Weird Car’s weird cars! ‘ROCK DOWN TO ELECTRA AVENUE'

[HMC]

IVe always been fascinated by the glazing in this era of american cars, the shapes and the design of the pillars etc.  So cool.

[HMC]

we need a driving video as well 🙂

[Weird Car]

21 minutes ago, HMC said:

IVe always been fascinated by the glazing in this era of american cars, the shapes and the design of the pillars etc.  So cool.

I genuinely believe cars peaked in this era, big wafty cars with even bigger v8s and outlandish styling, they just scream the 4 person family consisting of a Husband, Wife, older son and younger daughter and the family dog aka the nuclear family, a time where the biggest breakthrough in consumer electronics was the colour Television and Dad liked to come home from a long day at the office to a dry martini and a Swansons TV dinner, the last days of the old technology before emissions rules and flat boxy styling came in and really killed the jet age cars 

 

What's even crazier to me is the people born in the late 1800s growing up in the old West seeing the world start driving model T's then growing old and seeing cars like this

[wesacosa]

that's absolutely amazing. wow

congratulations 

[jim89]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

we need a cruising video as well 🙂

*Ftfy

[Stinkwheel]

You are a legend sir. That car is perfection 

[Weird Car]

4 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

You are a legend Miss. That car is perfection 

FTFY

and thank you 😌

[EyesWeldedShut]

Totally and utterly well done- my wife says:

[Weird Car]

2 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Totally and utterly well done- my wife says:

I've impressed someone's wife today, that makes me happy 😆

[EyesWeldedShut]

4 minutes ago, Weird Car said:

I've impressed someone's wife today, that makes me happy 😆

She's not that easily impressed - ask me how I know

Thought I was marrying a quiet, home loving lady who was mad about horses. Turns out she's also a bit mad about cars (not fixing them, just driving them). She has a long felt want for an Edsel but would (probably) settle for a baby blue baby like yours. (so long as it has a bench front seat, automatic, column shift)

[Weird Car]

1 minute ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

She has a long felt want for an Edsel.

On that score we are in accord 😊

[SilverMachine]

please let it be a reliant kitten!

[SilverMachine]

4 hours ago, Weird Car said:

Now I've paid the delivery cost

 

Here she is 

 

what a beaut! is it a 59 ish? very similar to the 59 chev, that was in that ron howard owned but didnt drive much in that  film with those cool cars....

also well done is a smashing buy!

[Weird Car]

14 minutes ago, SilverMachine said:

what a beaut! is it a 59 ish? very similar to the 59 chev, that was in that ron howard owned but didnt drive much in that  film with those cool cars....

also well done is a smashing buy!

Yes 59 Buick Electra 

Obviously GM did a bit of platform sharing I imagine lol

Though I must admit I do think the buick does it just a little nicer 

[SilverMachine]

1 minute ago, Weird Car said:

Yes 59 Buick Electra 

Obviously GM did a bit of platform sharing I imagine lol

yes ive watched coldwarmotors for several years and scott is somewhat of a guru with the older metal an some less old french stuff! proper cant buy it so will make it or make something else work mechanosorting!

darent ask about the fuel consumption, what spec is it? dose it have a radio delete panel? 

[Weird Car]

1 minute ago, SilverMachine said:

darent ask about the fuel consumption, what spec is it? dose it have a radio delete panel? 

A pretty low spec for an electra. No radio, manual windows and manual seats but has the 6.6 401 with the torqueflite 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Absolutely 

[N Dentressangle]

That is absolutely gorgeous

[High Jetter]

Driving it to Germany?

[Weird Car]

5 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Driving it to Germany?

Oh most definitely 

[eddyramrod]

3 hours ago, SilverMachine said:

what a beaut! is it a 59 ish? very similar to the 59 chev, that was in that ron howard owned but didnt drive much in that  film with those cool cars....

also well done is a smashing buy!

The glorious 59 Buick is very closely related to the 59 Chevy; also Oldsmobile and Pontiac.  Ron Howard's car in American Graffiti was actually a 1958 Chevy, but tbf, the same applied throughout the 50s and 60s, and even 70s and 80s.  GM were masters of badge-engineering.  Their 1959-60 generation, in any of the above-mentioned lines, will never be surpassed for pure beauty.

@Weird Car wanna Cresta?

 

(Not a genuine offer!)

[D.E]

1 hour ago, Weird Car said:

Oh most definitely 

There's a fairly big American car scene in Germany. I bet they'll love this.

[Weird Car]

8 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

GM were masters of badge-engineering.

I still think that GM did a better job changing the styling than chrylser did in 57/58 with identical side profiles and back ends but slightly different front ends IE Doge Kingsway, Desoto Diplomat, Plymouth Belvedere, that being said i'd have a 57/58 Plymouth over my Buick anyday

[bangernomics]

There should be an option under your post when using Tapatalk for "Moderate". In that there is an option to delete. 
I have never got double posts in Tapatalk but it might be if your phone signal is a bit flaky at times?

It doesn’t work properly, have had probs for a long time but only on this forum. Could be internet too though as that is flaky both sides of the channel.

[eddyramrod]

2 hours ago, Weird Car said:

 i'd have a 57/58 Plymouth over my Buick anyday

In that case, Bagsy the Buick!

[bangernomics]

Now I've paid the delivery cost
 
Here she is 
 

Wow.
Wow.

[eddyramrod]

Exactly.  That's some ass!

[Weird Car]

2 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Exactly.  That's some ass!

Thank you, I grew it myself..... ohhhh you mean the car? Yeah that's nice too I guess 

[eddyramrod]

It's a shame you're so far away.  I'd love to get Baby Blue and WiFeY together for a shoot!

[Weird Car]

5 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

It's a shame you're so far away.  I'd love to get Baby Blue and WiFeY together for a shoot!

I'm sure we'd be able to make it happen at some point