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Topic starter
25/08/2023 6:18 am
'57, '58 or '59 Chrysler 300?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
If selection is greater than 2 rank them.
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John Bono
North Jersey
25/08/2023 6:31 am
I've always been taken with the red-painted grille of the '59, though if it works in every colour is another matter. However the moulding around the front wheel arch to my eye, prefigures the disastrous designs of the very early '60s, at Chrysler Corp. I would therefore choose 1957 as it's the cleanest and most classic.
25/08/2023 7:09 am
I always liked the 1959 best of these three with its red grille and moderated fins. Wins for me. 1958 next for the removal of the visor over the windshield.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
25/08/2023 8:22 am
After the 55 and 56, these were a real let down for me. No interest because of the build quality.
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25/08/2023 8:53 am
I personally have no interest in any of them either, Bob. But for looks between the three offered here I choose the 1957, '58, '59 in that order. The only Chrysler I really liked back then is the '62, it still is .
To choose I had to look up the front view:
My only Chrysler by choice, until the '70 Hurst 300
25/08/2023 8:54 am
I go along with the 1959, liking both the front grill and the tail lights. I would tie the other too. Thanks John for giving me a fresh look at this trio.
25/08/2023 9:03 am
I prefer the 59 over the 57 & 58 as well. Love the taillights, but I will also agree with Brush, like the 62 much better.
25/08/2023 9:27 am
The '59 had the new Wedge V8, same HP as the Hemi but lighter. Add the red accents and the '59 gets my vote, then the '57 & '58.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
25/08/2023 10:28 am
I much prefer the look of the '59. I have never been a fan of the huge egg crate grille and overdone fins of the 57-58.
25/08/2023 11:54 am
'57, the most "pure" example of Forward Look "Flight-Sweep" styling.
To my eye, the all-time absolute WORST example of "change for the sake of change" is those shrunken taillights on the '58. Why oh WHY did the stylists do that? Still unforgivable to me after 65 years!!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
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25/08/2023 4:00 pm
@brush Brush, I'm with you on the 62. A magnificent styled car and I love the canted headlights.
26/08/2023 1:34 am
@brush Brush, I'm with you on the 62. A magnificent styled car and I love the canted headlights.
+1 Me too Bob and Bruce
Brush and John Kuvakas reacted
26/08/2023 5:05 am
@brush Thank-you for you front view shots. I had not realised the front wheel arch moulding remained unchanged throughout. Again, memory has its own tale to tell 🙁
Topic starter
26/08/2023 6:32 am
For me the most noteworthy styling differences were the taillights. My picks are the '59, '57, 58.
John Bono
North Jersey
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26/08/2023 11:55 am
Landside vote for the '57. After that, I wasn't a fan of Chrysler until the beautiful '61's.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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