59 Olds Carrying Candidate Nixon 1960
#1
59 Olds Carrying Candidate Nixon 1960
I was rummaging through some old family photos and stumbled across this taken by dad in 1960 in Fort Wayne, IN. Thought I'd share.
(At least I think its a '59.....this was before my time...….barely)
(At least I think its a '59.....this was before my time...….barely)
Last edited by JohnnyBs68S; January 12th, 2019 at 05:02 PM.
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Dick Nixon …….. kinda reminds me of a president we have today .
Yes , that is a '59 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight convertible .
Also pictured ( L to R ) are a '57 Chevy , '60 Pontiac , '53 Oldsmobile , and a '59 Mercury .
Yes , that is a '59 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight convertible .
Also pictured ( L to R ) are a '57 Chevy , '60 Pontiac , '53 Oldsmobile , and a '59 Mercury .
#3
Thanks for the confirmation.
BTW, I love the (pseudo-) quote in your sig...…. the space race in the '60s left a huge impression on me growing up. It ended up influencing my career choice too.
BTW, I love the (pseudo-) quote in your sig...…. the space race in the '60s left a huge impression on me growing up. It ended up influencing my career choice too.
#4
Oh no, not again...
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Well, we know where Dick ended up, wonder what happened to the car? Wouldn't it be something if it was sitting in a barn somewhere...
Yeah, that 53 Olds caught my eye, it's just like mine. And I know mine never was there, it never left Canada.
Yeah, that 53 Olds caught my eye, it's just like mine. And I know mine never was there, it never left Canada.
#5
I think you mean the Last President Barrack Huessein Obama! We all know what a P** he was and still is!
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#8
FDR had his political opponents wiretapped and used the IRS to bludgeon them, in ways that would make Lois Lerner blush like a little girl. Many of his successors did similar things. Nixon didn't have the protection of a friendly media.
Last edited by bw1339; January 15th, 2019 at 05:12 AM.
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Johnny, I still appreciated the pic of the '59. Thank you. The first thing I noticed was the body style, the second was the hub caps. I had a '59 Olds station wagon many, many years ago.
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JohnnyBs68S-Thank you for posting that great picture to start the thread.It's a really cool time capsule. I love these type of pictures. I am sorry if I in anyway helped derail the thread..
Last edited by GoodOldsGuyDougie; January 15th, 2019 at 10:15 AM.
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Its all good, 'yall. Being a relative newbie here, I certainly didn't intend to prompt any political discourse, there's already too much of that outside of CO and I respect CO's policy to avoid political and religious discussions here. Years ago I was a member on another car site like this and they had a section dedicated to political and religious discussions. I can throw down as good as anyone and I left some sizable knots on many heads there, including the moderators. However, after realizing the majority of my posts there were in that section discussing politics rather than cars, I left and never went back. Its too exhausting and time consuming and life is too short to agonize over crap like that. Besides, I wasn't getting paid for my time like the talking heads that pollute the air waves.
In my search of my dad's old photos (some dating back to the '30s) I found pictures with glimpses of many other old rides. My dad owned a '48 Plymouth, and '58 Chevy wagon (which I do remember as a child), a '62 Sedan DeVille, a '74 Pontiac Ventura (not to mention my '68 Cutlass). Grandpa was apparently buying new wagons and sedans every couple of years: '56 Chevy wagon, '57 Chevy sedan, a '59 Chevy sedan (none of which I remember), '62 Chevy Impala 'vert, a '66 Impala wagon and a '66 Impala sedan, '67 Coupe DeVille and a '71 Impala coupe. I do remember riding in the '62 'vert, and when grandpa was reaching the age where he couldn't drive (about the time I got my license), I remember driving his '67 CDV to take him to his doctors appointments. That car made me feel like I was Elvis! The '66 Impala sedan was eventually passed down to one of my HS friends and I have many fond memories in it (was involved in my first accident while riding in the back - un-belted - around the age of 12). I also remember dad, who inherited the '66 Impala wagon from gramps, getting it air-born not once, but twice crossing a highly banked divided highway trying to beat a yellow light. I did my first brake-job on the rear of that '66 wagon around the age of 10. Between dad's '48 Plymouth and the '96 Crown Vic he purchased later in retirement, we were a faithful GM family.
In my search of my dad's old photos (some dating back to the '30s) I found pictures with glimpses of many other old rides. My dad owned a '48 Plymouth, and '58 Chevy wagon (which I do remember as a child), a '62 Sedan DeVille, a '74 Pontiac Ventura (not to mention my '68 Cutlass). Grandpa was apparently buying new wagons and sedans every couple of years: '56 Chevy wagon, '57 Chevy sedan, a '59 Chevy sedan (none of which I remember), '62 Chevy Impala 'vert, a '66 Impala wagon and a '66 Impala sedan, '67 Coupe DeVille and a '71 Impala coupe. I do remember riding in the '62 'vert, and when grandpa was reaching the age where he couldn't drive (about the time I got my license), I remember driving his '67 CDV to take him to his doctors appointments. That car made me feel like I was Elvis! The '66 Impala sedan was eventually passed down to one of my HS friends and I have many fond memories in it (was involved in my first accident while riding in the back - un-belted - around the age of 12). I also remember dad, who inherited the '66 Impala wagon from gramps, getting it air-born not once, but twice crossing a highly banked divided highway trying to beat a yellow light. I did my first brake-job on the rear of that '66 wagon around the age of 10. Between dad's '48 Plymouth and the '96 Crown Vic he purchased later in retirement, we were a faithful GM family.
Last edited by JohnnyBs68S; January 15th, 2019 at 01:18 PM.
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