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23/10/2021 10:07 am
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
23/10/2021 10:18 am
Wow, I'm guessing Barry is having a sensory overload about this time. Love the video John.
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23/10/2021 11:35 am
Could this be called propaganda?
23/10/2021 12:02 pm
Chrysler really made an incredible leap in 1955 didn't they?
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23/10/2021 12:20 pm
WOW! Great video with an explanation for every inch and fiber of the car. As beautiful as it was, I always felt that Chrysler's for '55 were still older and dated looking when compared to the cars offered by General Motors in '55.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
23/10/2021 12:28 pm
WOW! Great video with an explanation for every inch and fiber of the car. As beautiful as it was, I always felt that Chrysler's for '55 were still older and dated looking when compared to the cars offered by General Motors in '55.
Your comment is interesting George. I thought the same regarding all post war Chrycos compared to GM products up to and including 1954; but '55 and '56 in particular sure seemed to break that impression for me.
23/10/2021 12:43 pm
WOW! Great video with an explanation for every inch and fiber of the car. As beautiful as it was, I always felt that Chrysler's for '55 were still older and dated looking when compared to the cars offered by General Motors in '55.
Your comment is interesting George. I thought the same regarding all post war Chrycos compared to GM products up to and including 1954; but '55 and '56 in particular sure seemed to break that impression for me.
Interesting Jack. I think we can both agree that 1955 was a break through for styling for Chrysler Corp., Ford Motor Co., and General Motors. All of their cars for '55 were refreshingly new with bright colors, and bold stylish looks. I think previous to that, all three companies were bulky and dated looking. But as I said above, (to my eyes) General Motors line-up seemed to ooze with pizazz! And though FoMoCo and ChryCorp were welcome designs from their older staid styling of the early fifties, they still (again to my eyes) looked older and dated when compared to GM.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
23/10/2021 1:16 pm
I really like this. Have seen it many times. I subscribe to Osborn Tremain's YT channel. He has some amazing archival footage.
23/10/2021 1:37 pm
WOW! Great video with an explanation for every inch and fiber of the car. As beautiful as it was, I always felt that Chrysler's for '55 were still older and dated looking when compared to the cars offered by General Motors in '55.
Your comment is interesting George. I thought the same regarding all post war Chrycos compared to GM products up to and including 1954; but '55 and '56 in particular sure seemed to break that impression for me.
Interesting Jack. I think we can both agree that 1955 was a break through for styling for Chrysler Corp., Ford Motor Co., and General Motors. All of their cars for '55 were refreshingly new with bright colors, and bold stylish looks. I think previous to that, all three companies were bulky and dated looking. But as I said above, (to my eyes) General Motors line-up seemed to ooze with pizazz! And though FoMoCo and ChryCorp were welcome designs from their older staid styling of the early fifties, they still (again to my eyes) looked older and dated when compared to GM.
It seems to me that 1955 and 1961 were both breakthrough years for styling change; some more beautiful than others IMHO. but certainly a major change noticed.
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23/10/2021 2:35 pm
Can't resist this opportunity to post a picture of my '55 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe Newport:
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
23/10/2021 2:35 pm
WOW! Great video with an explanation for every inch and fiber of the car. As beautiful as it was, I always felt that Chrysler's for '55 were still older and dated looking when compared to the cars offered by General Motors in '55.
Your comment is interesting George. I thought the same regarding all post war Chrycos compared to GM products up to and including 1954; but '55 and '56 in particular sure seemed to break that impression for me.
Interesting Jack. I think we can both agree that 1955 was a break through for styling for Chrysler Corp., Ford Motor Co., and General Motors. All of their cars for '55 were refreshingly new with bright colors, and bold stylish looks. I think previous to that, all three companies were bulky and dated looking. But as I said above, (to my eyes) General Motors line-up seemed to ooze with pizazz! And though FoMoCo and ChryCorp were welcome designs from their older staid styling of the early fifties, they still (again to my eyes) looked older and dated when compared to GM.
It seems to me that 1955 and 1961 were both breakthrough years for styling change; some more beautiful than others IMHO. but certainly a major change noticed.
I would agree that 1961 too, was a breakthrough year in auto styling. In '61 I'd have taken any Chrysler Corp. car over any General Motors car, with the exception of Chevy. The latter for '61 was gorgeous, while the rest of GM's line-up stroked the Ugly Meter for me. On the other hand, Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge were beautiful beyond words to my eyes.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
23/10/2021 3:08 pm
@georgeschire Well George....it has only taken me 55 or so years to warm up to the early 60s Chrycos, but I finally have. I must add though that I loved the '62 Chrysler from the get go. I wonder if you would have liked the larger Chrycos that were planned then scrapped in favor of the smaller versions. My guess from looking at the various Chryco mock ups is that you would have loved them. Personally I love all the '61 GM offerings; especially the Chevy and Pontiac.....actually make that '61 thru '65.
23/10/2021 3:10 pm
@moe-parr Your Chrysler is such a pretty car. I love the color too and have never seen one like it in person.
23/10/2021 3:23 pm
@georgeschire Well George....it has only taken me 55 or so years to warm up to the early 60s Chrycos, but I finally have. I must add though that I loved the '62 Chrysler from the get go. I wonder if you would have liked the larger Chrycos that were planned then scrapped in favor of the smaller versions. My guess from looking at the various Chryco mock ups is that you would have loved them. Personally I love all the '61 GM offerings; especially the Chevy and Pontiac.....actually make that '61 thru '65.
Jack, I never had to warm up to the Chrysler Corp. cars of 1961. I thought they were beautifully styled. As for the '62's etc. from Chrysler Corp., it did take me awhile to like them, but now they've become some of my favorite cars, especially the Plymouth, I love it. It's a styling milestone!
As for GM's '61's, I had no problem at all liking the Chevrolet, as it was a vast improvement over the '60. But GM's '61 Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick with all their curved bumpers and pointy fenders, I didn't like them then, and still don't today. The '61 Cadillac was okay, as there was no way that GM could have outdone the grotesque '59's and 60's. So the '61 just had to be better looking.
And since I did mention Ford's line-up in an above post, I'll add here that for '61, Ford's, Mercury's, and Lincoln's quite likely (in my opinion) were the most boring styled cars of any other year for FoMoCo.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
23/10/2021 3:27 pm
@georgeschire LOL....and of course I loved the entire 1961 Ford lineup....even the Comet with its "squinty" tail lights.
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