Thanks for your kind words, Robert. OK, here's a little more personal 59 Pontiac history. The man who owned the house that my parents bought owned a 59 Bonneville convertible in Cameo Ivory with the Sunset Glow interior. Unfortunately, even though the car was two years old at the time, it wasn't very well cared for. In my teen years, we also had an elderly lady on our street who received care from a nurse. Ruth, the nurse, drove a 59 Star Chief 2 door sedan in Jadestone Green with Cameo Ivory roof. Even though 4 doors were my thing, I loved viewing the car on a regular basis. Finally, when I was 14 or 15, and this would make it 1964 or 65, one of the local Ford dealerships took in a Sunset Glow with Cameo Ivory roof 59 Star Chief 4 door hardtop. This was and still is my dream car. I remember the car vividly still as it sat in the second or third row and had some light body damage to the left rear door and quarter panel but I looked well past that and wished I had been able to save that car. Obviously, it didn't happen. Even though most folks might have preferred Bonnevilles over Star Chiefs, I guess my history with Harry Hill's sedan had ruined me for life. I really like the stars on the rear doors and quarters and the way the theme was carried into the interior. And for me, there is only one color, Sunset Glow and the Vista roofline was far more desireable than the sedan so there you have it.
No, Robert, there are no 59s currently in the stable but in addition to the 59 LeSabre that became my first car in 1969, I did have a 59 collector. I owned that one from 1976 through 1985. It was an Electra 4 door sedan in Turquoise with gray interior, factory air and 20k, one owner miles. It was a beauty but I decided to go a different direction and the car wound up in Hawaii. I have no idea whatever happened to it.
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