Why These 10 1950s American Cars Were Hated!
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- Why These 10 1950s American Cars Were Hated!
The 1950s were a transformative decade for the American automotive industry, marked by innovation, bold designs, and the booming post-war economy. Car manufacturers were pushing the boundaries, introducing new models that promised speed, luxury, and cutting-edge technology. However, not all cars from this golden era hit the mark.
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If you look at the Henry J or the later Kaiser models with their heart shaped windshields were actually a very beautiful design.
I restored a 63 Corvair flattop. Among all my classics this is the car that gets more thumbs up and positive feedback than all my other cars.
By the way the Corvair critisism began only in the Sixties. They sold quite well at first. They were to different for the average American: aircooled and with an aircooled boxer 6 cylinder in the back.
The European market was used to this kind of car. They assembled Corvairs in Switzerland where I live.
The jet nose Champions are still regarded as iconic designs today as back in the day. When they replaced this fascinating nose with a more traditional front, they lost a lot of their apeal. And Studebakers were cars that were affordable and reliable. There is nothing wrong with that.
The Plymouth models of 1957 to 1959 with the famous forward look were actually an absolute design sensation. They were available with strong engines if someone wanted power.
Fact is that Chrysler built the strongest engines for passenger cars on the planet during this time. They were not available in every model but Mopars were known for their strong engines.
"Hated" is a bit over the top. Some of them weren't very successful but that's not the same as hated.
Hate always makes people click. Kinda sad.
“Like, literally, insane.” The overuse and misuse of these words, as well as “hate”, is dull beyond compare.
So hated, we would love to have one of many of these now.
The Corvair was berated as a unsafe car and yet millions continued to buy Volkswagen Beetles.
Also, the safety NAZIs still call GM on the carpet for that X member frame with no side rails. Yes, it was bad, BUT the vaunted Mercedes used a similar frame in the 50s and early 60s under their models with a separate frame, (as opposed to unit construction), yet they never utter a peep about that.
The Kaiser Frazer:
This was NOT , as you put it, an “outdated “ design when it came out. IN FACT, ONLY Studebaker , along with Kaiser Frazer had all new and Modern designs- well before any other car company.
Unfortunately, they were not able to continue to change designs every year like the “big 3”, and lack of a V8 engine was part of the downfall.
You're absolutely correct. I still consider the late Kaiser Manhattans to be one of the most beautifully styled cars of the 1950s.
@@danielabbey7726 My very first car was a 51 Kaiser. I usually tossed the anemic flat-head Continental 6 cyl engine (Often employed in fork lifts) and replaced it with a Chevy V8, and then later, a Pontiac V8 370 in the ultra rare 54 TWO-door sedan (Only 50 made). I drove that car all over the western USA and had more fun with that car than any car I've ever driven. One day, while sitting a RR crossing in OR, some old fart (Probably ten years younger than I am now) who didn't realize traffic was stopped and came up from behind, slammed into me. I managed to drive it the 800 miles back to my CA home, but ground off a brand new set of tires in the process.
It was at that time, I switched to Pontiac.....still drive an 88 Fiero V6 5 speed which I bought nine years ago with only 22K on it.
NEVER bought a new car in my entire life....like my 1st wife's uncle often said....."Let someone else TAKE the beating!"....referring to the huge drop in value immediately after being driven off of the lot. BHE
I disagree with the premise that these cars were "hated". In the early days of NASCAR racing, Hudson Hornet's dominated. The footage on the Packard Clipper was interesting in-so-far-as it was filmed in the neighborhood (west of Birmingham Michigan) where I grew up. While the car (priced to compete with brands like Buick, DeSoto, and Hudson) was somewhat of a sales success for Packard. They eventually decided to market the Clipper as a brand (rather than a Packard model), sold by Packard dealers. This wasn't the first time that Packard toyed with the concept of selling a "mass market" model - they also did this during the depression, with the 120 Series and even made a 6-cylinder 110 Series for a couple of years.
So much wrong here all I can say is the writer, if there is one, knows absolutely nothing about US automobiles.
That 6 cylinder 110 is the car that destroyed Packard's image of total luxury.
The Plymouth’s styling was considered ahead of its time, and V8 power provided plenty of get up and go.
The Nash Rambler was actually quite successful.
It was. In fact they brought it back as the Rambler American.
Yep, my dad had one...
when we were kids we made fun of the nashs, now i think they look cool.
I associate them with Lois Lane.
@@oldRoyaltypewriter yes i remember that.
I can't believe you put the Rambler at the top of the hated list. Your information is incorrect. The Rambler was the ONLY successful compact of the 50s and it propelled American Motors to profitability by 1958. It pushed Plymouth out of the number 3 sales spot in 1961 and forced the big 3 into compact car production.
I loved my 1961 Corvair! A great little car.
Ford Edsel is a misnomer. The Edsel was it's own division of the Ford Motor Company. You don't say Ford Mercury or Ford Lincoln.
FACTS.
that's right, i remember that.
What's wrong with Nash? I've been driving them since 1978 and and they're one of the more reliable cars I've owned.
Also, us gear-heads don't refer to odd cars as "ugly". (that's subjective). We call them "head turners". 😊
A 50s bathtub Nash looks better than most vehicles built today. Perfect car for the drive-in 👍
@@mpetersen6 The bathtub Nash was the first car designed in a wind tunnel specifically for wind resistance. It's why it has no fender wells and the profile is like a plane wing cross-section.
Say what you want but I would love to have any one of these 10. As a car guy I appreciate everyone of these cars. It was the '50's, anything goes. Those compact cars were simply a case of being a little bit ahead of the game. Why don't you do a video, cars that weren't popular in the '50's but are highly sought after today?
Nothing wrong with the Nash. Overbuilt as hell but reliable!
#1, some may have been ugly but they sure were built good! #2, the CORVAIR didn't come out until '60...DUH! #3, the HENRY J may not have been everybodys cup of tea but they sure made great GASSER's in the '60's!!!!
Nash was well liked on the Superman tv show.
Nash was also Flash Gordon's ride when he wasn't in space.
we always called them superman cars. i remember lois lane driving one with a weird roof kinda like a roll top desk
You Internet nerds are all wet. The Nash Rambler was a huge success for Nash-Kelvinator. Some of their execs didn't like the car, but the public loved it. Only Ralph Nader, who didn't even know how to drive, hated the Corvair. The public liked the car, as it was Chevrolet's idea of what the Volkswagen should be. The public didn't like the Edsel's grille, also the car didn't live up to Ford's hype, but there was nothing wrong with it. It was just too ordinary. The public didn't fall in love with the compact Hudson Jet, but LOVED the full-size Hudson Hornet. What killed it was the fact that Hudson couldn't afford to truly restyle it, and the fact that it was 6 cylinder only. The 50s Packards weren't hated, but they were a huge comedown compared to the 1930s and 1940 - 41 Packards, cars that were the pinnacle of luxury and style. The full-size Kaiser automobile was not hated at all. It actually sold quite well at first. What killed it was the decision to stay 6 cylinder only. In the 50s and 60s, a medium-priced car had to, by 1953, offer 8 cylinders, at least as an option. It was their compact, the Henry J., that people didn't like. The Studebaker hated???? Everybody LOVED it in the late 40s and early 50s. Everybody LOVED Plymouth station wagons, until the 57 model. It was made of compressed dehydrated rust. The 1958 and later ones were better, but that 57 permanently destroyed Chrysler's reputation.
The Nash Rambler was more successful than you say. It was brought back as the Rambler American, and in 1958, they sold like crazy.
Author includes pic of full-size Nash as a compact Rambler. All of this is too stupid to believe
@@daveswan4309 Young people today know squat about cars, unless they say Datsun or Toyota on them.
@jamesbosworth4191 Well, your almost there cuz Nissan gave up on the Datsun name right 'bout 1982, But even when it comes to new things young people often times today still don't know their ass from their elbow unless it's on their smartphones!!!!!!!!!.
Which means there's an awful lot of misinformed opinions and well.........Misinformation out there and so my Bullshit detector DOES work!!!!!.
@@mikeweizer3149 The reason I still say "Datsun" is because to me, a rose by any other name is still a rose.
why start a post about 1950s fails with pictures of 1960 corvair?
Same reason these types will label a picture as "1920s (any city USA)", yet you see mid 30s cars in it.
"Parts would fall off the Edsel"? It was basically the same car as a Ford or Mercury. They weren't really known for having parts falling off of them.
The Corvair was a 1950s car? Just because some 1960 models were built in late 1959 does not make them 1950s cars.
The 1958 and 1959 Plymouth Suburban was underpowered? Not when equipped with the big, optional V-8 engines.
Also, you mixed together the Hudson models, including the Hornet, and referred to them all as the Jet. The powerful, Hudson Super Six "Twin-H" engine shown was identified as that of the Hudson Jet. It was not available in the Jet.
This video is so ridiculously inaccurate in too many ways to waste time on. A complete, thumbs-down joke.
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". I've always liked a lot of the vehicles that were flops. Many of them are really interesting. If you could do a bit of resto-moding to fix the defects, some of them would be interesting to own.
"... beauty is paint deep, but ugly goes down to the crankshaft". Almost all the cars listed had good mechanical reputations. (isn't that what really counts?) 🤔
Why dp you complain about the 1955-58 Packards but show 1954 & earlier models?
He doesn't know the difference. I see this all the time from computer nerds.
@@jamesbosworth4191People that are too busy on their computers and don't know nothing 'bout life or the subject that they think they do!!!!.
ALL were liked enough for folks to keep buying them. ALL needed frequent tuneups and repairs, got horrible fuel mileage and (before widespread air conditioning), were STINKY as hell. Bad memory: Summer vacation, driving thru tunnel after tunnel on the Pennsylvania turnpike with all 4 windows down because of the heat. Included in the exhaust was LEAD, which stunted brain intelligence. I could have been a Nobel Laureate, but at least I survived, and am now a THOUSANDAIRE.
The 6 cylinder cars got pretty good mileage, and if you took proper care of them, (something people to this day refuse to do), most of them were very reliable.
Please oh please- when you “squash” vintage footage into a widescreen format the true lines of a car disappear. It’s especially jarring here where shots of a particular classic model go back and forth.
You do not concern yourself so much with facts, do you?
So please, that would be expecting too much.
The problem with the Corvair was that proper tire pressure in the rear tires was not being maintained.
The front tyres had to be kept at an unusually - for most users - low pressure.
Also, people equate it as a 60's era car, so it doesn't really fit in this video.
The '59 Plymouth does NOT belong on this video.
Another piece of crap A.I. hate video? I don't watch them any more...
Corvair was a 1960's car.
This clip shows all the hallmarks of being poorly researched and not telling the full story because of the poor research involved. Poor management and timing played a significant factor. You'd need a two hour clip to do this subject justice.
These "worst cars" videos are simply click bait. Call any vehicle bad and someone, somewhere will be insulted. Try posting positive videos instead.
I Liked The Corvier Styling 😊
WHAT A BUNCH OF BS ! JUST AN OPINION OF MAKER OF THIS FILM ! MANY SHOWN WERE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME IN STYLING !
He is probably just another one of those haters who hate anything American.
That Nash coupe at 1:16. There's one sitting as yard art about 4 miles from my house. And don't forget. Lois Lane drove one.
The Corvair wasn't hated in the 80's, it was hated in the 60's,
Sorry I won't give it a Thumbs Up, Just a finger, Non of these cars were hated, But inaccurate descriptions and computer voices are, If you are going to make a video at least have a human narrator. Gord
Metropolitan missing.
You were right about a few of these cars. You were dead wrong about most of them.
The Corvair wasn't hated, it was popular. Ralph Nader's book was why it failed
Nader likes to think that he was the reason that the Corvair was dropped but the truth is there were other factors and some of those factors were within GM itself and even within the Auto Industry itself!!. Had the Corvair made it to the first oil crisis of 1973 I belive that it most definitely would have had a real good chance!!!!!.
@@mikeweizer3149 I think the Corvair would have lasted much longer if it wasn't for Ralphy. He frightened many people away from it. The 65 and later ones were actually pretty advanced cars. And the 60 - 63 models could be fitted with an aftermarket compensator spring that improved them. The 64 came from the factory with that spring.
Why are you showing the 58 and 59 Plymouth suburban wagons? They were highly popular examples of Chrysler corporations forward look!
1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser.
Allthough actually a fine highway automobile, its garish styling did little to make it a selling success..
Also, it was too expensive, as Mercury was trying to move up-market, to make room for the upcoming Edsel.
Most of these were cars offered in niche categories. When a new model is released the company estimates how many they will sell. This helps set prices and production schedules. Most but not all of these were close to or met estimates
Even the compact cars shown were meant for different markets. The Rambler was meant as a second car for affluent suburbs. The Henry J to just be the cheapest car on the market. Hudson a vehicle to compete in that growing market. Crosley a cheap high gas mileage vehicle for around town. The Plymouth suburban created the metal body station wagon category that replaced the woody and grew the station wagon market. Most of these did what their creators asked of them.
Edsel was a Make of it's own, built by Ford.
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Morning fellow viewers ! Many of you guys forget take a good look at the vehicles today one shape fix’s all . I stated in other videos, vehicles were design by the human mind . So many of you getting upset makes no sense, we love many of these vehicles ! 🍩👀👀👍👍
What Hated I like cars from 1940s and 1950s and mid 60s
Same here. They were sensational machines.
Corvair was NEVER a 50s car, get your facts right!!
Some 1960 models were built in late 1959.
@@andrewwanner6855 But that doesn't make them 50s cars, as they were sold as 1960 cars.
i loved the edsel
What a load of misinformation & half truths!!!
none love them all
the edsel was like what were they thinking. i grew up in a small town in massachusetts and we had one edsel that was green and white, UGLY!
Just bullshit!
Conservative doesn't😂
equate to boxie