As a toddler in early 1960's I'd stand on the front seat everywhere we went, if Mom or dad hsd to stop short i got good at catching myself on the dashboard. 😉🇺🇸
Who could ever forget the "Whoa Nellie" flamboyant style of one of the 1950s most famous TV announcers known as Dick Lane. His car ads were marked by his passion to prove these cars were worth every penny and he would give one of them a hard slap to accentuate his sincerity. That was, until he accidentally dented one of the fenders. Classic! 🙂
When car companies had brands named DeSoto, Edsel, Studebaker, Willys, Oldsmobile, Packard. Which brand could be resurrected in today's market and stand even the slightest chance of moderate success. Any?
In response to those on here trying to run down the safety of these cars, i can verify that compared to the cars of today, THESE rides were all TANKS. I wonder what some of these "amateur safety critics" would say if they watched some vintage Jimmy Stewart movie about the Indianapolis 500, complete with actual footage of THOSE GUYS going over 150mph in OPEN COCKPIT ROADSTERS, racing on those BRICKS?! For a VARIETY of reasons, WAKE UP, YOUNGSTERS! 🙄
Agreed. These classics were made of heavier gage metal and there was more metal surrounding the occupants. Today's cars are often about fuel economy and as a result are made lighter, smaller and with thinner metal. The result is a more dangerous car, in my view. As I see it, the only significant safety innovation in the automotive industry is the 3-point safety belt. That design really has made a difference in saving lives.
That Edsel commercial is real funny. When that car came out and people would see it a block away, they would curse it and say how ugly it was. But then Ford pushed the Pinto and Explorer and Victoria Police Interceptor without any regard for human life or safety.
Bull...Twinkie, in general. BUT Ford HAS produced some ugly cars more often than many other makes. You forgot to mention the Falcon; in my opinion one of THE VERY ugliest cars ever designed.
I remember watching Leave it to Beaver, they taped over the Fairlane 500 logo on the 57 ford while Ward and Fred Rutherford tried to find Beaver and Violet.
Love seeing people dress up to go to a dealership, today I see people in public in their Jammies with unwashed hair, out and about like it's acceptable?
"Modern cars look like electric razors". I heard that said in a movie. I don't remember the movie, but I remember that statement. I sure agree. Cars back then were really something to look at. Today, I have hotwheels cars that have more metal in them than real cars, and the styling was just incredible. Even the commercials were great.
I have a 1994 Toyota Celica , some man was coming out of Costco a couple of years ago & ran into me , I figured the worst, but there was NO DAMAGE!!!! , he had a newer ford truck, I couldn’t figure that out ?????
They truly were art on wheels, specially when you see one of them restored in the street and the rest of modern cars look like toys next to these masterpieces Saw a cadillac eldorado and 57’ impala when I was a kid and I was totally amazed, my grandfather (we are from europe) said that european cars from the 50’s were nothing on this cars, and that he wishes to go back in time to live in usa and experience that american 50’s lifestyle
The United States was awesome back then. We had constitutionally protected rights and liberties and communists were our enemies instead of running our government, media and internet companies.
