Car of the week is late. Here's a Reader's Ride instead. '56 Olds

[dodgechargerfan]

Honeymoon continues for 1956 Olds 88

The 1956 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday sedan proudly driven to car shows and parades by Norris and Phyllis Teague is the same car they drove during their honeymoon in the summer of 1963.

“This car holds a lot of memories,” said Phyllis Teague, 73. “I remember it from the time it was new.”

It was her father, Everett Spry, who first purchased the four-door hardtop on April 3, 1956, for $3,629.30, from the Rhodes-Hartzeld dealership in Muncie, Ind. That’s the same city in which Norris and Phyllis Teague, and the car, still reside.

Borrowing the bride’s father’s car, the Teagues took their honeymoon trip to Holiday World, a resort community in Santa Claus, Ind. They chose that destination over more exotic options, the couple recalls, because of financial considerations. Ultimately, they were quite satisfied with their choice, they said, and 49 years of wedded bliss have proved they have learned the ingredients of a successful marriage, as well.

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[Dr.Jass]

They got married in 1963, and in the ensuing 49 years it's somehow become 2016. :wtf: It's like a Clinton worker adding up Trump's poll percentages.

I know, the article was written three years ago, but it was a fun comment.

It's a great old car and I love its story, but the story is really the only thing of value here. When the Teagues are gone, it might be of value to other family members but beyond that it's just a well-preserved, largely unloved mid-'50s relic. Hopefully someone will appreciate this car for what it is many years into the future; all the girls say it's pretty Spry (for a white guy).

 

[69.5CUDA]

great now weird al shall be stuck in my head all day

its purdy..its a 4dr...like doc said hopefully someone will love it another 50...but..4drs are becomeing seen more and more cause they are all thatsleft as afordable

 

[Dr.Jass]

great now weird al shall be stuck in my head all day

Did he remake The Offspring's song?

 

[68R/T]

If you can't find a coupe or convert the 4-dr hardtop is your next choice. And in '56 the 4-dr hardtop Olds were everywhere. The 4-dr sedans were probably the most rare. And that 324 engine mated to the 4-speed hydramatic was very capable of making these heavy cars jump off the line. But after second gear you would sit back & wait, because triple digits were a ways off. In the 60's these cars were everywhere, and dirt cheap. There's a few that show up locally. Everyone my age has memories of one or more.

At 17 years I put an Olds 324 in a 55 Poncho 2-dr. I don't know the weight difference, but it sure woke up that indian. :giggedy:

 

[restoman]

I did this Holiday Coupe a few years back. An original paint car when I got to it, 2nd owner since 1972. Never, ever winter driven. It runs and drives pretty nice even though the tires are, I'm sure, from some time in the 70s.

 

[68R/T]

Except for the catfish mouth, they do have some nice lines.