Oldsmobile Futuramic Commercials (1948)

[@yannisgouras4482]

Man in 1948 those GoPros were huge😆😆

[@bobtis]

He looked like he could fall of at any time

[@1ivannthegreat]

Robert Tiscione Lmao 😂

[@billbingham3829]

I can't wait to see the dashcam.

[@michaelbailey4164]

GuyPro

[@soundkillr]

I cant wait for this car to come out!!

[@1ivannthegreat]

Well , just go visit 1949 - 1950 and bam! You’ll see it in your garage in no time.

[@wildcatkelly1966]

Those girls were beautiful and so were those merry Oldsmobiles.

[@HughesEnterprises]

I missed the chance to buy one a few years ago. A coupe running, driving, no rust, most of the chrome. True barn find. Didn’t have $3K at the time. Really cool cars.

[@generaldissaray4109]

2:00 they mounted a whole guy on the side of the car to get a gopro shot

[@CosmiCandy]

😂

[@legogeneralgrievous1173]

That's how they did it back at this time.

[@rhuttrho88]

Imagine base jumping or skydiving with that GoPro!!!!😬

[@shartingfish5761]

You know the crazy thing that the hydromatic transmission was virtually indestructible.. restored cars tend to have transmissions never rebuilt from that vintage.. they can't do that these days.. GM quality and futuristic designs of today are junk in comparison.. sadly

[@classicpontiac37]

They certainly could do it but there's a little thing called planned obselence that needs to be taken into consideration 🙂

[@21stcenturyfossil7]

Hydra matics needed constant adjustments to keep from banging shifts.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@21stcenturyfossil7 Just "tighten the bands."

[@glennredwine289]

@@21stcenturyfossil7 In our family we had a Turbo-Hydramatic 350 in a 69 Chevelle Malibu 350-2v and never had to do that.

[@babbisp1]

​@@classicpontiac37 How is it possible that i learned of this term yesterday in reference to phones and now i see you use it. Note that it wasnt the algorithm that brought me here. What are the odds

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

I've owned a few Oldsmobiles, I really liked those cars. If the Oldsmobile brand was still around I would probably still be buying them.

[@avdgaming3550]

The last oldsmobiles were junk thats why gm got rid of them.

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

@@avdgaming3550 You don't understand how companies work.

[@avdgaming3550]

Gm got rid of the company because it wasn't selling well if they continued making them they would get bankrupt alot

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

@@avdgaming3550 There you go, much better. Except the "get bankrupt alot" part, that still doesn't make sence. Yes GM dropped the Oldsmobile brand because it was no longer profitable.

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

@Larry M. Good car. 3.8L series 3 engine? My last oldsmobile was a 2003 Alero 2dr 5 speed but I've also owned a 1991 Cultass and an 1989 olds 88 royal.

[@timfordfalconxf7714]

Even as a ford man. I love classic GM lovely cars

[@frdjr2527]

1948 was Harley Earl's GM, an automotive colossus. It seemed like anything was possible. Those days are long gone.

[@derrickstorm6976]

Everything was only possible because of the post-war economic boom, before Republicans started to give tax cuts to corporations instead of working people

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

"Futuramic" when your camera mount puts a squat on a full size car.

[@cromulentcommodore5896]

back when made up words where used to describe cars, instead of name them.

[@ms90sbabyy]

Good observation

[@richardwheeler6115]

Yup, no names like Starfire, DeVille, Toranado, Sedanet or the 1941 Ford Prefect...oh wait....%#$&

[@ssjlkrillin]

And even those made up names were spelled correctly.

[@21stcenturyfossil7]

@@ssjlkrillin , like Galaxie?

[@alimonytony]

If only that camera rig at 2:00 was futuramic.

[@wholeNwon]

Scary

[@davidmg1925]

It didnt look terribly comfortable balancing up there. Glad it was him not me.

[@rhuttrho88]

The 1st GoPro!😁🫡

[@BloxerPlot]

Nice to see this channel is alive

[@stevenhuckaby2902]

Notice how much more atractive the women were back then !

[@xaenon]

You understand that for a film like this, they wore like 8 pounds of makeup, right?

[@peggypeggy4137]

Well, I wasn't really looking at the girl--but the cars were sure prettier !

[@stevenhuckaby2902]

@@peggypeggy4137 so true

[@ramoncarter6585]

R.I.P Oldsmobile 1897-2004 gone but not forgotten.

[@legogeneralgrievous1173]

Bro I'm gonna force my sister to marry some rich scumbag who only loves her for her body and she'll get him to invest in a car company I start so I can buy the Oldsmobile and Pontiac names and make new Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs.

[@KaroshiSalad2000s]

@@legogeneralgrievous1173 Please Don't.

[@legogeneralgrievous1173]

@@KaroshiSalad2000s Why not? It's necessary

[@jp_ny.rd04]

That's right

[@greybeard804]

Girls used to wear dresses?!! GO FIGURE!!!

[@wholeNwon]

It was so easy to drive that even a woman could do itl

[@UmmYeahOk]

Oppressive female clothing! Thank god for the feminist movement! Can't double clutch in high heals! Restrictive footwear made last minute braking difficult too! No wonder men thought women were bad drivers! Can't even change a tire in a dress like that! Helpless! Utterly helpless! But just try to wear pants in those days!

[@wholeNwon]

@@UmmYeahOk Believe it or not, until relatively recent times, women were,in general, believed to be intellectually deficient. Their brains were thought to be somehow weaker even though structural differences weren't visible.

[@s.sestric9929]

So did J. Edgar Hoover.

[@Jasonhb07]

@@wholeNwon Structural differences as in size of different parts of the brain?

[@friendofdorothy9376]

Looks cold out since the exhaust gas is showing...and here they are zipping around in an open convertible.

[@KittRembo]

Friend of Dorothy I see that here in NC when it’s 40-50 degrees out. Guess now a days it’s a lot easier with heated seats and such to stay warm and still enjoy the open air

[@21stcenturyfossil7]

If I've learned anything from youtube comments, it's people were TOUGH back then. They didn't whine about the top on their new convertible being stuck down. They just sucked it up and dealt with it.

[@hebneh]

My thought as well. In real life, as opposed to this short commercial for movie theaters, people didn't put down their convertible tops in weather like that.

[@loublackvideo]

Fun commercial. Glad to see that the black and white version is already on KZbin, I posted your link within my restored/colorized version.

[@raymontes1030]

Electric windows on a 49'?

[@northborneo27]

i thought it was build in 90s, im very shocked :v

[@stgo.s.4067]

Yeah D:!!!!

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

They were probably hidraulic not electric.

[@03Venture]

‘48!

[@pcno2832]

@@TheAllMightyGodofCod Might have been vacuum powered, as were the wipers on a lot of cars back then. But electric windows were also in use back then, even with 6V generators ; GE was touting them in their "electrify everything" promos .

[@kyliecunninghamLS22SimSpiele]

elektrische Fensterheber und elektrisches Cabrioletdach schon 1948 ,das wusste ich noch nicht,sehr interessantes Video. :-)

[@hebneh]

My mother was given a new 1939 Plymouth convertible by her parents and it had a similar automatic top - nine years before this '49 Oldsmobile.

[@noviranger88]

Rest in peace, Oldsmobile. Taken too soon.

[@neildickson5394]

Probably the greatest GM design across all brands. Still the Studebaker was more streamlined and modern in 1947.

[@viennapalace]

Great ads! They certainly worked on me, anyway... And now I want one... Oh lord, how I want one!

[@alexp362]

1:58 "this special camera" yea some dude holding a big ass movie camera sitting on a homemade wooden perch. One wrong move and homeboy is ghost. Beautiful car tho!😁

[@justsumguy2u]

I love the two door coupe at 2:48, it's a real looker

[@RandyTheWildHorse]

The young lady taking over driving the car with the top down was a great way to interest many customers. 1:15

[@dylanyates6331]

Did he mention it was futuramic?

[@rickybobby8224]

They could have also been more clear about whether or not the GM Hydramatic was an option

[@dylanyates6331]

@@rickybobby8224 I forgot, does it have a clutch pedal?

[@rhuttrho88]

Once or twice. 🤔

[@JensSchraeder]

The only thing plastic in that car is the steering wheel.

[@1ivannthegreat]

Dell Martens Right, when real cars were ALL Metal , not like today’s though.

[@avdgaming3550]

@@1ivannthegreat hey if cars today had metal inside you would be dead in a crash.

[@MrDWide-iq7df]

@@avdgaming3550 not exactly true but i see why u think that

[@21stcenturyfossil7]

And 75% had rusted away by 1960.

[@gamingvibes4u...825]

Very nice sharing ❤🎉😊

[@refrigeratedfennec25]

The car is an Oldsmobile and it’s Futuramic. That is such a play on words

[@wholeNwon]

I'm sold. I'll take the convertible.

[@jb175]

Anyone wish they were born back then 😔

[@TheOpendoormedia]

I noticed that during the scene that involved the hidden camera behind the blonde woman driving, you know the camera you couldn't see if your name was Helen Keller. She pulls up to the stop line stairs straight, and then proceeds to go into the intersection before she have the slight glance to the left... Ugh.

[@TheFilmMixer101]

Hydromatic. Aka Automatic Couldnt be much simpler

[@pucksaver95]

hydro meaning the torque converter fluid in an auto transmission. genius marketing team i'd say

[@UmmYeahOk]

This car is automatic It's systematic It's hydromatic Why it's grease lightning! The truth is, companies started copyrighting names for such technologies. I think Packards were "ultramatic."

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

The torque converter and all the valves and controls were hydraulically operated.

[@UmmYeahOk]

Hunts By Chainsaw honestly, given the time, I bet the automatic top, AND power windows were also hydraulic. I think some cars even used brake fluid for that.

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

@@UmmYeahOk Yes it was quite possible. I'm not familiar enough with this car but in some cars the brakes, suspension, and power accessories all used the same hydraulic fluid.

[@robertjohnson4401]

Hydramatic, so easy to drive, even a woman can drive it! How Nostalgic.

[@josephgaviota]

And think how many young MALES can't drive a stick now-a-days.

[@210772106]

2:02 thank goodness for go pro today 😅

[@buckyflywoodie3905]

I'm sold! Where can I buy one?! I love these old car commercials, thank you.

[@roberthaworth8991]

I was recently convinced to buy a 1937 Olds Six based on seeing an Olds dealer's training film on the '37 Olds Six. The talking points were so convincing I just had to have one.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

I'll take one of each, please!! All in Midnight Blue! LOVE these cars!!!!!

[@aattura1541]

Nice ad. One of those houses looks like a huge space heater

[@UmmYeahOk]

So futuristic... ...yet the roads aren't even paved.

[@louisaloi9178]

Roads😎where we're going we won't need ROADS🛸

[@roberthaworth8991]

Hey, there -- are you sayin' somethin' bad 'bout 'MERICA?! :-)

[@yachtyteam6978]

The Futuramic Oldsmobile.... aka The Conflict of Words...

[@refrigeratedfennec25]

I agree

[@maratah-v7196]

1948 год, Карл! А я езжу в 2020 на механике со сцеплением.

[@Kinseydsp]

US Auto Industry Love this commercial I was 1 Yr Old this year but well Remember 1948 Olds's

[@roberthaworth8991]

In '48, more viewers of this commercial (shown in theatres) probably had their eyes on the new Futuramic house than on the car. Vets and their spouses were still desperate for any kind of accommodation that didn't involve living with parents, in a basement apt., or in a dorm, trailer, or tent.

[@ondrejkrejcir4111]

1948 and dude had electric windows. I had to move the crank in my 1998 car and a lot of them still had it until 2010 +. :D

[@midcenturymodern9330]

What amazes me in these vintage ads is how well people are dressed. Imagine wearing a suit and tie for an afternoon drive.

[@hebneh]

These cars looked sleek and modern at the time. No cars were manufactured during World War II, from early 1942 till the summer of 1945, and when the major US companies started making cars again they were only slightly changed from how they'd looked in '42. Oldsmobile was the first of the General Motors makes to finally put out a totally new redesigned car, and these '48s are them.

[@Afib95]

I wish I had been around back then. ❤

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Oldsmobile: This car is so advanced, no other could make it look outdated. Citröen: Hold my beer...

[@azk8584]

Daniel Peixoto Martins HAHAHAAHA HOLD MY BEER HAAHAHAHAHAHA LOOOOOOL SOOOO FUNNY AND ORIGINAL HAHAHAAHAHA you loser

[@stephanesonneville]

@@johnlockesghost5592 Citroen was ahead before WWII. Then its plants were flattened by the allied during WW2.

[@stephanesonneville]

@@johnlockesghost5592 Front-wheel drive ! 30s european cars were way ahead the US production.

[@andy86i]

Imagine the embarrassment of driving a french car..

[@FREDOGISFUUN]

Spend all that cash and you get no seatbelts or a passenger side mirror, not even dealer option!

[@rwfrench66GenX]

Back then consumer surveys implied seat belts said the cars weren't safe!

[@pcno2832]

It was hard to sell safety features because you had to remind the buyer that a car might potentially be dangerous. It would be like a restaurant selling medication for food poisoning.

[@joshuamcpeek4708]

Chrysler tried to make a safe car and it almost devoured them, the car was called the 1939 chrysler airflow it was actually almost as safe as most cars made in 2019. but it had wretched fuel economy at 6mpg in town and 12 on highway. It had a heavy thick welded steel roll cage and safety plate glass that when broken busted into tiny crumbs instead of 5 inch daggers. The car didnt have an air bag( wasn't invented yet) but had seatbelts and both mirrors standard. The car sold poorly and cost so much to make chrysler almost went bankrupt. The other car makers saw this and were spooked.

[@rwfrench66GenX]

The Tucker Torpedo also had a safety glass windshield that would pop out in an accident, seat belts, disc brakes, a sponge rubber dash, and it had a headlight in the middle of the grill that turned with the steering wheel to help light up the curves when you were driving at night, and it would do 130MPH in a car built in 1949! There's a movie called "Flash of Genius" about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper and while that's not really a safety issue it's a pretty cool car movie I'm sure you guys would appreciate if you haven't already seen it.

[@DMBall]

Filmed at the General Motors proving grounds in Milford and the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, both outside Detroit.

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

I found one of these abandoned back in the woods today. Never even knew this car existed, damn it was sexy.

[@rhuttrho88]

🤥

[@Oldsmobilerocket-if6sr]

2:00 bro most hidden go pro ever

[@davidtosh7200]

They sure built these cars like tanks. Newer cars will take the beating while the 1948 Oldsmobile Series 98 DeLuxe will suffer minor damage when get into the accident between those two cars.

[@jp_ny.rd04]

Can't wait to drive this car!!!!

[@paulazemeckis7835]

Was there a Frank Lloyd Wright home in the first clip? Looks like it! I notice in all the commercials that there is no mention of new safety features...no padded dashboards, no seatbelts.... Love, love, love the "automobiles" of the forties and 50's. My favorite: Mercedes Gullwing.

[@johnrroberts7900]

2:23 - The Little Old Lady from Pasadena in training. I hope the cameraman held on! Or was the Olds 8 so lacking in pickup a flat-to the-floor getaway was required, lol. (Early Fordomatics needed flooring for a different reason - I know)

[@tomselick6983]

That was the coolest gopro ever

[@pontimaniac2303]

It did look futuramic. The Olds series 98 Compared to the other series 78, 76 and 68. Oldsmobiles of 1948

[@lustantinoanimations5699]

I missed out on the future. I'm stuck in the present and the cars are boring.

[@lustantinoanimations5699]

@Roy Futrell yes.

[@hebneh]

It's interesting that they're hyping the Hydramatic so much, since it had been introduced in late 1939 for the 1940 Oldsmobiles. It was the first fully automatic transmission, which did not require a clutch pedal. But by the time these '48 models were being sold, it was already well established and well known, so people already knew about it and you'd think it wouldn't need to be promoted this much.

[@paulcheek5711]

amazing, these new cars practically drive themselves. I think witchcraft is involved..

[@garymckee8857]

Devil's work I tell you.

[@refrigeratedfennec25]

I like this car although it may be possessed by satan himself

[@MauriceSaraber]

now I want to buy one ! 😂

[@MarginWalker]

I wonder if it;s a post-war car? Thanks Gawd for Wikipedi!

[@jaykay4137]

What about a non-hovering hovercar is futuramic?

[@joeguzman3558]

Imagine how difficult it was in those days to make a movie,

[@AntonyThorburn]

smell the adds today? bang

[@smoothoperator7023]

Cant wait to see those technological wonder iphone commercials of the past in 2098!

[@joeanne6258]

Sedan-japanese Suv-american Sports car-european

[@DStabs720]

Sedan-Japanese SUV-Japanese Sports Car-Corvette with 6 speed

[@LetsTakeWalk]

Yeah it looks good, but it aint got seatbelts, no collapsable steering shaft, no airbags. The crumple zone are the passengers. It’s a nice looking deathtrap.

[@freedomairconditioner6152]

Yes to all. It is sad (especially for those who died needlessly) that it took decades to invent the collapsible steering column. Dual reservoir brake cylinders, side impact beams, and seatbelts...all should have been on the 48’s. Ok, a few years of delays can’t be avoided, but decades of delays?

[@UmmYeahOk]

Freedom Air Conditioner it's 2019, and even brand new school busses don't have seat belts. These things travel highway speeds. At least they FINALLY now have AC! Priorities.

[@freedomairconditioner6152]

Child safety is a priority. School bus seatbelts are not as clearly beneficial as car seatbelts. In many cases they increase injuries in a crash, it’s more of a 50/50 thing whereas in a car it’s a 90/10 thing.

[@UmmYeahOk]

Freedom Air Conditioner the biggest problem is getting children to wear them, which is why they should be optional for passenger use, as enforcing would be a nightmare. Adults ride on school busses too, and high schoolers can also run 16-19yo. You can still attend high school until your 21 technically. But I remember as a kid, to punish some unruly boys, the driver slammed on his brakes. A good child, I was sitting exactly how I should have. I flew forward. The seat back in front of my stopped my body, but my head kept going. My neck caught the edge of the seat, and my thought hurt for several hours after that. This was only like 30mph. Had the driver been going faster though...? Then, one time, I was sitting at the very back of the bus, because, for some reason, that was supposed to be the best spot. A different driver, made a sharp right turn. The rear tire drove up the curb then back off of it. When that happened, I was launched out of my chair and onto the dirty floor. My legs were crossed when sitting, and they were still crossed in the floor. I was stuck, and had to use what little upper arm strength I had to pull myself up. Both these situations occurred when we were only going 10-30MPH. A lot of roads in our town at 45-50. And any school field trip or extra curricular would use the 75 mph highway. That’s right, the speed limit is 75. I don’t see how a simple lap belt would be more dangerous for a child than nothing at all. Maybe if the buckle hit them at such speeds. So retractable belts, like what modern cars have, would be needed.

[@freedomairconditioner6152]

75 mph? Wow that is so not surprising. I just did a google search and only 6 states mandate seatbelts for school busses. It’s because, like I said earlier, they’re not too proven.

[@lolbuster01]

I would love to own a Dynaflow one day.

[@desertbob6835]

"Futuramic" would have to wait until '49, when the 303" Rocket came out. The ancient Olds flathead straight 6 and 8 were still used in '48. The '49 Oldses and Cads started the Detroit horsepower race and instantly made Ford's cranky flathead V8 obsolete. Ford started a crash program to design the Lincoln ('52) and Ford ('54) Y-blocks to compete, which were less than satisfactory in many ways...but Chrysler had their hemi out in '51!

[@righttorecord3538]

Gee, I wonder why the word "futuramic" didn't catch on?

[@jimmycricket5366]

Back then smoke emission from an exhaust 1:39 was considered a sign of a healthy car, so they squirted oil into the manifold for the advert, lol.

[@DM-hk8gz]

It's steam, not smoke. Exhaust smoke never was or will be considered "healthy car" . Duh.

[@brazilcomz506]

1948 mais completo que o celta do Brasil

[@fabriciomedeiros1873]

é mesmo

[@fabriciomedeiros1873]

é mesmo e tem até banco elétrico

[@tooge47]

Rather have one of THESE than what is being foisted on motorists today

[@unxvent]

that's a classic if its still around

[@heathstjohn6775]

I've had to wait till 2020 for this technology, in my Hyundai Kona, Automatic Hybrid.

[@josephgaviota]

As a kid, mom said her _favorite_ car was her 1950 Oldsmobile, with automatic transmission. I remember the car as a kid, but had no sense as to whether it was "cool" or not.

[@Tywild327]

It’s cool

[@josephgaviota]

@@Tywild327 Thanks for that. I wish my mom were still alive, I'd tell her! She'd get a kick out of that.

[@MCO18]

1:58 The original GoPro camera

[@super_steven_1776]

Nice

[@nicholassheffo5723]

Was this their response to the Tucker?

[@GLOBALHEAT4884]

Сколько выхлопа даже летом

[@aleckaleck2492]

Да нет, осень же. Все в польтах и шляпах.

[@polomare2027]

Am I the only one that is disappointed that the word Futuramic never caught on?

[@xaenon]

That's because the future ain't what it used to be.

[@rmick66]

I know these are all the Ninety-Eight series, but which styles had a round brake pedal or a rectangular one in '48?

[@MrOrange7108]

Oldsmobile always made a quality car.

[@paulcheek5711]

if car design keeps going the way it is, the 2025 model will look like this...

[@paulcheek5711]

hydomatic drive, its like magic-- alien back engineered tech

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

This is before the Rocket 88 V-8.

[@rhuttrho88]

1:59 OH SNAP!!!!🤯 The 1st GoPro!!!!😃🫡

[@espneindanke9172]

I would buy one... but ... dam, to late...

[@roncampbell8846]

THAT WHEN THEY MADE GOOD CARS MY GRANDFATHER HAD ONE

[@pl5624]

Wait until next year you can get a rocket v8

[@ed9492]

Women can drive too as long as there's no clutch pedal and you can move the seat up.

[@MegaTmarshall]

I'll take one of those cars and a beautiful blonde seat cover to go with it!

[@aleckaleck2492]

В третьем ролике красотка отпадная!

[@bobmarker6812]

Hydramatic Drive, Hydraulic powered seat, top and windows! What will they think of next!

[@roberthaworth8991]

I avoid buying old cars with hydraulic options -- esp. windows -- b/c the cylinders have, or soon will have, suffered seal blowouts inside the doors. Imagine fixing or replacing electric window motors, but these have plumbing fittings and leak goo.

[@davidmg1925]

I wonder how any hp those transmission soaked up....

[@buckyflywoodie3905]

Most GM automatic transmission cars were given extra horsepower to compensate for the loss

[@21stcenturyfossil7]

The Hydra matic was a pretty efficient transmission in it's day. It would lock up to direct drive in fourth gear. The Buick Dynaflow however ...

[@jaysverrisson1536]

@@21stcenturyfossil7 Hydramatic did not have direct drive lockup, although the 4th gear was pretty tight, without a lot of slip. Packard's Ultramatic DID have a high gear lockout,. Modern transmissions incorporate all the transmission features developed in the 1940s & '50s: Torque converters (Dynaflow), automatic gear box (Hydramatic), and direct drive lockup (Ultramatic).

[@ramankhumukcham9061]

Futuramic even to future.

[@losangeles8558]

Automatic.. automatic 😊👍