Charles you know how to announce and describe a beauty. This Buick looks fantastic. Keep em coming. Well done from Ohio.
@scottydog62 Жыл бұрын
That beautiful outrageous 58 Buick really shows how awesome it is when you see those Plain Jane white SUVs in the background in the driveways
@frasermcburney2702 жыл бұрын
I OWNED A 1958 OLDS 88 IT WAS MY SECOND CAR I OWNED. MY FIRST CAR I OWNED WAS A 1957 STUDABAKER SILVER HAWK. I WISH I HAD THEM NOW.GOOD MEMORIES.
@chesterthawkins751011 ай бұрын
so awesome! Love the color too.
@michaelbenardo5695 Жыл бұрын
You almost never see these today, but I remember when they were new cars. Didn't yet know what they were, but I sure did notice them.
@swabby4293 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: When Buick used the "V" emblem, they did NOT have the faux portholes on the front fenders. The "V" was only used in 1958 and 1959. In 1960, Buick debuted the "tri-shield" emblem and re-instituted the portholes. So the two most extravagantly styled Buicks shared the anomaly of the "V".
@follow_the-truth3 жыл бұрын
Nice video, very well recorded. Specially the car and Elvis' house together
@bk14nyc4 жыл бұрын
Charles, your like a breath of Fresh Air! I am just LOVING 🥰 your Videos! You really describe these cars in such a LOVING WAY!!!!!! And also, THANK GOD you pick very ORIGINAL cars and also very PERIOD CORRECT!!!!!!!
@peterpeterson32663 жыл бұрын
My neighbor lady used to have me wash/wax her '58 century (black) when I was just a kiddo and I fell in love with this car!!
@MC-vo7vt3 жыл бұрын
Sonomatic. Great show. Let’s see the massive engine and truck in the future.
@andrewromano31052 жыл бұрын
Loving it beautiful color great car it was a tank of a car and it's day
@williamschoemann42092 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful car. I love the color. But you forgot to notice the Buick red wheels. Yes. Authentic.
@robertjones76954 жыл бұрын
"When more meant more" - how very true here!
@andrewromano31052 жыл бұрын
Another great find
@MisterMikeTexas3 жыл бұрын
That is a hell of a car!!!
@steves99053 жыл бұрын
the Rush of Rear End Excitement...absolutely
@josephconsoli41282 жыл бұрын
Beautiful in those green tones. They say Harley Earl was putting chrome on cars with a trawl by 1958. the epitome of the term "yank-tank". Actually, Oldsmobile topped the Buick as "King Of Chrome", if you can believe it!
@joycerichardson1810 Жыл бұрын
Perfect car for mid-century Palm Springs homes! I loved the "rush of rear end excitement!" Too much, Charles, LOL!!! That color!!! I know!!!
@kjchicago13 жыл бұрын
This is a national treasure-The Sharpest 1958 Buick Century Convertible
@znentitan40323 жыл бұрын
0:34 Dang it Charles! THAT is Bob & Helene Alexander's "House of The Tomorrow!"
@TigerDominic-uh1dv11 ай бұрын
Look at that Massive Chrome on that Car ❤ It
@kerryjacobson54654 жыл бұрын
Same year I was born. Almost the end of a great era in car design. Thanks for sharing, Charles.
@joemackey19502 жыл бұрын
4:00 What an understatement! :)
@ronstewart3431 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car 🚗
@davedavis7754 жыл бұрын
My father had a 56 Buick Special 2door and my uncle had a 58 2 door century riviera. What great cars they were. I have pictures of my dad standing with his Buick. My uncle sold his in the early 70' s to a young guy who just had to have it. By that time it looked like Christine when Arnie first saw the Fury. 😂
@MarkMeldrumChevelleHunters3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for calling them Wheel Covers..... They are not Hub Caps - My Dad was the plant manager of the Fisher Body Plant who made these Wheel Discs and he would fully approve of your flamboyant description of his favorite make BUICK
@author3 жыл бұрын
When I was a pre-schooler, our neighbors in Schenectady, NY had a yellow '58 Buick with a black convertible top. I don't know if it was a Century, but I know it was a really neat car. They later traded it in on a '63 or '64 Chevy Nova.
@ValdezJu Жыл бұрын
Now I'm wondering if GE still has that big beautiful classic sign with all those bulbs that dim... I doubt it
@citibear573 жыл бұрын
🙃Ahhhh! I CAN'T handle it! 🤪 This car is too awesome! Too beautiful! Dagmars on the REAR bumper? Unheard of! Seriously, this is one of the most beautiful cars you have featured on JOYRIDE. Thanks Charles!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@_charlesphoenix3 жыл бұрын
😁
@rogercamp60714 жыл бұрын
I saw a hardtop version of one some years ago but it was in pretty sad condition,it even had the wire wheels similar to the '53-'54 Skylark, that was the first time I knew that Buick offered a Century that year,this one is super sweet 😀
@JamesBond-hu9rg2 жыл бұрын
Did you see those yrs of Skylarks at BJ Auction ? Well over $200k. Crazy !
@francispotter53004 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos l have loved cars since I was a kid good old American made Iron don't get no better great my first car when l was 16 was a 63 OLDS Starfire , Pacific mist metallic those were the day's thanks for sharing (Doug in Ga) great video 👍
@_charlesphoenix4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@everlybross3 жыл бұрын
58 and 59 General Motors's cars, are my favorites.
@keithstudly60713 жыл бұрын
But they are so different. 59's look nothing like the 58's.
@everlybross3 жыл бұрын
@@keithstudly6071 this is so true!! but I love the chrome roundness of the 58 and the amazing space age styling of the 59. and I both love their incredible interior and their panoramic and vista panoramic front shield. really for, these are my favorites!!!
@veikkolappalainen13825 жыл бұрын
Bill said it: Outrageous!👍❤️
@Zthreve5 жыл бұрын
We have missed your videos. Love the car!
@l-bird5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the fabulous Joyride Charles 👏👏👏
@retrospectrum5 жыл бұрын
Incredible!
@victoriadurham292 жыл бұрын
I love it! Omg
@westyso.cal.88425 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a beauty. Nice presentation too. Hope you’re doing well, Charles. 💫
@0pelman4 жыл бұрын
At 3:34 you can see the shift quadrant - P-R-N-D-G - and that tells is this car had the extremely rare Flight Pitch Dynaflow. The following year it was called the Triple Turbine Dynaflow. Rare and replacement parts are unobtanium. Buicks of this era with the original Flight Pitch transmission are even more rare simply because most left the factory with the basic Variable Pitch Dynaflow. Those have P-N-D-L-R for a shift quadrant. This Buick is 1 of 2588 Century convertibles, but how many had the optional (and very expensive in its day) Flight Pitch transmission? And how many of those are registered and roadworthy over 60 years later?
@nonelost1 Жыл бұрын
What did the G stand for?
@0pelman Жыл бұрын
@@nonelost1 The G was "Grade Retarder", and it applied a clutch that facilitated engine braking. The Flight Pitch used freewheel clutches in each ratio so that each higher gear could overrun the lower gear during acceleration. But that meant no engine braking as the car glides along at closed throttle as if it were in neutral. Chevrolet's similar Turboglide (1957-1961) started out in '57 calling the grade retarder the Hill Retarder, or Hr on the shifter. But people thought that meant High Range and would use on the highway and overheat the transmission. They changed it to Gr the following year. Note there is no "Low" in these transmissions, and no discernable shift points. The ultimate in slushy smoothness.
@ms.sonshine88784 жыл бұрын
A real dream boat! Commanding presence. Bill is actually 6'5" but sitting in this beautiful beast gives the impression that Bill is a much smaller man. 😆 What about that pink dream he drove past?
@scooterdover27714 жыл бұрын
59 Ford that was.
@spiff88622 жыл бұрын
A 1959 Ford Galaxie. Color it....Geranium/Colonial White
@nonelost1 Жыл бұрын
Charles, that pink ‘59 Ford oughta be next on your list if you haven’t done it already.
@JamesBond-hu9rg2 жыл бұрын
Great color !
@bozodog4283 жыл бұрын
Great narration Charles!
@johnbolt66510 ай бұрын
I think 58 was the panicle and after that we started downhill and in about 1972 we went into free fall!
@scooterdover27714 жыл бұрын
It has to be one if not "the one" favorite car of mine.
@michaelbenardo5695 Жыл бұрын
I have always thought these were fantastic looking cars. Both the Special/Century, the "small" Buick and the Super/Roadmaster, the big Buick. The Limited is even better, as it is bigger, more luxurious, and more expensive.
@ValdezJu Жыл бұрын
I love the chrome ribbed tail lights on the Limited! 🚦
@asa1973100 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the people who brought these cars originally knew just how magnificent they truly was . Did they understand they lived in a mn era of FABULOUSNESS
@JamesBond-hu9rg2 жыл бұрын
I got to help restore one of these . I worked on that grill for 3 weeks. And NO one makes the plastic clips that hold the square pieces on. Broke many to get off but found some really great German glue .
@pmdwyer2743 ай бұрын
The Tail lights were called "Light Towers".
@nikrodriguez13089 ай бұрын
Beautiful...how did you forget to mention the trailmaster spotlight mirrors??!!I get it the whole car is amazing,easy to get distracted
@coldwarmotors4 жыл бұрын
Great car picks, backgrounds, reviews, and presentations! Excellent channel... subbed, and looking forward to more!
@CowboyStag3 жыл бұрын
Life was good in 58
@michaeltaylor16034 жыл бұрын
Back when the steel to chrome ratio was about 50/50. That was the "norm" back then. LOL!!!!
@johnlewinski63593 жыл бұрын
I've heard Buick boasted they had 80lbs. of chrome on their Buicks. Join us for discussions and rare card renderings and photos on our Facebook page: Cars: Design & Style
@charleshamilton92744 жыл бұрын
My parents were “Buick people.” I am not old enough to remember a ‘58 but until you’ve taken a cross-country trip in a 1969 Buick Electra 225 Limited with Lawrence and Dorothy, you have not lived. This Buick’s interior had white brocade upholstery and acres and acres of “Detroit wood.” (You know, plastic details designed to look like wood and fooled absolutely no one.) 1969. Why wasn’t I at Stonewall?!
@donnajones16033 жыл бұрын
Singlehandedly caused FEMA to enact emergency legislation to procure worldwide supply of chrome kitchen drawer knob pulls because every grille required an entire subdivisions allotment of kitchen cabinet drawer pulls ..... in short supply due to housing boom in the 50's
@v7ran5 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you’re back :D!
@Andrejr3163 жыл бұрын
💚💚💚
@wonyankeesays5661 Жыл бұрын
WISH I HAD THAT CAR,,,AND BILL HAD MY SORE FOOT,,,ENJOY THE HELL OUT OF IT,,,58 WAS THE GREATEST YR IN AUTO HISTORY
@MostlyBuicks2 жыл бұрын
More steel just in the bumpers and trim than 27 Kias.
@pmdwyer2743 ай бұрын
Known as the "Brontosaurus of the chrome age".
@user-dl8ge9lc4e2 жыл бұрын
Wow cool!
@dianealdrich7102 ай бұрын
You could Polish one of those Chrome knobs on the front of the car in 5 minutes. Polish, shine and clean. But then they're gonna have about a 130 more to go.
@danr19202 жыл бұрын
I miss colors. Note at 3:37 the radio has civil defense markings, so you could tune to the emergency broadcast network.
@Ralphie5023Ай бұрын
Maaaaaan , shaaat aap !
@JamesBond-hu9rg2 жыл бұрын
Most Chrome on any 50s Car ! 🤔😱😍
@JamesBond-hu9rg2 жыл бұрын
I liked v them more than the Caddy. Dad said they were Better made than any other GM of the era
@johnbolt66510 ай бұрын
It's interesting to note that a new Tesla weighs as much as these tanks did, think about that for a second
@gd59334 жыл бұрын
I wanna buy that beauty!!!!
@user-ys6co3fx1u10 ай бұрын
The beautiful 1950-1960 automobiles. Now Ford, Chevy, Dodge and Honda etc. are all boring look a likes.
@timothyantoine53213 жыл бұрын
I always wondered which car had the most chrome 58 Buick or 58 Oldsmobile ?
@steve201182 жыл бұрын
When I think of the top 10 cars I would get when I win lotto...
@larryhawkins32944 жыл бұрын
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz drove a similar vehicle in the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour episode that featured Maurice Chevalier in their trip to Mexico.
@dontellgucci11174 жыл бұрын
Indeed it was a white one
@scooterdover27714 жыл бұрын
@@dontellgucci1117 Wasn't the show in black and white? So I guess it probably was white.
@johnlewinski63593 жыл бұрын
I've heard Buick boasted they had 80lbs. of chrome on their Buicks. Join us for discussions and rare card renderings and photos on our Facebook page: Cars: Design & Style
@gregorsteinke5322 Жыл бұрын
Home sweet homa, a man needs chrome
@Farsider39553 жыл бұрын
🤔……. 3:55 the only thing “outrageous” is this guy’s mustache 👀…… 😳 The car is beautiful though!
@michaelwhite2823 Жыл бұрын
Charles, ill show you a "Big important rear end." Augh. I know.
@robgrear11423 жыл бұрын
Charles......Stop! Stop! Stop! My toes are curling!
@_charlesphoenix3 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@tonycolca22413 ай бұрын
Was this the Buick that was actually more expensive than a cadillac
@chrisperry900210 ай бұрын
You know i know you know. Ya know.😅😂
@paulbennell33133 жыл бұрын
How is that even possible?
@stephendavidbailey27434 жыл бұрын
Check that Googie architecture at 0:38! Another at 3:04! Another at 4:08!
@peterketchijian69893 жыл бұрын
The radio is Sonomatic not Sonoramic ,, you knooowwwwww,,
@slottibarfast54027 ай бұрын
All original ?
@Modeltnick2 жыл бұрын
I know! Lol!
@brober4 жыл бұрын
OZ.... I KNOOW!
@dianealdrich7102 ай бұрын
Sorry I'm a straight white man. I can't afford a car like that today.
@richbojorquez-davila39474 жыл бұрын
Where Frank Lloyd Wright design Meets American Motors Royalty! ...I know.
@dj330364 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid and these cars were new, I thought they were butt ugly. My opinion has not changed.
@_charlesphoenix4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@keithdukes59903 жыл бұрын
Shame that you were born with no taste!!!
@znentitan40323 жыл бұрын
I would say more ornamental, and perhaps somewhat over the top, but they were optimistic times and the exuberance shows. Tastes change over time as well, I remember as a kid hating the spindly legged furniture of the era, now I appreciate them more and the times they represent.
@MC-vo7vt3 жыл бұрын
People are entitled to those opinions. Being a young kid in the early 60s, many of these mid to late 50s cars were around , but rusty and falling apart. They looked old and stodgy compared to sleek 60s models. Today, when they’re cared for, garaged, and restored, they remind us of the good old days. I’m breathing better not having to take in leaded gas emissions.