Ride in Dave's 1959 Buick Electra 225, 401 Nail Head 

Hell yeah

It's even more snarling than the star of THE CAR movie.

wow that so cool

I have a 1954 ford sedan waterfall blue we named her dorothy

Until you bang you knee on the dogleg a few times...

That wrap over the door windshield was signature styling for 59 GM models from Chevy to Cadillac.

There's something's to be said about cars without the multifunctional, touch screen, infotainment stack hogging the middle of the dash. God help you if that one unit controlling the radio, heater, AC and who knows what else, goes on the fritz. I prefer separate units for the radio, and heater/AC. Simple On/Off, Fan Speed and slide levers for Vent/Defrost and Temp: Cool-Cooler-Cold. I don't recall this owner saying his car has AC and I didn't see a compressor in the engine bay. Vintage Air would make it comfortable year round. I can see a glove box CD player, maybe discreet 6x9's on the package shelf, but most songs are under 3 minutes. By the time you've adjusted all the buttons on new radios, the song has ended. I understand adding seat belts for safety. Im sure someone could attach lap and some type of shoulder belt from under the front seat. Now new cars can be totaled by insurance companies simply because too many airbags deployed in a minor accident and the replacement cost for the bags is prohibitive, yet the actual body damage to the vehicle isn't significant. Some cars require you to remove the bumper to replace a headlight bulb. My first car was a '72 Dodge Challenger R/T. 318/Slapstik Torqueflight. I'm happy the big three have found success with the retro designed pony cars, but everytime I see a "new" Challenger, I think of that saying: "Imitation is the greatest form of flattery."

@@solemandd67 so true.

The Vista View model with thin window pillars.

Yea it did... in the two door coups, rear seat passengers fried in the sun. The sedans weren't as bad, but the flat tops really were nice cruisers for back seat passengers.

@@OldCarAlley When I was a young boy, my parents took my brother and me from Tulsa to Seattle by way of Route 66 to California and up the coast for the 1962 World's Fair. We were in a 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 with the huge back window and no air conditioning. I still remember going through the Arizona and SoCal deserts getting scorched in the back seat. Somehow we survived.

​@@chuckster3629 Vacations back in that era were awesome. We took cross country trips several times as a kid. Our family always had a station wagon that we traveled in. One was a 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood, with no power anything, another was a 1966 Ford Country Sedan with no A/C and the last one for family vacations was a 1972 Ford Country Squire, that did have A/C. The video I did of Dave and I going to look at a 72 Ford wagon, was our old 72 Ford Country Squire.

@@OldCarAlley Those old station wagons were great. Very practical family cars. And great on teenage dates at the local drive in theater! :)

I agree

Me too

My first car was a 59 Electra four door flat top. 445 wildcat.

​@@waynegouin939 that is wild ( 1976 cadillac coup for me. 1984 year /paid $45.⁰⁰ only...)

Build quality also.

Amen brother.

It has SEAVIEW fins.

Payam yazdi Remember Nixon was running for president in 1960!

You think they are not honest...they are thieves hhaaa

Politicians have never been honest

1/2 right!

They were just old beaters back then, that NO ONE would buy.....

@@OldCarAlley Poor blacks would buy old full size cars because they were cheap, and then most trashed them. I saw many Fleetwoods chugging around on far less than 8 cylinders.

I think Dave is leaving that for the next owner.

I wonder if the massive amount of electronics in todays cars will still work in 30 years, let alone 60 years. Plus the new plastic cars will be all cracked and warped.

Untied Kingdom?!

That's what we use to call it, back in the day!

I love the 59 GM cars. They're my favorite.

My old man had a white '60 Electra 225 hard top. When I was a kid I thought the little magnifying glass for the gear selector and mirrored speedo were the coolest thing ever

Yea, the green one, it's his parts car. It will show in the distance, in a future video.

I see a red 60 Buick convertible at a cruise I go to occasionally. They are sharp cars.

When I was a kid, I remember seeing kids, pets, and junk piled on the package tray of the cars of that era. Your comment reminded me of seeing that. Do cars even have package trays anymore???

You can't do that today!

That would me nice to have now... wow.

I never see the four door flat tops, there always convertibles or coupes. Your description of how the old cars handled is spot on... LOL.

Totally

Had a 59 & 60 Buick very fine cars. Wish that made them today that good

Yes, it's a 76 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon. I will be putting up a video on it too.

Michael Cook Clamshell wagons rock! Please do a video.

Yes it was the pilot episode… And it was the last scene of the episode where they were chasing the 59 Buick

Glad you enjoyed it, and liked it. Thank You Howard

I totally understand that.... I have been hunting for a 59 Parkwood station wagon in green and white two tone with a 283. If I spend the money for what 59 Chevy wagons go for, I want exactly what I want to. The wagons sell for crazy money now, more than convertibles.

Our 59 Caddy was 225 in. long. I took my driving test in it and passed on the first try, including parallel parking! It was big but maneuverable.

I think Dave has around 20 acres there.