1958 Oldsmobile Super 88
1958 Oldsmobile Super 88 in The Flamingo Kid, Movie, 1984
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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◊ 2008-03-13 21:47 |
the gold sedan |
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◊ 2008-03-13 21:54 |
1958 Oldsmobile The word "subtle" was clearly not in the designer's vocabulary. |
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◊ 2008-03-16 03:08 |
Nash Metropolitan. |
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◊ 2008-03-16 09:15 |
Tell me are those head lamps painted over is some metallic fashion? |
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◊ 2008-03-16 11:27 |
... probably the headlamps have been 'half-silvered'? A mirror-type finish that still allows (some) light to be transmitted through the coating. I'm not certain but think I remember this being used on some customized vehicles. Perhaps someone also remembers this? |
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◊ 2008-03-16 16:24 |
They were accessory head light covers, that as Sunbar mentioned, covered up the upper half of the headlamp, supposedly to increase the light projected out of the lower part of the headlight. They were made of metal, therefore not transparent. |
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◊ 2008-03-16 18:00 |
Wow, you learn something new every day. Thank you. Those look like the same kind of lic plates that Christine had on her. |
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◊ 2008-05-28 22:21 |
They were called "Mooneyes", little chrome plates that covered the upper half of the headlight. apopular customizing part in the early '60s. I'm not so sure that little bergundy car is a Metro. |
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◊ 2009-01-30 18:10 |
1958 Oldsmobile Super 88 |
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◊ 2009-02-12 05:21 |
Growing up in Ohio, it seemed like all the cars from West Virginia had those headlamp covers. The sure is a Metropolitan in the background though the paint two tone is not quite original. I see an 63 Ford Galaxie in the background. But, what is that cool red sports car...a Ferrari maybe, I can't tell for sure. |
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◊ 2009-11-17 04:33 |
Did the "mooneyes" really increase the light projected out of the lower part of the headlamp? |
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◊ 2009-11-17 15:17 |
There's no mistaking a '58 Olds or any other 1958 GM car from any direction! Probably the last of the free-form days of auto design when the stylists could just be free to let their imaginations run wild. (Nowadays, I think they are all vacant-eyed robots using cookie cutters) |
