My 16th birthday card held a gold key to our '59 Galaxie as my dad upgraded to a '66 Impala. The golden key was better than the Wonka golden ticket. I drove it to school the next day. Sitting in homeroom, I realized I didn't have the gold key. Mr. Smith let me run down to my car, and there I found the key in the ignition as my Galaxie sat rumbling along.
Four wheeled man made art, cars that had a soul, cars you looked back on after parking because they looked good, the majority of cars today could have come from a washing machine factory.. Rap me up and send me back to 1959..
Brian take me with you! When quality and craftsmanship meant something! I wouldn’t own the overpriced ugly bland plastic cookie cutter crap they build today! I’m 78 and have an 89 Lincoln Town car, we bought when it was 20 years old, with only 37k miles on it. It now has 80,000 miles, the original paint job and no rust. I plan on keeping it until my driving days are over!
The center cloth inserts had metallized threads woven into the cloth which made the cloth sparkle in the light. Dad bought a ‘59 Galaxie 4-dr sedan when I was 5 and kept it until 1965 when I was 11, so I remember that car like it was yesterday!
"You know that the same men who created the Thunderbird, MUST have created the Galaxie..." No Shit?!? Next thing ya know, I find out that the same men who created the Corvette MUST have created the Biscayne! 😂😜
It was for the 1957 Ford Skyliner. Desi was in it too. It played on the retractable hardtop, where Desi was freaking out that one minute it was a hardtop and then he turns around and now it's a convertible. RUclips has it. Have seen it many times.
That "boxy" look (derived from the successful '58 T bird) did well for Ford for the next 40 years. (and it was soon copied by....everyone..) The '60 Ford, while cool in their own way, was an attempt at the '59 Chevy (itself an attempt at the '57 Plymouth..) That fad died quick.. The '61 Ford is more related to the '59 than the '60! The "boxy" look with wide "C" pillars was a big part of the landmark '61 Lincoln design, (originally also a T-Bird!) The basic concept was used on big Lincolns until 1989!
![1959 Ford Commercials Restored to HD [in Glorious B&W]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2u6c5x84HYU/mqdefault.jpg)
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I can hardly tell what brand a car is nowadays without reading the script... back then there was no doubt
My 16th birthday card held a gold key to our '59 Galaxie as my dad upgraded to a '66 Impala. The golden key was better than the Wonka golden ticket. I drove it to school the next day. Sitting in homeroom, I realized I didn't have the gold key. Mr. Smith let me run down to my car, and there I found the key in the ignition as my Galaxie sat rumbling along.
Four wheeled man made art, cars that had a soul, cars you looked back on after parking because they looked good, the majority of cars today could have come from a washing machine factory.. Rap me up and send me back to 1959..
Well written
Same
Brian take me with you!
When quality and craftsmanship meant something!
I wouldn’t own the overpriced ugly bland plastic cookie cutter crap they build today!
I’m 78 and have an 89 Lincoln Town car, we bought when it was 20 years old, with only 37k miles on it.
It now has 80,000 miles, the original paint job and no rust. I plan on keeping it until my driving days are over!
When cars were cars.
"The world's most beautifully proportioned car." Until 1960.
...and 1963
Gotta love the "high-fashion design" of the seats!
So much room. Not compact like todays little cars.
We had a 2dr hardtop, black with red interior. That car got so many complements. My Dad had 3 59s, two Galaxies and one Fairlane.
The center cloth inserts had metallized threads woven into the cloth which made the cloth sparkle in the light. Dad bought a ‘59 Galaxie 4-dr sedan when I was 5 and kept it until 1965 when I was 11, so I remember that car like it was yesterday!
God Bless America! Ford, the most beautifully proportioned car!
Best looking car of 1959 without a doubt
59 Buick Electra was better
@@glen1555; Not even close.
I agree. And then Ford messed it up with the 1960 model, which I never liked.
"You know that the same men who created the Thunderbird, MUST have created the Galaxie..." No Shit?!? Next thing ya know, I find out that the same men who created the Corvette MUST have created the Biscayne! 😂😜
Why is it that these cars still look so much better to me than the soulless crap being produced today- especially the junk from Toy-yo-yo?
Beauuuuutiful car!
Beautiful car.
Back when you could hand this car to your kids and it still ran like out of the door..
Doesn't that look great in white?
Lucille Ball did an ad for Ford Hardtop Convertibles if you can find it.
It was for the 1957 Ford Skyliner. Desi was in it too. It played on the retractable hardtop, where Desi was freaking out that one minute it was a hardtop and then he turns around and now it's a convertible.
RUclips has it. Have seen it many times.
O.K. I've got my deposit. Now where can I get one?
Sweet!!
Aaah the days of planned obsolesce had us drooling every fall!
CRANK UP WINDOWS AND AN ARMREST. My god the luxury is simply too much for a $2,500 Ford. And those sumptuous designer seats.
Hold me !!!
That's possibly the best looking interior of any car, any year.
What is this
They all rusted out from road salt, sadly.
I liked the 1958 Ford better. The 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air better
ftjax Yeah, the front is slightly different, but that rear end is just plain ugly!
Pass. Too boxy looking.
I’ll wait - the 1960 cars look better.
While a do like the 1960 starliner, all other 1960 Fords did not do much for me.
That "boxy" look (derived from the successful '58 T bird) did well for Ford for the next 40 years. (and it was soon copied by....everyone..) The '60 Ford, while cool in their own way, was an attempt at the '59 Chevy (itself an attempt at the '57 Plymouth..) That fad died quick.. The '61 Ford is more related to the '59 than the '60! The "boxy" look with wide "C" pillars was a big part of the landmark '61 Lincoln design, (originally also a T-Bird!) The basic concept was used on big Lincolns until 1989!