1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 - Jay Leno's Garage
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- 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88. Original and unrestored! After a few minor adjustments, it's a car that makes the ladies swoon...
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I still remember when my dad pulled in the driveway with his brand new black Super 88 Olds. He was fairly old sorta it seemed to me, he was 32 & I was 10. I still remember the wonderful aroma of the interior when we took it for the 1st drive. It seemed so futuristic compared to all the cars I’d ever rode in, it looked like the seat was on the floor and my dads legs stretched out to the gas pedal & brake. He took it out on the highway & I watched in awe as the speedometer, which was a horizontal ribbon instead of like a needle on a round clock changed colors from green to orange to red all the way to 120 effortlessly. My dad died a couple years ago at the age of 91 and he said that of all the cars he had in his life, and he had some nice ones, that 59 Olds was the nicest car he ever had.
this made my day! thanks for sharing.
@@octane6635 I appreciate you letting me know that you did. But whether anybody did or not, my motive was kind of selfish, because I enjoyed putting the memory of it in type, which makes it more real, than just reminiscing about it in my mind, that’s not much more than remembering a dream, that never really happened.
And for the rare people who may have kept the car they loved from their youth, or whatever it was, when you can still see it, touch it, or even drive it, it validates it, for being more than a dream, or just a long ago memory.
And it’s a part of yourself, that didn’t grow old, of who you once were, that remained young.
32 is old? Geez I'm 32 and childless and I don't feel old. 😂
Dad bought one in 1961 from a school teacher that was going to Spain in a teacher swap to teach English. First car with AC and carpet in the floor. We all took off our shoes for that first ride. That sucker was fast, too. 😊
Ah Jay! this 70 year old baby boomer thanks you sincerely from the bottom of his heart for the trip down memory lane. My brother and I had a 59 Olds 98 4 door. What a landship that thing was.
A nice touch to show the photos of the original owner. Kind man is Jay. Successful but hasn't lost the common touch.
My dad came home one day with a 1959 Olds Dynamic 88 4 door hardtop. It cost a fortune something like $3000 and Mom was appalled. I was 9 years old and thrilled beyond words. Metallic gold exterior with a beige and gold interior. A very beautiful and very fast car - I remember my dad taking it up to nearly 100 mph on a drive from Toronto to Montreal. Watching the speedometer change colours was always a treat. The 4 door hardtop had a rear window overhang that ran the width of the window and in my opinion gave the 4 door a more attractive silhouette than the coupe. Thanks Jay.
Sam Canuk Qatar
Born into the golden age ! Me too. 1957 !
Sam Canuk
Same with my Dad. He just up and bought a 59 Cadillac for $4500. Then he had buyer’s remorse and wanted to trade it on a Rambler, but we talked him out of it. I was also 9 at the time.
Oh where is the darn time machine!
pagansforbreakfast HaHa! My brother and I would fight over which one of us got to lay up on the rear “shelf”. We called it the attic, “I’m riding in the attic” Once or twice Mom would have to slam on the brakes and whoever was in the “attic” would slide off onto the rear seat passengers! This was in an old Mercury car, I think it was a Cougar. After the family out grew that car, we moved up to the rear fold out seats in the back of a Ford LTD station wagon.
As much as I love The Tonight Show... THIS is where Jay really shines. Talkin' 'bout cars, sharing stories. He's one of the few Hollywood people that would still be a car guy, even if he wasn't rich.
Yeap and Yeap!!
true true and hes not a snob
Maybe, hard to say, Mud Wiser.
"he's not a snob"
True that. I was sitting on the front lawn with a friend in Burbank. Jay drove by in some old car I don't recognize. This 80+ year old woman and I wave; he waves back. He doesn't know us from Adam, but he waves back.
agreed
From days when the number of ashtrays it had mattered rather than cupholders
Mike: In those days we didn't stop for coffee to go. We might stop at a HoJo's or just kept going until we got there.
@@fifty9forty3 3am trips to vacation in VT non stop while I slept on the package tray of my parent"s Buick Wildcat. I remember those days as well.
@@fifty9forty3 HOJO,mand I really do miss that place,a friend and I would meet there for breakfast after working 3 shift.
GM made some of the best bubble tops I’ve ever laid my eyes on. Absolutely gorgeous cars.
Jay , I absolutely love your "stupid stories." never stop telling them, they have ,made you the great comedian you are, the last of that era!
Love how much visibility there is. The roof has a floating effect due to thin A & C pillars and no B pillar. A car with character !
Til it hits a tree at 80mph...then it mashes the driver or passenger between them...I've seen pictures
This cars can just be felt by the first seconds of the video, just look at Jay's expression effortlessly driving that sharp car with that crazy amount of details, colourful interior, smooth power and style, it irradiates optimism, so 50's. This videos are always too short to me, love them, thanks Jay!
I miss when cars all had such distinctive styling.
Yes, and lots of chrome that was "put on with a trowel"!!
Today all car look the same. Government, lawyers. Roll over standards, crash test. Should build cars American want to buy. Put a sticker on it saying it's a death trap.
@@khadrtrudeau1662 Totally agree. Screw airbags, lets have some stylish steering wheels again. I don't even need seat belts. Don't need any video screens on the dash. On and on.
@@kpasa111 The car's American's fell in love with were mostly inexpensive models. VW bug, 56 Chevy's, Mod A Ford, mustang. Today I can't think of a vehicle people love. People have not changed, but cars sure have. Only way to tell them apart is the badge.
Old cars all look the same
I'm 67 yrs old, when I was a kid growing up in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn in the 1960's one of my neighbors a man named Mr Quilden had a 59 Olds 98, he would take a group of kids from the block say about 6 to 8 of us would fit in the car and we'd go to Rockaway Beach in Queens during the summer he'd tell all our parents to give their child 1 dollar to cover snacks, back then you could get a hot dog and a soda and stilll get change back, thanks for this video Jay seeing that car brought back many memories of fun times from my childhood thanks again ! 😊
The way Jay does his vids, I feel like I am right in his garage with him, looking over his cars up close. It's the next best thing to owning a beauty like this. (Only I don't have to worry about upkeep, storage costs, insurance, theft, etc, etc) . I can look at his vids anytime and pick out the cars I want to see. Thanks for sharing Jay.
Magic marker on the dash. Jay's a down to earth guy.
That's why we all love him
If I had a time machine I would go back to America in 55 to 65 era. The true golden age of the USA and it's wonderful cars. Jay Leno's enthusiasm for these cars is infectious and he seems to be a genuine nice guy.
It's a land yacht!
I love it.
Land yacht was a common expression back in the 70's.
The '98' was the "land yacht".
Or simply a "boat"! The bumpers alone had to be taken off and put on with a fork lift on some of them!! :D
Yes, I took my driving test in a Super 88 and that's why I flunked the parking test twice! I finally passed on my third attempt. My father sold Oldsmobiles for a living. We had a new Olds every year.
@Ellen Quale . . . I realize this is coming in late . . . I can relate about teen driving test with a big car when it came to the parking aspect of the test. My dad had a '66 Buick Wildcat that had me completely intimidated. My Mom whom had a '67 VW Beetle let me use her car so that I could pass the parking test. But, it required a couple of additional months of permit driving (with Mom riding as passenger) with her VW so that I could handle the manual transmission without mishap during the driving test. I got through the parking test segment in fine shape.
What model 61 Olds came home that year?
Absolutely love 1959 Oldsmobiles. Had a buddy in high school whose mother used to let him drive her red 98 convert to school on really nice days. One of them is on the top of my bucket list. Thanks for showing this one Jay.....
Wow. They certainly don't make cars of that quality anymore. These old cars were were big enough to carry the entire family with plenty of room for the occupants and whatever they wanted to bring, the engine was more than powerful enough to carry the massive weight of the vehicle at high speed and be capable of towing a good sized camping trailer behind it. :) Not only was the functionality of these old cars but just look at them, they are works of fine art! The lines, lights, chrome and interior just works so well together. This is why I will continue to drive my 1964 Chevy Impala SS. She's smooth, fast, incredibly easy and cheap to fix, beautiful and will be here long after I die.
Agreed Samson! Although, Interestingly, most of the "popular priced" cars were not as heavy as they seemed. 4200 pounds for the Olds may seem heavy, but a current Audi A6 weighs the same, with a six cylinder engine. The Audi A8 is 4800 pounds, despite having an aluminum body! The only new rear wheel drive full size car we have is the US is the Cadillac CT6 also at 4200 pounds with all options. (GM canceling production due to lack of sales) It's interesting to speculate if there had been "popular priced" versions of the CT6 platform (Chevy and Buick) maybe we would still have a choice in an American made, rear wheel drive full size car. It will be interesting to see how long Fiat Chrysler can hold on to the Challenger/300 platform (which goes back to the MB 300E platform of the '90's) before they too succumb to the inexplicably popularity of generic SUV's
...yes, the thing that gets me about modern "full size" cars, besides my hatred of front wheel drive, is, why are they so narrow?...too narrow for 6 passengers, which is what a true full size car should seat, won't really seat 5 comfortably..yet, full size pickups are not narrower, in fact they are larger than ever...maybe that is why so many people have stopped buying cars and gone to buying 4-door pickups?.....
Love your childhood stories, thank you Jay for giving us all off these wonderful cars history.
Bernie McGlone jay work at every car dealer there was😂🤣😃😄cool
Just like riding in a glass bubble. You can actually see all four corners of the car!
Yes, no blind spots, four inches wide, in those cars!!
I miss the visibility as well!
probably my favorite car in his collection, great sounding motor, wonderful styling! Back when cars had personality.
Jay’s comments, knowledge and enthusiasm...Always great to watch /listen to.
1959 Caddies and Chevys get a lot of attention from rodders and restorers. I've always been fond of Oldsmobile, and I think this was the prettiest of the '59 GM cars. Killer style without going overboard. Thanks for sharing, Jay.
I agree, I have always preferred the B-O-P sides of GM much more than Chevys.
Yeah you see hundreds of hot rod Oldsmobiles HUH lol
What you see is 57 chevies so sickening , 57 chevys werent even good in 57 not that popular but some how they were phoney great ??
@@bradzimmerman3171 True,one of the only years Ford outsold Chevy,it was lower and more streamlined. The 1958 was my favorite Chevy from then,much smoother looking than the 57.
Had a 59 Olds,first car I bought. I equally like the '59 Buick,just didn't find one.
Beautiful styling, even better than the, dare I say...*gulp*...Chevy tri-fives? What a Car-o-matic! Bring back cubic inches. And Oldsmobile!!!
What a wonderful preservation of America and it's past. Thanks Mr. Leno for taking us along!!!
Wow. They sure don't build them like they used to. THIS is a beautiful car, I don't see where we ever went wrong, the pride of building cars, just gone. This was a very unique and excellent pride with ideas and thoughts of the future.
Of all the cars in Jay's collection this 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 is by far my favourite. What a great old - classic - car! :)
The lines on that car are amazing. Nothing like it today.
With a trunk that big,no wonder every mafia guy has one,lol.
Yup, many a poor hit victim took his last ride to the landfill in those trunks!!
I love the way Jay has a passion for cars that excited him as a child or youth. I feel much the same way about cars I used to see when I was growing up in the 60s.
+Steve I grew up in the 1700s. We didn't have these luxuries.
+Steve And here I feel about the same for large 1977-1990 G.M. Station Wagons or large 1979-1991 Ford/Mercury Station Wagons. (They all look pretty similar.) It's mainly because Dad had a 1987/88/89 Caprice Estate Wagon when I was a kid and thinking of that reminds me of just plain being free of worry, going to Grandma's and having a wonderful time just plain existing; playing with simple toys, enjoying playing with construction paper, eating ice cream or throwing rocks in the creek behind the house. I find it nice so I ended up with a 1990 Mercury Colony Park Wagon.
(Edited a year later to fix grammatical errors.)
+Austin Lucas Had 1976 country squire with 460 ci... could really pack in the people and tow the heavy trailer...recall it got about 11 to 13 to gal. even when towing my boat.
I was a kid in the 60s. The best years of my life. Cool music, cool cars, low violence, less crime. People left car windows and convertible tops down all night parked on the street without worry. Now you have to lock everything up just going to a 7/11 or grocery store.
I'm Swedish and feel the same for Volvo cars.
Beautiful Olds. Worked on plenty of them back in the 60's.
In the sixties I had a teacher named Miss Gross, I could not make that up. She drove a 1959 Oldsmobile four door (flat top) in this color combination for nine years. She traded it in on a brand new 1968 Impala, also white over silver. This episode just took me back over fifty years. Thank you.
They don't make cars like this any more. I had a 60 Pontiac station wagon. Beast car I ever owned.
I love your typo. Given the size of those things, I think "beast" is more appropriate. Or maybe it wasn't a typo.
TruckerT White
TruckerT White..... I really hope not!
Love that sound when you drop the wing nut on top of the air cleaner. The first sound that every budding "car taker aparter" hears. Used to anyway. Thank you Jay for sharing all of your "iron", especially your turbine car.
Great car. Every car from that time period had its own look and personality. Just awesome. I get sick of shows like Chasing cars because all they do is chase Ferrari's and other cars nobody can relate to. Jay, where is your AMC Pacer?
Euro liberal car wannabes swooning over some socialist exotic car. They probably hate American cars.
I like the 1959 Pontiac Bonneville hands down
@@joserobinson8419 Yup, wide track ruled the day! Also had a big engine called the "super duty"!
I think the pacer was Jeff Dunhams car!!!
I worked in a gas station during high school in Huntington, Indiana in '65 and '66. One customer had a '59 Olds bubble-top which was very similar to yours but it was two-tone green. What I remember about that car was that it had interior sun-visors over the rear glass just like the front ones. They were probably an accessory ordered from the factory. Thanks for the great videos!
My uncle got one of these. 1 of only 2 in sweden infact!
ishouldgetalif3 awesome
Yes, big American cars are popular abroad today!
I bought one in Sweden... Sweden , Maine, U.S. of A!
"Putting the chrome on with a trowel, like back in the day" Lmao! Will have to remember that one. :) Love the Series, you're the best Jay(and production crew), never stop please! :)
Greg Baert Compare this 1959 design to the 1958 Olds. A world of difference!
@@dlwatib the ‘59 Olds weighed about a hundred pounds more than the ‘58, but dang if the ‘58 didn’t look much more massive than the ‘59. One of my dream cars.
Brings back memories of the late 50's when as a kid I first became interested in cars. It was easy to ID the various cars back then as they all looked different.
As a young driver I had been driving a 1936 Plymouth that had a very narrow hood. My parents bought a slightly wrecked 59 Olds . After a few years I graduated to driving it. After driving the 1936 the 59Olds hood was huge. After a few months of driving it I noticed it started wandering all over it's lane. I found that all the bolts that held the steeling gear to the frame were broken. After replaceing them they broke again after a few years. I had to work on the speedometer. To get to out, you had to remove everything from under the dash and take the speedo out through the glove box hole. Wow, What a job.
This thing is a beauty. I've always loved the 1959 GM's. For me the most beautiful of the 1950s designs despite the extravagant styling.
my parents bought a '59 4door - talk about a lot of room - we use to go to the local outdoor drive in theaters - in our pj's with pop corn made at home - those were the days - so cool to see this yep turn with one finger - that was power steering - so cool when the speedometer changed colors
Episode’s that reference Mario are my favs. Jay seems to have so much fun reminiscing about this boulevard era. His stories and laughs paint a great image for us too young. Keep up the old one’s Jay. He knows the essence of that loosy goosy time.
A beautiful Olds. You just never want to get into an accident with these cars. When I was in high school
I remember reading Popular Mechanics and how in the future all cars would eventually have fuel injection. etc -I haven't seen an air cleaner/carb set-up like that in years. I know that these older
cars are a very special part of our history. I am glad that car guys like Jay take the time to collect
and restore them. They truly are sculptured art on 4 wheels. I wrote in a previous comment Olds
and Pontiac were really special until "old" GM diluted them to sheer blandness.
Jay, would love to see a presentation for a 1950 Buick Special Dynaflow. We had one that went 250000 miles and the engine and transmission were never opened up.
Hmmm, getting back to what this video is showing , GREAT style in everyway Jay ! , America did not loose you ... we are still enjoying your Company & Time with you . always enjoy your knowledge of Automobiles . Thank You Jay , Ray in Pa.
Love it. Jay, the wife watched this film and swooned. (-;
My Uncle had one of these in 4 door (might have been the 98) when I was 4-6 years old. I remember being fascinated with the color changing speedometer - It Was Magic!! A couple of times I sat in his lap and "steered" the car for the last couple hundred feet before me and my Dad got out at our house. Thanks for the memories!!
Jay your collection is so beautiful, and you did the most amazing job on the Tonight Show - we miss you there !
Thank you for a tremendously informative and entertaining service Mr. Leno.
I hope you continue on with it for many more years.A man that has truly
found his passion and can realize and act on it is truly blessed indeed.
Men this car makes no sound at all! You can't even hear the engine noise or suspension noise. It's truly a piece of American history. Wow he did such a nice job keeping it in one piece. Great job!
Once you put your foot to the board it would make a noise that is for sure but that was the beauty of those cars.
it is a quiet beautiful car. I had just watched Jay and hid 67' Chrysler, 2 door. Both are wonderful vehicles. it's a shame the American automobile companies aren't making great cars. There is no reason why companies can't make the greatest cars.
@@tomdeininger7379 It's tough to go back, but that is why so many collectors buy these cars at auctions like Barrett Jackson. They will never be made again and people with the money pay big bucks for them to keep that part of American history alive. When great American designers and skilled American auto workers made wonderful cars with souls, in once great American cities like Detroit, which also produced the great music, by real artists of the day, to play while driving these masterpieces of styling and engineering. Of course, all of that is gone,..... forever,.... today!! But, fortunately, we still can have the cars, and the music too, from that era! If we really want to, that is!
I love the way you share your memories and experiences in this series, Jay Leno. Very personal, very sincere, very you. Thank you.
Wow Jay, so amazing to see this car again. My mother drove one of these for years and she loved it. Dad picked it up from the factory and drove it back to Burbank where we lived on Route 66. As a kid I thought that speedometer was the coolest thing ever.
As Bob Hope used to sing: Thanks for the Memories!
When I was a kid we had a 59 Dynamic 88 wagon-- red and white-- gotta love that speedometer when it hits 70 huh?
*I'd much rather have an all mechanical automobile from the late-'50's-1960's than any automobile built today.* (and I do too!)
My Dad worked at an Oldsmobile dealership in Chicago from 1949 to May of 1963. Having a '57 Super 88 Holiday coupe, he was quite a street racer and occasionally at Oswego and U. S. 30. My Uncle had a '56 Chrysler 300B with twin quads and a French built three speed manual transmission. The 300 was about the only car in our neighborhood that could beat the Super 88. I now own a '57 Super 88 like my Dad's, but it has a 1960 394 engine in it. It is so much fun to drive, and what a great ride. Thank you for this video.
The absolute best era of cars! Such a smooth effortless nice drive, surrounded by space age styling and heaps of crome! I love it!
Had a 1960 two door. You have to drive one to believe it...The S on the shifter was for scat if necessary. Never lost one single race even when the opponent's vehicle was running the roof lights a half mile behind. A fun car for sure and the front seat was like a sofa. You could stretch right out on it and wiggle your toes.
Got 21 miles to a Canadian gallon. Not bad for a four barrell carburator in a 4400 pound vehicle. My 59 olds 4 door could haul almost our whole hockey team with their gear.
The Us golden era of car style
@fane babanu Yes, that's what these are, classics. You need big open straight roads, like here in the south west, with little traffic on them to drive properly, however!
Love the styling from this era. So timeless.
@fane babanu Corvette and Shelby mustang are still good looking American cars.
@fane babanu I see what you are saying.
@fane babanu Basically, the big 2.5 now that Chrysler is under FCA are putting most of it's money into trucks and crossover SUV's
I love how he cracks jokes about the trunk space in these old cars, his classic family-of-four-living-comfortably-in-the-trunk joke.
I love his way of talking and telling about things. like he's one on one, showing you stuff in the garage
Yes .. This is fab to see a car like that ...Jay does quite a good job and I enjoy his humour as well
Bought one of these when I was 11 years old, Now I am 17, fully restored it, and drive it to school. Its a pretty rad car to drive around in, that's for sure.
TheCrazzyman22 that's awesome, much respect
I've been daily driving an F-85 since 11th grade. Never left me stranded!
Joel i call bs
Awesome can I see
thats awsome, I had an Olds 98 from age 18 - 28, post a picture of yours.
I came to California from Maine in Aug. 1965 in a black Buick version of this car with my Mom, 2 Bros. Aunt, Uncle & 2 cousins . Took 7 days and I have never been able to take a road trip and " Go Home". 55 years on.
I watched this again. I really enjoyed this trip down memory lane. Also I got a kick of seeing Jay enjoying himself so much!
These were not considered big cars back in the 50s and 60s. Great video. Love it.
I was thinking the same thing. The 88 was just a stretched Chevy. The Pontiac Bonneville was larger. If you wanted big in a GM car you had to get a 98, Electra or Cadillac. Was anyone bothered that it appeared Jay had to hold the steering wheel way off center to the right?
wonderful car , thanks you so much for sharing! Thanks again for making us laugh while you show us too..
Seeing the pictures, that is a gentleman who was really in love with his car and loved it dearly. What a great feature this is.
We rode across the USA in a 1959 Ford Country Sedan wagon two-door as a kid back in 1963... had the back lift window open most of the way..... remember spitting on the road ... kids.
I wish we still had that car but, my pop traded it in on a 1969 country sedan... we finally let that car go ten years ago.... it out lived my pop!
Those cars will live in our hearts forever.... thanks Jay for your great show.... my brother has a cobra and has driven through malibu with his club .... and with you.... we've never met but share the passion. ... I had a 1962 Fairlane for twenty-eight years.... ran 12's in that car on the street!
This is a good example of why the "wide-track" was a good idea. The Pontiac Bonneville also used the B-body and you can how tucked in the wheels are on the Olds.
"Not like those funny European horns beep beep!" Haha!
+ He is talking about 1959.
LocDawgd lmaoo
HEY! m going to let this one slide XD
Yeah, right; it's the difference between a horn that says: "Excuse me Sir, may I Please pass?" and one that says: "Get the Hell out of my way, Moron!"
Fun fact: American cars all had their horns tuned to the key of F.
The 1959 Oldsmobile was my favorite model of that Year!!❤️
12:38. "This way, the car looks all original." Except for the magic marker. Great video Jay!
I love your appreciation for cars and especially the details Jay. Would love to hang out in your garage and talk cars someday!
Why the hell did anyone dislike this? Some people...
People who want new 911 and/or 918 videos disliked this video.
the same folks that key cars parked on the street
Prius drivers with COEXIST stickers
Probably right wingers cuz they're media don't like him
Sam Williamson modern car lovers. Who hate classics and just likes Bugatti's and Lambo's and drives a multipla!
I love these cars. We had a 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88. Also a 1962 Cutlass with the Turbo engine. My Uncle had a 1956 Oldsmobile. Gosh what a perfectly kept up car. Oldsmobiles run in my family. Great video Jay.
my dad had an 8 year old 1955 olds 98 , every year we drove with 7 people from Holland to Italy through the Alps mountains ( with a trailer for the tent and stuff ) , we never had any problems the car was reliable fast and very powerful the European mountains are steep and the roads narrow and winding with sharp corners the olds never let us down and the power steering made it possible to get this big car + trailer safe to Italy and back , that's where my love for the American car of the liftes and sixtes come from !
Hey Jay!Thank you for sharing your collection and for being down to earth!( I've also learned a lot)😎
My dad had one of these back in the mid 60's. I almost started a fire under the dash when I was messing around with the lighter. lol. Was about 4 or 5 years old at the time.
I grew up in Lansing Michigan about a mile away from the Oldsmobile factory loved riding my bike over to the lots that they staged the new cars for shipping. Oldsmobile is and always will be my favorite. Style and grace.
My grandmother had the 1960 version of the Old's Super 88, (which was basically the very same car) in the 1980's! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, A true American automotive work of art! I LOVED THAT AUTOMOBILE,! I begged her to sell it to me! But alas, sadly my father talked her into trading it in on a hopeless little Dodge K-car wagon, which she actually loved because her eyesight wasn't so great and it was much easier to maneuver in traffic.The pathetic little Chrysler 4-cyl in the K-car seized-up on her because it was 1/3 of a quart low on oil, what a pile! Great episode, Jay! I'll give you my first born for it, deal? lol
You guy's made beautiful cars back in the day! 👍🏻😃
Its funny when Jay explains a car is "original and unrestored" and then - piece by piece - explains what has been done to the car (air condition, dynamat, tune-up, changed parts etc.)
That magic marker spoil truly was the tip of the top :D Then again, it looks great and is comfortable and apparently he actually drives it so I can't blame him.
My first mother-in-law had a new1960 yellow Olds 98 convertible. 120mph plus. Four speed automatic. What a BOAT! Beautiful car - full leather, power everything. Thanks Jay.
My first American made car was a '62 Oldsmobile 98. Came with everything, power seats, windows, no post 4 door, 390 cid V8 with high compression pistons. Really a fun car. It was a Coronado Ca, car driven only on the island by an elderly lady and had only 45K miles in 1980 when I bought it for $400! The manual called for 105 octane gas!
Those 394 engines were ultra high compression,If you didn't put premium fuel in them knock knock knock...They would also FLY even in a 2 ton car they would bury those tape speedos drive like a dream as well great cars for the day.
Packingten; my father had a 1953 Oldsmobile 98, and it tipped the scales at 44OO pounds. I had it up to 120mph during one highway race. Not I realize just how “young and dumb” I was.
especially with bias ply tires.........they get "snakey"
Actual (vs. advertised) compression was in the 9.2:1 range. Anyone who's ever cc'd a stock head/chamber assembly will tell you that.
The reason that "knocked" on regular gasoline is because the combustion chambers were "stone age" by modern standards.
Unibody??? I do believe this car has the typical X frame that the full size G Ms all had during that era.
james geiger ya you're right he must've been thinking of something else
It wasnt technically a x-frame, but not a unibody either, but a variation, olds was the only gm brand to something different based off of a vintage buick design. Heres a link with tons of info, but yes unibody is completely false. He does say, "if i remember", so he didnt quite say it as fact. Nice catch though, many people have no idea what these technical things mean on so many videos and everything else and nobody even pays attention anyways. But here is tons of info u might enjoy. www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automotive-history-an-x-ray-look-at-gms-x-frame-1957-1970/
Yes, all 1959 GMs were body-on-frame but not all had the X frame. Buick had the best frame of all, a K frame which was basically a diamond shape reinforced interior within a more modern perimeter frame.
Had x frame but unibody,from doors to back on top of frame.
@@mnmafia6624 I just figured Jay would know better than that. I forgot I even posted this comment.
My dad had 3 different Olds 88's. He had a 52' and a 54'. In 1961 he bought a 59' Rocket 88. Now that car was cool. I was 6 years when he bought it. We drove out to Colorado shortly afterward. In 1964 dad switched to Chrysler's. He wanted the 300, but Mom said nothing doing. So he settled on the 64' Chrysler Newport. Built like a tank. I always enjoy your vlogs. Keep them coming. Vaughn
Thank you Jay, I really enjoy seeing these non restored cars.
watching through all the videos of jays garage makes me look up and want to buy all the cars on Craigslist after each episode
Be careful. Check on the many garages across country today that sell classics. You might pay a bit more but they may even be warranty available ones.
I like its dashboard...changing mile colour fantastic
I thoroughly enjoyed this trip back to my youth. Thank you Mr. Leno.
This was our family car in the early 60's, ours was black with a white top, and red interior.
"Let's take a look at the rear end of this thing"... 15 min later, arrives... :-)
Parents had a 59 chevy biscayne. Came home from the hospital in that. This is same GM body just Olds. Nice.🤩😃
In 1964 I had the nearly identical car/color, except it was a Dynamic 88 meaning about 50 less hp, & a "plainer" interior. I drove it from Washington DC to Monterey, CA, & back during my Uncle Sam years. Pure over-the -road comfort, if you could live without A/C, which about 90% of us did back then. Had to schedule a weekend to wax one o' these barges. Thanks for the memories, Jay.
I drove this car when I was about 2 years old. I stood up on the seat and put it in neutral, and it rolled down our driveway and into the street. I must have been watching how it was operated. I don't remember it, but was told by my parents.
My daughter did the same thing when she was 3 with my standard shift 1987 Celica. Down the driveway and into the street, and it stopped about an inch before it hit the neighbor's truck.
Speaking of the Rocket 88. A much older neighbor of mine (back in the 1970's) would not buy anything but Oldsmobiles. He however had a slight hearing loss. When he was bragging to me one day what a great car his older Oldsmobile was, he said the only repair he ever needed was replacing the rocket panels. No one would want to drive around in an Oldsmobile with deficient rocket panels, would they? He even bought a compact Oldsmobile, the Cutlass, for his teenage daughter, which he always called "the Cutlet," (a small slice of the real one).
+Kenneth Florek in italian dialect cuelt means small butt.
I had a 77 cutlass... My dad scrapped it. It was running too. Still sitting in the junkyard....
Rocker panels.
Kenneth Florek was the guy cool
My dad had one a 59 Super 88 four door hardtop. The coolest thing was the Wonder bar radio! I l learned to drive in this car so it holds a very special place in my heart. Thanks for this video down memory lane Jay!
I really love Jay’s collection of American Vintage Cars, but this is one of my favorites! I’ve watched it many times and can’t get enough of it. My dad owned the very same car and because I was young, I sort of remember it, especially watching the speedometer changing colors. Such a great great Automobile!
God I love Jay. He's funny and is just a beast.
Fresh_Gauntlet lol... what?
ronjon83 Hmm?
+Fresh_Gauntlet He really is. I've met him in person at some car shows and he's nice to 'regular people' as you see in these videos!
Bob Pierce You're so lucky! He seems like a really great guy I would love to meet him in person. (: