1969: New York Auto Show
The July 1969 issue of Road & Track proclaimed the New York Auto Show was the biggest auto show on earth. Unsurpassed by any other in the world, per our host Mr. Bud. The video may be short, but the glimpse it provided was vast. From the wildly ordinary like a repainted ‘Hawaiian Bronze’ 442, to Rat Fink style customs and probably everything in between. From high performance Lambor-Genie Muira, to ‘ahead of their time’ Electrics, the show proved shocking. Listen to the Oooohs and Aaaahs as you peruse the future of 1969.
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kinda funny that they’d display an electric car a few years before the energy crisis. Only until now not generally available.
I LIKE NEW YORK INT’L AUTO SHOW SEEN OF CHEVROLET AND BUICK MODERN MUSCLE CAR FROM THE 70S,80S AND EARLY 90S ERA 1970-93 AWESOME 😀
The best car I’ve ever owned was a 68 Cutlass convertible. It was also one of the best handling GM cars I’ve ever gotten behind the wheel of. I once executed a 180 in heavy traffic in order to avoid an accident on US 1. Came in ass first at a busy intersection with cars all around me, everybody looking at me as I slide to a stop facing the wrong direction. Couldn’t believe I pull that one off. Ever since that day I’ve had a special place in my heart for Oldsmobile.Also I’ve never been loyal to any particular manufacturer or brand, but I’d like to see Oldsmobile make a comeback because as a mechanic I noticed that they often produced products that were significantly better than the other GM competition, oftentimes using the same parts. Such as in their late 80s early 90s sedans which became rather coveted by those who appreciate reliable vehicles that didn’t break down very often.Sometimes a line manages to do it better and there is no explaining why. Oldsmobile has achieved this on occasion.It was a mistake for GM to relegate the line to the status of poor stepchild, and allow Oldsmobile’s design department to wither thus relegating the division to the status of old folks cars. The Oldsmobile name is one of the oldest motoring history, and I’m glad someone appreciates the importance of holding on to the past and learning from what it has given us.I’m even having second thoughts about Chrysler, if you guys can believe that. Watching folks at Metrolink lose their jobs here in St. Louis, and their spouses have the only remaining income through the Chrysler plant in Illinois. People got kids to feed.