Charles Phoenix JOYRIDE ARCHIVE - 1958 Fleetwood Sixty Special by Cadillac
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Another one from the extensive backlog of cars that have been featured in Charles Phoenix Facebook page over the years. Meet Ryan and Elizabeth, the lucky owners of this all original, luxurious "miracle of modernity", the 1958 Fleetwood Sixty Special!
I own a '58 Fleetwood! Regent Green (emerald) lower, Acadian green (mint) upper, and green Tunisian cloth/leather (4 shades of green) interior. Green, green, green. It is so spectacularly over-the-top with lots of feminine rolls and cleavage to her figure - Lincolns are from Mars, Cadillacs are from Venus. That aluminum ribbed quarter panel is not just a piece of surface trim but is actually the fender...it can be removed leaving the space entirely open. And those fins will take out a kidney...ask me how I know! 'I KNOOOOW!' Thanks for showcasing this amazing car! and congrats to the fun owner couple too! (sorry for all the exclamations but that's what a '58 Fleetwood will do to you!)
Would love to c pix of your car !!!
@@_charlesphoenix emailed you some pix!
Smart guy.
One of the MOST FABULOUS, INSANE and MAGNIFICENTLY OVERDONE American luxury land yachts EVER MADE!! GOR-JUSS❤️❤️❤️❤️🤯🤯🤯🤯😍😍😍😍😍‼️‼️‼️‼️
My Goodness! What an amazing episode of JoyRide! Thank you Charles! No wonder I NEVER see a thumbs down on any of your videos. You Charles are a treasure of mid-century modernity. Love ya buddy!
Wow, thanks!
what a FANTASTIC CAR!!!!!!!!
A sixty special,very impressive I Know I Know I Know.
it's just the finest of quality!
Nothing says luxurious excess like a late 50s Cadillac, especially the Fleetwood Sixty Special!!! Thank you for sharing this beautiful car 🙂
What a spectacular find! Kudos to this young couple for their good taste and fortune!
Most distinctive joyride yet
One of my favorite cars. Love that panel of trim
Very sweet!
The 1958 Fleetwood Sixty Special holds the worlds record for the most number of pieces of side body trim. It takes 18 different stainless steel and grooved aluminium panels to cover each side of this magnificent Cadillac Motor Car. The grooved shield is extremely thick and not attached to the body shell in the rear quarter panel. It is a stand alone piece that is the side of the car itself held in place with a heavy gauge steel frame. The Sixty Special was further distinguished from the standard Cadillac and Eldorado Cars by having an extra 3 and a half inches of wheelbase to enhance the tremendous sweep of the grooved aluminum trim panel. The rear of the Sixty Special was unique as well. It was the only model to feature extra large backup lights framed with the same heavy gauge grooved aluminum panel to match the sides with a central trunk handle which no other model had. Above this were the gold Fleetwood block letters. Still they weren't finished. All the Cadillacs had a smooth rear bumper, the Sixty Special had 8 vertical speed bars bolted in across the back of the bumper and the taillight assembly wore an extra chrome trim section that joined the trunk trim panel. You could also load your car with 12 factory options. The 1958 was the flashiest fanciest finest most fabulous Fleetwood of them all. Dr. Carnutington
THE 58 FLEETWOOD IS REALLY IS A MIRACLE
Absolute over the top luxury and elegance in this Sixty Special. Puts all others to shame! Yes this is true American 👍 symbol of the time. This and 1961 Imperial LEBARON (both in formal black) are my ultimate dream boats or should I use the more appropriate term LAND YACHTS 😀?
Ah, memories of my vanished youth. My family drove Fords. But I met a man who drove Cadillacs exclusively. Beautiful!
A cousin of mine had one of these, with Air Poise suspension. It floated over bumps in the road. He repainted it from the original grey to a metallic blue. It was a gorgeous car.
Stately, stunning, stainless STEEL!
MAN! That is awesome.
Loved the ‘58 fins.
The taillights and exhaust ports always look like a face to me. 😮
Funny.
Loved that original interior. 😍
Beautiful joy car.
Words can not come close to describing all this beauty! It is truly magnificent. Everything a Cad is supposed to be - huge, gorgeous, grand, indulgent, spacious, silent, plush, well made, and more. NO foreign car, except the Rolls and the Bentley, can come close. None of them, but it needs a ring job. It smokes.
Really enjoyed watching these joyride videos!
What is very important about seeing the motor is... Cars would have never been made without the motor being invented
I can't think of any superlatives that do this magnificent car justice (ok, I found one) So I'm not gonna even try!
They are not "bullet" bumpers nor Dagmars, though Dagmar is the widely used (rude) term by those that don't know better.
They are BUMPER BOMBS. They were styled to simulate the bombers returning from WWII that inspired Harley Earl.
What a great car, thanks for the Presentation Charles, 37,000 miles, where do these beauties come from.....
And I loved that he gave it a squirt right at the end..... great job, well done! Keep them coming Charles.
Excellent! What a great survivor car. It should be around for a lot more years in that nice, dry air!
Great video. Cars that beautiful are treasures. I wished gas ⛽ was cheap and plentiful like it was when that car made. Maybe cars like that could be still made? Charles you have fabulous taste in Classic America Cars.😀
Thank you!
This car was made for people who don't have to worry about the cost of gas or anything else.
Thank you for sharing. Would love to see another one in person someday!
Amo los Cadillacs .. ese es hermoso enorme impacta esa bagueta !!
I.love Cadillac Cars ! I have a Cadillac 53 el dorado !! Cadillacs are fantastic
Thanks Charles for shows us wonderfull Cars !!!
Big hug from buenos aires !!
I LIKE these better than the 59 caddy's...the 59 find were too much
Totally agree. '58 and '62 are my favourites.
@@paulbennell3313 62s are nice....after that the caddy's started to lose the fins... slowly
@@paulbennell3313 the last modern caddy's I like were the boxy 1980 Fleetwoods and coupe da villes..... into the early 90s......and then it was over for me.....no more big grilled and chrome bumpers.....
@@jimd2101 ...Slowly and agonisingly...
Big and Beautiful
oh what a sight for sore eyes. if you have a blender with class. beauty . power. rare . domination . Glory. and exquisite taste in it and mix you will have 58 Fleetwood come out of it for your pleasure . them days are gone by and all we can do is dream and smile.
What a gentleman C.P. is, nor calling out the Dagmars, in deference to the owner's wife being present .
Dagmar, the tv "celebrity," was every inch the lady, if you know what I mean? Wink, wink. They could have called them "Jaynes." Miss Mansfield liked Caddys, too.
@@petermcdonald1744 Brits call them Sabrinas...
Don't worry were divorced now lol
I knooooowwww!!!
Dream Car 😏🤗💙😈
Love your new channel, Charles!!
Thanks! Glad you enjoy it!
Didn't Alfred Hitchcock own a black 4 door '58 Cadillac? If so, I wonder if that might have been his car.
Rose Hills Cemetery? I thought I recognized a Puente Hills accent.
MORE. Oh TAKE ME CHARLES!
The sound is music to my ears....but they shouldn't have bypassed the original exhaust ports..it will affect the value.
the '57 had the same bumper ports and did use them for the exhaust, but because of all the chrome rot from the exhaust, the '58 moved them to hidden downward tips under the bumper but kept the port louvers. On this car, the exhaust has been modified to straight pipes
@@steves4639 I didn't know that, thanks for the clarification! 👍
@@steves4639 been fixed to look orginal now
@@Chevelledune all 58 Cadillac's had exhaust that came out from under the car . The exhaust ports are totally FAKE! Just like on many cars today. That is the original configuration. I have my parents 58 cadillac they bought in 1960. The ports are completely enclosed at the back.
How many of those were with the 3-2 bbl motor?
You could have a party on that party cloth interior if you know what I mean (and I know you do).
Was Forest Lawn, Glendale, "More stars than there are in Heaven," used as a backdrop here? The late 50's Cadillacs made snazzy cars but odd-looking hearses.........
this is Rose Hills in Whittier
Where was this filmed? It can't be Griffith Park. A cemetery in the hills facing the valley?
Rose Hills, Whittier
Always thought this was wayyy more attractive than the Eldorado and better proportioned. Just my opinion though.
You gotta Cut those Tailpipes off in the Rear! They are sticking out way too Long!!
Those '58 Fleetwoods were either hideously beautiful, or beautifully hideous!
And, if my failing memory serves... That skirt panel was the largest single aluminum component ever put on an American car.
I think so
The Fleetwoods are beautiful, period. You like hideous? The Edsel is the 1 for you.
&Lateef Carrere Hey...I LOVE Edsels (give me a ‘58 Citation any day). 😉
@@friendofdorothy9376 Whoopee.
@Lateef Carrere I’m sure that was dripping in sarcasm...you predictably didn’t disappoint.
Those taillights with exhaust look like the scream ghost😂
Totally !!!
Not a toaster. I KNOW!
Is it. 4. $ale ???
How $ much ?
Where r. U ?
Nope it's not for sale
Drool
The downfall of GM began when the fins disappeared from Cadillacs.
Seems to be true, but the seeds were planted in 1961, when GM decided to give compacts to Buick, Olds, and Pontiac, instead of leaving them strictly to Chevy, or forming a separate division just for smaller cars.
You missed the motor....,. again
SOMEONE MODIFIED THIS 1958 FLEETWOOD SIXTY SPECIAL WITH FENDER SKIRT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN 1957 OR 1958 CADILLAC'S ACROSS ALL LINES.
Skirts are standard on this model
Charles is right, '58 Fleetwoods were an exception to the Cadillacs with the no-skirts thing in '57 & '58; many pictures in sales brochures.
@@_charlesphoenix Charles, you're right! For 30 years I owned a black '58 Fleetwood Sixty Special; they had skirts while all other Cadillac models did not in '57 & '58.
When you say "I Know!", I know that you know!
58 fleet woods did have fender shirts . 57 fleetwoods did not