20 Worst American Cars Of The 1950s That Every American Hates 

🤣😂🤣😂 JOKE Why is it so hard to get a human narrator? How can you post this with all the mispronunciations? Many people have noticed. You do nothing to remedy the situation. Well at least i got a good laugh.

@@390rambler I agree ....others are doing the same now Sounds like a Robot speaking !! I would be happy to own any of the cars shown.

@@bextar6365 Me too! I Love the 1958 Olds. I had A 1958 Buick

@@390rambler Can you give me your email address and I will send you some voice recordings? Please help me evaluate the quality of that recording.

@@qmusclecars I don't have the time

Sorry for that.

@@qmusclecars No you're not.

I agree . It ruins so many videos here . What's wrong with a human voice . Let's have real people narrating . Otherwise an interesting video.

one minute it's fine then Buick becomes Booick. Wtf?

I think the AI got confused as to which language inflections it was to use and started to speak Spanglish!

yes

@@qmusclecarsno

Absolutely NOT! A '50 STUDEBAKER IS A CLASSIC, TIMELESS DESIGN! Who tf decided "what all Americans hate"?? I wasn't consulted, and I seriously doubt that anyone was. This list is subjective bs that was decided upon by someone who knows Jack s**t about classic cars. Personally, I say don't speak for all Americans. Next time why don't you just say "The cars that I personally hate".. Then, maybe, your vids will look like it isn't cheap click bait nonsense, and you might actually gain some future viewers rather than losing them.

@@richardmoon7713 Every Studebaker was a classic and far ahead of the others in style!

@@richardmoon7713 thank you

Thank you, maybe this list is not everyone's opinion.

​@qmusclecars It is NOTTTTTTTTTTTT a problem with the list; nor, with anybody's "opinions"! It is an -->>atrocious issue w/: thoroughly DISGUSTING; &, 100% INCOMPETENT AI NARRATION; &, AUTO-BOT REPLIES-!!!!!!!.

I agree with the computer narrative. I can’t watch this anymore

@@Frank-sf1wh sorry for that.

To: "@brunobandiera2062": *all of these cars;... I'm totally agreed! Of course we don't! In fact, personally, I love hugely the majority of these vehicles; as well as tons of other examples of automotive art.

Thank you. I'm trying to find a more suitable voice.

Yes and also stick with what the title suggests American cars cause some are not American at all

Artificial narrators that everyone hates. Maybe you should have a video on that

I hate the 1959-1960 Chevrolet Impala. They were hideous with the horrible tail fins

@@qmusclecarsTry a human being to narrate. Remember humans? 😊

Yes

My dad had a Studebaker and it was a very nice and reliable car.

I considered the bullet nose to be very attractive as well as the starlight rear window. It may not have been too practical though. The 60 Pontiac was also available with a similar rear window. So If you really want to lambast Studebaker you can start wit their 170 cid flathead engine. This engine may have won many economy runs, but it made uo for this by having aprophensity to leak & burn oil as well as burn out valves.

@ErichLindner My father owned a gas station back in the 60's and he referred to Studebakers as Steadybreakers!

YES=They were bullet proof and ran forever for pennies~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sorry for that. I will study the script more closely and find a better voice.

And you even get a robot reply

​​​​​@@qmusclecars DON'T study the script; trash it! Create an accurate one; *respect both auto history and us the viewers.* Then give it with a responsible human voice.

@qmusclecars How about turn yourself off; &, force real people to come in and take over for your robotic daftness.

I don't know anyone who hates the Lark, especially the R2.

The problem with the '53 and '54 Corvettes was the same problem for most GM cars: the chassis layout. The steering column was mounted on the inside of the chassis, thus leaving not enough room for a V-8. Someone at GM finally got a brilliant (though terribly late) idea to simply mount the steering column on the outside of the chassis. Voila! As mentioned in many comments: the AI voice was very noticeable immediately! I also agree that there were too many import cars. European car manufacturers were still trying to rebuild their infrastructure after WWII, and gas prices were extremely high. So compact cars, as well as underpowered cars, were very common. Manufacturers, especially in former Axis countries, were in really bad shape. o their cars were mostly horrible compared with the same companies in the 1930s. I could go on about what were later U.S. cars that weren't part of the "Big Three". The "Independents" were far better than you made them out to be. Whilst the Nash and Hudson (later together as AMC) were not as flashy as the heavily chrome crowd, the were very practical. These cars were also iconic, like the Rambler and Metropolitan. And the Nash-Healey was trying to combine a "Rambler" look to the front with the Pinin-Farina design. AMC also was helping Austin and later Healey (or Austin-Healey) stay in business. The Metropolitan (very iconic) was very successful after a larger displacement engine was made available, even though it was still underpowered. However, Austin, who made engines for many British compacts, didn't yet need to deal with the highway speeds in the U.S. Studebaker, in 1953, came out with a Lowery-designed body that was definitely before its time (although it imitated Pinin-Farina to some degree). The design was used for too long. (the Hawk and the Lark were their only improvements, but the bodies were still the same) Your channel will do better if you get rid of the AI voice and not be so "opinionated", or perhaps "balanced" in your evaluations. Even the Edsel had its "teething" problems that were ironed out later. But the damage was already done! The name "Edsel" became synonymous with "lemon".

Actually, that Corvette 6 was pretty nice, 150 horsepower, then 155 horses, from a 235 6 cyl with tri-power. What ruined the car was that 2 speed Powerglide and no manual transmission. Also, the lack of a rear sway bar hurt.

@@stevenward3856 There was no Chevy V8 until 1955, unless you want to count the 1917 - 1918 V8 Chevy. Also, Cadillac was V8 only since about 1917, Oldsmobile went V8 for the second time in 1949, it is not true that GM cars couldn't accommodate a V8 engine.

​@@jamesbosworth4191 You didn't read what I had written! I never mentioned anything about 1955, but I only mentioned the '53 and '54 Corvette. The change that you mentioned was after'54. (numerically 1955) And there was a change in the placement of the steering, which made it possible without going to a whole new chassis. The idea came from the drag racing crowd who would do anything to "shoehorn" a bigger engine, even if it wasn't a GM.

@@jamesbosworth4191 That's why people would change them out with a four-speed transmission. I hope that you still have it.

Thanks so much.

@@qmusclecars - take your fake robotic "thanks" and shove it up whatever robots have for arses.

I think most of us agree. Those cars had character. The narrative is particularly unkind.

​@@qmusclecars What planet are you from? You spent all of your time trashing these beautiful cars. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have ridden in some of those classic beauties. Can you imagine tooling around in a '54 Olds or a '57 Edsel? You'll do a lot better if stick to trashing the Wright Brothers. See how far that will get you.

@@jodyfulford8215 Sorry for that.

Relax and enjoy the humor. I did.

Yes there were 2 of them at my High School and they were cool as hell~!!!!

How insulting. Our first depend iable car that we could afford was a 53 studiabaker and it was a very dependable car and we loved it. Next car we loved was a 55 Nash rambler station wagon and it was a exilant car.

Yes, there are some cars that are not made in America.

@@qmusclecars Then the video should not be titled 20 worst AMERICAN cars.

@@JBuddis yess, thank you

Nor were they even sold in America.

AND MOST are desirable collector cars!

yes, thank you very much.

I agree with everything it said, except about the Lark, which no one hates.

​@@Johnnycdrums Funny they didn't show the '58 Packard ...ecch! A real orphan car makes a brief appearance in "Mississippi Burning "...a 1961 DeSoto!

FACTS!

I second that statement~!!!!

Great.

Thank you. Which car do you like the most?

All of the cars on this list should be taken off the list!

For my money, I have loved the 1955-56 Ford Thunderbird, since they came out & still consider them one of the most beautiful automobiles ever made!

Well, which of them is your favorite car?

@@qmusclecars The 1958 Edsel. Ahead of it's time in looks style and performance.

@@qmusclecars I currently own a 1950 Studebaker Champion Starlight and a 1974 Chevrolet Vega GT hatchback

@@user-mf3jf6qv7g great. Congratulations

Yes I had one in High School all the girls wanted a ride and I really loved it~!!!!!

I would love to find one today. They were great little cars, and built half a mile away from where I was brought up in Birmingham, England. They were sold in England as the Austin Metropolitan.

I have a '60 black and white convertible. It garners a crowd no matter where you're at. Funny story...I was in Vancouver and this lady was walking by and said nice car. I said yes it was Shirley Temple's and it's worth over $300 000.😁

Shared one with a buddy in school. The starter was shot so we always had to either park on a hill or have a clear path ahead to push it. Fun memories.

@@wholeNwon 😏

yes, great.

I'm sorry for that. I will try to make the video better.

@qmusclecars Here's the SIMPLE RECIPE: 1.: 100% END PERMANENTLY ALL USE OF AI NARRATION! &, 2.: 100% END PERMANENTLY ALL USE OF ROBOTIC AUTOMATED REPLIES TO YOUR COMMENTS SECTION! &, 3.: RESTORE HUMAN, PERSONALLY INTERESTED, INTELLIGENTLY AWARE INVOLVEMENT IN EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR YT CHANNEL! FROM CONCEPTION, TO WRITING, SHOOTING, EDITING, ADMINISTERING; PRESENTING; &, MAINTAINING; HAVE A REAL, HUMAN CAR LOVER DO IT ALL! &, 4.: NEVER DO CLICK-BAITING, LIKES FISHING, SUBSCRIPTIONS FISHING, NOR: MONETIZATION TAMPERING, NOR, ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PHONY; NOR: SECRETIVE SALES METHODS AND POLITICAL, NOR, MONETARY PRACTICES ON YOUR CHANNEL. DO NOT USE YOUR CHANNEL MERELY FOR PROFIT, NOR, PROPAGANDA, PURSUE IT ONLY FOR TRUE, REAL LOVE OF YOUR SUBJECT; &, RESPECT YOUR VIEWERS, AND, HAVE FAITH IN GOD; NOT, ELECTRICAL POWER, CHIPS, BATTERIES, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, APPS, DICTATORS, PARTY LEADERS, PREMIERS, MILITARY COMMANDERS, PARTY HEADS, SECTION LEADERS, SECTION CHIEFS, BUREAU LEADERS; BEAUROCRACY, MATERIALISM, COMMERCIALISM; MONETARY DEIFICATION; OR, CORRUPTION, COMPETITION; COMBATIVE SELF-SABOTAGE; &, TOFU-DREG CONSTRUCTIONS! &, 5.: NEVER LIE AT ALL TO ANY OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WATCHERS; &, YT CHANNEL VIEWERS; DON'T ALIENATE YOUR SUBSCRIBERS; AND, NEVER ASK THEM IF YOU CAN SEND THEM EMAILS TO FURTHER HELP TRAIN YOUR AI VOCAL PROWESS, OR, GIVE THEM: STUPID SOUNDING BOT-REOLIES IN UR COMMENTS THREADS! PERMANENTLY TURN OFF UR AI DRIVERS; &, BYTE-CURRENCY SCAMMER BOILER-ROOMS; &, GROW AND USE A REAL HEART TO PRACTICE REAL HUMAN POSITIVE SOULFUL QUALITIES; AND, STOP TEYING TO CONQUER THE WHOLE WORLD! There you go, how to fix ur dumbo YT channel in 5, extremely easy steps! Get started now; right away; even, Today; although where you are HAS TO BE A VASTLY DIFFERENT TIME ZONE, ESPECIALLY, IF YOUR CHEIF GOVERNMENTAL MONKEY TELLS YOU IT IS!

@@qmusclecars You CAN'T! UR A BOT!!!!!. BUT, U CAN STOP GIVING ME: AGGRAVATING, "BOT REPLIES"!!!!!.

The Messerschmidt KR200, Fiat Multipla and BMW Isseta were all sold in such tiny numbers in the US to make this channel a mockery. The 3 cars I mention above were also brought out during Europe's recovery from WWII and reflected a need for mobility and economy that we Americans could have never appreciated. This is what makes this channel so stupidly arrogant and so typically part of the ethos of ugly Americanism.

@@AndrewHeller-jn7dx I am a human.

Great. Many thanks.

Great, not many people own that car.

I remember those from childhood--early 60s. Studebaker Starlight was a "what is THAT?" car for me. So goofy it's lovable.

Yes, I'm very disappointed with this voice.

@@qmusclecars It seems to be talking down to the audience.

@@alanfbrookes9771 Yes, that's right.

I'm sorry for that. I hope you continue to watch my videos.

RIGHT ON~!!!!!!!!!!

I think you'll find that they were all sold in the USA.

@@alanfbrookes9771 Can't prove it by me.

He probably thinks Datsuns and Toyotas are the epitome of luxury and prestige.

@@jamesbosworth4191 Thanks for your reply...To be honest, I had a Datsun 280Z that was quite a winner and I wish I had not sold so cheaply, but I find it so odd that anyone could make the categorical statement that "Every American Hated These Cars." Clearly, Every American did not hate these cars, in most cases they were often the pride and joy of the families who had them in the '50s. My '54 Buick is worth ten times what it cost new! I have a friend who has a 49 Studebaker who has been offered $30,000 for his car! We never hated these cars! The public showed clearly that these cars were popular in the day, and as much today. Have a Kaiser Darrin? You could fund a modest college education on what you could sell it for today!

Harley Earl!!! No AI could come close!

Yes, great.

​@@qmusclecarsExcept it's a '52 !

Thanks for your information. Hope you continue to watch my videos.

yes, thank you.

Absolutely! I own two 😁😁

Thank you. Which car do you like the most?

I always liked the BMW Isetta. I got to sit in one about 25 years ago. I was 6'2" then. Fun experience.

Isn't the BMW German? The title says worst American cars.

Yes, thanks for watching.

Yes, I will reconsider editing this video.

Great

I had a Champion here in the UK back in the 60s. A very rare sight over here at that time. I think people thought I was a time traveller from outer space . I loved it . Wish I still had it . I now drive an old Granada . That's pretty nice too .

And unlike most cars of the 50s and 60s, it will get close to 30 MPG if equipped with Overdrive.

Which car do you think is the most expensive?

Can you say more about this?

​@@qmusclecars Thanks for your interest in my comment. You have to know that you are comparing dissimilar cars from different time periods and countries. Every era for economic or other reasons (e.g. fashion) has cars that seem funny to us today but then they had a reason to exist, such as e.g. the strange BMW Iseta or the also strange Citroën 2CV. Therefore the title does not correspond to the content but also the choice besides objective criteria also contains a personal opinion, I believe. E.g. I didn't understand why Ford Anglia was a failure. Your presentation had some good points but I believe a title like that is hard to come by. Greetings from GREECE

@@user-sw2ib5hj1m Yes, thank for your comment.

I didn't finish it, either. Horrible AI narration and inaccurate information.

I AGREE!

Yes it really pissed me off~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yes, thank you.

I agree, I passed my driving test on a Ford Anglia. A great little car.

Yes, there are some minor errors in this video. I'm sorry.

​@@qmusclecarsnot a minor error. The 1959 Anglia being described looked nothing like the one shown. Only a minor error to someone not caring.

Understandable but I wouldn't give them too hard at a time. They couldn't find that model for a photo cuz they all went to the crusher.

@@kurtbob6451 "crusher" -- Or to the Whomping Willow. [grin]

@mikki...that song is called BEEP BEEP!, by the Playmates.

Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.

Agree they were good cars. Well made and actually good drivers. Our uncle had one and I really liked it. The design was clean and simple, unlike the average 4 wheel barges that the big 3 were building at that time.

I'm sorry for that. I hope you continue to watch my videos.

yes, good luck.

Yes I have an '87 Ford F-250 and will be buried in it~!!!!

I'm sorry for that. I will try to make a good video.

​@@qmusclecarsTry finding a real human voice.

AI will never replace humans, regardless of accent.

@@boomerguy9935 Well, not now, no, but "never" might be a stretch. :)

I owned a 58 Olds! It was actually a very good car. Except for the Corvette, 1958 GM cars were chrome barges. If you want to point out ugly cars any 1959 American car will fit the bill, with few exceptions.

yess

Yes it was~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol

Allow me to finish the phrase. "Opinions are like A-holes. Everyone has one and they usually stink". This clickbait video stinks.

We're glad to have you as a viewer!

I'll bet you wish you still had it.

Yes

Thank you. Which car do you like the most?

​@@qmusclecarsThat '52 Starlight!

Yes, thanks for watching.

If he is a real person, he definitely is not a car guy. He probably doesn't even know how to check the oil.

Yes, great.

And marked the return of the Century - the "small" Buick with the big engine.

Lord Yes=Remember~???

"Buttergrille....." [grin]

Yes, great.

Mee Too~!!

Especially with tri-power.

Yes my dad used to sell them and he said when one of them got into a wreck they would just Hose off the Dash and sell it to someone else~!!!

Oh.. my.. God. 😆​@@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys

It has a 44 cube OHC 4 cyl. Motorcycle-size, and not a big one at that.

Sorry about that

Great. Do you like that car?

A. E. Barit, head of Hudson, loved the 52 Ford and insisted that the Jet be a shrunken Ford.

@@jamesbosworth4191 I also heard that Jim Moran ("The Courtesy Man"), who operated a large Hudson dealer on Grand Ave. in Chicago and sold the most Hudsons in the country, wanted Hudson to produce a car similar to that Ford. Perhaps the answer lies somewhere between these two individuals.

@@WAL_DC-6B Maybe both of them felt that way, and because of that, Hudson produced it. To me, the biggest problem was the side trim. The two pieces look misplaced, like they were an afterthought. If it had a single strip, like the big Hudsons, the car would have been much better looking. It would have look longer and lower.

@@jamesbosworth4191 Here's a quote from the book, "Hudson, the Postwar Years," by Richard M. Langworth: on page 82 it reads: "The Ford influence was apparently provided via Chicago dealer Jim Moran who, according to Roy Chapin, was peddling "about five percent of Hudson output - he was selling 3000 Hudsons a year and it was an unbelievable thing. He used to come out and sit in the styling discussions and complain about lack of change (on the big cars)." Moran espoused some features of the 1952 Ford."

@@jamesbosworth4191 Many Hudson Super Jets were built without any side trim, yet this economy move didn't help promote sales of the car. Here's a quote by Roy D. Chapin Jr. (the son of one of the Hudson Motor Car Co. founders in 1909 and later CEO of American Motors) from the book "Hudson, the Postwar Years," by Richard M. Langworth in chapter 4, "Hudson's Edsel: The Short, Sad Flight of the Jet": "Unfortunately the finished product didn't look like the drawing (original styling). It was high and narrow and bulged in the wrong places. It's a shame because conceptually the car was excellent."

Yes, I had forgotten about that. (I'm 78)

My dad had a propeller on his and I am 84.

Thanks for being such an engaged audience!

Thanks for your information. Hope you continue to watch my videos.

There is a slight confusion here. I'm sorry for that.

A slight confusion would be just one, not the lost count you included. In the case of the Simca even saying it was French.

Because they are not Datsuns or Toyotas.

Indeed. The car shown is not the one being described.

Yes. The one shown was the Ford Zephyr 6 nothing remotely like the Anglia with the sloping inwards rear window.Ugly car used by the Victorian police Force.

This list is not entirely American cars.

I remember those from childhood--early 60s. Let's just say I reacted negatively to them. Haha. Just my opinion of course.

And the lack of bench seats is one of the many reasons I refuse to buy a modern car.

You Said it~!!!!!

yes.

Oh I love Chrome . Can't have too much of it. The Olds is awesome . Modern cars and motorbikes have almost none . The motorbikes are mostly all Matt black .... Horrible .

@@ry491 To me, the Matt black treatment reminds me of the cars produced from January 1942 - February 1942. They were referred to as Blackout cars. Chromium was needed for the war effort.

That's not possible=we used to say "If it don't go-Chrome it"~!!!

@@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys It's the chrome that gets you home !!

great

We're grateful for your commitment.

Yes, thank you.

You said so eloquently what I was thinking~!!!

Loewy took credit for the work actually done by people in his studio, e.g. Exner. He was talented, yes, but if we're honest a lot of his fame was on somebody else's work.

@@23bnichols Yes indeed,Exner left and that is proven to be the wright decision.My sincere excuses about that.Greetings,Luc.

I'm sorry for that. I will try to make the video better.

@@qmusclecars I was kidding!

@@mjmorrill081 oh no.

Thank you. Which car do you like the most?

I'm sorry for that. I will remove ads in the next video.

Thank you. Which car do you like the most?

The narrator never was born. It's a truly weird computer generated bot voice, not unlike the incoherent script.

Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.

great.

sorry, I essentially made the same comment twice...when I wrote the first one it did not appear and I thought I must have hit cancel. My bad...very sorry.

@@johntruitt4099 Same thing happens all the time to me. Their censors gotta censor.