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My dad traded in his two door Pontiac for a used 61 Impala 4 door hardtop, which had the rare factory AC that was a large rectangle hung at the bottom center of the dash with 2 pull out knobs that controlled fan speed and temp. We took those driving vacations every year (none were to Wally World though), one was from Miami to Houston, another year Miami to NYC. She never let us down. My dad's Impala was white, with the side stripe an aqua blue color, along with a blue interior. When he finally decided to trade it in, he bought his first new car, a 1971 Impala sedan in that butter color with a gold interior...

"HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED"

This generation GP was such a lousy looking car, amateurish styling. They were pretty good cars but interiors were very cheap and bland feeling.

If i was in the market for a new car in 2005 I would be looking at Toyota or Honda, definitely NOT a G.M. I currently own a 2005 Chevrolet Classic and a 2006 Buick Lacrosse definitely not G.M.s finest hour.

If I was in a Pontiac showroom in '05 looking for a 4-door I'd go home in a Vibe GT with the Toyota 2ZZ engine and 6-speed manual. None of their last sedans except maybe the G8 ($$$) appeal to me.

Battle of 430 credit score cars. I love it!

I had no idea they did these kinds of films for this long. Like it makes sense, but I just wasn't expecting it.

I really liked this gen and also the previous gen Grand Prix, specially the GTP and GXP versions.. It had slick styling and the 'Wide Track' look. GM spoiled their brands with too much rebadging and platform sharing, they failed to understand that mere rebodies on the same platform without brand specific powertrains and lack of quality interior materials wouldnt cut it. The lack of success for the Grand Am didnt help Pontiac, the Govt. bailout sealed the brand's fate.

I’m wondering if I’ll ever see a video of a 57-58 Plymouth where the host actually refrains from using the long ago overplayed “Christine.” There’s my challenge.

It seems odd that the car on the showroom floor doesn't have a radio in it. I thought they always wanted to show the cars with all the optional equipment to make the buyer want those items.

I'm midway through restoring a 55, though mine is the old reliable I6 manual Plaza. Those Flathead 6's will chug to the end of time and then some, mine gives me very little trouble, even having sat in a field for 30+ years, definitely the best part.

These were genuine baby Lincolns and a good value.

1963-1966 were the most well-built and beautifully styled Cadillacs ever. Four years of utter magnificence.

"Sir, I'm just trying to save you money by offering GM financing."

We still had our 1956 Chevy in 1961. It was only 5 years old but looked dated by 61. Cars aged fast back then.

Poor car just a rebody 53 belair

George bought it... Then the shit hit the fan when he arrived home. The wife asked where the kids were supposed to sit in it!

Don't be a fool George.. Buy a Tbird

I don't think $110K per year is enough for a new Corvette

The lack of a manual transmission with floor shift would seem to detract from the driving feel most sports car buyers would expect. The automatic transmission would in a few more years be what the personal luxury car buyers- the Studebaker Hawk and then the very successful 4 seat T bird expected.

Slushbox Powerslide tranny, no rollup windows., no hardtop. If you live in rain prone areas, not such a great car. By 55, those things and the V8 made it attractive. 3 speed on the floor until 57 with a new 4 speed.

In its first three model years the Corvette was a very slow selling car. 300 units produced in 1953, 3,640 for 1954, and only 700 copies for 1955. Sales were so bad GM considered ending production and then in 1955 Ford came out with the Thunderbird. In 1955 Ford sold 16,155 Thunderbirds. GM was not going to be shown up by Ford so they doubled down on the Corvette. Eventually the Vette became the most successful American made sports car.

So, a man who is 45 in 1954 was born in 1909. Puts it all in perspective.

10,000 a year please take me back .. to 1954

I’m a ford guy but once owned a 61 impala, I loved the impala, my Dad owned a 1960 Ford, I owned a 66 Galaxie but I feel remembering and driving the 60 Ford I can say I am also familiar with the CT Ford, wish I had a 61 Ford and Chevy now though,I’ll take a 352 ford and special order the tranny and rear, lighten it up add a few bolt ons, ( I know what about the 390) I’m on a budget, I’d put some craters on the Ford then the Chevy? I’d take a BelAir with the 348, ad a few bolt ons special order tranny and rear ( what about the 409, ) the dealer gave me a sweet heart deal on the 348, now I have near equal ford and Chevy for cruising I’m a happy boy, but now back to reality

I had all the shoe box chevys- a 55 2door post, a 56 2 door post, a 57 bel air, a 57 2 door post built into a gasser for the drags, and a 57 nomad to tow the drag car. But 1 of my favorite cars was a 62 galaxy 500XL black ext, black bucket interior, 406 tri power, 4 speed and 456 gears. Wish I had it now.

My only knock was the plain grill and they fixed that big time the next year

“Draw your own conclusions” about the appearance. Chrysler might as well just said “Suddenly it’s 1960”

My uncle had a 53 in the 1950s. He pulled out the 235 and put in a 1955 Caddy engine.

"Have you ever noticed how similar the new Chrysler treatment is to the new Buick Riviera?" Uh... no... no I have not... just like every other sighted person living on planet Earth...

I'm stunned that GM would allow one division to point out what it thinks are design flaws in almost identical sister brands...

All '53 Corvettes were white with red interior colors, the colorization software seems to have really wanted a blue interior.

Powerglide! What were they thinking!?!

Interesting that they didn’t compare it to the Jaguar XK120, but then again the Jaguar was almost 15% more than the Corvette.

Black and white ORIGINAL version th-cam.com/video/qvW6V6of-AI/w-d-xo.html

I noticed they did not do a comparison to the Studebaker Commander. Only foreign auto's. 🤷‍♂️

The Dodge has a mean face! . The Buick 's headlights remind me of Cherry's.

Wow...film strips with the "ding" between slides...that takes me back!!!!

Is that why they ended production in 1961?

The Lincoln is an ugly car for sure with no styling to speak of, especially compared to the exquisite Imperial. Wish I had my '63 LeBaron back.

Since 1961 when I was in the first grade, I have thought 61 Chevrolet's were the ugliest cars ever built.

I ❤ The Styling All Around, Great 👍 😊

I’m in marketing and I love how they tried to minimize their own own faults and then change the subject on the 300 and C. Yes the 300 C has standard heated seats, but we have suede inserts! Lolol

My First Car was the 1961 Impala Sport Coupe and I'd Buy another in a South Dakota minute

Whoa....standard backup lights?!?! Where do I sign!!

The Ford was available with a 312 but OK .

I like the dash on the Imperial -- this was the last year of the oval steering wheel, but you can't beat the side slab styling of the Lincoln and the dash style, which they resurrected on the early Navigators.

Kathy Mattea has a song called 455 Rocket. About a drag race between a Chevelle and a 455 Rocket Olds. She calls the Chevy a piece of “Sh..evelle!”

The "Rambler sized" Chevelle signaled the eventual downfall of AMC. They no longer had the market pretty much to themselves.