Mid 50s to early 60s brought out the best in car design. Im in love with my car . Such a clean machine. With a pistons pumping and the hubcaps all gleam.
Long roofs have finally gained the respect they have always deserved!! This is one of my first videos of a '53 Buick woodie: th-cam.com/video/mg7akPNE0xo/w-d-xo.html . There are a lot more, too! Enjoy!!
@@carshowreporter Not an understatement though! All respect to those who now admire them, the '58 Buick styling was the most over the top in a year when GM's styling went to excess. Basically good lines covered up by all that unnecessary chrome.
I go to many shows every weekend so I need to try to stay as safe as possible because many people do not believe in helping defeat this scourge. I also encounter many veterans, a number of them have endured compromised health while keeping us free. It would be a gross dishonor to infect even one of these brave and patriotic souls and, if a mask helps even a little bit, it is my duty to to my part to help our heroes.
That is a gorgeous car! Wow! Never knew of it's existence till now, thank you for sharing! They just don't fold seats flat in the back like they used to anymore, look at that cargo floor!
You are more than welcome, Man_On_Wheelz !! This is what my channel is all about, something a little different...no matter how big it is!! Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Finding and sharing more unusual cars and walking around swap meets is what my channel is all about, John. I do what I love and enjoy sharing with like minded folks like you!
Holy cow, Batman. I never knew Buick made a station wagon, and I'm pretty savvy on 50s-70s cars. This thing is beautiful. Makes a Chevy Nomad seem like a CrackerJack toy.
Wow, I guess you like Joe's jewel!!!! Buick started selling wagons in 1938, but they were custom orders. The first Buick production wagon started in 1940. 495 were sold. Since then, Buick was in the wagon business for decades to come. Buick is, so far, the last to offer a station wagon by an American brand, in the US. The Regal Tour X was discontinued in 2020. Here is a video covering a '56 and '68 Buick wagons: th-cam.com/video/qUTfevU41a0/w-d-xo.html Definitely not as grandiose as this '58, but interesting just the same.
I absolutely LOVE these cars. I was privileged to be able to drive one of these while in high school. Ours was a '58 Buick Special, four door. It wasn't fast off the line, so to speak, but once it got rolling it was as smooth operating as any car made back then and would run at highway speeds all day long with no problems. To find one in decent condition now is becoming harder and harder because restorers and collectors just tend to overlook just how magnificent these cars really are.
Thanks for sharing your memories of these up market, GM, cruisers, Richard!! It seems the Chevy and, t a lesser degree, the Pontiac, overshadowed these classy offerings of the late fifties. Please check out more videos of cool cars on my channel.
Our family had one, dad bought it used, as soon as he spotted it, had to have it. We had 2 Buick special sedans before, that broke down. Ours was a light blue, all trim intact. Speedo was unique, a scrolling bar that rotated instead of traditional needle bar, those gunsight front medallions on fenders , and that huge tailgate. Helped dad bleed brakes and honk the horn when he was under the hood doing maintenance with the usual G- Damnit response. Fond memories.
Thanks for sharing such great memories, Joe. It would be interesting to hear Dad's version!!! If I remember correctly, the bar would go from green to yellow and, though I have never seen it, to red at high speed.
@@carshowreporter kinda hard to get his vresion😇 but would agree. Don't remember color change on speedo,- it may have been just red , Buick had done many unique speedometers over the years
I'm glad to satisfy your need for awesome automobiles!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Glideroos. When ever you need some therapy, feel free to check out my other videos.
The only thing I remember about the mechanicals was the poor " slim jim " transmission, but that was a few years away. The build quality of so many manufacturers were, shall we say, not up to today's standards. Could you imagine a throw back design with a big, broad, chrome smile?? !!!! Remember, though, even the great Earl's designs " calmed " down for '61, the last designs released under his direction. Harley had retired in '58 while the '61's were being developed.
People didn't really care about reliability, they for the most part bought a new car every 4-5 years and fixed what was needed to be fixed in between, you could do that then, what was of most concern was Looks, and performance, who had the biggest car, engine and could carry the most people, safety, reliability, to some extent cost, and fuel mileage, were the least of most peoples concerns then.
Those cars were far more reliable than you might think. They needed service more frequently because they lacked modern materials that we take for granted now a days, and they tended not to last as long because oils and other products were not as good as what we have today. Build quality didn't drop until about fifteen years later.
@@discerningmind Add to it the fact that oil and fuel filters were relatively new as standard equipment. Points and condensers never lasted over 15,000 miles. Most of the time we changed them before 10k. The coil produced between 15k and 20k volts which did not clean the plugs very well..... then there is the carb!
@@discerningmind Agree, the late 60’s and 70’s rusted in two to three years, unless you went and got it “rust-proofed.” Detroit’s standards were horrible and they wanted people to buy again in two years. My dad had a ‘73 Buick Century that was totally rusted out by 1977.
They have become the " underground " hot collectable today, Alan!! When will the manufacturers swing back to wagons from SUV/CUV???? Here is a rare, '56 Studebaker wagon: th-cam.com/video/CA9Fs-l1o-4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks James!! Like the SUV today, most major brands offered a wagon. Then the mini van took over starting in '84 and the SUV tromped the van... what do you think is next?
@@carshowreporter When even parts like aluminum braces for the tailgate look like they are brand new, that’s a level of detail that needs to be recognized. The problem I’d have owning your vehicle is I’d want to drive it everywhere and show off! 😂 Thank you for replying! 👍👍👍
You are so right, Primus54!! Can you imagine the time straightening and polishing just those strips, let alone all of the tons of shiny bits throughout the wagon????? Whewwwww
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! This show was the best of the best, from the teens, through the Classic period and into the seventies. Even in this field, this Buick stood out! If you are interested, check out the other videos from this show on my channel.
1958........Beautiful station wagons, Interstate Highway system being built, gas was .25 cents a gallon and America was much less homogeneous. What a time it was to travel the states !
Plus, the kids could bounce around in the back of the wagon!!! Don't forget the decals and bumper stickers from all of the places visited on the side windows!!
Base price was $3831 with automatic transmission as standard equipment. We had one. Dad bought it around 1969 from a co-worker. It had been maintained impeccably. One day some guy hit it on the front left fender. It was still driveable but there was a vaccum pump for the brakes at the impact site so the brakes wouldn't work. The insurance company junked it. We use to see it at the junk yard piled high enough so it showed over the fence. We loved that car.
These were priced in the upper ranges of the middle class range. What a shame your Dad's car had such an undignified end. These glorious wagons have only recently become quite collectable. As usual, to late to save many of these family memory making machines.
There is nothing like a '58 GM car, especially the top of the line wagons!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Lucky 1 !!! Please feel free to share.
The '58 GM cars were in a class to themselves!!! Thank you for watching and commenting, Karen! Please check out my other videos of more, interesting, cars.
@@carshowreporter I will definitely be checking out more of your videos and look forward to it, although it's going to take a while because you have so many!
Styling is personal taste. Remember, the '58 GM line was a 1 year offering. Even GM did not like it compared to the competition. The '58's have not been " discovered " by the collectors until the turn of this century ( Buick??!! Could not resist!! ). Meanwhile, check out this video of an all original '58 Cadi northeastwheelsevents.ning.com/video/all-original-1958-cadillac-survivor-at-the-2019-dead-man-s-curve Yes, I appreciate this unique year from the General too!!!
Beautiful car along with it's cousin the Olds Fiesta. The dashboards in those cars from that era are beautiful. An unusual option for this car was a pullout radio that you could take with you and actually listen to. I was hoping to get a close-up shot to see if this one had it. Oh well no biggie. Nice video!
I did not know about the pull out radio option!!!! Thanks for bringing this to light!! I do not think this Buick sported the removeable radio. Paul, the owner probably would have mentioned it. Thanks for bringing this up, Art!
@@carshowreporter Just for kicks here's a '58 Olds Fiesta wagon. Fast forward to 3:01 to see the radio. Keep up the great work! th-cam.com/video/hSIpTuv7258/w-d-xo.html
I watched the complete video of the "58 Olds Fiesta wagon. These top of the line, '58 GM's were in a class by themselves!!! The Trans Portable radio is an innovative feature only available on the Olds, not the Buick. ( this is the site which I base this on: www.hometownbuick.com/1958-buick-radio/ ) . In 1959, Buick offered this advanced feature. Olds was usually the technology test bed of GM. Thanks for sharing the video, Art.
Spec. Tac. U. Lar. Thx for posting this! My Cub Scout den mother had a green one back in mid-60's...I remember riding in the back and looking out the open tailgate window at those imposing taillights. I have long predicted the entire 1958 GM line to take off in value at some near point cause they are just so unique in style performance luxury and detail. Any evidence needed?...just look at this wagon. I own a '58 Fleetwood and along with that, my fav 58's are the Bonneville and the Buick/Olds wagons, so am over the moon with this wagon, but any '58 GM is just amazing.
I agree with you, Steve. Finally, the rest of the world woke up to the fifty's glamor girls which is the '58 GM line. I have a number of videos featuring them, from a '58 Nomad to the spectacular Eldorado Brougham. Here is a video of a Series 62 convertible at a past auction. It is not as grand as your Fleetwood, but a fine Cadillac just the same! northeastwheelsevents.ning.com/video/checking-out-classic-cars-with-pam-1958-cadillac-series-62
The '58s from GM were a unique statement, and this Buick is a perfect example!! A great story behind it, too! Thanks for watching and commenting, Jeffrey. Please check out my other videos.
I found a few Buicks in the wild one-day including one of these wagons. It had all the trim on it including all those little squares up front grill. Leave that the Cadillac sitting with it had a very similar grill as well. There was two maybe three sedans I don't remember if there were two doors or four doors. You're 500 cars from 1938 to about 1978. Ton of rattlesnakes and a couple of cougars. They did not have tires but they had big teeth and claws . GTS there as well. 1971 ish. In any case for being out in the wild for twenty-five or so years they look pretty good. But this car here that you've shown us looks better than new!
That " yard " sound like the southwest. I hope you took lots of photos!! The cougars sound cool, as, for the most part, they stay away, but the rattlesnakes?? One would really need those parts .... Is the yard still there?? Most restorations make the cars better than new, as the build quality of 70's and earlier cars were not, shall we say, up to today's standards! Here is a close up look at an all original, '71 Challenger : th-cam.com/video/goII643FNWk/w-d-xo.html
This Caballero was the pinnacle of the '50's, GM designs in the form of the American family cruiser, the station wagon!! I'm glad you enjoyed this video, Thomas. Please check out the other, interesting cars on my channel.
OMG. The gravedigger's shovels on the flanks. I know; I dug graves one summer in college. An amazing car that helped Harley Earl retire. I was just thinking about the 1958 DeSoto Fireflite wagon, and how much cleaner its styling was. There wasn't a large market for luxury station wagons, but this was a definite contender.
Exner's Forward Look put Earl on notice. He scrapped the original, 1959 designs, which were the '58's on steriods, and cleaned up his lines. Every luxury marque had a wagon, except Cadillac. Here is an interesting article on Earl, the Forward Look and the " original '59's " www.hemmings.com/stories/2012/07/22/sia-flashback-gms-far-out-59s-when-imagination-ran-rampant-part-ii
@@carshowreporter GM had a mandatory retirement age of 65, which Harley was. However. If anyone could have powered through that, it was Harley Earl, but his troops mutinied, led by Bill Mitchell. Don't really know how Harley felt about it all. Confession might be good for the soul, but for corporate titans in 1959 it was not an option.
That is very high praise!!! The tri-five Nomads are the best styled wagons but, as we see more gracing the show fields, we discover some amazing haulers. Thanks for watching and commenting, Mike.
@@carshowreporter Most people don't even know 58 Buicks exist , when they see one it's What the hell is that? . I rescued a 4dr Special a few years ago, it's a good straight solid and complete car but no back glass. Can't find one, only 58 Buick and Olds 4dr sedan works. Maybe someday, I know they aren't worth much but they are still cool.
Don't worry, the '58s are finally being " discovered "!! Just remember, the hunt is part of the joy of restoring a car besides a popular Chevy or Ford.
Pam, Thank you for this video of a spectacular car. In my deepest respect I offer that your reference of double-bullets at 1:01 are commonly referred to as Gun-Sights. Unfortunately, I can't offer the correct name of these that would have been in documentation or in reference at the Buick in-house design department. In a fun note I have to say while enjoyabley engaged in your dialog I think we both would have loved a career in that department. God Bless.
Thanks for the correction. Buick did not call them " gun sights " or " bomb sights " but, on a quick search, I could not find the official, Buick, name for the gun sights ( you are correct in using the common name ). It would be fun to design the details on a car!!! Just think..." I designed that door handle. " . Thanks for watching and commenting, Discerningmind !!!!
@@carshowreporter as a teenager, I used to torture myself cleaning all those same little squares on the 3 ‘59’s my parents owned - an Electra 225, a LeSabre and an Invicta wagon !!
@@wheelzeventztv5192 I didn’t say they owned all three at once - still a hateful job cleaning all the chrome at both ends of one of those barges for a twelve year old - and here’s the big letdown; no, my first car , at 14 1/2, was a $75 Corvair found in running condition but minus the front wheels , in a red mud NC junkyard - while hunting parts for of all things , a BUICK !! Rant over..........
Thank you for the 58 Buick, just one small nit-picky correction. The 58 Olds 98 Station Wagon was the top GM wagon back then. I'll give you that there was a paper thin division between the two, but things like an automatic headlight dimmer power seats, floor button channel changer for the radio, power tailgate window, and a limited slip differential put Oldsmobile above the Century.
I tried to find the information on a 98 Fiesta wagon to no avail, only an 88 and Super 88 Fiesta wagons. The MSRP of the Olds was about $3,400 while the Buick MSRP was $3,800. Hummmm Thanks for setting me on this interesting hunt,
@@carshowreporter I believe there were fewer than 500 made... Dad bought one for mom on their 16th wedding anniversary. She absolutely loved it. Interesting little aside on that car. Five years later, my parents sold that car for $750 more than they paid for it to a little old car collector on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. They replaced it with a 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible. It was white with a baby blue top and a red pleather interior. I flipped that one over on Rt I-287 just short of the Tappen Zee Bridge. damn shame.. Really fast car.
@@jewishman2687 About 4,500 1958 Caballeros were sold. That is a real nice anniversary present your Dad gave your Mom!!! He was lucky to find that collector, too! Wagons, even woodies, were not appreciated until the '70's with few exceptions, such as the Nomad. You are lucky you walked away from flipping that Olds!!!! They were not the best handling cars. Powerful, YES!!!!
My father hated station wagons, so I didn't get to ride in one until a neighbor took us kids in their late '60s Chevy. I was smitten then and have owned several, including an '87 Caprice, '81 Custom Cruiser, '96 Roadmaster -- and finally a '97 Volvo 850GLT Estate. They are usually the best looking and most versatile. They also tend to have a firmer ride. But they can be rare survivors, because typically they get beat to hell.
You had some great wagons!! The Volvo is a very surprising wagon!! They are so roomy in a smaller package and have fantastic seats! Wagons were ignored by the collector market for so long. Only now have a few discovered just how cool they are. Like you said, though, the few survivors have been beat to hell!! Check out all of my other wagon videos. This is just one, a general wagon video: th-cam.com/video/TJHVDjqn0RM/w-d-xo.html
They said Mitchell put the chrome on with a trowel!! It was an amazing time in automotive history!! Thanks for your comment and watching, Leland ( a very fine, automotive name!! )
Ah, the traveling endless summer miles in the old station wagon, stopping at HOJO's, Dad hollering, "Don't go in there and try to take the place over"!, opening of the door, the cool air conditioning hitting you in the face along with a wisp of ciggarette smoke, sitting at the counter ordering nice bowl of orange sherbert. Good Times!
Yes!!! At 100,000 you would either junk the car or give it to the kid who may get another 5,000 out of the ol' girl!!! Like you said, many cars never lived long enough to turn the odometer back to zero. Thanks for watching my videos and commenting, Max.
" Give it to the kid for $25 "... and the kid really wanted something cool. 50k was almost the end of the line. Today, 100k is advertised as low mileage!!! Thanks for your comment, Robert.
Had a chance to buy one for 300.00 in a little junk yard in the middle of nowhere in Massachusettes I was 15 and thought this was badass now knowing only 400 were made makes me feel I knew it was so spiecal then and is a styling icon even today those were the days of real machines why dont they dont make more like this with todays tech
Japan has produced some retro designs for the home market. It would be very interesting if Detroit would do the same. Chrysler had a hit with their PT Cruiser. You may have something there, Roberto! Thanks for commenting.
Those '59 - '60s were also in a class to themselves!!! What attracted to you to those Buicks? northeastwheelsevents.com/photo/antique-car-show-at-the-baltimore-museum-of-industry-chesapeake
Well, Larry, I beg to differ... the lead sled was a customized, or should I say, kustomized , pre early '40's - '54, American car. The ultimate being the '49 - '51 Merc. They were called lead sleds due to the lead used to fill in the holes from shaving, clean the wields from chopping and as well as any other body work. Bondo was still in the future. Meanwhile, you are spot on. Today, they are beautiful classics!!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Larry. Oh, by the way, here is one of the lead sleds I shared on my channel: th-cam.com/video/oIE0KN83jPY/w-d-xo.html
@@carshowreporter Pamela,my dear, I have been messing with cars since I was eleven years old, I believe I know what I'm talking about, lead sleds were anything that was long and heavy, not just the 50 mercy. Caddies,buicks, Lincoln's, olds, etc. By the way I was born in 1944, and still messing with old cars, although I can't do much work on them anymore, I have owned 3 classic car lots, that being said, keep up the good work, Darlin.
Wow, Larry, you were there during the Olds Rocket, OHV V8 revolution, and, if one had the money, the Cadi OHV V8, backed by the LaSalle transmission and the growth of the go fast parts from Isky, Moon and Winfield to name just a few!!! After owning 3 classic car lots, I have to ask, what are the few which you wish you had never sold???? Thanks for your encouragement!!!
@@carshowreporter Darlin, I wish I could answer that with just a few classic cars, my 60 Chevy low rider, 51 Chevy business coupe, 54 Chevy 2dr post, 55 Chevy 2 dr post, 57 Chevy, 58 Chevy, 62 SS, 64 SW, 65 Chevy, 69 impala low rider, 66 barracuda convertible, 65 barracuda , 72 challenger , 65 Ford XLT convertible, 63 Corvette, 53 Volkswagen van with slider top, 73 nova with slider top, so many I could go for hours, I turned my loved hobby into loved work, seriously those were the days..I just sold my 65 Chevelle, my 76 El Camino, 72 pinto, 78 dodge factory camper van, I still own a 77 Chevy C10 pu, I have a 91 Ford Ranger built by Centurion, only 87 of them ever made, life has been fun, it's a bitch getting old and not being able to mess with these classics anymore.
Ionia manufacturing company built the bodies for these and the Oldsmobile Fiesta wagons. ('57 and '58). The interior tailgate release handle is the exact same one that is used on my 1958 Cameo Carrier.
I had a 66 Plymouth Barracuda that in many ways was like a wagon other than the normal trunk lid. The way the back seat folded forward and the panel between the cargo area behind the backseat and the trunk unlatched and dropped flat into the truck with the huge bubble back window. It was truly the love car as the song suggested and a cool car too. Should have never sold it to my Brother in law who mistreated it badly.
Ahhh, the one which got away! Fold down seats were so handy!!!! You will like this video of a '66 Barracuda crossing the block at Carlisle: northeastwheelsevents.com/video/1966-plymouth-barracuda-s-a-fine-fish-for-sale-at-the-2019-fall Thanks for watching and sharing your memories, Greg.
God , that car gives me bad memories . When I was a kid , I was told to paint the roof of the molding shed in the lumber yard . Theyd just recovered it with used tin , that had nail holes in it . After I got through slopping 10 gallons of silver paint on the tin , I found out the carpenters wagon was parked under neath . It was just like that one , only white . There was no permanent damage , but I did get yelled at .
What a story!!!!!!!!😱 After all of these years, have you ever asked yourself why the carpenter would have parked his Buick inside a shed which was getting the roof painted??!!!!! Thanks for sharing, Paul!!!!!!!!!!!
@@carshowreporter that was in the 80s, nowadays it would be going to car shows to admire these beautiful classics 😍 I've owned a few in my day, never did manage to restore any of them up this great shape I'd just trade or sell them when i find another one that fancys my eye ✌👍
The first car I can remember was my parents Century it was a 1958. I was born in 1958 and they kept the car until the 1964 Wildcat came out and they bought one. Unfortunately my Dad had a wreck in it when it was almost a year old and it was totalled. He was alone when it happened. He had the same sort of accident as Jane Mansfield had. Insurance bought a 1965 Wildcat to replace it. The trailor that was left on a bridge with no lighting owners insurance paid for the new one.
@@carshowreporter yeah Janes car was traveling at like 80 or 90. My Dad said he was going 50 or 60. It still crushed the front end and my Dad was never a seatbelt wearer so my Mom spent many hours after the accident with tweezers getting glass particles out of my Dads forehead. He definitely was a Buick sale lol..
@@carshowreporter didn't know if you knew this or not. Janes driver was a 20 year old guy who worked at the club she just played at. The owner of the club had just bought that Buick Electra for his wife and she was totally pissed that the owner let the kid use it. It was brand new. The kid was supposed to drop off the crowd in the car and then drive back to the club.
@@philancell884 No body wore seat belts and few cars offered them except some of the finer, European, cars. American started getting belts in '63 but few people wore them. When did your Dad start using them?
The 4-door hardtop station wagons offered by Buick, Oldsmobile, Chrysler, Dodge and Mercury were re-manufactured from 4-door hardtops by a Canadian customizer.
In this world of white/black/gray it is a treat to see such an outstand hue, especially on such an outstanding wagon!! Thanks for tuning in, TigerDominic!! Please check out the other, interesting cars on my channel. You will enjoy a quick look at this'58 Cadillac: th-cam.com/video/14beK9uGKCU/w-d-xo.html
Very good observation Here. The base price of the Caballero was about $3,831, the Ford, 4 door wagon was $2,451 and the Chevy was $2,678 and the Rambler was $2,376. By the way, the low priced 3 were 6 cylinder cars. Also, there was a wicked recession in 1958.
@@carshowreporter The only people that I know of who regularly bought Buick wagons were people whose main car was a recent Cadillac. (The same applied to Oldsmobile wagons in two-car families) Although there were those who were hard-core Buick or Oldsmobile customers who bought the wagons-- If they had a family.
@@carshowreporter Yep! Also that Pontiac was seen as a sporty, more upscale version of a Chevy by working class people. I personally never saw the Mercury as upscale from a Ford, more like an old stogey Ford. But my uncle, a lawyer would have disagreed. I am a Packard fan. But I do not own or work on any of these old cars.
Ford tried to emulate GM's " ladder to success ". 1958 Ford owners could climb from a Ford to an Edsel ( 2 models based off of the Ford and 2 based on the Merc ), then Mercury, Lincoln and " arrive with a Continental, which had returned to Lincoln in '58. By the by, Packard is one of my favorites. I have had the pleasure of driving a few.
Caballo = horse -ero suffix = person Caballero = Horseman There was also a Vaquero, cowman. -ador suffix = a device. Calientador, heater Cargador, charger ......but there are two interesting exceptions. Sombre = shade Sombrero is “one who makes shade” Like your hat is your life saving friend in that climate, not simply a device Mata= kill Matador is a device that kills the bull, depersonalizing this job.
In '58 GM tried to fight a recession, and resulting low new car sales, by piling on the chrome. The most extreme were the Oldsmobiles; an issue of MAD featured an extreme chrome-laden monstrosity they called the "Bulgemobile."
I remember that!!!!!!! They also did a feature on the " modern " injuries from the knock knees against the dog leg from the new, wrap around, windshield, to the shin jab from the dagmars and the stab wounds from the fins!!!! Remember, Van Rozy, the '58s were in development by 1955, a boom year. The recession of '58 caught everyone except Rambler, by surprise. As a prominent, GM, executive said as he was being kicked out..." What, me worry?? "!!!!
Magnifique voiture quant on pense que cette voiture a plus de 60 années. C est ce genre de voiture qui enfant ma fait aimer l Amérique parmi toutes les voitures américaines de ces années là le choix est impossible tant elles sont toutes exceptionnelles , par leurs lignes ,leurs couleurs ,leurs finitions intérieur. Faire un top 10 de ces autos et impossibles car à chaque fois que vous croyez avoir trouvé la perle rare ,surgit un autre model qui vous fait changer d avis .ces expositions de voitures sont de viritables magasins de joués pour adultes de quoi faire de beaux rêves un français passionné des belles voitures américaines
Je suis tellement glab que tu aimes ça. gros, chrome, croiseurs! Ils sont dans une ligue à eux seuls! Il y a un dicton: "chaque fois que je me retourne, je tombe amoureux". Cela peut s'appliquer à vous! Amusez-vous à parcourir les expositions de voitures de la région dans mes vidéos. Au fait, j'aime aussi les voitures françaises, en particulier Citroën !!
Back then they made 2 door sedans and hardtops, 4 door sedans and hardtops ,and a wagon version . Few exceptions but a person could order cars in most any configurations of options and body types .
From an era where you could recognise one car from another. So Good! American cars were the world standard.
They definitely had personality! At that point in time, American cars were the world standard and Detroit was the center of the automotive universe.
Mid 50s to early 60s brought out the best in car design. Im in love with my car . Such a clean machine. With a pistons pumping and the hubcaps all gleam.
Which was your favorite from that era? Love your singing!!
Best of both worlds, hardtop and wagon. My favorites! Nice looking luxury wagon from the late 50's! Anyone want to go on a vacation?
I would buy this ,drive it to Toronto ,take off the wheels, sell it downtown as a condo. Advertise as a 'spacious' condo
With a parking space in the back for a Fit!!!
I love station wagons. This one is beautiful.
Long roofs have finally gained the respect they have always deserved!! This is one of my first videos of a '53 Buick woodie: th-cam.com/video/mg7akPNE0xo/w-d-xo.html . There are a lot more, too! Enjoy!!
This wagon's design beautiful.❤🇺🇸
The over the top, GM late fifties chrome behemoths!! They are a striking automotive statement!!
@@carshowreporter Not an understatement though! All respect to those who now admire them, the '58 Buick styling was the most over the top in a year when GM's styling went to excess. Basically good lines covered up by all that unnecessary chrome.
I was being tactful! Even in the collector's circles, the '58's were shunned for a long time.
@@carshowreporter I can understand that. But as I say, the basic shape was not bad, it's just the over-decoration that's the problem.
@@graemedurie9094 This era of GM styling was described as having the chrome put on with a trowel!!!
The most beautiful station wagon ever built.
I'm glad you really enjoyed it, Richard! Thanks for watching my videos and commenting.,
I go to many shows every weekend so I need to try to stay as safe as possible because many people do not believe in helping defeat this scourge. I also encounter many veterans, a number of them have endured compromised health while keeping us free. It would be a gross dishonor to infect even one of these brave and patriotic souls and, if a mask helps even a little bit, it is my duty to to my part to help our heroes.
1957 CHEY NOMAD
That is a gorgeous car! Wow! Never knew of it's existence till now, thank you for sharing! They just don't fold seats flat in the back like they used to anymore, look at that cargo floor!
You are more than welcome, Man_On_Wheelz !! This is what my channel is all about, something a little different...no matter how big it is!! Thanks for watching and commenting!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! THAT IS ONE BEAUTIFUL BUICK!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
Finding and sharing more unusual cars and walking around swap meets is what my channel is all about, John. I do what I love and enjoy sharing with like minded folks like you!
Really cool wagon. It reminds me of cruising around in a mate's old bel air. They just glide down the road.... love it.
They were in a class by themselves.... Thanks for sharing your memories!!
Man what a ride, I'd drive that anywhere besides I was born in 58.
Imagine a cross country road trip with your family in this Caballero...... Thanks for watching, commenting and dreaming, Michael.
Thanks for sharing this with us, what a great looking car and quite the rarity.
Thanks Mike. Sharing with like minded enthusiasts is half the fun!
Holy cow, Batman. I never knew Buick made a station wagon, and I'm pretty savvy on 50s-70s cars. This thing is beautiful. Makes a Chevy Nomad seem like a CrackerJack toy.
Wow, I guess you like Joe's jewel!!!! Buick started selling wagons in 1938, but they were custom orders. The first Buick production wagon started in 1940. 495 were sold. Since then, Buick was in the wagon business for decades to come. Buick is, so far, the last to offer a station wagon by an American brand, in the US. The Regal Tour X was discontinued in 2020. Here is a video covering a '56 and '68 Buick wagons: th-cam.com/video/qUTfevU41a0/w-d-xo.html
Definitely not as grandiose as this '58, but interesting just the same.
The clam shell station wagons of the early mid-1970s are pretty popular right now.
I absolutely LOVE these cars. I was privileged to be able to drive one of these while in high school. Ours was a '58 Buick Special, four door. It wasn't fast off the line, so to speak, but once it got rolling it was as smooth operating as any car made back then and would run at highway speeds all day long with no problems. To find one in decent condition now is becoming harder and harder because restorers and collectors just tend to overlook just how magnificent these cars really are.
Thanks for sharing your memories of these up market, GM, cruisers, Richard!! It seems the Chevy and, t a lesser degree, the Pontiac, overshadowed these classy offerings of the late fifties. Please check out more videos of cool cars on my channel.
What a beautiful car! Thank you for sharing, enjoyed the video 😊
Thanks for your encouragement. Grahame!
I love this color! Wonderful car!
Thank you Malkeen !!!
Our family had one, dad bought it used, as soon as he spotted it, had to have it. We had 2 Buick special sedans before, that broke down. Ours was a light blue, all trim intact. Speedo was unique, a scrolling bar that rotated instead of traditional needle bar, those gunsight front medallions on fenders , and that huge tailgate. Helped dad bleed brakes and honk the horn when he was under the hood doing maintenance with the usual G- Damnit response. Fond memories.
Thanks for sharing such great memories, Joe. It would be interesting to hear Dad's version!!! If I remember correctly, the bar would go from green to yellow and, though I have never seen it, to red at high speed.
@@carshowreporter kinda hard to get his vresion😇 but would agree. Don't remember color change on speedo,- it may have been just red , Buick had done many unique speedometers over the years
@@joekurtz8303 Thanks for sharing your great memories!!
That's evil honking the horn while someone is under the hood.
Es """UNA DIVINIDAD"""
!!! SI S E Ñ O R!!!
¡El estilo de GM del 58 fue muy llamativo! ( The '58 GM styling was very striking!!! )
1958 & 59 ,was the Summit of American automobiles.
What, not '59??!! It was the epitome of the era.
Love your voice, demeanor and style, Pam.
Really enjoyed this wagon .
Thanks, Asteverino. This was a real special wagon and if won the top, AACA, award that day.
Pamela Hirschhorn
Yes indeed special. And the color is marvelous.
Absolutely beautiful.
The '58 GM lines where unique!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Dave.
What a thing of beauty!
Many people agree with you, Chuck. The Caballero won the top, AACA, honor.
Thanks so much for sharing this. Very therapeutic thing to see, giving me butterflies 👌👍
I'm glad to satisfy your need for awesome automobiles!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Glideroos. When ever you need some therapy, feel free to check out my other videos.
Beautiful Buick, what they lacked in reliability they made up for it with incredible styling and comfort. We could use another Harley Earl today.
The only thing I remember about the mechanicals was the poor " slim jim " transmission, but that was a few years away. The build quality of so many manufacturers were, shall we say, not up to today's standards. Could you imagine a throw back design with a big, broad, chrome smile?? !!!! Remember, though, even the great Earl's designs " calmed " down for '61, the last designs released under his direction. Harley had retired in '58 while the '61's were being developed.
People didn't really care about reliability, they for the most part bought a new car every 4-5 years and fixed what was needed to be fixed in between, you could do that then, what was of most concern was Looks, and performance, who had the biggest car, engine and could carry the most people, safety, reliability, to some extent cost, and fuel mileage, were the least of most peoples concerns then.
Those cars were far more reliable than you might think. They needed service more frequently because they lacked modern materials that we take for granted now a days, and they tended not to last as long because oils and other products were not as good as what we have today. Build quality didn't drop until about fifteen years later.
@@discerningmind Add to it the fact that oil and fuel filters were relatively new as standard equipment. Points and condensers never lasted over 15,000 miles. Most of the time we changed them before 10k. The coil produced between 15k and 20k volts which did not clean the plugs very well..... then there is the carb!
@@discerningmind Agree, the late 60’s and 70’s rusted in two to three years, unless you went and got it “rust-proofed.” Detroit’s standards were horrible and they wanted people to buy again in two years. My dad had a ‘73 Buick Century that was totally rusted out by 1977.
I've always loved station wagons...
They have become the " underground " hot collectable today, Alan!! When will the manufacturers swing back to wagons from SUV/CUV???? Here is a rare, '56 Studebaker wagon: th-cam.com/video/CA9Fs-l1o-4/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely beautiful car. This was the SUV of yesterday. Beautiful!!
Thanks James!! Like the SUV today, most major brands offered a wagon. Then the mini van took over starting in '84 and the SUV tromped the van... what do you think is next?
@@carshowreporter -- Hopefully a magic flying carpet.
@@jamesbass9797 Now THAT would be cool!!!!!!!!!
Now THAT’S a restoration! Gorgeous!
Plus, this was a " home restoration ", too!! That is the cherry and the whipped cream on top!!! Thanks Primus54!!!
@@carshowreporter When even parts like aluminum braces for the tailgate look like they are brand new, that’s a level of detail that needs to be recognized. The problem I’d have owning your vehicle is I’d want to drive it everywhere and show off! 😂 Thank you for replying! 👍👍👍
You are so right, Primus54!! Can you imagine the time straightening and polishing just those strips, let alone all of the tons of shiny bits throughout the wagon????? Whewwwww
@@carshowreporter I am curious when your beauty will be on display this year? I’m in Columbus, Ohio. Thanks!
A stunning work of design.
The GM '58's were very interesting and a class unto themselves.
Beautiful 4 door wagon my favorites
The 4 door hardtop wagon was a unique, '50's era, style, and quite a style is was! Thanks for watching and commenting, Elliot.
Beautiful
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! This show was the best of the best, from the teens, through the Classic period and into the seventies. Even in this field, this Buick stood out! If you are interested, check out the other videos from this show on my channel.
1958........Beautiful station wagons, Interstate Highway system being built, gas was .25 cents a gallon and America was much less homogeneous. What a time it was to travel the states !
Plus, the kids could bounce around in the back of the wagon!!! Don't forget the decals and bumper stickers from all of the places visited on the side windows!!
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Oh ! The nostalgia !
Base price was $3831 with automatic transmission as standard equipment.
We had one. Dad bought it around 1969 from a co-worker. It had been maintained impeccably. One day some guy hit it on the front left fender. It was still driveable but there was a vaccum pump for the brakes at the impact site so the brakes wouldn't work. The insurance company junked it. We use to see it at the junk yard piled high enough so it showed over the fence. We loved that car.
These were priced in the upper ranges of the middle class range. What a shame your Dad's car had such an undignified end. These glorious wagons have only recently become quite collectable. As usual, to late to save many of these family memory making machines.
That is a work of art. Love it!
They are definitely '50's expressionism!! Thanks for watching and commenting, John.
Absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is nothing like a '58 GM car, especially the top of the line wagons!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Lucky 1 !!! Please feel free to share.
Spectacular!
I'm glad you enjoyed this video, Dan. Thanks for commenting, too!
My car has no chrome because it’s all on this one!!! Love it.
Good one, Goneysangullies !!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!😆😆😆
Would love to buy this car. Beautiful!!!
It is a very, rare wagon, John! Thanks for watching and commenting. Please check out the rest of my channel.
awesome looking Buick
They are in a class by themselves!!!
Absolutely gorgeous wagon, and I love the color!💖
The '58 GM cars were in a class to themselves!!! Thank you for watching and commenting, Karen! Please check out my other videos of more, interesting, cars.
@@carshowreporter I will definitely be checking out more of your videos and look forward to it, although it's going to take a while because you have so many!
Love that car!
Glad you enjoyed it!!!!!
It seems 1957_58 car styling peaked,imagine a modern car with this styling?
Styling is personal taste. Remember, the '58 GM line was a 1 year offering. Even GM did not like it compared to the competition. The '58's have not been " discovered " by the collectors until the turn of this century ( Buick??!! Could not resist!! ). Meanwhile, check out this video of an all original '58 Cadi northeastwheelsevents.ning.com/video/all-original-1958-cadillac-survivor-at-the-2019-dead-man-s-curve Yes, I appreciate this unique year from the General too!!!
Sure humbles my 76 convertible el dorado
@@og-greenmachine8623 Your Eldo is from a different era. It has it's own charms.
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Thanks Pam❤️
.... helps a little😐
This is one shining piece of metal art on wheels looks awesome❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Brilliant metaphor, KM DIECAST!!!! Thanks!!
That really is the perfect color for that car.
It was a unique color, just as unique as the car!!!!
Beautiful car along with it's cousin the Olds Fiesta. The dashboards in those cars from that era are beautiful. An unusual option for this car was a pullout radio that you could take with you and actually listen to. I was hoping to get a close-up shot to see if this one had it. Oh well no biggie. Nice video!
I did not know about the pull out radio option!!!! Thanks for bringing this to light!! I do not think this Buick sported the removeable radio. Paul, the owner probably would have mentioned it. Thanks for bringing this up, Art!
@@carshowreporter Just for kicks here's a '58 Olds Fiesta wagon. Fast forward to 3:01 to see the radio. Keep up the great work! th-cam.com/video/hSIpTuv7258/w-d-xo.html
I watched the complete video of the "58 Olds Fiesta wagon. These top of the line, '58 GM's were in a class by themselves!!! The Trans Portable radio is an innovative feature only available on the Olds, not the Buick. ( this is the site which I base this on: www.hometownbuick.com/1958-buick-radio/ ) . In 1959, Buick offered this advanced feature. Olds was usually the technology test bed of GM. Thanks for sharing the video, Art.
' a pullout radio' Yep! My 1958 Pontiac had one. Loved it.
I know Oldsmobile had the pull out radio. I was not aware that it was also a Buick option.
Spec. Tac. U. Lar. Thx for posting this! My Cub Scout den mother had a green one back in mid-60's...I remember riding in the back and looking out the open tailgate window at those imposing taillights. I have long predicted the entire 1958 GM line to take off in value at some near point cause they are just so unique in style performance luxury and detail. Any evidence needed?...just look at this wagon. I own a '58 Fleetwood and along with that, my fav 58's are the Bonneville and the Buick/Olds wagons, so am over the moon with this wagon, but any '58 GM is just amazing.
I agree with you, Steve. Finally, the rest of the world woke up to the fifty's glamor girls which is the '58 GM line. I have a number of videos featuring them, from a '58 Nomad to the spectacular Eldorado Brougham. Here is a video of a Series 62 convertible at a past auction. It is not as grand as your Fleetwood, but a fine Cadillac just the same! northeastwheelsevents.ning.com/video/checking-out-classic-cars-with-pam-1958-cadillac-series-62
I have a 1960 F100 and I love the double headlight designs.
The 4 headlights looks so good on those trucks!!! Thanks for sharing, Mike!
That's awesome!
The '58 line of GM where truly a statement! Thanks for watching and commenting, Tressa!
so rare and gorgeous!!!
It was a real treat to see in person and a pleasure to share with other enthusiasts!!!!! Thanks for watching and commenting Chester.
That's a beautiful wagon.
There is nothing like the 1958 GM lines, and the wagons were that much more interesting!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, M Zaccagnini !
I got a 59 and 60 wagon, Love them.
I love the looonnnggg lines, with the rear section accentuated by the sweep of the wings, of your wagons!! Thanks for watching and sharing with us!
So beautiful beautiful beautiful
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
The cars best of 50's years.
They are in a class by themselves!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Farid.
STUNNING!!!!
The '58s from GM were a unique statement, and this Buick is a perfect example!! A great story behind it, too! Thanks for watching and commenting, Jeffrey. Please check out my other videos.
Beautiful car I just want one
No problems Simon. All it takes is determination, time and money, but, as you can see, it is possible!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
This is an outstanding car. Guy Caballero from SCTV would be proud.
He certainly would be!!! He would not even need his wheelchair!!
@@carshowreporter Good one LOL
I found a few Buicks in the wild one-day including one of these wagons. It had all the trim on it including all those little squares up front grill. Leave that the Cadillac sitting with it had a very similar grill as well. There was two maybe three sedans I don't remember if there were two doors or four doors. You're 500 cars from 1938 to about 1978. Ton of rattlesnakes and a couple of cougars. They did not have tires but they had big teeth and claws . GTS there as well. 1971 ish. In any case for being out in the wild for twenty-five or so years they look pretty good. But this car here that you've shown us looks better than new!
That " yard " sound like the southwest. I hope you took lots of photos!! The cougars sound cool, as, for the most part, they stay away, but the rattlesnakes?? One would really need those parts .... Is the yard still there?? Most restorations make the cars better than new, as the build quality of 70's and earlier cars were not, shall we say, up to today's standards! Here is a close up look at an all original, '71 Challenger : th-cam.com/video/goII643FNWk/w-d-xo.html
That Rear End And Tail Lights are So Massive and the Bumper ❤ It 😊
Harley Earl LOVED chrome, Big and BIGGER!
Yes it's beautiful and sweet
This Caballero was the pinnacle of the '50's, GM designs in the form of the American family cruiser, the station wagon!! I'm glad you enjoyed this video, Thomas. Please check out the other, interesting cars on my channel.
That station wagon it's like a movie star
You got it, Ivan!!!! Glitz and glamour!!!
I enjoy all of your videos Pamela !
Thanks Mickey!!!!
OMG. The gravedigger's shovels on the flanks. I know; I dug graves one summer in college. An amazing car that helped Harley Earl retire. I was just thinking about the 1958 DeSoto Fireflite wagon, and how much cleaner its styling was. There wasn't a large market for luxury station wagons, but this was a definite contender.
Exner's Forward Look put Earl on notice. He scrapped the original, 1959 designs, which were the '58's on steriods, and cleaned up his lines. Every luxury marque had a wagon, except Cadillac. Here is an interesting article on Earl, the Forward Look and the " original '59's " www.hemmings.com/stories/2012/07/22/sia-flashback-gms-far-out-59s-when-imagination-ran-rampant-part-ii
@@carshowreporter GM had a mandatory retirement age of 65, which Harley was. However. If anyone could have powered through that, it was Harley Earl, but his troops mutinied, led by Bill Mitchell. Don't really know how Harley felt about it all. Confession might be good for the soul, but for corporate titans in 1959 it was not an option.
I have always been a Chevy guy. but I would take this over a Nomad any day. These cars are stunning. Thanks for the video.
That is very high praise!!! The tri-five Nomads are the best styled wagons but, as we see more gracing the show fields, we discover some amazing haulers. Thanks for watching and commenting, Mike.
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Most people don't even know 58 Buicks exist , when they see one it's What the hell is that? . I rescued a 4dr Special a few years ago, it's a good straight solid and complete car but no back glass. Can't find one, only 58 Buick and Olds 4dr sedan works. Maybe someday, I know they aren't worth much but they are still cool.
Don't worry, the '58s are finally being " discovered "!! Just remember, the hunt is part of the joy of restoring a car besides a popular Chevy or Ford.
beautiful
I'm glad you enjoyed this beautiful Buick, Simon. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Pam, Thank you for this video of a spectacular car. In my deepest respect I offer that your reference of double-bullets at 1:01 are commonly referred to as Gun-Sights. Unfortunately, I can't offer the correct name of these that would have been in documentation or in reference at the Buick in-house design department. In a fun note I have to say while enjoyabley engaged in your dialog I think we both would have loved a career in that department. God Bless.
Thanks for the correction. Buick did not call them " gun sights " or " bomb sights " but, on a quick search, I could not find the official, Buick, name for the gun sights ( you are correct in using the common name ). It would be fun to design the details on a car!!! Just think..." I designed that door handle. " . Thanks for watching and commenting, Discerningmind !!!!
His shirt mimics the interior trim !!
Yes, and he did not plan it, either!!!
@@carshowreporter as a teenager, I used to torture myself cleaning all those same little squares on the 3 ‘59’s my parents owned - an Electra 225, a LeSabre and an Invicta wagon !!
@@ervinthompson6598 Wow, that's a full weekend worth of cleaning!!! After that, was your first car an Avanti with no grille??!!
@@wheelzeventztv5192 I didn’t say they owned all three at once - still a hateful job cleaning all the chrome at both ends of one of those barges for a twelve year old - and here’s the big letdown; no, my first car , at 14 1/2, was a $75 Corvair found in running condition but minus the front wheels , in a red mud NC junkyard - while hunting parts for of all things , a BUICK !! Rant over..........
Thank you for the 58 Buick, just one small nit-picky correction. The 58 Olds 98 Station Wagon was the top GM wagon back then. I'll give you that there was a paper thin division between the two, but things like an automatic headlight dimmer power seats, floor button channel changer for the radio, power tailgate window, and a limited slip differential put Oldsmobile above the Century.
I tried to find the information on a 98 Fiesta wagon to no avail, only an 88 and Super 88 Fiesta wagons. The MSRP of the Olds was about $3,400 while the Buick MSRP was $3,800. Hummmm Thanks for setting me on this interesting hunt,
@@carshowreporter I believe there were fewer than 500 made... Dad bought one for mom on their 16th wedding anniversary. She absolutely loved it. Interesting little aside on that car. Five years later, my parents sold that car for $750 more than they paid for it to a little old car collector on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. They replaced it with a 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible. It was white with a baby blue top and a red pleather interior. I flipped that one over on Rt I-287 just short of the Tappen Zee Bridge. damn shame.. Really fast car.
@@jewishman2687 About 4,500 1958 Caballeros were sold. That is a real nice anniversary present your Dad gave your Mom!!! He was lucky to find that collector, too! Wagons, even woodies, were not appreciated until the '70's with few exceptions, such as the Nomad. You are lucky you walked away from flipping that Olds!!!! They were not the best handling cars. Powerful, YES!!!!
I love that station wagon
Thanks, Chris, and thanks for watching and commenting! Check out my other wagon videos.
@@carshowreporter You’re welcome 😇
My father hated station wagons, so I didn't get to ride in one until a neighbor took us kids in their late '60s Chevy. I was smitten then and have owned several, including an '87 Caprice, '81 Custom Cruiser, '96 Roadmaster -- and finally a '97 Volvo 850GLT Estate.
They are usually the best looking and most versatile. They also tend to have a firmer ride. But they can be rare survivors, because typically they get beat to hell.
You had some great wagons!! The Volvo is a very surprising wagon!! They are so roomy in a smaller package and have fantastic seats! Wagons were ignored by the collector market for so long. Only now have a few discovered just how cool they are. Like you said, though, the few survivors have been beat to hell!! Check out all of my other wagon videos. This is just one, a general wagon video: th-cam.com/video/TJHVDjqn0RM/w-d-xo.html
I love the 58s and 59s for over the top designs.
They said Mitchell put the chrome on with a trowel!! It was an amazing time in automotive history!! Thanks for your comment and watching, Leland ( a very fine, automotive name!! )
Ah, the traveling endless summer miles in the old station wagon, stopping at HOJO's, Dad hollering, "Don't go in there and try to take the place over"!, opening of the door, the cool air conditioning hitting you in the face along with a wisp of ciggarette smoke, sitting at the counter ordering nice bowl of orange sherbert. Good Times!
Wow...Thanks for the wonderful trip down memory lane...except I always had the banana split!!!
Watching the rich people arriving in Buicks.
@@tedecker3792 nothing wrong with a Buick
@@mistervacation23 my grandpa bought a new Roadmaster every other year.
@@tedecker3792 that's a beautiful car and the Buick limited is too
A beautyful car about the good old days remember how big a deal getting to 100,000 miles.
Yes!!! At 100,000 you would either junk the car or give it to the kid who may get another 5,000 out of the ol' girl!!! Like you said, many cars never lived long enough to turn the odometer back to zero. Thanks for watching my videos and commenting, Max.
And to think people used to throw these cars away after they had 50k miles on em.
" Give it to the kid for $25 "... and the kid really wanted something cool. 50k was almost the end of the line. Today, 100k is advertised as low mileage!!! Thanks for your comment, Robert.
Amazing, I'm in love! Thank You for posting.
You got it!!! I enjoy sharing the more interesting and unique cars I see at the many events I attend. Thanks for watching and commenting, Robert.
Had a chance to buy one for 300.00 in a little junk yard in the middle of nowhere in Massachusettes I was 15 and thought this was badass now knowing only 400 were made makes me feel I knew it was so spiecal then and is a styling icon even today those were the days of real machines why dont they dont make more like this with todays tech
Japan has produced some retro designs for the home market. It would be very interesting if Detroit would do the same. Chrysler had a hit with their PT Cruiser. You may have something there, Roberto! Thanks for commenting.
My Dad brought home one of these that was made for Dale Robertson. It had saddlebags and gun holders for rifles on the doors.
I googled Dale Robertson's '58 Buick and a convertible, the Wells Fargo, came up. Is that the car your Dad had??
@@carshowreporter, I was 6 years old at the time. It may have been that.
Such an incradable Buick I have a 59 and a 60 Buick 2 door ht
Those '59 - '60s were also in a class to themselves!!! What attracted to you to those Buicks? northeastwheelsevents.com/photo/antique-car-show-at-the-baltimore-museum-of-industry-chesapeake
@@carshowreporter my dad had a 60 buick wagon when I was 5 years old
Fantastic!!,,,,,
Thank you Bela. I am happy to share so many exciting cars in my videos.
We used to call them "Lead Sleds" , now we call them Beautiful Classics.
Well, Larry, I beg to differ... the lead sled was a customized, or should I say, kustomized , pre early '40's - '54, American car. The ultimate being the '49 - '51 Merc. They were called lead sleds due to the lead used to fill in the holes from shaving, clean the wields from chopping and as well as any other body work. Bondo was still in the future. Meanwhile, you are spot on. Today, they are beautiful classics!!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, Larry. Oh, by the way, here is one of the lead sleds I shared on my channel: th-cam.com/video/oIE0KN83jPY/w-d-xo.html
@@carshowreporter Pamela,my dear, I have been messing with cars since I was eleven years old, I believe I know what I'm talking about, lead sleds were anything that was long and heavy, not just the 50 mercy. Caddies,buicks, Lincoln's, olds, etc. By the way I was born in 1944, and still messing with old cars, although I can't do much work on them anymore, I have owned 3 classic car lots, that being said, keep up the good work, Darlin.
Wow, Larry, you were there during the Olds Rocket, OHV V8 revolution, and, if one had the money, the Cadi OHV V8, backed by the LaSalle transmission and the growth of the go fast parts from Isky, Moon and Winfield to name just a few!!! After owning 3 classic car lots, I have to ask, what are the few which you wish you had never sold???? Thanks for your encouragement!!!
@@carshowreporter Darlin, I wish I could answer that with just a few classic cars, my 60 Chevy low rider, 51 Chevy business coupe, 54 Chevy 2dr post, 55 Chevy 2 dr post, 57 Chevy, 58 Chevy, 62 SS, 64 SW, 65 Chevy, 69 impala low rider, 66 barracuda convertible, 65 barracuda , 72 challenger , 65 Ford XLT convertible, 63 Corvette, 53 Volkswagen van with slider top, 73 nova with slider top, so many I could go for hours, I turned my loved hobby into loved work, seriously those were the days..I just sold my 65 Chevelle, my 76 El Camino, 72 pinto, 78 dodge factory camper van, I still own a 77 Chevy C10 pu, I have a 91 Ford Ranger built by Centurion, only 87 of them ever made, life has been fun, it's a bitch getting old and not being able to mess with these classics anymore.
Ionia manufacturing company built the bodies for these and the Oldsmobile Fiesta wagons. ('57 and '58). The interior tailgate release handle is the exact same one that is used on my 1958 Cameo Carrier.
Thanks for that important interchange!!
Beautiful!
It is!!!! I'm glad you enjoyed this classic cruiser.
I had a 66 Plymouth Barracuda that in many ways was like a wagon other than the normal trunk lid. The way the back seat folded forward and the panel between the cargo area behind the backseat and the trunk unlatched and dropped flat into the truck with the huge bubble back window. It was truly the love car as the song suggested and a cool car too. Should have never sold it to my Brother in law who mistreated it badly.
Ahhh, the one which got away! Fold down seats were so handy!!!! You will like this video of a '66 Barracuda crossing the block at Carlisle: northeastwheelsevents.com/video/1966-plymouth-barracuda-s-a-fine-fish-for-sale-at-the-2019-fall Thanks for watching and sharing your memories, Greg.
@@carshowreporter THANK YOU!! Mighty kind of you!
Immaculate.
Yes and she took the national, AACA, award for being the best of the best.
God , that car gives me bad memories . When I was a kid , I was told to paint the roof of the molding shed in the lumber yard . Theyd just recovered it with used tin , that had nail holes in it . After I got through slopping 10 gallons of silver paint on the tin , I found out the carpenters wagon was parked under neath . It was just like that one , only white . There was no permanent damage , but I did get yelled at .
What a story!!!!!!!!😱 After all of these years, have you ever asked yourself why the carpenter would have parked his Buick inside a shed which was getting the roof painted??!!!!! Thanks for sharing, Paul!!!!!!!!!!!
our neighbor had the 4 door sedan same color, a big chunk of chrome metal.
They are quite a chrome laden land yacht!!! Thanks for watching and sharing your memories, Steve.
Very Special Machine...
And a great story, too!!! Thanks David. Please be sure to check out my other videos.
Me and my cousin would see a beautiful car and he'd always say- i like that car I'd like to roll it !😉
OK, Jack... you guys are together again, rolling in this Cabalerro... where would you go?? 😄
@@carshowreporter that was in the 80s, nowadays it would be going to car shows to admire these beautiful classics 😍 I've owned a few in my day, never did manage to restore any of them up this great shape I'd just trade or sell them when i find another one that fancys my eye ✌👍
See you at the show, Jack!
BEASTY
Oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s awesome
Thanks BIGNORB Scratches !!!
The first car I can remember was my parents Century it was a 1958. I was born in 1958 and they kept the car until the 1964 Wildcat came out and they bought one. Unfortunately my Dad had a wreck in it when it was almost a year old and it was totalled. He was alone when it happened. He had the same sort of accident as Jane Mansfield had. Insurance bought a 1965 Wildcat to replace it. The trailor that was left on a bridge with no lighting owners insurance paid for the new one.
I'm glad he did not have the same fate as Jane. Your Dad loved his Buicks!! Thanks for sharing your memories, Phil.
@@carshowreporter yeah Janes car was traveling at like 80 or 90. My Dad said he was going 50 or 60. It still crushed the front end and my Dad was never a seatbelt wearer so my Mom spent many hours after the accident with tweezers getting glass particles out of my Dads forehead. He definitely was a Buick sale lol..
@@carshowreporter didn't know if you knew this or not. Janes driver was a 20 year old guy who worked at the club she just played at. The owner of the club had just bought that Buick Electra for his wife and she was totally pissed that the owner let the kid use it. It was brand new. The kid was supposed to drop off the crowd in the car and then drive back to the club.
@@philancell884 No body wore seat belts and few cars offered them except some of the finer, European, cars. American started getting belts in '63 but few people wore them. When did your Dad start using them?
@@philancell884 Thanks for " the rest of the story..." Phil!
This car was responsible for the world-wide 1958 chromium shortage...
and pedestrians buying an unprecedented number of sunglasses!!!😆
The 4-door hardtop station wagons offered by Buick, Oldsmobile, Chrysler, Dodge and Mercury were re-manufactured from 4-door hardtops by a Canadian customizer.
Please post some more details about this, Jerry. I do not know about a Canadian customizer. They had some unique cars up north!!!
Very nice 👍🏻
You are More than welcome, liOn heart 05!! I'm glad you enjoyed my video.
Gorgeous And Color Scheme ❤ It 😊
In this world of white/black/gray it is a treat to see such an outstand hue, especially on such an outstanding wagon!! Thanks for tuning in, TigerDominic!! Please check out the other, interesting cars on my channel. You will enjoy a quick look at this'58 Cadillac: th-cam.com/video/14beK9uGKCU/w-d-xo.html
So nice,,,
Thanks for watching and commenting, David!!!!
A rare car from that era. Most families did not want to spend that much money on a station wagon. Fords and Chevys dominated that field.
Very good observation Here. The base price of the Caballero was about $3,831, the Ford, 4 door wagon was $2,451 and the Chevy was $2,678 and the Rambler was $2,376. By the way, the low priced 3 were 6 cylinder cars. Also, there was a wicked recession in 1958.
@@carshowreporter
The only people that I know of who
regularly bought Buick wagons were
people whose main car was a recent
Cadillac. (The same applied to Oldsmobile wagons in two-car families)
Although there were those who were
hard-core Buick or Oldsmobile customers who bought the wagons-- If they had a
family.
You remember how there were " Buick families " and " Olds families " !! 😃
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Yep!
Also that Pontiac was seen as a sporty,
more upscale version of a Chevy by
working class people.
I personally never saw the Mercury as
upscale from a Ford, more like an
old stogey Ford. But my uncle, a
lawyer would have disagreed.
I am a Packard fan. But I do not own
or work on any of these old cars.
Ford tried to emulate GM's " ladder to success ". 1958 Ford owners could climb from a Ford to an Edsel ( 2 models based off of the Ford and 2 based on the Merc ), then Mercury, Lincoln and " arrive with a Continental, which had returned to Lincoln in '58. By the by, Packard is one of my favorites. I have had the pleasure of driving a few.
Beautiful 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😀👍🇧🇷
WOW!!! I guess you REALLY like this wagon!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Jow.
@@carshowreporter não entendi o que você escreveu, más sei que é coisa boa 👏👏👏👍😉🇧🇷
UAU!!! Eu acho que você realmente gosta deste vagão !!!!!!!!! Obrigado, Jow. Eu trapaceio!! Eu copio para o Google Translate.😆😆
Oddly enough, in the 1970s, GMC would have a badge swapped Chevrolet El Camino that they called the Caballero.
Why not? It is a good name!!! The GMC El Caminos were interesting because of the badge engineering. Thanks for pointing this oddity out, Pax.
Caballo = horse
-ero suffix = person
Caballero = Horseman
There was also a Vaquero, cowman.
-ador suffix = a device.
Calientador, heater
Cargador, charger
......but there are two interesting exceptions.
Sombre = shade
Sombrero is “one who makes shade”
Like your hat is your life saving friend in that climate, not simply a device
Mata= kill
Matador is a device that kills the bull, depersonalizing this job.
That was quite interesting, Gay! Thanks for the lesson in etymology!
Sweeet ride!
Oh yes!!!!!!!!!!! What, me worry??? !!!!!
In '58 GM tried to fight a recession, and resulting low new car sales, by piling on the chrome. The most extreme were the Oldsmobiles; an issue of MAD featured an extreme chrome-laden monstrosity they called the "Bulgemobile."
I remember that!!!!!!! They also did a feature on the " modern " injuries from the knock knees against the dog leg from the new, wrap around, windshield, to the shin jab from the dagmars and the stab wounds from the fins!!!! Remember, Van Rozy, the '58s were in development by 1955, a boom year. The recession of '58 caught everyone except Rambler, by surprise. As a prominent, GM, executive said as he was being kicked out..." What, me worry?? "!!!!
Magnifique voiture quant on pense que cette voiture a plus de 60 années. C est ce genre de voiture qui enfant ma fait aimer l Amérique parmi toutes les voitures américaines de ces années là le choix est impossible tant elles sont toutes exceptionnelles , par leurs lignes ,leurs couleurs ,leurs finitions intérieur. Faire un top 10 de ces autos et impossibles car à chaque fois que vous croyez avoir trouvé la perle rare ,surgit un autre model qui vous fait changer d avis .ces expositions de voitures sont de viritables magasins de joués pour adultes de quoi faire de beaux rêves un français passionné des belles voitures américaines
Je suis tellement glab que tu aimes ça. gros, chrome, croiseurs! Ils sont dans une ligue à eux seuls! Il y a un dicton: "chaque fois que je me retourne, je tombe amoureux". Cela peut s'appliquer à vous! Amusez-vous à parcourir les expositions de voitures de la région dans mes vidéos. Au fait, j'aime aussi les voitures françaises, en particulier Citroën !!
Back then they made 2 door sedans and hardtops, 4 door sedans and hardtops ,and a wagon version . Few exceptions but a person could order cars in most any configurations of options and body types .
Don't forget the convertible!!!
@@carshowreporter I did forget. Those were the days
@@p47thunderbolt68 As long as they were warm!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrr