Hello from West Virginia. I'm 25 yrs old and I'm obsessed with bicycles and cars that are at least twice my age. I'm about to buy a '59 Dynamic and wanted to get involved in the community.

 

Cool!! Welcome to our site! Lots of knowledge and advice on here - post pics when you get the car!!

 

where in WV?

 

Welcome aboard

Glad you decided to join us.

 

Congrats on your soon to be purchase. It's nice to know that there are some young people that are into old school rides and not rice burners.

 

I'm from Clarksburg. Have you got some ties to the state/live here?


Thanks for the welcome guys. I'll have some better pics than my avatar up after I get it.

 

Watch out for that, by the time you are my age you will be buying 110 year old cars!
Welcome to CO.

 

I already wanna buy 110 yr old cars lol

 

I have lived in Huntington, Wheeling, and Morgantown. Got my Ph.D. in Chemistry from WVU. Have a long term friend in Fairmont who caravanned with me to the OCA Nationals in 2009 and 2010.

 

Welcome, got a soft spot for '59's and those huge rear quarter panels.

 

Welcome to the forum. Post more pics when you can.

 

Welcome. 59s are nice. Looking forward to seeing a few pics.

 

Welcome! There are not enough 59's Dynamics around here, so we're glad to see another. Post lots of pics and feel free to start a resto thread, or several.......

Just old cars and bicycles? By your user name I would assume boats would be included, too. I sure like 'em!

 

I do enjoy a nice boat... That's why I bought the '59! j/k Truthfully the name stems from my days running a drumline.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I'll post some pics pretty soon and let ya know when they're up. I've got a couple of projects that will need done such as the interior and welding some patchwork in the floor of the trunk.


That's cool. I lived in Morgantown for a few years before buying a house in Feb and moving back home to Clarksburg. I hated Morgantown too much. It's sad that I can get to where I worked in Morgantown faster driving nearly 40 miles from C-burg than I could driving from 6 miles away on Van Voorhis Rd.

 

Welcome aboard Captain! Yes, you should qualify as owning a Land Yacht with that car! Please post more photos when you get it home and keep us posted on the progress of your project. John

 

Just realised that's a post car that appears to have the Deluxe bright trim around the side windows. My books say there were over 16000 1959 D88 2-door coupes built but doesn't break them down to Deluxe trim cars.

Enjoy it. 2-door posts were the kinds of cars that got used up and thrown out so unusual to find one now. They were on their way out in full-size Olds by 1959. 1961 was the last full-size 2-door post Oldsmobile with slightly under 5000 made, until the bodystyle returned for the downsized 1977s.

 

I'm not completely sure what kind of trim package it has. I'll post a side view pic so you can hopefully tell me


Maybe I should paint a big jolly roger on the roof and name her Queen Anne's Revenge lol.

 

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Yup- bright trim around the side windows, Deluxe trim. It would have had a few interior upgrades over a bottom line D88 post too. Looks like you need a windshield; one from any 1959-60 GM 2 or 4 door sedan or station wagon will work. Hardtop/convertible windshield will not.

Few years back a friend of mine near Charlotte NC was parting a 59 D88 four door. IDK if he still has anything from that car or not.

So, youngun- how do you plan to do this car? Restored to original, modified, what's in store for the Revenge? You want a Jolly Roger, find someone going down to the Outer Banks of NC and get them to get you a JR sticker for the back glass.

One of my cousins went to the University of Richmond in the early 60s. The UR sports teams were the Spiders, and their mascot was a spider in a Confederate General's uniform, complete with sword (which has since unfortunately been politically corrected). They had a 59 Buick flattop that she took to Richmond and she had those spider decals on the windshield corners and the wraparound of the back glass. Always thought those were just plumb cool.

 

I've seen enough SS Chevelles and Camaro's to last a lifetime. That 59 of yours would be a car I would definitely stop and look at. I love those late 50's cars.

 

Welcome to CO! You have a bit of work ahead of you, but it will be worth it!!!!

 

Ya, I'm going to get a windshield from that fella I spoke of in another thread that you read. He said he's got a few cars I should be able to get a windshield from.

My plans for this car, at least for the moment, are to rat it for lack of a better description. I need it for daily driving to and from my new job asap so I'm not gonna take too much time doing body work to put a nice paint job on it, at least not yet. It's got all of the original chrome in the trunk that will go back on it after I flat black it. Other than that, I'll probly wire in a radio since it wasn't taken as an option when purchased.

Personally, I love the look of relatively dirty chrome on a car that looks like it's been driven every day for the past 50 years. You can almost see the entire history of the car and what it's gone through and seen over the decades.

Raider, I see you're from Danville... My brother lived there for a while. Nice place. Especially your golf courses lol. I enjoyed Glen Oak a lot.

 

Welcome to the site. Can't wait to see the restoration begin!!

Wayne

 

Glen Oak CC dissolved and changed names- it is now Ray's Creek, still private. When it was Glen Oak membership was way cheaper than Tuscarora or Danville Golf Club and it was more challenging than DGC. People wanting to play a public course either do Ringgold (owned by my cousin and her family) or Caswell Pines down in Yanceyville.

Gotta admit golf is one addiction I stayed away from. Tall as I am, I realised I'd have to have custom length clubs and I wasn't sure I wanted to get that deep into it right off the bat.

 

When did Glen oak dissolve? I couldn't remember the name but looking at google maps I believe that was the location. It was last august when I was there, so it could've been a different name.

I'm 6'4" and play with standard length clubs. How tall would you be?

 

Hi Guy's
I have a 55 Old 88 4 Dr all original with 23,324 miles. After 27 year's of storage, I decided I better start enjoying it in my later years. I'm sorry I didn't do this when I was younger. The lower pitman shaft needle bearing is badly worn. Too much play in the steering wheel. With that milage, it's hard to believe. I bought a new 55 Olds 2 Dr HT and never had any trouble with anything. I sold it with 98,000 miles and ran like new. Where is the best place to get steering gearbox parts? And would I have to replace the entire gearbox or just the bearing, Has anyone had this problem.
How do I post pictures?

 

Welcome to CO! This place is awsome! I've been a member for a few weeks now, there's a lot of helpful people here. Enjoy!

 

Talk about coincidental.

http://www.wbtm1330.com/1news.htm

http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2010...f-c-ar-490328/

I'm 6'3" with long legs and with standard clubs I overshoot the ball by 2-3". Uncle who was a long-time golfer (and actually played semi-pro) pointed out the club length issue.

 

OH NO.... That sucks... My brother's not gonna be happy lol.

I've got really long arms and a very broad back, so I can reach the ball with no problem.

 

Rocket,

Ya jes gotta "Be the Ball" Nananananaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

Nice looking car with a good patina...
I do like to see an original car that tells tales of its life through its appearance.
Maybe just find a way to prevent additional rust since you plan to use it as a DD.

I like the JR flag idea, even though the car does not fit the "land yacht" catagory completely.

 

More like a space ship...

Fish, do a search for 1959 Fisher (!) Body Time Travel ads. I think you'll like them.

 

Here are the two, cool Fisher Body ads that featured the '59 Oldsmobiles. Unique ads in a similar "time travel" theme were done for the cars produced by each GM division.

 

Very cool ads. I'd love to find copies of those to blow up poster size and hang in the dining room.

 

Welcome from Northern California, Dan

 

Maybe you've already checked this out:

http://oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA.../dirindex.html

That website is full of cool old brochures. I love that you are going to daily drive it.

 

Hallo Brian- thanks for posting those. I could not find any in a search this afternoon even though the first link was to the AACA discussion we had on them 5-6 years ago.

One thing I did find was a 1958 Olds version, speeding thru the Egyptian desert past the Sphinx. Had never seen that one. Ultimately the coolest ads GM ever produced.

Seems I remember you have them all? Why not post them for us?

Fish, you may not have to enlarge them. A lot of them were in large format magazines like Life, Look, Holiday etc. Ads like these frame well, especially if you find a centerfold ad and double mat it. Get a framer who understands color and they really pop.

Said the man who is rapidly running out of wall space to put his framed Oldsmobile ads on.

 

We have quite a few 59 Dynamic 88s parts cars. You can see some of them on www.bigmauto.com or pm me what you need.

I had a 59 for about 10 years. 2 dr post too. I thought this was mine, but the right fender is in too good of condition.

 

Soooo..... I just got back from HEAVEN!! For those of you that hadn't read from my other thread

For those of you that were speculative, I've gotten more info on the operation. The dealership opened in the 1920's. Any vehicle taken on trade WAS parked on the owners private property and not re-sold. The reason for this was to essentially monopolize the market in the area because there were no other dealerships for quite a distance. Sell new cars above msrp and not provide a used car market was what they did. They used the traded cars for parts to service vehicles of those model years. Kinda not cool, but smart business at the same time.

ANYWAY... I made my pilgrimage to the holy land today. I only had access to about 1/4 of the property (we covered approx 14 acres I'd say). After cross-matching part-numbers I've found 3 windshields that will work, 2 possible interiors I may purchase (both from '60 Pontiacs unfortunately), ALL possible chrome pieces that were available as options (wheel well chrome trim pieces in amazing shape are probly being bought with the windshield), rear and side-view mirrors, a pin-straight grill, and a parking light lens I need.

I'll post a few pictures in a bit to prove I'm not completely insane.

 

I wish I had about 12 hours to go over the ENTIRE property... So many times I'd see a potential part vehicle to take from and be disappointed by a missing windshield, missing chrome piece I want, or whatever and then get excited that I got to keep going lol. We found lots of parts for my buddies '52 Chevy, '53 Pontiac, '60 Buick, and my '59 Dynamic.

I forgot my camera through most of our visit... I'll get some more pics when we go back to pick up parts.

Upon entering....
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I'm glad this was almost entirely pick over in the past...
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My new side view mirror hanging on a school bus from the early 50's. It' not stock but it's cool so I don't care.
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Beautiful '58 Olds. Pictures are misleading to the condition of most of the car.
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1957(?) Nash Ambassador. This car would be VERY restorable...
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An AWESOME Hudson Hornet hiding in the woods...
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And now a couple Oldsmobiles...
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