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Topic starter
25/09/2021 9:36 pm
'58 or '59 Oldsmobile?
Be sure to make your selection. Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
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John Bono
North Jersey
Ed Glorius and Ed Glorius reacted
25/09/2021 9:47 pm
I love both of them, even though they are quite different designs. To me, they are classics in their own right and among the coolest of Oldsmobiles.
25/09/2021 9:47 pm
It's no secret to anyone on this Forum that I love Oldsmobile's. I'd take both these beauties in a heartbeat, but if I could only choose one, my vote goes to the 1958. It's always been a favorite!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
25/09/2021 10:11 pm
1959 for its tailfins!
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
Frank Reed and Frank Reed reacted
26/09/2021 8:04 am
Since I was a kid I have always thought the 58 Olds and Buick were very unattractive designs. The 59 Olds is a vast improvement. I find it very odd that the Chevy, Pontiac and Caddy this year were all so beautiful; how did these other two go so wrong?
26/09/2021 1:51 pm
I agree with Frank, two years I like the least. That said I would have to take the '59 since in my opinion no other Olds is uglier than the '58 along with it's brother the '58 Buick. I still can't figure out how the GM '57 line up was so beautiful and Buick/Olds of the '58 line up was so ugly in comparison.
26/09/2021 3:50 pm
The 1958 Olds was a downer for me with the heavy looking rear panels. The 1959 changes were a big improvement to my eyes.
26/09/2021 3:51 pm
Since I was a kid I have always thought the 58 Olds and Buick were very unattractive designs. The 59 Olds is a vast improvement. I find it very odd that the Chevy, Pontiac and Caddy this year were all so beautiful; how did these other two go so wrong?
Of the GM '58 line-up, it's the Cadillac styling that I never liked. The other four brands were incredible beauties to my eyes. Interestingly, it was the same for the '59's. I thought the Cadillac was the least attractive of any of the other four.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
26/09/2021 3:54 pm
WOW! Based on the voting, looks like the '58 is mine for the taking. Works for me...THANKS guys! 
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Topic starter
26/09/2021 5:09 pm
Love both but the '59 gets my vote.
John Bono
North Jersey