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EXNER EXCELLENCE!

Thank you, Virgil M. Exner Sr. (1909-1973) the Creator of the Forward Look cars of 1955-1962 and Imperial to 1966.

Where did you get the whitewall tires? They look great!

Back then, you could actually SEE the vehicles being advertised. I also appreciate the announcer being properly dressed for the occasion. Imagine, a car commercial that you actually *want* to watch. Skillful advertising such as this is a lost art.

I can truly see how Plymouth was an incredibly strong contender for the Big 3 in 1959! Especially gorgeous as a convertible in my opinion!

The 1957-1958 models were masterpieces. Our of the 59's the Dodge and Plymouth were the most attractive.

I can’t think of a more luxurious American car in the 1950s than the Chrysler Imperial.

A lot of good ideas. but styling was beginning to look over done.

When America was big and great... Nowadays it is just big, woke, stupid and balcanized...

FIVE MAKES...NOT FOUR!! At NO POINT in these commercials is it said that the IMPERIAL is a Chrysler…Because it’s NOT !! TWO SEPARATE MAKES/BRANDS !!

Very nice presentation 👍

The voice of 'Highway Patrol' himself! Miss you Art, 10-4.

That's amazing

@5:06 "You can sit up straight, even with a hat on." Remember that the next time you doubt your own confidence.

If they stopped the music and the announcer would stop talking and if you listen carefully you can actually hear the cars rusting!

This was an excellent Mopar year.

futuristic!

LUCKY!!!!!

LOVE THOSE OLD CARS PURE E LEGANCE I DIDN'T LIKE THE NEW ONES

Looks like a 57 to me.......

0:56 are you sure about that Chrysler? The '49 Cadillac is generally agreed on as the start of fin mania. Love the color on that Fury. Interesting roof treatment on that New Yorker, DeSoto had the same design. 3:05 and try finding any of those today3:49 that's right the window rolls down to let all those exhaust fumes in 4:31 well it seemed like a good idea 4:44 Hey what about one of my favorite wagons of all time the Newport? Love the color on both the Dodge and Plymouth wagons. 5:07 WOW I'm sold.5:35 that mint green DeSoto is out of this world.

The 59 Plymouth is the best looking car ever made. And to think it was their entry in the "low price field". Chrysler tried really hard to put over the push button transmission, but it never caught on with any other company (Ford tried it with the Edsel, but it flopped like the rest of the car), and Chrysler eventually abandoned it too. I drove a 61 Imperial for a number of years and got to like the push button transmission. I guess it was just too different for people to get used to, and maybe people just like grabbing the stick. Who knows?

Lovely color from TK-41's and videotape. Yes, it was in color.

All metal and chrome and no plastic. The problem with the 59 Chrysler models they rust.

Beautiful cars! Really classy presentation!!

The spare in the fender...that's something i didn't know about those cars.

How important were trucks in 59' that they only did a second of promotion 🤣

It’s like a living time capsule,a look though the tunnel of time into the past. It’s amazing that the old video has survived for this long.

Call me crazy but i really believe the De Soto is going places!! ..long lasting quality 👍

Pure class! Art Gilmore was one of the best announcers ever!!

Wow!!!. Love the Sport Fury!!!. The wagons...nice for the spare tire and long before the car seats for children!!!!.

Art Gilmore hosting.

Thanks for posting these treasures from the past! Greetings from Brazil.

I think the announcer went on to be the captain on Dragnet and Adam 12

No highlight of a DeSoto.

Swivel seats.. nice:) cars had personality back then

Absolutely ,and predictably vile and false

Love a Desoto always wanted one better than a Plymouth or Dodge!

I'll take the DeSoto!

I'll take the DeSoto!

How many models and price points can you build?

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The spokesman in this video looks like the actor that appeared in many episodes of Dragnet and Adam 12.

1959 , what a great year for Chrysler. We have just replaced our successful series of hemi engines with larger displacement wedge engines that cost much less to produce ( 35 dollars per engine less ).

Yea, the buttons were away from the children, but the gas pedal wasn't! Family story goes, I was sitting on the floor on the passenger side and crawled onto the hump and pushed my fathers foot right to the floor, while he was parking the car! So the 383 cu in engine jumped to life the car nearly went through the garage wall! (I was a bad little bastard!!!)

I saw this live.

Art Gilmore speaking....

Just imagine if the '60s never happened...

I hope that woman in the blue dress asked a man's permission to sit in the driver's seat.