The ad features the Olds F-85 on the bottom half of the ad, and that's the model that launched our love affair with the brand. I'm pretty sure ours was a 1964 model year F-85, and it looked pretty much like this (below) if I remember correctly. It was a beige color.
And here's another one.
And here's an ad that I posted previously with an illustration that really resembles our car, since that's the color it was.
I still like the way that car looks. It's not too surprising that my parents eventually settled on the Cutlass as their car of choice, as the Cutlass was part of the F-85 series in the early 1960s.
Our F-85 became Dad's work car when they purchased a second Olds (a Delmont 88) to pull a pop-up camper on our cross-country trips. (Mom and Dad sold the Delmont to my aunt and uncle in Elyria when it was necessary to buy a car with air-conditioning to cross the desert on an upcoming Western trip. They settled on a Delta 88.)
While my parents bought their first Olds at Kaminski Olds, they eventually bought all their cars – old and used – at Milad's in Amherst on Leavitt Road (Route 58).
That's why I was happy to find this reminder of our Olds heritage (below) in Mom's attic when I was cleaning out her house in preparation for putting it on the market.
Yes.. cleaning out the parents home can be nostalgic and bitter sweet.
ReplyDeleteI just picked up a couple of the famous Oldsmobile SSII rally wheels Dan.That wheel has to be one of the most beautiful and cool "mag" wheel that ever came out of Detroit.I pick them up when I can on the cheap($5.00 each) and reminisce about my own Cutlass of yesteryear.
ReplyDeleteWe loved our ‘75 Cutlass 442 - maroon racing stripes and vinyl roof, big comfy bench seat, V8 rocket engine, power windows!! - we drove it on our New England honeymoon road trip and plowed it through the blizzard of ‘78 - why did we let that one go…cars today are safe and convenient but there’s no romance…
ReplyDeleteI remember the day Dad brought it home, it was a cool looking car. But I regretted the lack of fins.
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