You Won't Believe the 10 Most Hated 1950s American Cars!
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- You Won't Believe the 10 Most Hated 1950s American Cars!
Some of the American cars from the 1950s are just as ugly as Sin. During this decade, American automakers unleashed some of the most visually over-the-top cars ever seen. These tail-finned land yachts, adorned with an abundance of chrome and ornate details, marked a period when designers seemed to have lost their touch with reality.
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How wrong this guy is.
These are some of the most desired vehicles.
0:00 I always liked the Ambassador and Rambler models from '58 through '61.
And it's not "Rambler Ambassador."
AMC branded the Ambassador as a separate line, as Chrysler did with the Imperial starting in 1955 and with the Valiant in 1960.
It carried _AMBASSADOR_ block lettering big and bold in the grille where the smaller "Six", "Classic", and "Rebel" models carried the _RAMBLER_ name.
@@5610winston Those fold-down-into-a-bed seats made the Rambler a bordello on wheels.
I wonder where this guy got his "facts". I lived through that period.Chevy, Ford, and Pontiac.
@@robertwbingo But you have to admit that toward the end of the Fifties, even genius designers like Harley Earl at GM and Virgil Exner at Chrysler were straining their creative talents to come up with styling ideas that didn't look like "last year's model."
@@michaelwalter3399 Yes! In fact, I remember going into the local Old/Caddy dealership just when the new 1959 models came out, and Dad looked at the fins on the Caddy and said, "Those designers have lost their minds!" I remember that like it was yesterday.
Poor presentation, wrong cars pictured several times.
AI at its finest.
Especially the first image of the Lincoln!!!
youtube videos are made to be accurate, they're made to be watched. that's how youtubers make their money, regardless of actual content.
MANY times. Probably don't know a lug nut from a hubcap.
@@billolsen4360 But they often AREN'T accurate.
At least you could tell one brand from another, not like cars of today.
Wow, do you feel better now, champ?? Do you feel intelligent now??
@@sludge8506He's absolutely right. I can still tell the years apart. Cars all look the same today. Designers
@richh9450 Right again and not olny that but today's cars look even more UGLY with those big stupid looking plastic tail lights!!!!.
Right. The old styles stood out more.
@@richh9450 The designers today rely increasingly on AI and wind aerodynamics efficiency labs, so no wonder the cars all look the same...:
Cars back in the day were works of art compared to what they are cranking out these days. And they most certainly are not hated!
You can hate these cars if you wish, but I would love to have any one of them.
They are hated by this guy not the public
You are way off these cars are alot better than the 80's garbage that was produced.
You got that right,total crap.
What do you expect from a bot?
General Motors,Ford and Chrysler,we’re making junk,starting in the mid 1960 s!I am 75 now and started buying Subarus great cars the 4 outback’s I have owned,are great,and don’t cost a arm and a leg!
@@tomfilipiak3511 I disagree about the 60's and 70's being junk. Alot of great muscle cars from that era.
And way more effort than badge engineering
Who decided the ten? Also, another terrible video with an AI voice and numerous mistakes
Like Biden and his entire administration. Democrats are one HUGE mistake.
Such as the 56 Continental MACH II, when it was the MARK II.
I hate computer generated videos more than any car. 413 cid stands for cibic inch displacement. It is not ever pronounced "SID". You should at least edit the videos with real people.
The 413 Wedge engine was Mopar's hot one of the late 50's. The 300 Letter cars with dual quad cross ram induction made up to 390 hp at a time when chevys hottest mill, the 348 made 280 (SAE gross).
@@crankychris2
9:43 The '57-'58 "Packardbakers" were not produced by Packard. They were built in the Studebaker plant in South Bend, Indiana, and were only produced to fulfill contractual obligations with Packard dealers. The '57 Clippers and '57-'58 Studebaker Golden Hawks and Packard Hawks used a slightly modified Studebaker 289 engine with a McCulloch Supercharger, but aside from the grilles and taillights on the sedans, the Packardbakers were pure Studbaker.
Would not subscribe to your channel as you do not know your subject matter.
I don't think these were "most hated;" maybe some people did not like the styling at the time (or since), but many think of them as true classics of styling.
Just not the one at 1:48, that's really bad! And a couple others were ugly too.
Russian design,think LADA
this guy needs a day job. What waste of time
And a seeing eye dog.
Yes, these are BEAUTIFUL cars!
That "59 Lincoln Mark 4" at 6:45 is pretty advanced styling. Looks to be about 10 years advanced. 😂
I like those even when I was a little kid, when they were new cars. Always thought they were sharp.
The 1957 Mercury was beautiful. The design of the late 1950s automobiles was art.
Boy, this guy sure doesn't like the year 1958. On his personal most hated list cars are: '58 Rambler Ambassador, Buick Limited, Desoto Adventurer, Dodge Royal Lancer, Edsel Citation, Oldsmobile Holiday, and Packard Hawk. The other three that he singles out are: the '59 Crown Imperial, '59 Lincoln Continental, and '57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser, which all look basically the same as the '58 models, so he might as well have gone hog wild and listed all of them from that year. 😆😆
He probably thinks nerdy 4 door compact sedans are "kool".
6:43 That is not a '59 Lincoln. Mid-seventies, not '59. Ten seconds later we get the real thing.
This announcer is terrible and the editing. Time after time using the wrong car into the opening sections. One example alone was the initial depiction of the 1972-'76 gen Mark IV when referring to the 1959 Lincoln.
The guy has no knowledge of his subject at all...embarrassing to listen to
I don't know how any male can not know the difference between the two.
@@jamesbosworth4191 I don't know either, James. Your comment can also be applied to the 2 Presidential candidates as well. What man would want the crashing mess of the angry woman (aka D) party either, but sadly they're out there. I wouldn't be surprised if this announcer is one of them. If he isn't, he might as well be.
The first photos of the 59’ Lincoln was one from the 70s ‘
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I read the other viewer's comments and agree with them. Everyone has their own tastes, yours just leaves a bad flavor.
These cars were "hated" because of the market in which they were released. 1957 and 1958 models were introduced in a recession that lasted from June 1957 through 1958. Chrysler products were attractive, but suffered from poor build quality that haunted them well into the 1960s. The Edsel was overhyped for a year before being released--and when customers found there was little that could also be found on a Ford or Lincoln, Edsel had trouble not only with its new models, but from competition from leftover 1957 models. The one "hated" car at the beginning of this video was the only make of car whose sales actually increased dramatically over 1957. The Ambassador was an attempt to provide former Nash and Hudson owners a new choice after their makes were dropped in '57. And the smaller Rambler models sold well for six years, well into the 1960s...
The Rambler was about the closest thing a customer looking for a nimble-sized, thrifty car could buy until the 1960 Falcon, Valient and Corvair came out in late 1959. By the way, the 1960 Edsel (basically the '60 Ford with a different grill and taillights) shut down production in November '59.
The 57 Buick suffered sort of the same problem as the 58 Edsel. Buick promised "The most radically changed Buick since 1949!". It looked like a warmed over 55 with a 54 grille, 56 parking lights, and modified taillights. Sales were not that bad, but well short of what GM was hoping for.
We're did you get the idea guys all the cars on the list are the best of America's best cars nobody hates them
I really believe that AMC is the most underrated automobile manufacturers of all time.
I believe there was a time in the late 50s that AMC briefly displaced Chrysler as number 3.
Yes indeed Kent! If I'm not mistaken, the 1958 Rambler Ambassador was the first to offer a modern air-conditioning design setup. That is with the condenser mounted with the radiator, compressor driven off the engine and the evaporator in the dash with a well functioning and dependable air-blend-door system.
Imagine your happiness upon seeing that elegant chromed door badge stating, air conditioned by the side view mirror before heading out across Death Valley in summer!!!
Me too
@@GeorgeMcKenna-kz9qx It was the 54 Pontiac and the 54 Nash both, and we all know that the Rambler was originally a compact Nash.
I like the Desoto and Dodge cars. And the last one is certainly not ugly or hated!
Should follow up with’ “over-the-top dump trucks too large for suburban garages.”
the text was way overboard. chill, jeezus!
Those 58 Buick and Olds were beautiful, shows what quality and pride of product can accomplish, in contrast to the cheap and plastic cars we have on the market now .
Today’s vehicles are almost infinitely better than these classics.
Hey, champ, how was quality control back in 1958?? 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@sludge8506 let’s see you restore one of these plastic vehicles fifty years from now! lol good luck
@@meltondaniels2825I know I won't be here, But if the feds have their way well all be driving those so called environmentally correct EVs and doing even more harm to the Environment or simply walking beacuse that's the way that the Government wants to control us, Some people seem to think that is the future!!!!!.
@@meltondaniels2825 Wow, that’s all you got, champ?? Really?? I bet you think those 58s *weren’t* starting to rust out after three years.
Champ, people can *expect* 18 years and 200,000 miles out of today’s vehicles.
Of course, the Japanese vehicles proved to be *significantly* better than Detroit’s junk.
@@sludge8506 I can only assume you weren’t around when these cars were produced, your are used to cookie cutter styling, as far as reliability my old mans cars always lasted well into 160k plus miles, any well maintained car will last many years . Rust was prevalent in many areas of the US, still easier to restore than plastic . To each his own
2:40 Chrysler Corporation separated and elevated the _Imperial_ line from the Chrysler line effective with the 1955 models.
Batallions of secretaries sent letters to DMV registrars across the nation stating that hence-forth Imperial were be registered as a separate marque.
Imperial was as different from the Chrysler-badged lines as Cadillac was from Oldsmobile or Buick. Imperial had its own bodies (the 1957-models were the first in the USA with curved side glass) and its own separate production facilities.
The point is, there was no 1959 _Chrysler_ Imperial.
True, but people never got over considering it a premium Chrysler. That hurt the car in it's quest to be a true competitor to Cadillac and Lincoln.
My all-time favorite 50s cars are DeSoto's. My Great-Grandmother loved DeSotos and owned a gorgeous 1956 Fireflight four-door hardtop in tu-tone Magenta and Pink. The car had real wire wheels, factory air conditioning with exterior vents that fascinated me, power windows, and a power seat. She still had the car right up to the day she passed in July 1996. The car was magnificent, and my Dad kept it that way until it was stolen in 2008, and never recovered.
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DeSotos were also my favorites. Give me a 58 Fireflite Sportsman four-door hardtop in red and white.
I thought they were kool when I was a kid too. Shame that it was stolen. Probably was converted into a 56 Chrysler in a Chop Shop.
Dude sorry but I think you need a seeing eye dog some of these are the most collectible cars you could find.
His dog would probably have taste as bad as him.
I WOULD TAKE THESE OLD CARS OVER ANY CAR OF TODAY.
These days, a 58 Packard Hawk can get over $ 200k to as much as $300k.
No disrespect intended, but I would rather spend my money elsewhere, like maybe on a 1940 Packard 120 coupe. Now there is a really fine looking automobile!
According to Hagerty, the highest sale of a 1958 Packard Hawk was $137,500. Perhaps you have a source for your infantile information?
Hagerty lists a typical price for a “good” condition vehicle, a number three condition vehicle, to be $26,400.
Tell us more about the $300,000 1958 Packard Hawk. No, wait, don’t.
Posting pathetically inaccurate information is a juvenile trait. Please stop.
@@8176morgan Or even a genuine 1953 Packard Deluxe Clipper. Hopefully one with a 3 on the tree and Overdrive. Not the pitiful automatic that was part of the reason for the failure of Packard. Although is there someone today who can rebuild those things so that they can hold together?
Although the worst reliability issues might not have occurred until 1955 where the Ultramatic couldn't hold the torque that the new Packard V8 could produce.
3:45 Why are you showing 1956 and 1960 DeSotos identifying them as '58 models for twenty seconds before showing the correct year model. then, twenty-five seconds later you show a bottom-rung Dodge-based DeSoto Firesweep,
Probably doesn't know any better, as it is not a Datsun or Toyota.
Where in the world did they get this hack!
He’s a bot, maybe?
10 MOST HATED? Hated by who?
AI?
What's the basis they "hated" - Who do you ask - Toyota Prius, Pontiac Azetc & Oldsmobile Silhouette Drivers/owners by the looks of it. ( 58 De Soto was a top seller, Edsel actually had good sales in 58 - considering it was a recession & stole sales from Mercury. All car comps had tanked sales in the upper mid- full size bracket, even the "top spec" of the lower priced brand names due to the economy, that's why they all scrambled to bring out the "compacts")
There were 68,000 1958 Edsels sold, and less in 1959. DeSoto averaged almost 100,000 sales a year in the fifties, Buick close to 500,000 units a year.
Tell us again about Edsel sales in 1958.
@@sludge8506 For a brand new make launched in a sharp recession that people feared marked a return to the Great Depression, and Robert S. McNamara's production speed-up, it really did sell pretty good.
My Grand Mother bought a 1958 Olds 88 4 door hard top brand new. She rarely drove it & I ended up with it in 1972. It was absolutely cherry (except for the foam headliner) & had only less then 40,000 miles on it. I knew that sometime in the future it would be worth a lot but at the time it was worth $500.
The 1959 Crown Imperial (not "Chrysler", Imperial was its own brand from 1956 to 1974) was the result of Mopar stylist Virgil Exner on a "bender". Eventually the "suits" at Mopar got fed up with his misfires and let him go.
I heard he was the John Delorean of Chrysler. His 1957 styling from Plymouth to Imperial sent GM designers on a crash (quick) complete re-do of their '59 cars during winter-spring '57.
Close. '55 to '75, then again from '81 to '83.
@@bobpierce115 That is true. The proposed 59 GM cars would have been face-lifted 58s.
@@DashcamRiprock Actually, the Imperial as a separate make was only 55 - 69. The separate Imperial division was dissolved for 1970, and the Imperial became it's own line of cars in the Chrysler division, just like in 51 - 53. The 81 - 83 was the same - it's own line of cars in the Chrysler division. Funny, the 54 went back to having the Chrysler name on the car, for that year only.
50’s cars are way more impressive in person. The chrome alone is mind boggling.
Where is cars were gorgeous the shame we can't have cars like that again instead of all the crap that's made today especially all these foreign junk cars on our roads
I never like foreign cars, even as a kid, except for some of the sports cars. The rest, I thought were just too ugly and too small and nerdy looking.
03:37 - wrong, that’s a 1960, not ‘59. 03:48 - wrong, that’s a 1960 not ‘58. 04:54 - wrong, that’s a ’57, not a ’58. 06:48 - wrong, that’s a ’76 not a 1959.
There were a lot of misjudged cars here and others not mentioned. From a number from one to ten I'll give this review a 3. 🇺🇸
The video initially shows a 1960 DeSoto, not a 1958. The 1960 model was similar to the Chrysler Windsor. The 1958 was little changed from the 1957, which was a good-looking car, but the '57 was plagued with quality problems, which hurt sales of the make from then on. When it eventually shows a '58, it's a Firesweep, with a Dodge front clip, not an Adventurer. Maybe the 1959 model could be considered odd-looking, as it looked closer to a '56 model. Or the 1961 model, with its hideous grille.
I would love to find a 58 DeSoto. I remember, in the late 70s, right at the edge of a Public Housing project, there was a young lady who had a 58 DeSoto Adventurer. It was a typical older well used car, but it was a running driving car. How I wish I could find one today! Dual quads, dual exhaust, heavy duty suspension, all as standard equipment. What a car.
The lady who was Maid of Honor at my mom's wedding bought the Turnpike Cruiser in the color of the one @6:00. It could just as well been a DC-7 to 4 year-old-me. But even at that age, I was aware of the contrast between petite Betty with her Cruiser and another of Mom's friends, Sally and her Metro.
My 1950 Plymouth is like a Rolls Royce . Unrestored , and has no rust, rattles or squeaks !
I think late 1940s through the early/mid 1950s cars had better build quality than the later 1950s cars. Although a massive horsepower race and new engines were coming in by the mid to late 1950s
@@davidpowell3347 They sure did have a better build quality. I got rid of some slack in my steering box today just by merely turning a screw that takes up end play.
The first car is *not* a pillar less hardtop.
I think that these most hated cars videos are posted for the number of hits they generate. These are some of the most intriguing cars ever built.
I never realized CID was pronounced sid.
He probably only is familiar with litters. (my spelling on purpose)
JUST LOOK HOW NICE THAT BUICK IS. ITS SMOKING
Someone could park that 1958 Buick Limited two door coupe in my garage and I wouldn't complain a bit.
I HATE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THE 1958 3 SPEED TOURQUEFLIGHT WAS AN GOOD ONE!
The '58 Buck Roadmaster Riviera Limited sedan is my favorite 50's automobile. All that extensive chrome work captures the eye. This over the top usage make this my ultimate dream car.
I always liked the Edsel. Would love to have a Pacer convertible today!!
Dagmar bumpers (also known as "bullet bumpers") is a slang term for chrome conical-shaped bumper guards -the term evokes the prominent bosom of Dagmar, a buxom early-1950s television personality featuring low-cut gowns and conical bra cups. She was amused by the tribute. Born Virginia Ruth Egnor, on November 29, 1921, "Dagmar"
was an American actress, model and television personality of the 1950s, with out standing physical attributes up top
Edit needed ! don't you guys realize you put a much newer Lincoln as the 1957 model?
And here comes the comment from people who still has one
I was there, most if not all were considered good cars!
Who wrote this? --a high school kid? Don't waste people's time with poorly researched rubbish to get some clicks!
The 1958 PackardBaker Catfish is by far the most weird design of the bunch. That said, I bet it had better acceleration and more sure handling than the other boats.
These cars are all highly sought after now. People LOVE them.
'58 Buick is awesome.
The 58 Rambler models weren't ugly. They were kinda cute.
I probably shouldn't comment on this video because as soon as he said the rambler I was out.
4:52 That's a '56 DeSoto, not a '58 Dodge. Neither is the Dodge you show immediately afterward (it's a '57, immediately recognized by the inboard smaller parking lights under the eyebrows with the seven-inch single headlights.We finally get a glimpse of the real thing at 5:05, but then you shift to an Australian spec model?
The Packard has a Supercharged engine which was Fast as hell.
In retrospect, it's sad that American companies invested in excessive sheet metal design that was in poor taste rather than improving the vehicle mechanicals. The vinyl sofa seats were cheap and offered poor support. The suspensions were basic at best in design and resulted in poor handling. The large engines made the cars front heavy and fast only in a straight line. The excessive chrome increased weight and looked tacky. In short, the excessive styling hid the simple and often outdated mechanicals underneath.
Fascinating. Thank you -- easy to overlook this while admiring their amazing presence.
The 1957 Turnpike Cruiser pictured at the beginning of the video is a 1958 one
If they're so roundly hated, why do folks pay a small fortune for decent examples today?
Sticklers for punishment?
The olds 98 looking like the 58 Buick.
Packard Hawk looks like it could have been an EV since it has no grill.
@@glennso47Packard Hawk was a VERY underrated car in it's day , It's a Studebaker Golden Hawk with a vacuum cleaner plastic nose .......and olny 588 made so it's very RARE!!!!.
I don't know, I mean these cars look like.............spaceships. The last one does look like a catfish!🐞
Yes, Packard Hawk seems to ...noted even in 1958...Still, "loveable" to fans....
Who made this, at 6:43 why would you show a 70's Lincoln as a 50's vehicle? Do you even know what a car is?!?!?
The worst: 1959 Chev. A horror
My choice for "horror" was the 1958 Buick/Oldsmobile models in top trim.
@@jamesmyers9285My choice of horror: Today's Toyota Poopieass Prius!!!!Talk 'bout hideous!!!!!!.
One of the most popular.
Loved them. And those Cadillacs. Yum
Sure missed it on DeSoto. You introduced the 56 Adventurer as a bad car, but showed about every DeSoto over the next few years. The 57-58 DeSotos are on most collectors lists as classics. Also showed a 56 DeSoto when introducing the Dodge you didn't like. Hummmm.... a "forward look" classic that you really stretched to put on the list.
That Rambler was a good car although a bit overstyled. I believe it was a lot better car than the giant Buick that follows in the video. Probably faster too.
I guess that one is technically an Ambassador and not a Rambler. Was the Rebel on a smaller wheelbase?
Yes the Rebel was on a smaller wheelbase.
Sounds like ai
Love the Edsel and Packard Hawk!
Chromium plating via electrolysis was a very water intensive process. Which returned a lot of heavy metal ions back into the water table.
5:45 A '57 Mercury, but not a Turnpike Cruiser.
5:49 That's better. Quad headlights were optionally available in some US states, illegal in others.
"The wrong car with the wrong features at the wrong time" was the summary dismissal of the Edsel at the time.
Ford retired the '57-'58 Mercury body platform with introduction of all-new bodies in 1959, and the top-line '59 Mercs could be optioned well into Lincoln price territory.
I loved some of these cars like the 1957 Mercury Highway Cruiser.🚗🚘
The 1957 Mercury Turnpike cruiser actually was an excellent highway automobile.
Cherished and loved by their owners. But indeed not a good seller.
.....hence the name "Turnpike Cruiser" meaning great cruiser of the turnpike!!🤣
Chrysler products always had the ugliest upholstery, some great cars held back by their interiors !!
Great video & SO Right - thanks for excellent interesting Video 💖👍💖!!!!
Nothing Packard whatsoever about #10 although paradoxically the Studebaker (Golden?) Hawk is sometimes fondly remembered,especially the model of about 1955 or 1956 where the car actually had a Packard engine in it unlike the pitiful fishmouth car in the video.
Someone once said the Studebaker-Packard merger was like 2 drunks helping each other across the street.
@@jsat5609 how about "Studebaker bought Packard with Packard's money"
@@davidpowell3347interesting...
I had a '57 Olds 98 and it had a back seat perfect for the drive-in. I liked the hard top, but couldn't find one! Why did they stop making hard tops?
I love them all.
He's looking at these1950's cars with 2000's eyes.
Very poorly thought out.
Most hated??? You yuppies don't know squat. Yes, the Rambler Ambassador failed to sell in large numbers, but AMC didn't really expect it to. It was a "place holder", to take the place of the Nash Ambassador. The Buick Limited failed to sell partly because of the sharp 1958 recession that saw ALL car sales, except for the Rambler and the new 4 seat Thunderbird, fall by about 40%. ALL car sales, not just Buick's. The 59 Imperial had tepid sales not because people didn't like the way it looked, it was because the 57 Chrysler products were so bad that people were scared to buy on after that, not trusting the the 58s and 59s were truly better. The were, but people were afraid to take that chance. The original DeSoto Adventurer, the 56 model, was never intended to sell in large numbers, rather, it was a halo product. It was an expensive high-performance model, for those who lusted after a Chrysler 300 but couldn't quite afford one. The 57 - 59 Firesweep, though, was a disguised Dodge, so the first year Firesweep, the 57, was as bad as 57 Dodges. The senior FireDome and Fireflite models were Chrysler-based cars, and in 58 and 59, were much better cars, and a little bigger and faster as well, but the 58 recession, and the 57 Firesweep, killed DeSoto's reputation and sales. Nobody disliked their styling. By the way, many of your pictures are of a 1960 DeSoto. The 57 Dodge sold like hotcakes, as did all the 57 ChryCo cars. THOSE were the ones that ruined Chrysler Corporation's reputation. It seems like they never recovered either. The Mercury Turnpike Cruiser failed because it was just too expensive for a Mercury. Mercury tried to move above their station in life, and it didn't work. A big reason the 58 - 60 Lincoln failed is because it was just too big to fit in most garages. It actually sold about the same as the equally huge Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special, but I admit that the car would have looked better with vertically stacked, instead of slanted, headlights. The 58 Oldsmobile DID sell well considering the poor economy. People liked the performance and the quality. These are all fairly up-market cars, and in the Lincoln's case, an out and out luxury car. Buyers of up-market cars want size, room, riding comfort, silence, and beauty, not efficiency. The only car you are right about is the Edsel, and even then you messed up on the date. It was discontinued early in the 1960 model year, not 59. A big knock on it was the fact that the early units suffered from lots of "bugs". The reason was Robert S. McNamara. Yes, THAT Robert S. McNamara. He was against the car, so, to make it fail, he ordered production to be sped up, hoping that it would soon get a reputation of being a shoddy piece of junk. Sadly, it worked.
The Ramblers were tested for acceleration and top speed and were the the fasted domestic car produced.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC mish-mash, but we know the difference.
Who edited this mess?
The Robovoice was better than some, but AI has a long way to go.
Voted down.
The steel bumper were safer then the plastic we have today. Better lookingand each you could tell the difference between each car
A video made by a non car guy. I would take any one of these over the lookalike plastic computers on wheels made today. DeSoto wasn't ended for the reasons you mentioned. Chrysler and Dodge squeezed DeSoto out of its market. And it's not a Chrysler Imperial
Growing up in metro detroit where everything was car related, even at a young age I can remember looking a Chrysler products and wonder what the were thinking.
1:44 the Buick Limited was no more "over-the-top" or ponderous in handling than any of the other cars in its class.
It was not exactly "discontinued after one year".
GM introduced all-new bodies for every car line in 1959, and Buick rebranded the new cars as LeSabre (replacing the Special), Invicta (Century), Electra (Super and Roadmaster), and the top-ofothe-line Electra 225 was the new version of the Limited.
Far from having "failed in the market", the Deuce-and-a Quarter line continued another seventeen years as one of the best-selling full-size Buicks, and evetually Buick even topped the Electra 225 line with Limited and Park Avenue trim levels.
The '59s had a big enough trunk to sneak five people into the drive-in movie theaters.
U tube has become the new national enquirer 80% bullshit 20% true.
54 Buick , Transmission falls out!!!
Lots of people like them..
What about the 1959 Chevrolet Impala? Horrible car with wing shape fins. 1960 Chevrolet Impala was not much better.
I agree. Probably among the ugliest cars ever made. On the other hand the 1957 Chevrolet was a beautiful car as was the 57 Ford. Plain, simple unadorned cars. But that is my opinion.
Did that car have the X frame that had the mid perimeter sides of the frame removed?
I like the '58 Buick. It could be had with Flight Pitch Dynaflow. An automatic transmission with three toque converters!
Subtitles need editing!
packard hawk had the packard v-8 engine not the small engine
The awful part here is not so much the cars - but this video itself. Doesn’t always show pictures that match the dialogue and the computer voice has some errors. The late 1950’s were recession years, all these cars in this video are either upmarket offerings from their manufacturers or luxury cars - during years when economy cars were the hot ticket for dealers.