1952 dodge coronet diplomat hard top
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- Today on what it’s like, we are back at JK galleria to take a closer look at Dodges first hardtop car the coronet diplomat. And get this, this car is said to have its original interior which will be an absolute treat.
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My father had one. His family owned a Dodge dealership (so they could get the needed trucks for their construction company at cost). His mother gave my mom and dad the car for a wedding gift (married June 1952). There are wedding pictures of them by the car in their attire in front of the church. Being black and white pictures, I can only tell the body was a light color and the top a dark color. They took it on their honeymoon driving from St Paul out to Denver and up to Montana to visit his mom and then back home. What a way to start married life…with a new fabulous hardtop. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing that story really cool memory
My dad had a 53 convertible, pretty similar to the 52. The convertible top was crap, but the car was pretty reliable, as I recall. I was born in 53 and he bought it as a used car around 1957, so I was pretty little. It replaced a 53 Studebaker which was beautiful, but the brakes were crap and my mother, who could barely drive the 3 on the tree, crashed it into a tree. The dirty little secret of these old cars is their handling and brakes were AWFUL.
@@oldionus it depends on the car really I have that 52 Chevy 1 ton truck it handles better and stuff better than the 67 Mustang I owned and it doesn’t make sense because it’s a truck and 15 years older.. does it handle like a modern vehicle? No but it’s not bad I don’t have power steering power brakes, power anything but I don’t miss it.
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I would have to go with the '52 Chevy, as we had one growing up.
Sweet how did you like it
Good looking Diplomat looks well cared for, wish I could have it and a matching 52 Plymouth Belvedere in the same gray color with a maroon roof and trunk. First pick 52 Dodge , second 51-52 Plymouth Belvedere hardtop.
Sweet choices write ins welcome =)
Chrysler in this era of the 50's was considered "old fashioned" or "staid"... But there's a beauty in it's plainness. It's not a head turner, but rather a solid, reliable car that ages well and you can depend on. Ad to think that in 3 years time, Chrysler would jump so far ahead of it's competitors in styling, it'd catch them asleep at the wheel. WYR: 1) Vicki! 2) Dodge
Henry J 🥰All Day ......
Chevy and Dodge are good reliable 6 cylinders ....
Great Dodge the door handles remind me of old Philco refrigerator handles 😂🤷
Fantastic Episode 👍
Happy Motoring ✌️🤠
I want to find a unmolested Henry J which apparently is a tall order great choices =) happy you dig this episode
@@What.its.like. their out there ..
Oklahoma, central Texas🤔 there was one for sale in Dallas Texas auction that was really clean..
Metropolitan would be a lot easier they're everywhere 👍✌️🤠
Great episode. Was it Fluid Drive or a Three-speed manual. There wasn't any badging for it.
I’m honestly not sure what transmission that car has but will find out….
It says gyromatic fluid drive I took a picture of specs on the car at the dealer and that’s what it said,
Thank you so much for the interview the other day =) it was super cool
Neither. It would have had the Gyromatic, which had a high and low with an under drive that was activated by the gas pedal. Effectively, it’s a 4 speed semi automatic.
Chevrolet, Nova, Vega, Cavalier and the Chevettes are all underdogs. The Chevy chevette are actually different in say Mexico for some reasons why GM is such @ssholes!? But yes there's plenty of love to be had with these econo-boxes of their generations! Just some Ideas if you were looking into something a little bit more modern, yet we're like the YUGO's of the day! Not too much love for these vehicles at the time of use, but it's also something just about someone my age 40s know about them or have some kind of experience or story having to do with one of these models?! SMFH Lol! I Personally loved them all! Others will definitely have different opinions on these though If you're seeking comment's LMAO......😂
What a beautifully restored example! Thank you for featuring it, Jay. And I'll take the '52 Ford and the '52 Nash. Sad to say, I find the Dodge's styling a bit dumpy. I can see why sales were down when I see the competition.
These are not from my favorite era of autos but of those presented Ixd have to go with the Chevy Belvedere. My neighbor had a '52 slopeback (?) or fastback version in tan that I liked as a young kid. It was already 10 yrs old & he drove it to and from work and left his fully optioned '58 Impala in the garage!
Well, I'm not a Dodge fan, but this model speaks to me. kind of like an every day, nice weather car. Fluid drive isn't hard to figure out; just clutch in to start and that's it, so I'm told.
Didn't see the red "Safety Clutch" (when you showed the pedals) so I don't think this example has Fluid Drive. With either transmission you weren't getting away from a traffic light very fast with the 230/6 cylinder engine.
Amazing that they claimed 103 horsepower - felt like about half of the 1950 Pontiac's claimed 108 horsepower (Pontiac Eight)
I would think the Dodge really had about 80 hp. but at least it was predictable and easy on gasoline and oil while the Pontiac had a much larger appetite
When I was going to college in San Francisco in the 1960s I bought a 1952 Dodge for $25 from a guy at a gas station. The reason it was so inexpensive was it had a cracked piston and the silver gave me an old piston that was not cracked and said it was easy to install it. I never bothered to install it and I drove it for about 2 years with no problems. I drove it only in the city and never on the freeway. One summer I went back East to visit my parents for about a month and when I got back the car was not on the street where I left it. I guess it got stolen.
For WYR, I pick the Ford, and the Dodge.
I have to say, for a 72-year-old that interior has held up remarkably well. I really like the color combo and that ram hood ornament. The bumperettes were interesting. Were there four?
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I guess technically so I forgot to point that out that time but did point it out on a wayfarER haha
Great presentation. We had a 52 Chevy, we had a shoebox Ford and also a 52 Ford, none of them new. Those old cars seemed to run forever, easy for owner repairs.
KT Keller cars. Built to last! From Chrysler!
I’ve got the first year Diplomat. I like the styling of the 50 over the 51 or 52.
I love seeing the attention to detail that you used to see on vehicles, even the door handles are detailed ! . I’ll take the bel air and then the dodge for the WYR
I totally agree and they all represented the owner of the car, same can be said now but it was different there were way more brands to chose from.
11:33 As a kid, I always like those "turn knobs" for the headlights ... every car had "pull knobs" for the headlights ... so I guess just because it was different.
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52 Dodge over all the others. But biased, Mom's cuz was a sales manager at a Dodge dealer in Hamtramck, Mi........first car I bought new on my own ......024 Omni Volkswagen inline 4 4 speed manual. Loaded other than the automagic option. Learned to drive in the old man's Dart 1970's!
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How did you like your first car
Let's just say, learned what torque steer on a front wheel drive piece of.... meant when driven aggressive.
Hardtops the best
WYR: All of them.
NTT: I Get Around by The Beach Boys.
Sweet choices not that song or band
@@What.its.like. The drums threw me for a loop.
There's something about these old cars that stand the test of time. I wish they still made them like this. Thank you for this great video.
This was still when cars were built primarily with the most practical mindset. A car had a set of tasks it was expected to complete, and despite artistic license put into the design, these vehicles were meant to do all of these very simple mechanical tasks as dependably as possible.
Things in the automotive world certainly became more complex as power features became more and more standard, and the public’s idea of what makes a good car moved away from dependability and more toward power, comfort and prestige.
I'm a Ford man, but I love the 52 and 53 Chevys. And as stylish as the Diplomat is, the 'Bathtub Nash' bests it for difference though the rarity of the Henry J takes the win.
I love the bathtub nash I’m trying to find at least one to cover this year.. they are getting a few and far between
@@What.its.like. They weren't widely highly regarded when new, and their styling quickly fell out of favor, so few were preserved. They weren't easily put to other uses; hardly anyone would know of Henry J were it not for them easily and cheaply being made into drag racers. You'll find a similar fate in most non-big-three economy models. Even big-three cars fall to this fate; you used to see Fairmonts and Chevettes everywhere, but now? Good luck finding even a restorable shell.
Louis Prima ....sing sing sing 🤷🤞
Not that song or band great guess tho
my favorite cars are the no post cars Jay. the 1969 1970 Torino GT Fastback 👍
Sweet I need to cover both of those
Don't Forget the Montego.
I like all except the Nash and Kaiser .
I’m not much of a Dodge fan, but this is an impressive car and a great video showcase! Bravo Jay!!!
Scenario 1: Give me that Ford!!!!
Scenario 2: I’ll gladly take the Nash!!!
Sweet happy you dig this episode =) cool choices
Awesome video!... My parent’s first car was a 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook Club Coupe and I can’t get enough of these early 1950’s Dodge and Plymouth models!!...This 1952 dodge coronet diplomat hard top sure looks a lot like the 1952 Plymouth Cambridge from your video a few months ago!!!...What, if anything, do you think differentiated Dodge and Plymouth in 1952?
That would be an awesome comparison video perhaps one day
Too bad Dodge buyers would have to wait until 1953 to get the 241 cube "Red Ram" Hemi V8, which raised horsepower over the flathead six (itself raised up to 110 hp) to 140 ponies. DeSoto had debuted their "Firedome" V8s (276 cubes) in 1952, which had the same power output (160 bhp) as the more ballyhooded Olds "Rocket" 303 V8. Why Mopar had its car divisions, except Plymouth, put out their own Hemi V8s, which were all the same in concept but each were different engines (different cylinder spacings, bore sizes, strokes, valve sizes, and so on) is a mystery. FWIW, the engineers at Plymouth had a V6 prototype, ready for production...in 1951!
Thank you so much for sharing all this information and insight greatly appreciate it
Hi Jay! Thanks for showing the 1952 Dodge Hardtop! For some reason, I like the front end styling of the 1951-52 Dodge. Yes, they are a bit frumpy looking, but the hardtop helps a lot. Initially these cars were called hardtop-convertibles, because they looked like a convertible with the top raised. Later on just plain hardtop became the name, a good thing, because Ford made the retractable hardtop in the late 1950's, which were ACTUALLY hardtop convertibles! In any event, that little Dodge would be a fun car to own, if not especially speedy. First WYR has to be the Ford. . .can't help it! It was a pretty nice design for the time. Second WYR will be the Dodge! Even though I like the other two cars so much. The Dodge is a bigger, family sized car.
Thank you so much for sharing all of that information and insight. I greatly appreciate it.
5:00 Wow, that under-hood heater box is HUGE.
….that’s what SHE said.
Could probably change out the heater core for a new one much more easily than a modern car where you have to completely tear out the dashboard,instrument panel and possibly steering column to access the heater core and/or air conditioner box or even the recirculater/blend doors
Dad had one but it was a 4 Door Coronet. Quiet, smooth, drove it for 8 years with over 100,000 miles on it. No engine work, no Transmission work, just normal maintenance. The original paint faded quickly, so he had a repaint done in original color, same gray as on this car. We took 8 driving vacations in it to all the Western National parks. Great car- and that Ram on the hood? Awesome. WYR 1: Dodge (but that Ford was nice also) WYR 2: Dodge.
Sweet choices thank you so much for sharing your experience with this car =)
She's a beauty! Last year of the 6-cylinder-only Dodge line up. Imagine those rear window quarter panels are hard to find. Love those rear seat radiused side windows. Those Chrysler flat head sixes were very quiet. WYR 1. 52 Dodge 2. Kaiser.
Sweet choices great insight
You forget to mention that the band "The B52s" were formed. Just kidding man. Are you going to discuss 'scuttle shake' at any time, Jay? Most folk don't get it when a drop top is heavier, but still has worse handling.
Can you explain to me, why American length and weight values are expressed in enormous numbers? Like inches, instead of feet, or pounds instead of tons. If I told you how many centimetres away I lived, it would be a quick conversion because it only needs the decimal to be moved, however the measurement would seem an obfuscation, where I was being difficult for its own sake.
PS, your viewer comments are always a great read.
I love the community here =) and honestly don’t have a clue why more channels don’t operate like this, some even turn the comments off, yeah there are some people that say rude things.. but the comment section is a tool and I think those channels are missing that, for what it’s worth I love the engagement
That b52 tie in song/band was a missed opportunity
Everyone mostly everyone uses millimeters which those numbers are bigger than inches but their meter vs foot the meter is larger
I like the 1952 Chilton flate rate manual. These types of manuals are usually atleast 1 model year behind. If this 1952 isn't very mechanically different than a '50 or '51, then the manual could be usable.
Great information =)
Don't worry, Jay, Robert Plant can't hit those notes anymore, either ! WYR: Chevy, Nash.
Hahaha yeah neither can Brian Wilson great choices
I think one version of "Fluid Drive" was almost like a plain manual transmission car except you could stop with it in gear without stalling the engine,if in high gear acceleration from a stop was glacial but you could use the clutch pedal and shift to first just like any other car (or just leave it in 2nd while moving around in a residential area)
there may have been a more complex semiautomatic option "Gyromatic" ? that supposedly gave some degree of automatic shifting but probably just made things harder to figure out but that might have only been on Chryslers and DeSotos
Thank you so much for sharing this insight
in 1970 My folks stopped the car on a 2 lane highway as we watched a whole family push a worn out 52 dodge across the highway next to their barn and 10 feet from the road. It sat there and was finally removed in 2023 and is still on google maps. I prefer the 52 ford for looks and the rambler for its oddity.
Wow that’s crazy it sat there for that long great story thank you so much for sharing it =)
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W Y R should have encluded a Plymouth hardtop with the two tone that encluded the trunk, later copied by the Rambler American Rougue.
Yes I totally should have made that one an option as well
I had one of these for a short time in the late 80s. Loved that car it always started, it ran good, and handled fairly well. In your WYR scenario, I would have the Dodge, in the second one the Nash would do it for me. Another good show Jay, keep them going.
Awesome =) and definitely will
What I love about this channel is that you show the small design details that I would normally overlook. Early 50's is not my favorite era for cars but there are some cool details on this one like the door handles, bumper guards and the hood ornament. I'm super impressed by the state of the interior. I'd choose the Chevy and the Henry J.
Awesome choices =) happy you dig this channel it means the world to me I love showing all the detail of these cars plus it really helps the people who are putting these cars together
Cool old Mopar the build quality was far better than anything today. Chevy - Dodge.
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Well done you are the first person lve heard use the term overider, which is all l have known them as
That’s what I’ve always called them as well but finding out different regions call them different things
I always heard them called bumper guards. @@What.its.like.
Great looking automobile! Interior is in incredible condition !! I'd pick the Ford in the first and this one in the second ! 😎
Sweet choices totally agree this is the best one I’ve seen and most original
Dodge Diplomat x2
My first car experience was going with Mama when she bought a 1950 Coronet Deluxe sedan -
it was butter cream yellow with brown mohair upholstery and chocolate wool carpet...like getting into a butterscotch sundae.
We travelled the East Coast from the 'Lost Colony' on Roanoke Island to Quonset Point, Rhode Island with many trips to Philadelphia and Nuevo Jork.
Sweet choices thank you so much for sharing that really cool story what a awesome memory =)
Man the SS United States looks ruff I wish they would have saved that ship.. I guess it’s getting evicted from its birth in Philly rent is $800 a day.. they wanted to turn that ship into a floating hotel. What I think they should do is they should move it to Washington DC and see if the Smithsonian would take it on donation and maybe they could finally get it painted..
@@What.its.like. I was on the first island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel the dreary, damp foggy morning to watch that grand ship leave the Chesapeake, it's home waters, behind an ocean-going tug on her way to Turkey for a refurbishment - which never happened.
@@What.its.like. It's a pathetic commentary to realize the United States has NO 'Ship of State' other than ships of war, and I've been pissed to think of the Queen Mary in Long Beach while THE fastest ocean liner ever built rots away.
What ever became of two-tone cars? It persists in some car interiors, but it seems to have died of natural causes.
Phased out over time was a fad in favor of cost just like different interior colors now we has black 50 shades of grey and tan brown and maybe red…
very nice car, Question 1 #2 possible #3, Question 3 #2,
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52 Ford 52 Dodge
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So conservative and plain outside.
Deserves to be remembered nonetheless.
Dodge : "Depend on it"
Room to wear your Texas style hat without it hitting the top of the inside of the car
also often could start in cold weather where Buicks and other fancy cars needed a jump or needed to have a block heater plugged into electric outlet overnight
The Dodge is a smart looking car but I would rather have the Ford or the Henry J, personally.
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by the Iron Butterfly. 😂
Haha
Great guess not that song or band
Sympathy For The Devil- Rolling Stones
Great guess not that song or band
Chevy.
My uncle had a 49 dodge that had about 2 zillion miles on it. Reverse went out, but uncle had 7 kids, so they would get out and push it backwards. Otherwise this is a boring ol Mopar to me, altho it is in really nice shape. WYR= Ford and NOT the Henry J. Somewhere around 1960 a kid I went to school with would on (thankfully) rare occasions have his dad drive us in the most godawful, ratty, rusty, clapped out Henry J ever. What a POS! And it was only 7 years old at the most! I do like your videos, so that's why I'm here today.
Awesome thank you so much for sharing that story =) what a cool memory at least you can look back and laugh about it now
The heater blower motor was behind the grill, but the heater core is in the square box on the firewall. You can clearly see the hoses attached to the nipples next to the box. That, like most cars, keeps the heat source closest to the occupants.
The Bangles --Walk like an Egyptian ?
Not that song or band
Any chance you could cover some of the 60s muscle cars in the collection? I keep seeing them just out of shot during filming. They appear to have an excellent assortment.
Yes, I will go back and do some muscle cars. He has a really cool 69 Camaro… summertime I’m gonna try to pepper those in more I love muscle cars =)
@@What.its.like. I look forward to it Jay.
Victoria Diplomat
And the name of that tune is....?????
I don’t think anyone got it yet but I’ll have to check
That looks more like a blower for the heat.
Hahaha nice
Henry j, all the way!
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Dodge
Henry J
Cool choices I really want to cover Henry Jay I’ve been looking they’re hard to find. I would really love to cover that car this year.
Chevy --Dodge
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The Vicky
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52 Dodge
52 Henry J
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