This one is one of the nicest 60 Specials I have seen in a long time. YES, that is the original color. Repainted several years ago- but kept real nice. Tahitian Coral. Enjoy!
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@neilx494 жыл бұрын
I HAD A 58 FLEETWOOD FOR MANY YEARS, AND I LOVED THAT CAR!
@joevald35 жыл бұрын
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ When owning a Cadillac meant something .. Gorgeous stylish cars
@dianeverytall33973 жыл бұрын
YES it was a very different time.
@curtbush6332 Жыл бұрын
Yes you are correct Sir!!!
@keith4886 Жыл бұрын
There is a level of workmanship & craftsmanship in these cars that you will not find in a modern vehicle. In fact there is nothing built today that could equal these cars. Basically we have a computor on four wheels with a ton of things that can go wrong. It truly was a golden age when GM built real cars.
I had one back in the 60s . What a hell of a sweet ride.
@stephensmart7388 Жыл бұрын
Just Beautiful looking cars
@golden.lights.twinkle23292 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous cars, from a period when American style, engineering and quality equalled or surpassed anywhere else in the world. The big downside of these cars today is the horrendous gas mileage. These cars were designed when gas was very cheap compared to today. Driving one any distance is impractical as it would be cheaper to fly. I owned a 1966 Coupe De Ville, it got 9 mpg.
@muffs55mercury612 жыл бұрын
My '57 DeVille that I had in the 80s got 12 in town and 16 on the road. They were geared fairly high so the engines didn't turn that high of rpms. My '73 with the 472 got about 9.
@johnmaki3046 Жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL 'looking"! BAD "day-to-day" RIDES!
@darrellepickering8433 Жыл бұрын
I've had mine since '70. It came with air suspension, 3-2 bbl Eldorado motor, factory foglites, factory air & the gold kit. Only thing missing were the fender skirts.
@randyrowe30976 жыл бұрын
Just gorgeous cars. We need cars like this today. Thanks for sharing.
@jamesh75713 ай бұрын
Interesting facts, this ol dog learned a thing or 2 about this beauty
@1940limited7 жыл бұрын
I remember 58 Fleetwood 60 Specials when they were new. You didn't see many of them around even back then, but I always liked them. It was a rare treat to have a sighting even in 1958. I thought 1959 was the first year for power door locks. Thanks for the information. I learned something today. It's too bad to send it out of the country. That car belongs here.
@seanmeisner31905 жыл бұрын
I've seen that expressed before, and I must reply... First, Cadillacs in America--even nice old ones sometimes--are routinely destroyed in movies and TV ads. Countless more have been derbied or junked for their engines. These things don't happen to them elsewhere. Second, if we're going to start applying this nationalist mentality to the car scene, we might as well give Italy back "their" Ferraris and England "their" Rolls-Royces. Finally, how can we call Cadillac "Standard Of the World" if none of them ever leave the US?
@ZZZZ-wz4ue5 жыл бұрын
… err or you could say: " how can we call Cadillac Standard of the World " if all of them leave the U.S. ? ( so what we become the parts yard and they become the collectors … )
@kenkw55153 жыл бұрын
Actually the 1957/1958 Cadillac Eldorado Broughams came with automatic door locks, and a host of other advanced options!
@elaineewalt81376 ай бұрын
@@ZZZZ-wz4ue Good point! 👍
@elaineewalt81376 ай бұрын
@@seanmeisner3190 I bielive what the gentleman was expressing is, that these cars are like Narional treasures-since those cars are ICONIC in THIS country. And yes, it IS a pity that these cars leave the country. If YOU have xtra cars that you don't mind leaving the U.S., good for you. But the rest of us will keep OURS HERE. 😉
@gybx40946 жыл бұрын
Late 50's Cadillac's are too damn sexy. "I love them long time."
@frequencyfluxfandango85047 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see the two different cars next to each other. I never knew there was a shorter deck model. Thanks for recording this.
@jamesfox25792 жыл бұрын
An Incredibly Beauuuutiful Car!💕
@bobleroy19242 жыл бұрын
Great video and great cars
@keithreed135 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous machines!
@drwho5345 жыл бұрын
Wow REAL Cadillacs, unlike today's cars that all look the same. Sadly Cadillacs generally all look the same today, current Cadillacs look pretty well non-descript and not that much different from a variety of foreign makes. And the Color selection, amazing, again unlike today's basic 5 colors offered by all manufacturers. Re: the town and number of cars, sounds like someone in the neighbourhood is jealous?
@davidkastin42405 жыл бұрын
When I was a young child back in the 60's my dad had the short deck model. We both will always miss that car
@johnfranklin52774 жыл бұрын
David. I have my parents 58 Cadillac that they bought in 1960. I was 1 year old, lifelong southern California car. My mom signed it over to me in 1982. I still drive it around town, and to car shows. She's 61 years old now, I'm 60. We are growing old together lol. My dad didn't stop driving till he was 94. Wouldn't it be a hoot if I can still be driving this car when its 90 + years old!! Only time will tell. I'm glad you have good memories of your time with yours. Ever thought about buying one now? Oh, and mine is the short deck too !
@paulht32515 жыл бұрын
Amazing how you had so many color choices and options to choose from. This is when you could order your car the way you wanted it. Not just Cadillac but quite a few other model cars. Beautiful car. With style and classy too,Unlike today’s Cooke cutter cars.
@ThomasJones-sz3sx2 жыл бұрын
When GM made quality cars!!
@Johnnyk9995 жыл бұрын
My first car was a '58 Sedan de Ville, bought @ age 17, 1968. No air or Autronic, but pretty much everything else. Thanks for the nice video.
@muffs55mercury612 жыл бұрын
We just called them pink Cadillacs with that color of paint job when I was younger. The color was popular from 1956 to 1958 until it started losing some favor in 1959. Personally I liked the '57 better but like the '58s better than the '59s. Most of the 58s I've seen were the long deck. $6179 in 1958 is $61,100 in 2022 dollars.
@ivannegrin7112 жыл бұрын
Wow AWESOME just love them all that was great craftsmanship color choices different interior design colors, material texture nice collection. Hope you enjoy them that's why you bought . Sorry guys one thing that got my attention the county is telling him too many cars, that doesn't sound good when you're told how much you can have of something.
@stumulne95425 жыл бұрын
My folks had a '57 Caddy - I don't recall what model, but the paint was the same as the "60 Special" shown. I probably drove it - first licensed (at 16) in 1972, but we used to always buy used Caddy's, and keep 'em for a few years, usually when the transmissions popped. We had a huge '56, the '57 or '58 I referred to here, a '60 or '61 (almost no tailfins, round taillights), and a few more. Mom & dad bought the one I normally drive in late '98 or early '99 ('98 DeVille D'Elegance) - inherited it from my mom when she passed in 2012. I gave my wife my '99 Lincoln Town Car, but it's on it's way out, and the wife is again trying to put a lot of mileage on the Caddy. Great video, btw. Brings back a few memories....
@robert33025 жыл бұрын
The 58s are the prettiest cars Cadillac made.
@donameci75 жыл бұрын
I just came across one of these today. I'm going to check it out during the day tomorrow. Hopefully it turns out good and it'll be worth resurrecting...
@charlesb7019 Жыл бұрын
Back in the early 2000’s I drove a pristine’96 Fleetwood Brougham. The state we lived in had yearly emission testing. One year the guy spent 15 minutes arguing with me about what the car was. He insisted that the only “Fleetwood “ was a camping trailer! Sign of the times I guess. Now most of the cars are named alphabet/numerical soup…. Would love to own a ‘57 or ‘58 Fleetwood. And I DON’T mean a trailer!
@pmhum55447 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video very interesting the comparison of the two cars was amazing , love your cars please keep on posting will keep on viewing here in the U K MANY THANKS MICK
@franklee91525 жыл бұрын
Read somewhere Harley Earl ordered the designer's to add more chrome on the 58's. As for the county Sir I'd have go to the wife and say "Honey start packing"! lol
@danstewart75155 жыл бұрын
Cool
@Cake-zk9ei5 жыл бұрын
This is my dream car. It would be the pink one but with a red body color and a slight darker color of red for the interior. And it would have a nice soft texture to the seats that are darker then the red leather inside. A chrome all the way around the ceiling, and a beautiful natural golden glow coming from the headlights.
@chrischaot8 жыл бұрын
A very nice car outside, inside, also to drive the 700 Miles to California.
@tazmod72725 жыл бұрын
That was when they really made cars great looking cars. Not the crap of 2019 style wise. Very little plastic stuff back then. Sure today’s cars are safer.
@rayray63055 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Cars. I saw on in person one night, Ha d 20 plus years to buy one cheap. No Vision here....
@davelister15 жыл бұрын
That is amazing !
@jasoncarpp77428 жыл бұрын
Sweet looking '58 Cadillac 60 Special. I've never seen one in person. It's probably the best looking Cadillac until the next year, the 59 Cadillac. :)
@jasoncarpp77427 жыл бұрын
Very nice. :)
@raulaguero14926 жыл бұрын
I saw my fist one when I was ten years old. Now at 67, this one and the imperial 59. The 59 is a little tacky to me
@olgadelgado3988 Жыл бұрын
Butifull car...
@a.k.a.A.E.2 жыл бұрын
perfect
@lwv69667 жыл бұрын
Buddy Holly had one of these in Taupe. His widow sold it after the accident. To my knowledge it has never been found
@rodneyracer7 жыл бұрын
Buddy had a 58 Impala. It was found, but a mess--- and not authenticated-- now it seems that it may not be the actual car. Not easy to know for sure. Did you see my Jim Reeves Cadillac Eldorado video? That car IS the actual car Jim drove before his fatal flight. Thanks For Watching!
@FWFrank Жыл бұрын
My grandfather had a 56 Fleetwood 60 Special I always thought it looked a lot more like a Cadillac The 58s looked more Luke a 57 Chevy!
@rodneyracer Жыл бұрын
I have a video of a 56 Fleetwood on my channel as well as a 57 Chevy.
@lwv69665 жыл бұрын
Buddy Holly had one of these in Taupe. His widow sold it off after he was killed. Never been located since
@josephg412 жыл бұрын
Funny thing, your Cadillac, the Meridian Tope one, is very similar to 50's rock legend Buddy Holly's '58 Cadillac he of course bought new that got lost to history. For all we know yours could be it!
@adopt_a_dog5 жыл бұрын
The COUNTY probably has too many administrators.
@anderander56625 жыл бұрын
We ALL have too many administrators.....
@macphail19644 жыл бұрын
I hate seeing all of our Cadillacs going out of the USA😣
@rodneyracer4 жыл бұрын
Me Too-- But if a collector car is for sale and it is fairly priced, will you buy it? I think it is great if the cars go to a good caretaker, no matter where they are. Also, consider the cost to send a car across the U.S. can be a few thousand for enclosed transport. To send one to Europe is a little less than that. I recently sent a 3-car container to Europe and the invoice is $2900. THREE CARS, $1000 each! AND Yes, I have brought car BACK from Europe as well. Not a problem at all to share the cars with proper caretakers all over the world.
@seanmeisner31903 жыл бұрын
Are you prepared to send Italy back "their" Ferraris or Germany back "their" Porsches? Are we going to apply this hostile nationalist mentality to the car hobby now? I think it's a joke that U.S. people call Cadillac "Standard Of The World" when the very same people are so jealous of seeing any of them leave the US.
@rodneyracer8 жыл бұрын
Not easy--- The COUNTY out here does not LIKE car collectors-- I am afraid if I back up and get a wide shot--- Some of my other cars show up. Then I get another nasty letter from them threatening to come and write up a citation for having "Old Cars" on MY PROPERTY-- Just WRONG what Government gone wild can do to property owners.
@lordapophis57237 жыл бұрын
People had problems getting a caddy into their garages? Why the hell didn't people just build a bigger garage?
@CH67guy17 жыл бұрын
County needs to mind its own business.
@rodneyracer7 жыл бұрын
YES, they do. My Hobby, My House, They do NOT pay for my upkeep AND I do pay taxes!
@jeffreywilliams99717 жыл бұрын
rodneyracer :so where r u located?
@rodneyracer7 жыл бұрын
Napa Ca. If you dont have a vineyard and a fat wallet, you are not welcome. I grew up here, but now most all the old-timers have been bought out and left.
@fernandocarrillo45954 жыл бұрын
Back when I was dating Sally Fields not the actress The Prostitute we drove around in one of these
@davidkastin42405 жыл бұрын
Maybe it wasn't the short deck model. He told me it was a 9 passenger but no video demonstrates the jump seat for extra passengers on KZfaq 😕 My dad just turned 88 and still raves about the 58 he had
@rodneyracer5 жыл бұрын
The series 75 limousine had jump seats
@davidkastin42405 жыл бұрын
@@rodneyracer Thank you for your prompt reply. Do you know if all 58's have the jump seat. If I ever hit the lottery I will buy my dad a 58. He said he got 22 mpg on the highway with 6 adults in it on a trip to the Catskill Mountains 😀
@rodneyracer5 жыл бұрын
ONLY the Series 75 (limo) had jump seats. NONE of the other models had them
@davidkastin42405 жыл бұрын
@@rodneyracer Ok thanks. I will talk to my dad and see what he can remember which is not easy at 88 years old.
@davidkastin42405 жыл бұрын
@@rodneyracer Hello again. I just talked to my dad. He bought his 58 Caddy from a very rich man that had 4 different ones. Mystery solved. My dad had the short deck I think but it had 2 fold down jump seats connected to the back of the front seats that faced the back seat! I never saw them folded down so I wasn't aware of them. I do remember that you felt no bumps and thought you were riding on air 😀 it took a long time to get every detail out of him about the car. He's 88 and his memory is not all that but I can hear the excitement in his voice every time we talk about it. Maybe it was a special order for the rich man he bought it from. We both wish he still had it ✌
@jec1ny5 жыл бұрын
Well now you may think I'm foolish For the foolish things I do You may wonder how come I love you When you get on my nerves like you do Well baby you know you bug me There ain't no secret 'bout that Well come on over here and hug me Baby I'll spill the facts Well honey it ain't your money 'Cause baby I got plenty of that I love you for your pink Cadillac Crushed velvet seats Riding in the back Cruising down the street Waving to the girls Feeling out of sight Spending all my money On a Saturday night Honey I just wonder what you do there in back Of your pink Cadillac Pink Cadillac...
@davidallen57762 жыл бұрын
How many of these Fleetwoods are left?
@rodneyracer2 жыл бұрын
Most of them went to Europe and a few to Australia and New Zealand. I've got two more left and when they go up for sale, the first person with the right amount of money is going to take it away no matter where it is that it's going to end up it'll end up with somebody that's going to take care of it and preserve it
@CH67guy17 жыл бұрын
Vent wings in the rear doors?
@rodneyracer7 жыл бұрын
Yes, manual vent windows in the rear. Front vents could be ordered electric. Later, starting in 1961 The Fleetwood 60 Special had power wings front and rear. Think about that 8 power windows!
@kenkw55153 жыл бұрын
@@rodneyracer ........our 65 Fleetwood had the master window control of 8 buttons, front and rear venti panes were facing opposite of the four normal window buttons....fabulous car in Forest green metallic!!! Of course the 58 Fleetwoods and Eldorados had real wood door capping!! Very swank!!
@rodneyracer3 жыл бұрын
@@kenkw5515 LOTS of switches in the 61 to 66 Fleetwoods! I have a 61 and 66 Fleetwood. The 66 Fleetwood and Eldorado do have real wood on each door panel. There is no wood on the 58 Fleetwoods or Eldorados I think you meant that wood is on the later cars. Of course the early cars had plenty of wood! I have some of those cars as well.
@chieftp5 жыл бұрын
he doesn't buy and sell at all. but sometimes he buys cars. and sometimes he advertises some and sells them.
@watthaile2053 Жыл бұрын
Hehehe ....
@1940limited7 жыл бұрын
I think the 58 Buick Limited for around 5 grand was more car for the money.
@rodneyracer7 жыл бұрын
The Limited was also one of the great cars of the 50's. For GM the 1958 models across the board were the most stylish cars with all the chrome and glamour Detroit could put out there.
@dlwatib7 жыл бұрын
Of course, if you judge a car only by overall length, Buick Limited wins with the truly ridiculous length of 227.1". But a Buick Limited wasn't a Cadillac, didn't have a Cadillac engine or a hydra-matic transmission or the Cadillac reputation that went with them.
@ZZZZ-wz4ue5 жыл бұрын
… yeah but Senior Buick models shared the same body section just not the frame and fenders ...
@watthaile2053 Жыл бұрын
The Cadillac name alone was worth that last $1,000.
@sevencorsa8 жыл бұрын
County dictating how many cars you can have ????? So much for freedom
@thomasjonesjr62826 жыл бұрын
Govt. needs to be put in its' place!!
@ZZZZ-wz4ue5 жыл бұрын
… yeah we second that for sure and sadly is just a barometer of where we as nation have gone in the last 30yrs. We get their austerity and their oligarchs get our caddies … from our willing flippers.
@jamesr.epstein Жыл бұрын
Since when does any county tell you that you have too many cars?
@rodneyracer Жыл бұрын
Local Government can even have your cars removed if they "determine" they are a threat to the environment. I know of owners that were given abatement notice for a 67 Camaro parked in their driveway with expired license. My cars can not be seen from the road, a neighbor MAY see them if they try.. (Looking through the fence and trees)
@davidallen57762 жыл бұрын
The economy took a dump in 1958.
@muffs55mercury612 жыл бұрын
Yes. The production on the Fleetwood was slightly about half that of 1957.
@secularsunshine90364 жыл бұрын
I agree with you about the "Fleetwood" thing. I was just checking out an ad for a Sedan deville fleetwood, I was going to email them to correct their mistake, but the ad had expired. It's not may first time either. They "WISH" that they owned a Fleetwood. Hahaha I own a 1956 Sixty Special too. Thanks for the video, I have a Cadillac video collection that I'm working on. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZudbMuh3tXWl6s.html Love your cars.
@rosendodominguez942 Жыл бұрын
2500 FOR THE 58. OR THE 60
@johnengelman97333 жыл бұрын
Your holding the camera too close....everything is a blur......
@jonboy9912 Жыл бұрын
Government has no right to tell you that you have too many cars - whats this friggin country coming to?
@johnmaki30463 жыл бұрын
Had one..ONLY A CHEVY WITH ATTITUDE!
@onusgumboot55655 жыл бұрын
hey since that car is nothing special, just a driver, how about you just give it to me?
@garymitchell80845 жыл бұрын
Too many cars??? Whaaaat? Just what county do you live in? I smell bullshit.
@andyreaver19623 жыл бұрын
Screw the county for telling you how many cars you can have. This is America not commie territory! Too many cars, 😖 what a load of crap. They all look great!
@prt464riv5 жыл бұрын
Terrible camera work! If you are going to show a car online, get some instructions on how to handle the cam to really let the viewer appreciate the design.
@rodneyracer5 жыл бұрын
Come anytime and take over the camera. Meanwhile, I will continue to use whatever cheap phone/camera combo to share a quick video with car guys that get their hands dirty- NO film crew here, no script, no scantly clothed click-bait. Just the cars-- as-is where is. Thanks for watching!