Push Button transmission, gorgeous styling, soft suspension, and the car won a fuel economy run in 1957, who could ask for more? *Once seat belts are installed
plymouth was the design leader in the latest 50ies. the cars were beautiful, fast and very progressive within the technic which vere available then. so sad to see what become of plymouth today....
When my dad turned 18 in 1968, my grandpa gave him his first car. It was a 1958 Belvedere that was a 4 door in that Mopar bronze color. Dad thought it was just a big goofy-looking boat, but I have to remind him it's sure a helluva lot cooler than the junky gay Toyota Camry he drives now.
I would be willing to pay $100,000 for a '58 Plymouth Fury Two-Door Pillarless V8 Push-Button TorqueFlite custom pained in Ford red. Today's cars are everyhting else than something you'd start to love!
One of the Naderite complaints was;Detroit seemed to make cars that lasted between 5 and 10 years.Long enough for the original buyer to pay it off and trade it in AND the second buyer to get it payed off.Average 8-9 years.
@don417 Ah, Grasshopper. Up to the 60s, there was a great segmentation of the size and price of cars. Chevy, Ford and Plymouth were the "low price three," the cheapest new cars. Brands like Olds, Mercury and DeSoto were medium priced, with Cadillac, Imperial and Lincoln in the top.
Having said that yesterday I've since read a couple of sites saying the push button transmission was very reliable... depends who you ask I guess! I'm pretty sure they did often rust out though.
These Plymouths had early rusting problems..... If you were around then the story was the steel used was inferior and within 4 years floor boards were showing holes along with big outside deterioration!!!!!!!!! The Furys were awesome with all that side treatment, WITH 57s only avail in white
PLYMOUTH was the BIGGEST-SELLING car in the history of the Chrysler Corporation. Even with it's truck line added in, DODGE could still NOT outsell Plymouth !! It was consistently of the 3 biggest-selling makes of cars in America.and it outsold Dodge year after year. The reason why it's no longer in production today , is a commentary on everything that's wrong with the American Car Industry in general, and the Chrysler Corp. in particular. Two Chrysler Executives set up the company for a takeover by Daimler-Benz,( in exchange for attractive retirement packages), who subsequently stripped the company of the six billion dollars it had in the bank,sent the money to Germany, then killed Plymouth, and then sold off the company to Cerebrus, Now the Chrysler Corp is owned by FIAT, who took the "DODGE" name off it's trucks, and the "Chrysler" name off of the company, for no really good reason, and is ruining it's cars by injecting FIAT DNA into them, making them worse than EVER !!! R.I.P., PLYMOUTH !!
That had to of been Daimler. I blame them for the demise of Plymouth. If it wasn't for Chrysler hookin up with Daimler, Plymouth would of still been around to this day. Hey since Chrysler is now with Fiat and Fiat wants Chrysler to make smaller fuel efficient cars they should badge them as Plymouth.
I recall Chrysler had a major rust problem back in the late 1950s and/or the early 1960s. I guess they were ahead of the other automakers in one more way ;) Anyone recall what years where the worst? Have relatives who had a DeSoto (bought new). Nice car, then it seemed like EVERYTHING went wrong with it, one thing right after another. They sure had personality back then, but lacked modern day reliability.
-I had 3 Mopars with pushbutton trans and it never gave me any problem,on the contrary,those cars were a million times better than any of those piece of shit cars of today.
"push-button auto is a bitch!!" WTF? Dude I own a 1958 Plymouth Fury "christine" and anyone who has 1 LOVES the push button trans. Go drive a 55-57 Chevy like everyone else....
When my Great-Grandmother told me she learned to drive on a push-button transmission... I was so jealous.
"The car came back 6 weeks later"
Lindos carros...como costumo a dizer: Não são carros, são obras de arte sobre rodas. Christine!!!!!!!! Eu quero um desses!!
"Demon possessed sport model available at extra charge, we're not responsible if your new 58' Plymouth murders anyone"
¡¡¡¡Christine!!!! A beautiful Car
i bought one in spring of 58' and i still have it but it is a sports sedan.
I want one so bad I wish someone would help me find one to be able to fix up to its original showroom condition.... Damn I love these so much
i love christine
I had a 1989 Plymouth Sundance and I LOVED it!
Body by Plymouth, soul by Satan
Push Button transmission, gorgeous styling, soft suspension, and the car won a fuel economy run in 1957, who could ask for more? *Once seat belts are installed
Now that was style!
Those cars were real popular back then. They were all over the place.
Such Classics!
Thanks a lot,I'm going to be singing this song for the rest of the evening. What a sweet car that was!
I would never buy a Plymouth that is Red and White. I'm too scared, because... Christine!
Nice to have one in this condition - Good Post.
plymouth was the design leader in the latest 50ies. the cars were beautiful, fast and very progressive within the technic which vere available then. so sad to see what become of plymouth today....
A great looking car it is - great post thanks.
B-b-b-b-b-Bad to the BONE!
wow in this commercial all cars had bumper wings!
Even today, Chrysler Corp. has the best looking cars & trucks out of everyone. They always had pretty cars.
When my dad turned 18 in 1968, my grandpa gave him his first car. It was a 1958 Belvedere that was a 4 door in that Mopar bronze color. Dad thought it was just a big goofy-looking boat, but I have to remind him it's sure a helluva lot cooler than the junky gay Toyota Camry he drives now.
"Okay....show me."
I would be willing to pay $100,000 for a '58 Plymouth Fury Two-Door Pillarless V8 Push-Button TorqueFlite custom pained in Ford red. Today's cars are everyhting else than something you'd start to love!
My friend actually has one of those. I'm trying to talk him out of it.
Eu também quero um Plymouth 58... o meu de preferência na cor azul-metálico!
I wander if that's one of the cars used for Christine or a replica.
Because they say it's ahead of its time for ever!
me too they are beautifull cars.
One of the Naderite complaints was;Detroit seemed to make cars that lasted between 5 and 10 years.Long enough for the original buyer to pay it off and trade it in AND the second buyer to get it payed off.Average 8-9 years.
did it have a push button transmission?
@don417 Ah, Grasshopper. Up to the 60s, there was a great segmentation of the size and price of cars. Chevy, Ford and Plymouth were the "low price three," the cheapest new cars. Brands like Olds, Mercury and DeSoto were medium priced, with Cadillac, Imperial and Lincoln in the top.
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Having said that yesterday I've since read a couple of sites saying the push button transmission was very reliable... depends who you ask I guess!
I'm pretty sure they did often rust out though.
Good car i love them but not because of the movie christine the four door hardtop savoys are gorgeous!
These Plymouths had early rusting problems..... If you were around then the story was the steel used was inferior and within 4 years floor boards were showing holes along with big outside deterioration!!!!!!!!!
The Furys were awesome with all that side treatment, WITH 57s only avail in white
@TheHellcat60 Of course! No car in the future would have anything but pushbuttons, we all know that!
Plymouth 1958 lindo
Got 1 of those!
Ah, Christine...
Why is he saying, "You're ahead for keeps . . . . "? What is the meaning of this? LOL
Excelentes Autos y elgantes.
lol, the applauding xD
Awesome love my 3
Its sad not very many survived
@DAVID LEVINE
look at the 1960 fury she could be christine 2 or christine pissed off sister
most of the cars destroyed where actually the more common belmont, close model to the fury
AND...with push-button shifting! The ONLY car to offer this feature in the low-priced three!
What do you mean "came back?"
PLYMOUTH was the BIGGEST-SELLING car in the history of the Chrysler Corporation. Even with it's truck line added in, DODGE could still NOT outsell Plymouth !! It was consistently of the 3 biggest-selling makes of cars in America.and it outsold Dodge year after year. The reason why it's no longer in production today , is a commentary on everything that's wrong with the American Car Industry in general, and the Chrysler Corp. in particular. Two Chrysler Executives set up the company for a takeover by Daimler-Benz,( in exchange for attractive retirement packages), who subsequently stripped the company of the six billion dollars it had in the bank,sent the money to Germany, then killed Plymouth, and then sold off the company to Cerebrus, Now the Chrysler Corp is owned by FIAT, who took the "DODGE" name off it's trucks, and the "Chrysler" name off of the company, for no really good reason, and is ruining it's cars by injecting FIAT DNA into them, making them worse than EVER !!! R.I.P., PLYMOUTH !!
@weekenddriver Thanks, master. lol
What the hell was the "low price three"?
me too!!!!!!!!!!!!111
One vote for the Sundance!
That had to of been Daimler. I blame them for the demise of Plymouth. If it wasn't for Chrysler hookin up with Daimler, Plymouth would of still been around to this day. Hey since Chrysler is now with Fiat and Fiat wants Chrysler to make smaller fuel efficient cars they should badge them as Plymouth.
I don't know what to say about that...
I recall Chrysler had a major rust problem back in the late 1950s and/or the early 1960s. I guess they were ahead of the other automakers in one more way ;) Anyone recall what years where the worst?
Have relatives who had a DeSoto (bought new). Nice car, then it seemed like EVERYTHING went wrong with it, one thing right after another.
They sure had personality back then, but lacked modern day reliability.
@CommodoreCaravan1981 That's why there out of business today.
-I had 3 Mopars with pushbutton trans and it never gave me any problem,on the contrary,those cars were a million times better than any of those piece of shit cars of today.
man, just looking at it head-on u can tell it was evil...in the novel anyway
shame they had destroy so many to make one movie,because once they are gone they are gone forever
sorry to hear that a "shitter" killed you're car.
The only drawback was the 30 minute warm up period
Matthew 7:12
"push-button auto is a bitch!!"
WTF? Dude I own a 1958 Plymouth Fury "christine" and anyone who has 1 LOVES the push button trans. Go drive a 55-57 Chevy like everyone else....
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