i am from the motor city, i am 61 yrs Old and always been a car guy, i Love the 58' Old's i have Never Seen a 58' Old's Station wagon until Now, Beautiful Car ....
Rare and unique. I borrowed a 58' Olds 98 2 door for a few hours back in 1973 and still remember what a fun car to drive. Rode nice, easy steering,and fast.
Wow! - one of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen... In 1982 I had the new 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Brougham Supreme sedan. One of the nicest cars I have ever owned...
The chrome on that car weighs more than a Honda Civic ! :-) Cars were truly magnificent back then....my parents had a `63 Olds Starfire, I wish I had it today....
If I was offered my choice of any car in the world, with the stipulation that I could never sell it, my choice would be either a 62 or 63 Starfire. There are others I would love to have also, but Starfires are by far my favorite.
Thanks Chuck. I'm a "Ford" man myself but ANY beauty from the days when "cars were cars" is great to see! P.S. You could put a Prius in back and not notice.
When I was in high school, back in 1958-62, some upperclassman drove his parents 98, 2 dr, with the newly developed air bag suspension. Beaituful car, but, after sitting all day in front of school, the bags leaked down. Took about 15 minutes to pump those critters back up enough to get it off the ground to drive. Thanks for sharing this video.
Wonderful car. The station wagons sure remind me of being a kid growing up in the 50's and 60s. My dad got married in 1950 and had 3 boys by 1956. First new car was a 1960 Pontiac Catalina Safari wagon. Sure miss him. He passed a few months ago.
That was absolutely fabulous,this is definitely one of your best videos. What innovation, a factory six pack in 58, a portable car radio. What a beautiful machine, what a piece of art thank you so much.
What an absolutely AWESOME car. That is one of the greats back during the time when manufacturers made a good car. You got much more than you paid for. Being that you are driving something so rare is a testament to the quality. Everything was way over engineered and that surely was a good thing. Nothing they make today has the magnificence that your GEM does. Thanks for the chance to be able to view it. Made my day. WOW ! Sure is an eyefull.
I owned one in the early 70's-It had articulated metal trays under each side of the dashboard for picnics, or when you went to the drive-In.It weighed 5000lbs, and I used to change the brakes twice a year.Mine was jet black white sides and blue interior. I literally bought it from an old lady for $50.00-It was the one car I wish I had hung onto!
My parents drove Oldsmobiles all their lives----usually a new one every two years. They once bought a 1957 Olds station wagon out of the showroom and kept it for five years! Great American car, sadly long gone.
Wow!Wow!Wow! What a beautiful car. I would have loved more shots of the dash and to hear/see more about other features like electric windows, aircon etc. and, most importantly, hear the engine rumble.
We had a similar radio in our '68 International pickup that Dad ordered from Montgomery Ward back then,we would take it out with a special key to use it as a portable radio,after it stopped working I still used it as a portable radio for years afterward.
Nice looking car. I know what a station wagon is. I've never owned one personally, but I've seen a American wagons in my lifetime. Who needs an SUV when the good old station wagon.
silverbird58 My guess is that it is the "autronic eye" which was on Cadilliacs at the time. I think it dimmed the headlights automatically and turned the lights on at dusk. Just a guess. It usually was on the left and looked like a pod.
How rare is that radio. It's the first one I have ever seen I know the Pontiac Bonneville 59 Sported something like that from what I've been told. But this car is truly a masterpiece. Think about all the emblems the radio the tripower. It literally has it all.
That car is stunning! Absolutely stunning! I almost wish my Delmont's were as beautiful as this car, however they were produced in a completely different time. -Nick.
This would be the very first time I have ever seen this wagon and I'm a car guy and I'm always looking for cars truck's I haven't ever seen before .I would say at this point all Station wagon are rare so if you have one you better hold on to it because most got crushed by the wreaking yards!!
What a beautiful car. I miss station wagons too. Chevy Suburbans just don't do the same for me. My family had a 1963 Rambler Ambassador wagon I wish I had now.
THAT STATION WAGON IS VERY AWESOME......SO ORNATE AND WITH BEAUTIFUL LINES & FINS OF SUBSTANCE....& 371C.I. / 3 X 2BBL PRODUCING 312 HORSEPOWER..ASTOUNDING !!!
Hardtop wagons... how cool is that? I like the music in this one too. The attention to detail on GM cars from this era was incredible. This was a really expensive, flashy car when new - similar to the Chevrolet Nomad, except with four doors. The 3x2 Rocket V8 is wayyy cool although I always thought it was strange that Olds didn't adopt the Rochester fuel-injection system. They were always known for engineering advancements back then...
Amazing...a hardtop station wagon! Buick, Chrysler and Mercury had hardtop wagons as well during the late '50s. Dodge's 880 wagon could be had in a hardtop until 1964.
I have a friend with a '57 Buick Caballero Estate Wagon and I thought his car was big until I saw this video. With this we are in the same league as Cleopatra's Barge! Nice, nice car.
the grille on the '58 Olds is quite similar to the '58 Pontiac. one car guy dubbed the '58 Olds "the King of Chrome".I loved the speedometers on the Oldsmobiles that would change colors the faster you drove. and the Hydra-matic transmission was much better and faster than Buick's Dynaflow ("Dyna-slush").
I am a huge Olds fan. When I was a kid my mom's brother had a 57 and my dad's sister had a 57 Caballero at the same time. Of course you don't know at the time how rare they are, but I loved them. I have never seen a tri-power station and didn't even know the J-2 package was an option in1958. This is so cool! Thanks for sharing.
Late '50s cars are so crazy looking that I really wonder how such huge corporations all seemed to go nuts at the same time, to produce these ultimately kooky vehicles. A 4-door hardtop wagon? Not to mention the immense fins and acres of chrome. As hugely entertaining as these cars are now, at the time, they produced a substantial backlash for their gaudiness. This was when quantities of Americans (and maybe Canadians too) first started buying lots of small European (mostly) cars.
There was an old barber in our town who had a 58 98 four door-that metallic pink I think they called "Rose?" It had the J2 and was fully loaded except for air. This was in S Tx--so I assume it was originally from up north somewhere. At the same time--1967-I had my first car- a 59 98 with cold factory air. Needless to say, I want another one now--badly!
For years 1958 was a year GM wanted to forget. The cars were bloated looking, and looked like they had a contest among divisions to see which one could throw the most chrome on (Roadmaster won) and by the mid 60's you could hardly give them away, but looking at them now, compared to modern cars, they are absolutely gorgeous. I remember when going around used car lots with all those neat cars from that era was exciting. Looking at the stuff on the lots now makes shopping at WalMart for a toaster seem exciting by comparison.
lp1330 Not just GM but the whole auto industry wanted to forget 1958..The sad part is,the 1958 cars were not as bad as they say..The Edsel was a good example.It was well ahead of its time but it had many innovative features like push-buttom transmission and a neat lighting system but they were troublesome because they were new. I like this olds and I also like the 59 Edsel Citation.
+MrTheMiguelox You're right because the Limited had a lot of chrome but by today's standards they are some beautiful cars including this Olds station wagon
Ha Ha, Yes you're right. I like the way you express yourself. MY advice for anyone thinking of buying one of these would be: Have a lot of money. A Real Lot.... -and if you haven't, don't just stand there man... Go out and get RICH. You gotta love these old cars though. They really encapsulate an optimistic way of viewing the world, now lost.
