1959 Oldsmobile commercial

Bill Hayes and Florence Henderson were two big faces for Oldsmobile in 1959. They appeared together on stage in four of Olds' annual dealer announcement shows, and they promoted Oldsmobile on television.

This is a vintage TV commercial from "The Big Record Show", Patti Page's big-budget variety show during the 1958-59 season. (Page was another big entertainer sponsored by Oldsmobile.)

The material in this commercial was adapted from the 1959 Olds dealer announcement show "Good News About OLDS". At the end of that show, Bill Hayes performed an amazing song called "Let's Talk About a Rocket."

For more about the Oldsmobile dealer announcement shows, check out the Gone Autos Podcast (Episode 9) featuring Florence and Bill talking about their days with Olds. It's available here: http://www.goneautos.com/Blog/files/P...