out and tell me what you think.
One nice looking piece of equipment, that was solidly built as well. Grew up on Oldsmobiles, with Dad teaching me how to do doughnuts and powerslides at a young age. Miss those days.
@@infinitesimotel Because all cars are built now with aerodynamic consideration so efficiency/mileage can be met. So we are left with badging only as a differentiator.
Rocket-powered jet aircraft were pioneered in Germany. The first aircraft to fly under rocket power was the Lippisch Ente, in 1928.[3] The Ente had previously been flown as a glider. The next year, in 1929, the Opel RAK.1 became the first purpose-built rocket plane to fly. The turbojet was invented in 1939, independently by Frank Whittle and later Hans von Ohain. The first turbojet aircraft to fly was the Heinkel He 178 V1 first prototype of the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, on August 27, 1939 in Rostock (Germany).[4]
Thanks for posting. The airport in the background at the beginning was a nice touch knowing the theme of these cars. My dad had a 1960 Super 88 which was a real screamer. Loved that speedometer with the color changing bar.
+John Lawrence I'm glad you enjoyed it John. This is the Dallas Love Field Frontiers of Flight Museum. I did regular photo shoots there for Texas Classic Cars of Dallas for many years - Sam
I have my parents 58 CADILLAC series 62 sedan, they bought in 1960 . I was 1 year old. Lifelong southern California car. Silver interior with a dark gray metallic exterior. Factory AC and power windows. I remember when I couldn't reach the door handles, and my legs dangled off the seat! lol. I'm 60 now, and I'm still driving it, around town for errands, and to car shows. Glad you experienced these caddys, and yes, you have to be in tune, and extra careful to drive these old cars, they dont handle ANYTHING like modern vehicles , and take extra time to slow down and stop all that weight. Mom an dad are gone now, but I still have their old car, and it's a touchstone to them for me.
@@johnfranklin5277 That would be awesome to have your parents old car. And a Caddy at that! I'm sure it brings back a ton of menories for you. Thanks for the COOL story John 🙂
What a beautiful car! We will never reach that level of beauty,honesty, style,and of course, quality,ever again!!! Something about that car almost had me in tears, maybe it was just it's pure beauty! Thank you for sharing such a special moment in automotive history.
I agree with your Andre on all accounts and really appreciate the positive sentiment! Thanks so much for following Samspace81, I'm preserving these cars in film every day.
One of the reasons why almost everyone drove a GM, Ford or Chrysler, the one's who could afford yearly redesigns. Effectively putting any 4th, or 5th largest, or as they liked to call them, independents out of business. In turn, the Japanese and Germans carried on the tradition so there are now only a handful of American brands still in existence.
Back when cars actually had class. Did own a 1959 four door back in the day and then a 1960 two door. The 394 four barrel would scoot by anything on the highway too. A dream to drive with much luxury inside. Olds was the car to drive in them days. Miss mine a lot.
My grandpa had a 1959 Old's 98 with full luxury package like the car pictured here. It was the FIRST car I ever got to drive on a public back road. I was in 6th grade, about 11-12 years old. He just drove a couple miles out of town in our rural county, stopped and said; "you drive". The power steering and power brakes made it very driver friendly. As a kid I felt like I was the captain of a large yacht when you look at the size of this car to an 11 year old kid! Great memories of a good time in a GREAT CAR...
A gorgeous car! I love old Oldsmobile's. As we have here though it always surprises me when someone takes a video of a special old car and does not even check to see if all the lights work first. Geesh!
Love this era of American cars... basically anything past the round lights, curved back style of the 40's and early 50's and before the Muscle cars that came around the 70's. I remember watching Jetson's reruns as a kid, thats where I was first exposed to the retro space-age era of cars that looks like space-ships and shinny diners lit up by neon's. I never got to live thru it but it's the most American thing I can think of, and it's one of my favorite settings for fiction... there's something that's even a bit creepy about it; the perfect lawns, white-picket fence and cheerful music.. all in an age when everything was as close as it ever has been to coming to an end in a blaze of nuclear fire.
I was born in 1961 my first car was a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air 283 V-8 with two speed Powerglide what a work of art thanks for sharing they don't make cars like this anymore
+Lousybarber those and the ones on 59 Buicks were almost impossible to keep working, and I am pretty sure were a nightmare to remove to have repaired. People had them repaired once, and when they went bad again a few months later, just disconnected them. My first car was a 59 98 in 1967 and it was disconnected already on it. You would get up to about 15mph and it would be all the way across banging up against the stop.
@@lp1330 My mom and dad had a '59 Dynamic 88. I don't believe they ever had speedometer problems. Loved the display; up to around 30mph it was yellow, 30 to 65 or 70 was orange, and 70+ it turned red!!!
I love this car, especially those oval tail lights, the whole design... and that dash board, too. I noticed the speedometer had the cool looking design, too, but I thought that was an exclusive to the Buicks but I guess not. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the memories! As a kid, we had 3 '59 Olds. Our first was an 88 2 dr htp like this one, our second was a 4 dr sedan Dynamic 88 (mom wanted 4 doors) and then later, my older brother found a clean 88 2 dr htp as his High School car. This car is GORGEOUS and I always loved the 98 taillights, they look like rocket exhausts!
My first car was a 98. They were a real sleeper . Tried my out I went to 120mph on the speedometer and it just keep climbing . I would be scared to do that today. Still my all time fav.
My folks bought a new 1959 Olds convertible. The first day they drove it home I wanted to sleep in it, I was only 7 at the time.......they laughed and said no. It had a lot of power on the road, a great cruiser.
These are the voyages of the starship, Oldsmobile, whose 98 year mission... Captain, one of out high beam deflector shields is burned out. Compared to the 1958 Olds 98, this one has a modest amount of chrome trim. : )
Fast car and handled great . Smooth quiet ride . One was my first car as a teen . Never had a love affair with another car like the one I had with my 59 Oldsmobile .
@@None-zc5vg Yeah, I was 11 or 12 that year and it was the first year I got really interested in cars. I thought the 59 cars were really nicely designed, especially the GM models like this Olds.
Beautiful car, love the interior, the dash styling, the upholstery. Its amazing how close a fully optioned Olds 98 or Buick Electra was to a lower to mid trim Cadillac in terms of features, fit, finish, size etc The real difference were the engines, transmissions, and the styling. The Oldsmobile looked pretty tame compared to a 1959 Cadillac or Buick though.
The Olds was a more handsome conservative looking car to me. The Electra with it slanted front fenders and rear quarter fins, and the Cadillac with it's Batmobile tail fins, were out there.
That things a work of art. They make great looking mild customs. I'm mean look at that steering wheel. Ill trade my 1960 Cadillac steering wheel for one of those. Mine need minor outer ring resto. But complete.
I don't remember the 60 Caddy steering wheel, but I remember the 59 Caddy's steering wheel. Right in the middle of it, the hub was shaped like a small pointed torpedo aimed right at your sternum. Not a good design choice!
@samspace 81::Thanks sam===These 59 OLDSMOBILES were STILL SEEN up to around APRIL 1973 I remember allrhough you,d see MAYBE 2 or 3 toward the fall of 1973 then ALL GONE!!! Allways give cars a good 15 or possibly 16 YEAR RUN before thier FINAL DRIVE BY!!!!! Today we notice the 2008 tru 2024 16 year run as MOST 2007 and backwards year cars are ALL GONE☆☆☆☆
Beautiful! A 2-door hardtop at that! Noticed that the inboard right headlight was inoperative...and where was the left rear fender skirt? No rear window defogger in those days, but otherwise, WOW!
So beautiful, when I was a little kid my parents owned the '59 Eighty Eight, the trunk was like it's own house! hahaha , This Ninety Eight is a dream!!!!!
+Rondell Dailey When I saw wagon I had to reply. I am 60 and when I was a kid we had a 59 wagon, Fiesta red and white, I think the 371 base 2 barrel engine, it was wide you could lay down cross the seats
+jim dandy when I was a baby in 1960 or 61 my parents bought a 58 Oldsmobile 88 Fiesta wagon in Hawaii. it was two tone light brown and beige. there was a very cool car they kept it until 1966 and then traded it in
+samspace81 Yeah That commercial was the stupidest thing anybody ever did-- insult the loyal buyers who knew what they wanted, to the point that they said "Screw Olds"
I'm glad you noticed that, it gave me goosebumps when I was filming it! Thanks so much for following Samspace81. I went to Detroit for the first time last year and got the same nostalgic feeling.
@@HostileLemons take the best of yesterday's car world - design - and the best of today's car world - technology - and come up with a car that's a heck of a lot better designed than the 2002 ford t-bird
Without a doubt the high point of American auto mobile design and manufacture....an absolute work of art. The fifties in a car.the late fifties gave us some of the most extravagant, well built and beautiful cars ever made anywhere.
You now, maybe, just maybe why Olds went out of business was the fact that an Oldsmobile buyer really did want their parents Oldsmobile's & not the crap we were presented with? Oldsmobile's really were Oldsmobile's right up till 1976 (last year of the 455 engine).
We had a 58 super 88,4 door black holiday, was a very fast car and I had great respect for this car and drove it carefully as I knew it could get away from you if you pushed it to it s
Looks good today because you don't see them everywhere, you got to remember that by the mid 60s they looked dated and people were buying different styles. Back in 59 all the old people would say the cars of the 30s looked better with more style and character about them. Look at the old cars from the mid 1980s that looked so bland and commonplace, they're now being restored and showing up everywhere. That's they way we are, always thinking that things were always better in the past, if they were then things would stay the same, the general public always want more for less and different styles, the guy that buys the brand new car wants people to see he's got the latest model so the manufacturers change the style to suit the needs of the buyer's
After their horrible excess of chrome laden monstrosities in 1958, GM hit it out of the park in '59! This gold and ivory example is gorgeous, and the photography is great, too! 😎👍
Cars from '58-'62 were from another planet, so many original designs and every Brand looked so unique and then suddenly everything changed, interiors became simpler, bodies became simple and boxy and of course the Tail Fins disappeared too, paint jobs became simpler, and the massive amounts of chrome were going away, it sure was cool while it lasted.
It's insane that back then anyone made cars this nice. Clearly we need to go back to this styling with modern efficiency and engineering if more people are fond of looking and gawking at cars from 40 - 50 years ago than a modern one. It's doubtful anyone would be looking at a car from 2020 in 2050 and saying that it looks beautiful unless it's a supercar or something similar.
Cars were beautiful in the 50's. So much character. Father had an 88. Loved the speedometer. Started at green. Then orange. Think at 65 mph it went red. Went over 100 mph through Timbuktu, AZ population 4.
Thumbs up for simply showing us this masterpiece. No endless talking, no stupid music.
Thank you!
I had 2 of these Olds 98s
I was born in 63 and my dad never bought anything but Olds and so I grew up loving them. I currently own a 1967 Olds Vista Cruiser that I restored and love. Thank you so much for sharing.....what a rare and beautiful car!!!
Greg, you'll really enjoy the Olds video coming up soon tonight. I appreciate your viewership & comments sir - SAM
Vistacruezer very speshul wagon car ! !
Vista Cruisers of the 60's were the ultimate station wagons. Honorable mention to the Buick wagons.
It’s got the space race written all over it! It looks like it could fly in space. This is a work of art. Love it!!
Good stuff Michael, thanks for watching
It's hard to believe that just 60 years ago, a person could walk into a showroom and purchase a masterpiece like this Ninety-Eight.
I agree and think of how fast life is what a changing world we live in
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Awesome looking car! I find the 1959 Oldsmobile way more attractive than the 1960 Olds.
@@hondamancl450 ghh he gggg
1959 was a great year for automotive design.
I remember when I was 6 in 1966 my grandpa owned 2 of them 59 olds. 1 was a two door black with red interior. What a beauty it was! Then he had a white four door olds. 😀
Sound of the jet perfectly matches the shot of the rear fins.
I noticed that too.....the jet flew overhead as he focused on the jet-exhaust taillights!! Very cool..... ;-)
Jet? More like a vacuum cleaner.
I thought that was the jets / rockets on rach front fender was making the noise coming out of the rear exhaust ports / taillights causing a jet $tream $eperating the car making it two tone colors as it flies away like a bat out of hell!
@@desolatesurfer8651 ...no that happens between the fuel tank and the triple Carburettors.
I was 10 yrs. old when this car hit the dealerships and my Dad the consummate Olds fan and I went to see it. I was amazed that day with it's looks and now 68 yrs. later it's still beautiful. Todays used bar of soap shapes with sea monster shaped front and rear ends have taken the style out of cars.
Great times for the US
They have and I try not to think about it. That's why I visit and comment on these great classic car sites.
Today's Rolls Royce has bulldozer looks instead of style.
Tupperware. Plasticky, rounded, safe,unimaginitive, boring.
Power windows...power seats....1959 what a year...the usa flexing its muscles...
That's because 1959 was in that unique "as close to perfection" as the U.S. would EVER get, following World War II. Never forget that. The styling these cars had were a beautiful marriage of optimism, WW II aircraft and the Jet Age all at the same time. Once mid-century was over, it was never the same. Things are SO bad now, even 1991 seems more like the '50s than the 2010's! .
Bob...you are so dead on correct...and even though I was only 10 yrs old in '59...I am thankful that I was around to see it all....
Thanks Daniel. I was 1 1/2 when these models came out in late '58, turning 60 in May, 2017. I wouldn't have fit in (as an adult) in that era only because of people smoking, seemingly everywhere. We have medical breakthroughs now and natural cures for things that are mainstream now. But we've been in a deader-than-dead generic present since about 1994, and it looks to be permanent. When it comes to cars, the only one I LOVE now is the 2017 Prius with the zig-zag taillights and laser lines with genuine TAILFINS. YEAH, a sexy NEW car with Jetson's styling and FINS!!
The new Hyundai Genesis's taillights look about 80% like the '59 Impala. Please check both cars out and tell me what you think.
Bob Pierce Yes I do agree that newer cars do stand out and are improving in styling.
Where is the air conditioning and the autronic eye?
The roaring jet passing overhead as you panned across the rear end of the car was perfect, haha!
Wow...I was here 6 yrs ago? I forgot about that!
Right? haha couldn't have planned it better
After he turned on the radio the pause before reception was cool. Brought back memories.
No talking, no music I love it, just natural sounds, this car is so beautiful and the powerful engine runs so smooth
Thanks Michael, yes! Appreciate your viewership
Imagine walking up to that to take delivery of your new Oldsmobile. That would excite the senses like no modern car buyer would ever experience.
absolutely correct!
Great comment Mick
beautiful work of art inside and out! I always had a soft spot for Olds.
One nice looking piece of equipment, that was solidly built as well. Grew up on Oldsmobiles, with Dad teaching me how to do doughnuts and powerslides at a young age. Miss those days.
I hear you, appreciate your viewership
I used to like the way you could tell what the car was from blocks away
I can't tell what hey are now without reading the badging.
We are in the downward spiral of the death of aesthetics.
@@infinitesimotel Because all cars are built now with aerodynamic consideration so efficiency/mileage can be met.
So we are left with badging only as a differentiator.
@@wms1650 Vintage aerodynamics are far superior, they were inspired by flight ;-)
We were once a proud country once upon a time especially during the jet age era.
Rocket-powered jet aircraft were pioneered in Germany. The first aircraft to fly under rocket power was the Lippisch Ente, in 1928.[3] The Ente had previously been flown as a glider. The next year, in 1929, the Opel RAK.1 became the first purpose-built rocket plane to fly.
The turbojet was invented in 1939, independently by Frank Whittle and later Hans von Ohain. The first turbojet aircraft to fly was the Heinkel He 178 V1 first prototype of the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, on August 27, 1939 in Rostock (Germany).[4]
@THE ORIGINAL PROFESSOR CHAOS You have a problem. Suck it.
@@rcrhinehart66 what does this have to do with anything ? He said jet area , what does this have to do a rocket powered plane ?
@@sebastianruhland5198 When a post is a year old you can stop fucking replying to it.
Jeez can't Americans simply agree to like a car in harmony. TH-cam American comment are like walking into nasty men's bathroom stall.🙄
Thanks for posting. The airport in the background at the beginning was a nice touch knowing the theme of these cars. My dad had a 1960 Super 88 which was a real screamer. Loved that speedometer with the color changing bar.
+John Lawrence I'm glad you enjoyed it John. This is the Dallas Love Field Frontiers of Flight Museum. I did regular photo shoots there for Texas Classic Cars of Dallas for many years - Sam
Those 1950s land yachts were really something. My parents had a 1958 Cadillac 60 series four door. Driving it was like driving the Queen Mary.
I have my parents 58 CADILLAC series 62 sedan, they bought in 1960 . I was 1 year old. Lifelong southern California car. Silver interior with a dark gray metallic exterior. Factory AC and power windows. I remember when I couldn't reach the door handles, and my legs dangled off the seat! lol. I'm 60 now, and I'm still driving it, around town for errands, and to car shows. Glad you experienced these caddys, and yes, you have to be in tune, and extra careful to drive these old cars, they dont handle ANYTHING like modern vehicles , and take extra time to slow down and stop all that weight. Mom an dad are gone now, but I still have their old car, and it's a touchstone to them for me.
@@johnfranklin5277 That would be awesome to have your parents old car. And a Caddy at that! I'm sure it brings back a ton of menories for you. Thanks for the COOL story John 🙂
Love that, set sail
So beautiful. Something about the year 1959; all makes were amazing. Love what looks like a Hurst paint combo, white & gold.
My favorite year American cars
I had a Olds Dynamic ** as my first car. Damn....It was great for an 18 year old ....loved the 59s ever since.
What a beautiful car! We will never reach that level of beauty,honesty, style,and of course, quality,ever again!!! Something about that car almost had me in tears, maybe it was just it's pure beauty! Thank you for sharing such a special moment in automotive history.
I agree with your Andre on all accounts and really appreciate the positive sentiment! Thanks so much for following Samspace81, I'm preserving these cars in film every day.
BEAUTIFUL, you know its amazing how in those days EVERY year the design was totally changed outside and inside
It's not amazing. It's planned obsolescence. But they do look nice.
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One of the reasons why almost everyone drove a GM, Ford or Chrysler, the one's who could afford yearly redesigns. Effectively putting any 4th, or 5th largest, or as they liked to call them, independents out of business. In turn, the Japanese and Germans carried on the tradition so there are now only a handful of American brands still in existence.
The day they displayed the new models was like a national holiday. Those were great memories for men especially.
And you could choose from dozens of exterior and interior colour and fabric combinations. Nowadays you get a choice of tan or black vinyl.
i remember thousands of miles and many years with one of these. i was 5 to 11 years old. what a blast it was.
Wow thats great, thanks so much for sharing and I appreciate you watching my Samspace81 TH-cam channel.
My dad always bought Old's. and I loved them too. Luxury, style and power I always said!
My grandpa always drove Oldsmobiles too
Another beautiful car. Wow. Talk about a head turner these older cars are it. Thank you. God bless.
I had one of these in high school and it was as long as a football field. In the trunk you could fit a spare car, not a spare tire. What a land yacht.
I believe it
Back when cars actually had class. Did own a 1959 four door back in the day and then a 1960 two door. The 394 four barrel would scoot by anything on the highway too. A dream to drive with much luxury inside. Olds was the car to drive in them days. Miss mine a lot.
Appreciate you sharing & watching this video. Glad it could help drum up some good memories - SAM
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My grandpa had a 1959 Old's 98 with full luxury package like the car pictured here. It was the FIRST car I ever got to drive on a public back road. I was in 6th grade, about 11-12 years old. He just drove a couple miles out of town in our rural county, stopped and said; "you drive". The power steering and power brakes made it very driver friendly. As a kid I felt like I was the captain of a large yacht when you look at the size of this car to an 11 year old kid! Great memories of a good time in a GREAT CAR...
Now that's a car!! It looks perfect.
A gorgeous car! I love old Oldsmobile's. As we have here though it always surprises me when someone takes a video of a special old car and does not even check to see if all the lights work first. Geesh!
😆 i use to show things working and not working for sales. Now I just entertain
Love this era of American cars... basically anything past the round lights, curved back style of the 40's and early 50's and before the Muscle cars that came around the 70's. I remember watching Jetson's reruns as a kid, thats where I was first exposed to the retro space-age era of cars that looks like space-ships and shinny diners lit up by neon's. I never got to live thru it but it's the most American thing I can think of, and it's one of my favorite settings for fiction... there's something that's even a bit creepy about it; the perfect lawns, white-picket fence and cheerful music.. all in an age when everything was as close as it ever has been to coming to an end in a blaze of nuclear fire.
We are far, far closer to nuclear obliteration right now with a fool-child in the White House.
Appreciate your viewership
Man, the exhaust note on that beauty...like a jet liner.
Absolutely ha, appreciate you watching Mac! Thanks for the great comment on this 59 Olds
jet passing by as we see the fins, what a car man, what a car
The Jet Age! Thanks and enjoy the channel.
Great video! Thanks for sharing : ) My dad had a Delmont 88 and a Delta 88 and than I purchased a 69' 442 soon after. Love Oldsmobile's.
Wonderful, thanks for watching 👀
What a car ! Even the gear shifter and blinker levers had style thanx🇺🇸👀🍒
I was born in 1961 my first car was a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air 283 V-8 with two speed Powerglide what a work of art thanks for sharing they don't make cars like this anymore
Very cool!
My parents had a '59 Oldsmobile. I always thought that speedometer was pretty cool.
+Lousybarber those and the ones on 59 Buicks were almost impossible to keep working, and I am pretty sure were a nightmare to remove to have repaired. People had them repaired once, and when they went bad again a few months later, just disconnected them. My first car was a 59 98 in 1967 and it was disconnected already on it. You would get up to about 15mph and it would be all the way across banging up against the stop.
@@lp1330 My mom and dad had a '59 Dynamic 88. I don't believe they ever had speedometer problems. Loved the display; up to around 30mph it was yellow, 30 to 65 or 70 was orange, and 70+ it turned red!!!
Lincoln brought that design back in the 1970s. Their's was red all the way across.
The detail. Her engine just purrs. Love your video.
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I love this car, especially those oval tail lights, the whole design... and that dash board, too. I noticed the speedometer had the cool looking design, too, but I thought that was an exclusive to the Buicks but I guess not. Thanks for posting.
Buicks and Pontiacs didn't get the green-amber-red bar. Their design was a strictly red line.
@@jonathanmorrisey5771 I have a 66 Ford Thunderbird with that same "thermometer" speedometer.
Thanks for the memories! As a kid, we had 3 '59 Olds. Our first was an 88 2 dr htp like this one, our second was a 4 dr sedan Dynamic 88 (mom wanted 4 doors) and then later, my older brother found a clean 88 2 dr htp as his High School car. This car is GORGEOUS and I always loved the 98 taillights, they look like rocket exhausts!
98s had WAY cooler taillights than the 88s.
My first car was a 98. They were a real sleeper . Tried my out I went to 120mph on the speedometer and it just keep climbing . I would be scared to do that today. Still my all time fav.
Lee Petty won the inaugural Daytona 500 in a 59 Olds - lapping at around 135 mph.
My folks bought a new 1959 Olds convertible. The first day they drove it home I wanted to sleep in it, I was only 7 at the time.......they laughed and said no. It had a lot of power on the road, a great cruiser.
Wonderful, appreciate you watching and commenting 😀 love hearing these kinds of stories. Dad had taste
@@samspace81 Nope, it wasn't Dad, Mom saw it and declared that was "THE ONE". They were young, both worked, and were bullet-proof back then.
Love that
Absolute work of art
Ultimate beauty so well maintained.. and that color.. aahh!! just enhances the look
I was really feeling this color combination too! Thank you so much for watching Samspace81.
@@samspace81 .. that's the best coffee color I have seen.. keep on adding such great classic car videos
These are the voyages of the starship, Oldsmobile, whose 98 year mission... Captain, one of out high beam deflector shields is burned out.
Compared to the 1958 Olds 98, this one has a modest amount of chrome trim. : )
Ride Captain ride 😎
One of the best designs of the 1950s. Thanks for sharing this.
I have had 63 66 and 63s could not kill them and motor pts we're interchangble back then. Look on the prices now for one.
Truth and thank you
Fast car and handled great . Smooth quiet ride . One was my first car as a teen . Never had a love affair with another car like the one I had with my 59 Oldsmobile .
+teeswatertom my first car also and totally agree!
Veyron? Forget it! THIS is fantastic: american cars from the 50's! I really loooooooooooooooooove! Best regards from Brazil.
Much love from Texas, Roberto! I appreciate you following the Samspace81 classic car channel.
That speedometer is so cool, how the bar mechanically changes from green to red the faster you go
Love it too
in the late 60's my dad had a 4 door I drove it every weekend in high school for my "dates" on the weekends ..fast and had the "Wonderbar' radio !
Great stuff Carl, thanks for sharing that memory.
1959 had to be the pinnacle for Cars! Nothing ever surpassed that year before or after that year!
Old car
I always felt that 1959 was "THE year, in so many ways: things seemed to go downhill from then on.
@@None-zc5vg Yeah, I was 11 or 12 that year and it was the first year I got really interested in cars. I thought the 59 cars were really nicely designed, especially the GM models like this Olds.
One of my all time favorites the 59 Olds
Wow that interior is amazing!!!
Beautiful car, love the interior, the dash styling, the upholstery. Its amazing how close a fully optioned Olds 98 or Buick Electra was to a lower to mid trim Cadillac in terms of features, fit, finish, size etc The real difference were the engines, transmissions, and the styling. The Oldsmobile looked pretty tame compared to a 1959 Cadillac or Buick though.
Thanks Aaron for watching
The Olds was a more handsome conservative looking car to me. The Electra with it slanted front fenders and rear quarter fins, and the Cadillac with it's Batmobile tail fins, were out there.
I really like that speedometer. Truly a unique concept to see in 1959...
Me too, glad you enjoyed this Olds and I appreciate you subscribing to Samspace81
The timing of the jet couldn't be more spot on.
Thought same when I filmed that scene
Wow everything about these old classics the engineering the styling amazing
I agree 100. Thanks so much for joining the Samspace81 classic car channel
That things a work of art. They make great looking mild customs. I'm mean look at that steering wheel. Ill trade my 1960 Cadillac steering wheel for one of those. Mine need minor outer ring resto. But complete.
I don't remember the 60 Caddy steering wheel, but I remember the 59 Caddy's steering wheel. Right in the middle of it, the hub was shaped like a small pointed torpedo aimed right at your sternum. Not a good design choice!
Amazing ride!
This is the kindof car I like to see at shows because it's different and trully a piece of art.
Yes me too! Not new Challengers and Chargers. Thanks for watching Samspace81
0:41 that plane overhead sound was perfect timing.
When I filmed that, its been years but I remember thinking the same thing lol thanks for watching, Mr Eighty
@samspace 81::Thanks sam===These 59 OLDSMOBILES were STILL SEEN up to around APRIL 1973 I remember allrhough you,d see MAYBE 2 or 3 toward the fall of 1973 then ALL GONE!!! Allways give cars a good 15 or possibly 16 YEAR RUN before thier FINAL DRIVE BY!!!!! Today we notice the 2008 tru 2024 16 year run as MOST 2007 and backwards year cars are ALL GONE☆☆☆☆
What a beautiful automobile!
Really is
Magnificent !
Great car
A wonderful automobile. Work of Art. 👍🇺🇸
Вот это класс! Красота! Раньше лучше тачки были!
Сейчас делают одноразовые салфетки с алюминиевыми двигателями
Thank you both for watching, greetings from Texas, USA
Beautiful! A 2-door hardtop at that! Noticed that the inboard right headlight was inoperative...and where was the left rear fender skirt? No rear window defogger in those days, but otherwise, WOW!
My uncle bought an all white 98 holiday in 1959 and it was beautiful and powerful. What a statement design.
He had style & taste in cars
So beautiful, when I was a little kid my parents owned the '59 Eighty Eight, the trunk was like it's own house! hahaha , This Ninety Eight is a dream!!!!!
Flagship machine
Awesome Car. Remember it well.
Thanks for sharing.👏
You bet
Nothing like that "Old car" smell.....
Best smells, old cars, and NEW cars, lol.
Truth
My late brother had a 59. I was so amazed as a kid how the speedometer changed colors as you went..... especially past 90!.....it turns white!!!
This IS your grandpa's Oldsmobile! I love this great old '98.
Nice looking 59 olds classic love the video wish I had the wagon this one clean and loaded nice.
+Rondell Dailey When I saw wagon I had to reply. I am 60 and when I was a kid we had a 59 wagon, Fiesta red and white, I think the 371 base 2 barrel engine, it was wide you could lay down cross the seats
jim dandy wow nice I love wagons I have 92olds custom cruiser wagon most older wagons hard find l like 58 thru 78
+jim dandy when I was a baby in 1960 or 61 my parents bought a 58 Oldsmobile 88 Fiesta wagon in Hawaii. it was two tone light brown and beige. there was a very cool car they kept it until 1966 and then traded it in
+samspace81 Yeah That commercial was the stupidest thing anybody ever did-- insult the loyal buyers who knew what they wanted, to the point that they said "Screw Olds"
That rear end is surely one of a kind...unique 🤙
You know it Andy, really appreciate your comment & viewership
dat grill! so Art Deco, especially around the headlights
Fitting that jet flew over as the walk-around of the outside started...jets were the major inspiration of designers in Detroit at the time.
I'm glad you noticed that, it gave me goosebumps when I was filming it! Thanks so much for following Samspace81. I went to Detroit for the first time last year and got the same nostalgic feeling.
Back when cars had their own zip codes
I love the speedometer when it changes color so cool its just like thermometer
back when u could tell what car someone was driving! to bad the art of making cars are not the same these days!!
I loved how the radio took so long to come on. Awesome! 📻
Warming up ❤️
make cars like this today and i woud buy it, to hell wth all thaat safety and milage crap
No way. Make cars that look like this but never compromise on safety. Then you've got a winning mix
@@HostileLemons take the best of yesterday's car world - design - and the best of today's car world - technology - and come up with a car that's a heck of a lot better designed than the 2002 ford t-bird
Without a doubt the high point of American auto mobile design and manufacture....an absolute work of art. The fifties in a car.the late fifties gave us some of the most extravagant, well built and beautiful cars ever made anywhere.
I agree with you Joe. I appreciate you watching the Samspace81 channel
I'm a 1999 Generation Z and I want fins to make a permanent return to our American automobiles!
Agreed!!!!!
Seawolf And the real wheel-well skirts/covers. Idk why they ever stopped those?!?
YTjndallas yes, those too!
YTjndallas
Yes I agree
I love the way you think 🤔
A thing of beauty!
Yes, thank you so much for commenting on this beautiful Oldsmobile & watching Samspace81
My god, what a WONDERFUL thing!!!
My pleasure to share it Roberto, really appreciate you watching Samspace81
@@samspace81 American cars from the 50's are my favorites. I really love it! Best regards from Brazil.
This is my birth year!! This car has aged beautifully!! 😮❤❤❤❤
You know it. You did too Jim!
@@samspace81 thank you so much!! You are so kind! And wow can you highlight classic beauties!! Yes!
Always a pleasure 🙏 I could and done things for a living I didn't enjoy
You now, maybe, just maybe why Olds went out of business was the fact that an Oldsmobile buyer really did want their parents Oldsmobile's & not the crap we were presented with? Oldsmobile's really were Oldsmobile's right up till 1976 (last year of the 455 engine).
+eldorado62 yeah-- that idiotic commercial killed off the remaining loyal Olds fans
Love it!! Pure art
Thanks so much for checking it out
We owned the 59 two door Cadillac. Same greenhouse. Same interior hardware on door panels. Same door handles. Same X frame chassis. $4500 new.
Thank you for sharing
Absolutely beautiful back when they made cars people actually wanted to buy
So true, thank you for watching
We had a 58 super 88,4 door black holiday, was a very fast car and I had great respect for this car and drove it carefully as I knew it could get away from you if you pushed it to it s
To its
Too much.
Looks good today because you don't see them everywhere, you got to remember that by the mid 60s they looked dated and people were buying different styles.
Back in 59 all the old people would say the cars of the 30s looked better with more style and character about them.
Look at the old cars from the mid 1980s that looked so bland and commonplace, they're now being restored and showing up everywhere.
That's they way we are, always thinking that things were always better in the past, if they were then things would stay the same, the general public always want more for less and different styles, the guy that buys the brand new car wants people to see he's got the latest model so the manufacturers change the style to suit the needs of the buyer's
Great insights
Day's gone by a true Classic car of America... True Rolling History at its best what a Car 😎
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for following Samspace81
After their horrible excess of chrome laden monstrosities in 1958, GM hit it out of the park in '59! This gold and ivory example is gorgeous, and the photography is great, too! 😎👍
Really appreciate you watching 👀, love this era
Cars from '58-'62 were from another planet, so many original designs and every Brand looked so unique and then suddenly everything changed, interiors became simpler, bodies became simple and boxy and of course the Tail Fins disappeared too, paint jobs became simpler, and the massive amounts of chrome were going away, it sure was cool while it lasted.
So true
I like its dashboard
Futuristic isn't it!? Thanks for checking out this Olds and enjoy the channel.
Beautiful car, those were the days.
Absolutely 👍
Possibly the most tasteful fins of 1959... truly 'rockets'. 80)
It's insane that back then anyone made cars this nice. Clearly we need to go back to this styling with modern efficiency and engineering if more people are fond of looking and gawking at cars from 40 - 50 years ago than a modern one. It's doubtful anyone would be looking at a car from 2020 in 2050 and saying that it looks beautiful unless it's a supercar or something similar.
They will never be this cool looking again
It’s beautiful your car 🚘 congratulations 🍾
Thanks so much for watching Samspace81 Jorge, sure appreciate you. I just love these old cars.
Cars were beautiful in the 50's. So much character. Father had an 88. Loved the speedometer. Started at green. Then orange. Think at 65 mph it went red. Went over 100 mph through Timbuktu, AZ population 4.
Love it MFB, great comment and memories. Appreciate your viewership