You and me, both. NOT a bad choice in any of these. Even the Hawk had something going for it that NONE of the cookie cutter junk of today has, STYLING! And you KNEW what you were looking at!
I drove the old cars from the 1950's working for a gas station and two different dealerships in the early 1960's. I can tell you they were exciting to drive and amazingly beautiful. The other day I commented on a line of different makes models and years of cars at the coffee shop we go to, to my granddaughter. She said they all look the same. Even though they were years apart. My opinion at 78 years old, today's music and today's cars suck.
I hate computer generated videos more than any car. 413 cid stands for cibic inch displacement. It is not ever pronounced "SID". You should at least edit the videos with real people.
The 413 Wedge engine was Mopar's hot one of the late 50's. The 300 Letter cars with dual quad cross ram induction made up to 390 hp at a time when chevys hottest mill, the 348 made 280 (SAE gross).
It stands for cubic inch not cibic inch. there is no such thing as a cibic inch so at least he didn't say that. and it's probably one of the best computer generated voices I've heard. If I ever decided to make a video I would have to use one cause no one would be able to understand what the hell I was saying.
@@daciefusjones8128 it's clearly a typo. The "I" key is next to the "U" key. you aren't as clever as you think you are and you didn't get a win here. You actually look really stupid. hurrr durrrr it means cubic.
@@crankychris2 The 413 only made 380 horses max. The 57 - 58 392 HEMI made 390 optional. The 348 could be had with solid lifters and 335 horsepower, 345 near the end of the year.
9:43 The '57-'58 "Packardbakers" were not produced by Packard. They were built in the Studebaker plant in South Bend, Indiana, and were only produced to fulfill contractual obligations with Packard dealers. The '57 Clippers and '57-'58 Studebaker Golden Hawks and Packard Hawks used a slightly modified Studebaker 289 engine with a McCulloch Supercharger, but aside from the grilles and taillights on the sedans, the Packardbakers were pure Studbaker.
I don't think these were "most hated;" maybe some people did not like the styling at the time (or since), but many think of them as true classics of styling.
03:37 - wrong, that’s a 1960, not ‘59. 03:48 - wrong, that’s a 1960 not ‘58. 04:54 - wrong, that’s a ’57, not a ’58. 06:48 - wrong, that’s a ’76 not a 1959.
The IDIOT that created this was obviously just trying to throw something together to get his check from a mindless RUclips and knows NOTHING about real cars. Probably drives a cookie cutter Toyota.
I was struck by the plainness in lack of art in the metal dash. I guess the time they seem fine that we've gotten used to dashes which are much more Gaudy today.
This announcer is terrible and the editing. Time after time using the wrong car into the opening sections. One example alone was the initial depiction of the 1972-'76 gen Mark IV when referring to the 1959 Lincoln.
@@jamesbosworth4191 I don't know either, James. Your comment can also be applied to the 2 Presidential candidates as well. What man would want the crashing mess of the angry woman (aka D) party either, but sadly they're out there. I wouldn't be surprised if this announcer is one of them. If he isn't, he might as well be.
@@Mike-Twins-lover-d2h I agree. This video isn't even that bad. Some are horrible. Either the visuals are totally irrelevant or there's Hammerhead Music that overwhelms the experience.
@@Iconoclasher I can't stand all that music, I want to hear about the cars and hear the car's engines. If I wanted to listen to music, I would put a record on the phonograph. (Yes, I still have one and still have records).
2:40 Chrysler Corporation separated and elevated the _Imperial_ line from the Chrysler line effective with the 1955 models. Batallions of secretaries sent letters to DMV registrars across the nation stating that hence-forth Imperial were be registered as a separate marque. Imperial was as different from the Chrysler-badged lines as Cadillac was from Oldsmobile or Buick. Imperial had its own bodies (the 1957-models were the first in the USA with curved side glass) and its own separate production facilities. The point is, there was no 1959 _Chrysler_ Imperial.
General Motors,Ford and Chrysler,we’re making junk,starting in the mid 1960 s!I am 75 now and started buying Subarus great cars the 4 outback’s I have owned,are great,and don’t cost a arm and a leg!
Yes indeed Kent! If I'm not mistaken, the 1958 Rambler Ambassador was the first to offer a modern air-conditioning design setup. That is with the condenser mounted with the radiator, compressor driven off the engine and the evaporator in the dash with a well functioning and dependable air-blend-door system. Imagine your happiness upon seeing that elegant chromed door badge stating, air conditioned by the side view mirror before heading out across Death Valley in summer!!!
0:00 I always liked the Ambassador and Rambler models from '58 through '61. And it's not "Rambler Ambassador." AMC branded the Ambassador as a separate line, as Chrysler did with the Imperial starting in 1955 and with the Valiant in 1960. It carried _AMBASSADOR_ block lettering big and bold in the grille where the smaller "Six", "Classic", and "Rebel" models carried the _RAMBLER_ name.
@@robertwbingo But you have to admit that toward the end of the Fifties, even genius designers like Harley Earl at GM and Virgil Exner at Chrysler were straining their creative talents to come up with styling ideas that didn't look like "last year's model."
@@michaelwalter3399 Yes! In fact, I remember going into the local Old/Caddy dealership just when the new 1959 models came out, and Dad looked at the fins on the Caddy and said, "Those designers have lost their minds!" I remember that like it was yesterday.
3:45 Why are you showing 1956 and 1960 DeSotos identifying them as '58 models for twenty seconds before showing the correct year model. then, twenty-five seconds later you show a bottom-rung Dodge-based DeSoto Firesweep,
Boy, this guy sure doesn't like the year 1958. On his personal most hated list cars are: '58 Rambler Ambassador, Buick Limited, Desoto Adventurer, Dodge Royal Lancer, Edsel Citation, Oldsmobile Holiday, and Packard Hawk. The other three that he singles out are: the '59 Crown Imperial, '59 Lincoln Continental, and '57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser, which all look basically the same as the '58 models, so he might as well have gone hog wild and listed all of them from that year. 😆😆
I'm 78 & remember all these cars when they were new! 1958 was one of the worst years for car styling, because many companies changed this style after only one year, instead of the usual two or three!
@@rongendron8705 I would hasten to disagree with you Ron. The MOPAR cars were all basically the same in '58, whereas the Ford and GM were constantly changing their styles. '59 was an even bigger year for style changes. My favorite model for '58 would be the Ford. They looked a lot different from the year before and also the year afterwards.
These cars were "hated" because of the market in which they were released. 1957 and 1958 models were introduced in a recession that lasted from June 1957 through 1958. Chrysler products were attractive, but suffered from poor build quality that haunted them well into the 1960s. The Edsel was overhyped for a year before being released--and when customers found there was little that could also be found on a Ford or Lincoln, Edsel had trouble not only with its new models, but from competition from leftover 1957 models. The one "hated" car at the beginning of this video was the only make of car whose sales actually increased dramatically over 1957. The Ambassador was an attempt to provide former Nash and Hudson owners a new choice after their makes were dropped in '57. And the smaller Rambler models sold well for six years, well into the 1960s...
The Rambler was about the closest thing a customer looking for a nimble-sized, thrifty car could buy until the 1960 Falcon, Valient and Corvair came out in late 1959. By the way, the 1960 Edsel (basically the '60 Ford with a different grill and taillights) shut down production in November '59.
The 57 Buick suffered sort of the same problem as the 58 Edsel. Buick promised "The most radically changed Buick since 1949!". It looked like a warmed over 55 with a 54 grille, 56 parking lights, and modified taillights. Sales were not that bad, but well short of what GM was hoping for.
The '58 Buck Roadmaster Riviera Limited sedan is my favorite 50's automobile. All that extensive chrome work captures the eye. This over the top usage make this my ultimate dream car.
Those 58 Buick and Olds were beautiful, shows what quality and pride of product can accomplish, in contrast to the cheap and plastic cars we have on the market now .
@@meltondaniels2825I know I won't be here, But if the feds have their way well all be driving those so called environmentally correct EVs and doing even more harm to the Environment or simply walking beacuse that's the way that the Government wants to control us, Some people seem to think that is the future!!!!!.
@@meltondaniels2825 Wow, that’s all you got, champ?? Really?? I bet you think those 58s *weren’t* starting to rust out after three years. Champ, people can *expect* 18 years and 200,000 miles out of today’s vehicles. Of course, the Japanese vehicles proved to be *significantly* better than Detroit’s junk.
@@sludge8506 I can only assume you weren’t around when these cars were produced, your are used to cookie cutter styling, as far as reliability my old mans cars always lasted well into 160k plus miles, any well maintained car will last many years . Rust was prevalent in many areas of the US, still easier to restore than plastic . To each his own
My all-time favorite 50s cars are DeSoto's. My Great-Grandmother loved DeSotos and owned a gorgeous 1956 Fireflight four-door hardtop in tu-tone Magenta and Pink. The car had real wire wheels, factory air conditioning with exterior vents that fascinated me, power windows, and a power seat. She still had the car right up to the day she passed in July 1996. The car was magnificent, and my Dad kept it that way until it was stolen in 2008, and never recovered.
The lady who was Maid of Honor at my mom's wedding bought the Turnpike Cruiser in the color of the one @6:00. It could just as well been a DC-7 to 4 year-old-me. But even at that age, I was aware of the contrast between petite Betty with her Cruiser and another of Mom's friends, Sally and her Metro.
The video initially shows a 1960 DeSoto, not a 1958. The 1960 model was similar to the Chrysler Windsor. The 1958 was little changed from the 1957, which was a good-looking car, but the '57 was plagued with quality problems, which hurt sales of the make from then on. When it eventually shows a '58, it's a Firesweep, with a Dodge front clip, not an Adventurer. Maybe the 1959 model could be considered odd-looking, as it looked closer to a '56 model. Or the 1961 model, with its hideous grille.
I would love to find a 58 DeSoto. I remember, in the late 70s, right at the edge of a Public Housing project, there was a young lady who had a 58 DeSoto Adventurer. It was a typical older well used car, but it was a running driving car. How I wish I could find one today! Dual quads, dual exhaust, heavy duty suspension, all as standard equipment. What a car.
@@jamesbosworth4191 The 1958 Adventurer was the first Mopar with the 361 V8. Most of Mopar's V8's prior to then had either hemi or poly heads; the 361 had wedge heads. These were generally reliable, so they shouldn't have received the reputation as hated. But a few of them might have; this was the year that Mopar introduced a Bendix fuel injection system as optional equipment on a their high-performance models. They had many problems, and were eventually all recalled; only 5 Adventurers were reportedly sold with fuel injection.
@@johnrush4571 Trust me, nobody except that fool hates them. There is at least one fuel injection Adventure that is still in it's original form. It was featured in one of my old car publications that I subscribe to.
What's the basis they "hated" - Who do you ask - Toyota Prius, Pontiac Azetc & Oldsmobile Silhouette Drivers/owners by the looks of it. ( 58 De Soto was a top seller, Edsel actually had good sales in 58 - considering it was a recession & stole sales from Mercury. All car comps had tanked sales in the upper mid- full size bracket, even the "top spec" of the lower priced brand names due to the economy, that's why they all scrambled to bring out the "compacts")
There were 68,000 1958 Edsels sold, and less in 1959. DeSoto averaged almost 100,000 sales a year in the fifties, Buick close to 500,000 units a year. Tell us again about Edsel sales in 1958.
@@sludge8506 For a brand new make launched in a sharp recession that people feared marked a return to the Great Depression, and Robert S. McNamara's production speed-up, it really did sell pretty good.
@@sludge8506Yes they did. The problem with THOSE Edsels is that the big Mercury-based models were dropped, which made the make look like it was retrenching. That, of course, killed sales.
1:44 the Buick Limited was no more "over-the-top" or ponderous in handling than any of the other cars in its class. It was not exactly "discontinued after one year". GM introduced all-new bodies for every car line in 1959, and Buick rebranded the new cars as LeSabre (replacing the Special), Invicta (Century), Electra (Super and Roadmaster), and the top-ofothe-line Electra 225 was the new version of the Limited. Far from having "failed in the market", the Deuce-and-a Quarter line continued another seventeen years as one of the best-selling full-size Buicks, and evetually Buick even topped the Electra 225 line with Limited and Park Avenue trim levels.
The 1958 PackardBaker Catfish is by far the most weird design of the bunch. That said, I bet it had better acceleration and more sure handling than the other boats.
No disrespect intended, but I would rather spend my money elsewhere, like maybe on a 1940 Packard 120 coupe. Now there is a really fine looking automobile!
According to Hagerty, the highest sale of a 1958 Packard Hawk was $137,500. Perhaps you have a source for your infantile information? Hagerty lists a typical price for a “good” condition vehicle, a number three condition vehicle, to be $26,400. Tell us more about the $300,000 1958 Packard Hawk. No, wait, don’t. Posting pathetically inaccurate information is a juvenile trait. Please stop.
@@8176morgan Or even a genuine 1953 Packard Deluxe Clipper. Hopefully one with a 3 on the tree and Overdrive. Not the pitiful automatic that was part of the reason for the failure of Packard. Although is there someone today who can rebuild those things so that they can hold together? Although the worst reliability issues might not have occurred until 1955 where the Ultramatic couldn't hold the torque that the new Packard V8 could produce.
Anyone who says they "HATE" these cars doesn't know them. AND you obviously don't. the "Packard Hawk" was produced by Studebaker not Packard. It wasn't even built at Packard's old Detroit factory, but on the same line as the Studebaker Hawk in South Bend Indiana. The '58 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser was one of the most comfortable cars ever. We packed it full of our five family members, two footlockers full of clothing, and towed a boat on the back from New York City to Cape Cod, and the 430 CID engine didn't even work up a sweat. I don't know where you got the 10-mile-a-gallon figure for the '55 Dodge royal, but mine got 16 which was pretty standard for the time, BUT I didn't care because gas was .32 cents a gallon and I had a job.
My Grand Mother bought a 1958 Olds 88 4 door hard top brand new. She rarely drove it & I ended up with it in 1972. It was absolutely cherry (except for the foam headliner) & had only less then 40,000 miles on it. I knew that sometime in the future it would be worth a lot but at the time it was worth $500.
A video made by a non car guy. I would take any one of these over the lookalike plastic computers on wheels made today. DeSoto wasn't ended for the reasons you mentioned. Chrysler and Dodge squeezed DeSoto out of its market. And it's not a Chrysler Imperial
Where is cars were gorgeous the shame we can't have cars like that again instead of all the crap that's made today especially all these foreign junk cars on our roads
@@glennso47Packard Hawk was a VERY underrated car in it's day , It's a Studebaker Golden Hawk with a vacuum cleaner plastic nose .......and olny 588 made so it's very RARE!!!!.
Is my memory failing me? The 1958 Imperial would have been powered by the 392 Hemi, not the 413. It was the only car in the Chrysler lineup that also had the Hemi in1959. Correct me if I'm wrong. The wonderful torqueflite transmission came out in late 1956 and was the best auto on the market. I drove GM cars and then Toyotas. However, one of the most beautiful styled cars I have ever seen was the 1960 Dodge Matador.
The 1959 Crown Imperial (not "Chrysler", Imperial was its own brand from 1956 to 1974) was the result of Mopar stylist Virgil Exner on a "bender". Eventually the "suits" at Mopar got fed up with his misfires and let him go.
I heard he was the John Delorean of Chrysler. His 1957 styling from Plymouth to Imperial sent GM designers on a crash (quick) complete re-do of their '59 cars during winter-spring '57.
@@DashcamRiprock Actually, the Imperial as a separate make was only 55 - 69. The separate Imperial division was dissolved for 1970, and the Imperial became it's own line of cars in the Chrysler division, just like in 51 - 53. The 81 - 83 was the same - it's own line of cars in the Chrysler division. Funny, the 54 went back to having the Chrysler name on the car, for that year only.
BOTH the premise and the details of this deeply flawed video just wrong. You mention some of the most memorable icons of the era. Just look at what a lot of these cars sell for now. Good DeSoto Adventuers and Imperials and Lincorn go for BIG Bucks here and sell to collectors overseas....
4:52 That's a '56 DeSoto, not a '58 Dodge. Neither is the Dodge you show immediately afterward (it's a '57, immediately recognized by the inboard smaller parking lights under the eyebrows with the seven-inch single headlights.We finally get a glimpse of the real thing at 5:05, but then you shift to an Australian spec model?
This is some of the most frustrating garbage produced. The information is 50% correct and if you are a car buff of any type, or even a novice auto historian, the kind of information in this video is very frustrating. Several photographs and clips are incorrect and it's extremely difficult to determine what the point of this kind of garbage AI generated video actually is. I recommend that anyone watching it turn off the audio and enjoy the photographs of the cars.
Dagmar bumpers (also known as "bullet bumpers") is a slang term for chrome conical-shaped bumper guards -the term evokes the prominent bosom of Dagmar, a buxom early-1950s television personality featuring low-cut gowns and conical bra cups. She was amused by the tribute. Born Virginia Ruth Egnor, on November 29, 1921, "Dagmar" was an American actress, model and television personality of the 1950s, with out standing physical attributes up top Edit needed ! don't you guys realize you put a much newer Lincoln as the 1957 model?
Back in 1967 I was using my dad's car to go on a date. First time I could drive it. A big Oldsmobile. I wanted to see how fast it could go with big engine I was only doing about 90 when the hood flew up and bent around the roof. I forgot my date to say the least.
I think late 1940s through the early/mid 1950s cars had better build quality than the later 1950s cars. Although a massive horsepower race and new engines were coming in by the mid to late 1950s
@@davidpowell3347 They sure did have a better build quality. I got rid of some slack in my steering box today just by merely turning a screw that takes up end play.
Personally I love those big AMC Ambassadors. They weren't laughingstock to any stretch of the imagination. George Romney the head honcho of AMC didn't like big cars. Not a huge fan of 1958 Buicks or the '57-up Mopars but I can't say any of these are hated. It depends on people's tastes (Me I prefer 1956 and earlier models on most makes. The Edsel was like most cars and not so unreliable and trouble prone as some writers claim.
In retrospect, it's sad that American companies invested in excessive sheet metal design that was in poor taste rather than improving the vehicle mechanicals. The vinyl sofa seats were cheap and offered poor support. The suspensions were basic at best in design and resulted in poor handling. The large engines made the cars front heavy and fast only in a straight line. The excessive chrome increased weight and looked tacky. In short, the excessive styling hid the simple and often outdated mechanicals underneath.
Back in the early to mid 60s my parents would toss us kids into the backseat of our 58 cadillac, every other year in July , to drive from Southern California to Joplin Missouri for family reunions. Our cadillac had rare Factory AC so the long drive was comfortable. We never experienced any issues on those trips and the car was very comfortable. My parents bought it in 1960 from a Doctor friend of theirs. Mom gave it to me in 1982, and it's in great shape and still on the road. I get many compliments from people who just love it, want to know about it, it gets good attention at car shows, and people really get a kick that I was only 1 year old when they bought it. 😊
Nothing Packard whatsoever about #10 although paradoxically the Studebaker (Golden?) Hawk is sometimes fondly remembered,especially the model of about 1955 or 1956 where the car actually had a Packard engine in it unlike the pitiful fishmouth car in the video.
That Rambler was a good car although a bit overstyled. I believe it was a lot better car than the giant Buick that follows in the video. Probably faster too. I guess that one is technically an Ambassador and not a Rambler. Was the Rebel on a smaller wheelbase?
Most hated??? You yuppies don't know squat. Yes, the Rambler Ambassador failed to sell in large numbers, but AMC didn't really expect it to. It was a "place holder", to take the place of the Nash Ambassador. The Buick Limited failed to sell partly because of the sharp 1958 recession that saw ALL car sales, except for the Rambler and the new 4 seat Thunderbird, fall by about 40%. ALL car sales, not just Buick's. The 59 Imperial had tepid sales not because people didn't like the way it looked, it was because the 57 Chrysler products were so bad that people were scared to buy one after that, not trusting that the 58s and 59s were truly better. They were, but people were afraid to take that chance. The original DeSoto Adventurer, the 56 model, was never intended to sell in large numbers, rather, it was a halo product. It was an expensive high-performance model, for those who lusted after a Chrysler 300 but couldn't quite afford one. The 57 - 59 Firesweep, though, was a disguised Dodge, so the first year Firesweep, the 57, was as bad as 57 Dodges. The senior FireDome and Fireflite models were Chrysler-based cars, and in 58 and 59, were much better cars, and a little bigger and faster as well, but the 58 recession, and the 57 Firesweep, killed DeSoto's reputation and sales. Nobody disliked their styling. By the way, many of your pictures are of a 1960 DeSoto. The 57 Dodge sold like hotcakes, as did all the 57 ChryCo cars. THOSE were the ones that ruined Chrysler Corporation's reputation. It seems like they never recovered either. The Mercury Turnpike Cruiser failed because it was just too expensive for a Mercury. Mercury tried to move above their station in life, and it didn't work. A big reason the 58 - 60 Lincoln failed is because it was just too big to fit in most garages. It actually sold about the same as the equally huge Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special, but I admit that the car would have looked better with vertically stacked, instead of slanted, headlights. The 58 Oldsmobile DID sell well considering the poor economy. People liked the performance and the quality. These are all fairly up-market cars, and in the Lincoln's case, an out and out luxury car. Buyers of up-market cars want size, room, riding comfort, silence, and beauty, not efficiency. The only car you are right about is the Edsel, and even then you messed up on the date. It was discontinued early in the 1960 model year, not 59. A big knock on it was the fact that the early units suffered from lots of "bugs". The reason was Robert S. McNamara. Yes, THAT Robert S. McNamara. He was against the car, so, to make it fail, he ordered production to be sped up, hoping that it would soon get a reputation of being a shoddy piece of junk. Sadly, it worked.
I agree. Probably among the ugliest cars ever made. On the other hand the 1957 Chevrolet was a beautiful car as was the 57 Ford. Plain, simple unadorned cars. But that is my opinion.
Ridiculous video. Maybe one of the problems with the Dodge was it had its steering wheel on the right! Not really. Just bad video, I suppose. And some of the cars were not the ones described.
Sure missed it on DeSoto. You introduced the 56 Adventurer as a bad car, but showed about every DeSoto over the next few years. The 57-58 DeSotos are on most collectors lists as classics. Also showed a 56 DeSoto when introducing the Dodge you didn't like. Hummmm.... a "forward look" classic that you really stretched to put on the list.
5:45 A '57 Mercury, but not a Turnpike Cruiser. 5:49 That's better. Quad headlights were optionally available in some US states, illegal in others. "The wrong car with the wrong features at the wrong time" was the summary dismissal of the Edsel at the time. Ford retired the '57-'58 Mercury body platform with introduction of all-new bodies in 1959, and the top-line '59 Mercs could be optioned well into Lincoln price territory.
The awful part here is not so much the cars - but this video itself. Doesn’t always show pictures that match the dialogue and the computer voice has some errors. The late 1950’s were recession years, all these cars in this video are either upmarket offerings from their manufacturers or luxury cars - during years when economy cars were the hot ticket for dealers.
My Dad had an Ambassador that looked exactly like this one. It was metallic green and it looked a bit strange but not in a negative way. But when the engine was started and his foot pressed down the gas pedal, it was a smooth takeoff. The car was solid and the ride was very comfortable, quiet and good airconditioning. It was a well built car and even felt high end. My Dad had many cars, at least 4 at a time and changed them every 2 to 3 years from a Thunderbird to Cadillac. My absolute favorite was a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga 4 door hardtop with a flightsweep deck on the trunk. Those were magical years for me and I'm now 74 and most of our cars at home are very reliable, economical Honda cars.
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You can hate these cars if you wish, but I would love to have any one of them.
No one hates these cars. IT'S ALL SHIT MADE UP SO PEOPLE WILL WATCH THEIR COLLECTOR CAR PURLOINED VIDEO FOOTAGE.
You and me, both. NOT a bad choice in any of these. Even the Hawk had something going for it that NONE of the cookie cutter junk of today has, STYLING! And you KNEW what you were looking at!
Cars back in the day were works of art compared to what they are cranking out these days. And they most certainly are not hated!
I drove the old cars from the 1950's working for a gas station and two different dealerships in the early 1960's. I can tell you they were exciting to drive and amazingly beautiful. The other day I commented on a line of different makes models and years of cars at the coffee shop we go to, to my granddaughter. She said they all look the same. Even though they were years apart. My opinion at 78 years old, today's music and today's cars suck.
@@OldRodder1964 At 75, I'm with you.
I hate computer generated videos more than any car. 413 cid stands for cibic inch displacement. It is not ever pronounced "SID". You should at least edit the videos with real people.
The 413 Wedge engine was Mopar's hot one of the late 50's. The 300 Letter cars with dual quad cross ram induction made up to 390 hp at a time when chevys hottest mill, the 348 made 280 (SAE gross).
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It stands for cubic inch not cibic inch. there is no such thing as a cibic inch so at least he didn't say that. and it's probably one of the best computer generated voices I've heard. If I ever decided to make a video I would have to use one cause no one would be able to understand what the hell I was saying.
@@daciefusjones8128 it's clearly a typo. The "I" key is next to the "U" key. you aren't as clever as you think you are and you didn't get a win here. You actually look really stupid. hurrr durrrr it means cubic.
@@crankychris2 The 413 only made 380 horses max. The 57 - 58 392 HEMI made 390 optional. The 348 could be had with solid lifters and 335 horsepower, 345 near the end of the year.
The 1957 Mercury was beautiful. The design of the late 1950s automobiles was art.
AGREED!
At least you could tell one brand from another, not like cars of today.
Wow, do you feel better now, champ?? Do you feel intelligent now??
@@sludge8506He's absolutely right. I can still tell the years apart. Cars all look the same today. Designers
@richh9450 Right again and not olny that but today's cars look even more UGLY with those big stupid looking plastic tail lights!!!!.
Right. The old styles stood out more.
@@richh9450 The designers today rely increasingly on AI and wind aerodynamics efficiency labs, so no wonder the cars all look the same...:
9:43 The '57-'58 "Packardbakers" were not produced by Packard. They were built in the Studebaker plant in South Bend, Indiana, and were only produced to fulfill contractual obligations with Packard dealers. The '57 Clippers and '57-'58 Studebaker Golden Hawks and Packard Hawks used a slightly modified Studebaker 289 engine with a McCulloch Supercharger, but aside from the grilles and taillights on the sedans, the Packardbakers were pure Studbaker.
They are hated by this guy not the public
VERY obvious. He must drive a run of the mill Toyota if he hates these cars. NO CLASS or Style in hardly any car today!
I don't think these were "most hated;" maybe some people did not like the styling at the time (or since), but many think of them as true classics of styling.
Just not the one at 1:48, that's really bad! And a couple others were ugly too.
Russian design,think LADA
Who decided the ten? Also, another terrible video with an AI voice and numerous mistakes
Like Biden and his entire administration. Democrats are one HUGE mistake.
Such as the 56 Continental MACH II, when it was the MARK II.
this video is a cornucopia of inaccuracies further made more lame by """ A I """"
@@inkey2 How can we tell if it made by vs a person too young to know?
@@jamesbosworth4191 because of all the ignorant wrong information
Poor presentation, wrong cars pictured several times.
AI at its finest.
Especially the first image of the Lincoln!!!
youtube videos are made to be accurate, they're made to be watched. that's how youtubers make their money, regardless of actual content.
MANY times. Probably don't know a lug nut from a hubcap.
@@billolsen4360 But they often AREN'T accurate.
I WOULD TAKE THESE OLD CARS OVER ANY CAR OF TODAY.
03:37 - wrong, that’s a 1960, not ‘59. 03:48 - wrong, that’s a 1960 not ‘58. 04:54 - wrong, that’s a ’57, not a ’58. 06:48 - wrong, that’s a ’76 not a 1959.
The IDIOT that created this was obviously just trying to throw something together to get his check from a mindless RUclips and knows NOTHING about real cars. Probably drives a cookie cutter Toyota.
Dude sorry but I think you need a seeing eye dog some of these are the most collectible cars you could find.
His dog would probably have taste as bad as him.
I was struck by the plainness in lack of art in the metal dash. I guess the time they seem fine that we've gotten used to dashes which are much more Gaudy today.
This announcer is terrible and the editing. Time after time using the wrong car into the opening sections. One example alone was the initial depiction of the 1972-'76 gen Mark IV when referring to the 1959 Lincoln.
The guy has no knowledge of his subject at all...embarrassing to listen to
I don't know how any male can not know the difference between the two.
@@jamesbosworth4191 I don't know either, James. Your comment can also be applied to the 2 Presidential candidates as well. What man would want the crashing mess of the angry woman (aka D) party either, but sadly they're out there. I wouldn't be surprised if this announcer is one of them. If he isn't, he might as well be.
That "59 Lincoln Mark 4" at 6:45 is pretty advanced styling. Looks to be about 10 years advanced. 😂
I liked those even when I was a little kid, when they were new cars. Always thought they were sharp.
LOL! When they leave in errors like that, it kind of ruins the
integrity of the entire video.
@@Mike-Twins-lover-d2h I agree. This video isn't even that bad. Some are horrible. Either the visuals are totally irrelevant or there's Hammerhead Music that overwhelms the experience.
@@Iconoclasher I can't stand all that music, I want to hear about the cars and hear the car's engines. If I wanted to listen to music, I would put a record on the phonograph. (Yes, I still have one and still have records).
@@Mike-Twins-lover-d2h It shows they don't know doo doo from Shinola.
6:43 That is not a '59 Lincoln. Mid-seventies, not '59. Ten seconds later we get the real thing.
2:40 Chrysler Corporation separated and elevated the _Imperial_ line from the Chrysler line effective with the 1955 models.
Batallions of secretaries sent letters to DMV registrars across the nation stating that hence-forth Imperial were be registered as a separate marque.
Imperial was as different from the Chrysler-badged lines as Cadillac was from Oldsmobile or Buick. Imperial had its own bodies (the 1957-models were the first in the USA with curved side glass) and its own separate production facilities.
The point is, there was no 1959 _Chrysler_ Imperial.
True, but people never got over considering it a premium Chrysler. That hurt the car in it's quest to be a true competitor to Cadillac and Lincoln.
I think that these most hated cars videos are posted for the number of hits they generate. These are some of the most intriguing cars ever built.
You are way off these cars are alot better than the 80's garbage that was produced.
You got that right,total crap.
What do you expect from a bot?
General Motors,Ford and Chrysler,we’re making junk,starting in the mid 1960 s!I am 75 now and started buying Subarus great cars the 4 outback’s I have owned,are great,and don’t cost a arm and a leg!
@@tomfilipiak3511 I disagree about the 60's and 70's being junk. Alot of great muscle cars from that era.
And way more effort than badge engineering
I really believe that AMC is the most underrated automobile manufacturers of all time.
I believe there was a time in the late 50s that AMC briefly displaced Chrysler as number 3.
Yes indeed Kent! If I'm not mistaken, the 1958 Rambler Ambassador was the first to offer a modern air-conditioning design setup. That is with the condenser mounted with the radiator, compressor driven off the engine and the evaporator in the dash with a well functioning and dependable air-blend-door system.
Imagine your happiness upon seeing that elegant chromed door badge stating, air conditioned by the side view mirror before heading out across Death Valley in summer!!!
Me too
@@GeorgeMcKenna-kz9qx It was the 54 Pontiac and the 54 Nash both, and we all know that the Rambler was originally a compact Nash.
1st Studebaker then AMC made more out of nothing than any car maker. See Marlin,,Rogue, AMX, SC Rambler etc..
How wrong this guy is.
These are some of the most desired vehicles.
0:00 I always liked the Ambassador and Rambler models from '58 through '61.
And it's not "Rambler Ambassador."
AMC branded the Ambassador as a separate line, as Chrysler did with the Imperial starting in 1955 and with the Valiant in 1960.
It carried _AMBASSADOR_ block lettering big and bold in the grille where the smaller "Six", "Classic", and "Rebel" models carried the _RAMBLER_ name.
@@5610winston Those fold-down-into-a-bed seats made the Rambler a bordello on wheels.
I wonder where this guy got his "facts". I lived through that period.Chevy, Ford, and Pontiac.
@@robertwbingo But you have to admit that toward the end of the Fifties, even genius designers like Harley Earl at GM and Virgil Exner at Chrysler were straining their creative talents to come up with styling ideas that didn't look like "last year's model."
@@michaelwalter3399 Yes! In fact, I remember going into the local Old/Caddy dealership just when the new 1959 models came out, and Dad looked at the fins on the Caddy and said, "Those designers have lost their minds!" I remember that like it was yesterday.
this guy needs a day job. What waste of time
And a seeing eye dog.
Yes, these are BEAUTIFUL cars!
3:45 Why are you showing 1956 and 1960 DeSotos identifying them as '58 models for twenty seconds before showing the correct year model. then, twenty-five seconds later you show a bottom-rung Dodge-based DeSoto Firesweep,
Probably doesn't know any better, as it is not a Datsun or Toyota.
I read the other viewer's comments and agree with them. Everyone has their own tastes, yours just leaves a bad flavor.
I like the Desoto and Dodge cars. And the last one is certainly not ugly or hated!
The 58 Rambler models weren't ugly. They were kinda cute.
Boy, this guy sure doesn't like the year 1958. On his personal most hated list cars are: '58 Rambler Ambassador, Buick Limited, Desoto Adventurer, Dodge Royal Lancer, Edsel Citation, Oldsmobile Holiday, and Packard Hawk. The other three that he singles out are: the '59 Crown Imperial, '59 Lincoln Continental, and '57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser, which all look basically the same as the '58 models, so he might as well have gone hog wild and listed all of them from that year. 😆😆
He probably thinks nerdy 4 door compact sedans are "kool".
I'm 78 & remember all these cars when they were new! 1958 was one of the
worst years for car styling, because many companies changed this style
after only one year, instead of the usual two or three!
@@rongendron8705 I would hasten to disagree with you Ron. The MOPAR cars were all basically the same in '58, whereas the Ford and GM were constantly changing their styles. '59 was an even bigger year for style changes. My favorite model for '58 would be the Ford. They looked a lot different from the year before and also the year afterwards.
@@rongendron8705 You might think I am weird, but I have always loved the 58s, even when I was a little kid and they were nearly new.
I HATE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THE 1958 3 SPEED TOURQUEFLIGHT WAS AN GOOD ONE!
Where in the world did they get this hack!
He’s a bot, maybe?
Would not subscribe to your channel as you do not know your subject matter.
These cars were "hated" because of the market in which they were released. 1957 and 1958 models were introduced in a recession that lasted from June 1957 through 1958. Chrysler products were attractive, but suffered from poor build quality that haunted them well into the 1960s. The Edsel was overhyped for a year before being released--and when customers found there was little that could also be found on a Ford or Lincoln, Edsel had trouble not only with its new models, but from competition from leftover 1957 models. The one "hated" car at the beginning of this video was the only make of car whose sales actually increased dramatically over 1957. The Ambassador was an attempt to provide former Nash and Hudson owners a new choice after their makes were dropped in '57. And the smaller Rambler models sold well for six years, well into the 1960s...
The Rambler was about the closest thing a customer looking for a nimble-sized, thrifty car could buy until the 1960 Falcon, Valient and Corvair came out in late 1959. By the way, the 1960 Edsel (basically the '60 Ford with a different grill and taillights) shut down production in November '59.
The 57 Buick suffered sort of the same problem as the 58 Edsel. Buick promised "The most radically changed Buick since 1949!". It looked like a warmed over 55 with a 54 grille, 56 parking lights, and modified taillights. Sales were not that bad, but well short of what GM was hoping for.
The '58 Buck Roadmaster Riviera Limited sedan is my favorite 50's automobile. All that extensive chrome work captures the eye. This over the top usage make this my ultimate dream car.
The first photos of the 59’ Lincoln was one from the 70s ‘
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50’s cars are way more impressive in person. The chrome alone is mind boggling.
Who wrote this? --a high school kid? Don't waste people's time with poorly researched rubbish to get some clicks!
Should follow up with’ “over-the-top dump trucks too large for suburban garages.”
The DeSoto weighed two tons. That's what a Tesla weighs.
Honestly i prefer these beautiful elderly pieces of art over the “designs” of modern cars
Those 58 Buick and Olds were beautiful, shows what quality and pride of product can accomplish, in contrast to the cheap and plastic cars we have on the market now .
Today’s vehicles are almost infinitely better than these classics.
Hey, champ, how was quality control back in 1958?? 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@sludge8506 let’s see you restore one of these plastic vehicles fifty years from now! lol good luck
@@meltondaniels2825I know I won't be here, But if the feds have their way well all be driving those so called environmentally correct EVs and doing even more harm to the Environment or simply walking beacuse that's the way that the Government wants to control us, Some people seem to think that is the future!!!!!.
@@meltondaniels2825 Wow, that’s all you got, champ?? Really?? I bet you think those 58s *weren’t* starting to rust out after three years.
Champ, people can *expect* 18 years and 200,000 miles out of today’s vehicles.
Of course, the Japanese vehicles proved to be *significantly* better than Detroit’s junk.
@@sludge8506 I can only assume you weren’t around when these cars were produced, your are used to cookie cutter styling, as far as reliability my old mans cars always lasted well into 160k plus miles, any well maintained car will last many years . Rust was prevalent in many areas of the US, still easier to restore than plastic . To each his own
My all-time favorite 50s cars are DeSoto's. My Great-Grandmother loved DeSotos and owned a gorgeous 1956 Fireflight four-door hardtop in tu-tone Magenta and Pink. The car had real wire wheels, factory air conditioning with exterior vents that fascinated me, power windows, and a power seat. She still had the car right up to the day she passed in July 1996. The car was magnificent, and my Dad kept it that way until it was stolen in 2008, and never recovered.
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DeSotos were also my favorites. Give me a 58 Fireflite Sportsman four-door hardtop in red and white.
I thought they were kool when I was a kid too. Shame that it was stolen. Probably was converted into a 56 Chrysler in a Chop Shop.
These cars are all highly sought after now. People LOVE them.
The lady who was Maid of Honor at my mom's wedding bought the Turnpike Cruiser in the color of the one @6:00. It could just as well been a DC-7 to 4 year-old-me. But even at that age, I was aware of the contrast between petite Betty with her Cruiser and another of Mom's friends, Sally and her Metro.
The video initially shows a 1960 DeSoto, not a 1958. The 1960 model was similar to the Chrysler Windsor. The 1958 was little changed from the 1957, which was a good-looking car, but the '57 was plagued with quality problems, which hurt sales of the make from then on. When it eventually shows a '58, it's a Firesweep, with a Dodge front clip, not an Adventurer. Maybe the 1959 model could be considered odd-looking, as it looked closer to a '56 model. Or the 1961 model, with its hideous grille.
I would love to find a 58 DeSoto. I remember, in the late 70s, right at the edge of a Public Housing project, there was a young lady who had a 58 DeSoto Adventurer. It was a typical older well used car, but it was a running driving car. How I wish I could find one today! Dual quads, dual exhaust, heavy duty suspension, all as standard equipment. What a car.
@@jamesbosworth4191 The 1958 Adventurer was the first Mopar with the 361 V8. Most of Mopar's V8's prior to then had either hemi or poly heads; the 361 had wedge heads. These were generally reliable, so they shouldn't have received the reputation as hated.
But a few of them might have; this was the year that Mopar introduced a Bendix fuel injection system as optional equipment on a their high-performance models. They had many problems, and were eventually all recalled; only 5 Adventurers were reportedly sold with fuel injection.
@@johnrush4571 Trust me, nobody except that fool hates them. There is at least one fuel injection Adventure that is still in it's original form. It was featured in one of my old car publications that I subscribe to.
What's the basis they "hated" - Who do you ask - Toyota Prius, Pontiac Azetc & Oldsmobile Silhouette Drivers/owners by the looks of it. ( 58 De Soto was a top seller, Edsel actually had good sales in 58 - considering it was a recession & stole sales from Mercury. All car comps had tanked sales in the upper mid- full size bracket, even the "top spec" of the lower priced brand names due to the economy, that's why they all scrambled to bring out the "compacts")
There were 68,000 1958 Edsels sold, and less in 1959. DeSoto averaged almost 100,000 sales a year in the fifties, Buick close to 500,000 units a year.
Tell us again about Edsel sales in 1958.
@@sludge8506 For a brand new make launched in a sharp recession that people feared marked a return to the Great Depression, and Robert S. McNamara's production speed-up, it really did sell pretty good.
@@jamesbosworth4191 Okay, and the 59s and 60s looked pretty good.
@@sludge8506Yes they did. The problem with THOSE Edsels is that the big Mercury-based models were dropped, which made the make look like it was retrenching. That, of course, killed sales.
1:44 the Buick Limited was no more "over-the-top" or ponderous in handling than any of the other cars in its class.
It was not exactly "discontinued after one year".
GM introduced all-new bodies for every car line in 1959, and Buick rebranded the new cars as LeSabre (replacing the Special), Invicta (Century), Electra (Super and Roadmaster), and the top-ofothe-line Electra 225 was the new version of the Limited.
Far from having "failed in the market", the Deuce-and-a Quarter line continued another seventeen years as one of the best-selling full-size Buicks, and evetually Buick even topped the Electra 225 line with Limited and Park Avenue trim levels.
The '59s had a big enough trunk to sneak five people into the drive-in movie theaters.
The 1958 PackardBaker Catfish is by far the most weird design of the bunch. That said, I bet it had better acceleration and more sure handling than the other boats.
These days, a 58 Packard Hawk can get over $ 200k to as much as $300k.
No disrespect intended, but I would rather spend my money elsewhere, like maybe on a 1940 Packard 120 coupe. Now there is a really fine looking automobile!
According to Hagerty, the highest sale of a 1958 Packard Hawk was $137,500. Perhaps you have a source for your infantile information?
Hagerty lists a typical price for a “good” condition vehicle, a number three condition vehicle, to be $26,400.
Tell us more about the $300,000 1958 Packard Hawk. No, wait, don’t.
Posting pathetically inaccurate information is a juvenile trait. Please stop.
@@8176morgan Or even a genuine 1953 Packard Deluxe Clipper. Hopefully one with a 3 on the tree and Overdrive. Not the pitiful automatic that was part of the reason for the failure of Packard. Although is there someone today who can rebuild those things so that they can hold together?
Although the worst reliability issues might not have occurred until 1955 where the Ultramatic couldn't hold the torque that the new Packard V8 could produce.
10 MOST HATED? Hated by who?
AI?
Anyone who says they "HATE" these cars doesn't know them. AND you obviously don't. the "Packard Hawk" was produced by Studebaker not Packard. It wasn't even built at Packard's old Detroit factory, but on the same line as the Studebaker Hawk in South Bend Indiana. The '58 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser was one of the most comfortable cars ever. We packed it full of our five family members, two footlockers full of clothing, and towed a boat on the back from New York City to Cape Cod, and the 430 CID engine didn't even work up a sweat. I don't know where you got the 10-mile-a-gallon figure for the '55 Dodge royal, but mine got 16 which was pretty standard for the time, BUT I didn't care because gas was .32 cents a gallon and I had a job.
My Grand Mother bought a 1958 Olds 88 4 door hard top brand new. She rarely drove it & I ended up with it in 1972. It was absolutely cherry (except for the foam headliner) & had only less then 40,000 miles on it. I knew that sometime in the future it would be worth a lot but at the time it was worth $500.
A video made by a non car guy. I would take any one of these over the lookalike plastic computers on wheels made today. DeSoto wasn't ended for the reasons you mentioned. Chrysler and Dodge squeezed DeSoto out of its market. And it's not a Chrysler Imperial
Where is cars were gorgeous the shame we can't have cars like that again instead of all the crap that's made today especially all these foreign junk cars on our roads
I never like foreign cars, even as a kid, except for some of the sports cars. The rest, I thought were just too ugly and too small and nerdy looking.
If they're so roundly hated, why do folks pay a small fortune for decent examples today?
Sticklers for punishment?
The olds 98 looking like the 58 Buick.
Packard Hawk looks like it could have been an EV since it has no grill.
@@glennso47Packard Hawk was a VERY underrated car in it's day , It's a Studebaker Golden Hawk with a vacuum cleaner plastic nose .......and olny 588 made so it's very RARE!!!!.
JUST LOOK HOW NICE THAT BUICK IS. ITS SMOKING
the text was way overboard. chill, jeezus!
Is my memory failing me? The 1958 Imperial would have been powered by the 392 Hemi, not the 413. It was the only car in the Chrysler lineup that also had the Hemi in1959. Correct me if I'm wrong. The wonderful torqueflite transmission came out in late 1956 and was the best auto on the market. I drove GM cars and then Toyotas. However, one of the most beautiful styled cars I have ever seen was the 1960 Dodge Matador.
The 1959 Crown Imperial (not "Chrysler", Imperial was its own brand from 1956 to 1974) was the result of Mopar stylist Virgil Exner on a "bender". Eventually the "suits" at Mopar got fed up with his misfires and let him go.
I heard he was the John Delorean of Chrysler. His 1957 styling from Plymouth to Imperial sent GM designers on a crash (quick) complete re-do of their '59 cars during winter-spring '57.
Close. '55 to '75, then again from '81 to '83.
@@bobpierce115 That is true. The proposed 59 GM cars would have been face-lifted 58s.
@@DashcamRiprock Actually, the Imperial as a separate make was only 55 - 69. The separate Imperial division was dissolved for 1970, and the Imperial became it's own line of cars in the Chrysler division, just like in 51 - 53. The 81 - 83 was the same - it's own line of cars in the Chrysler division. Funny, the 54 went back to having the Chrysler name on the car, for that year only.
@@jamesbosworth4191 That is incorrect. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_(automobile)
There were a lot of misjudged cars here and others not mentioned. From a number from one to ten I'll give this review a 3. 🇺🇸
BOTH the premise and the details of this deeply flawed video just wrong. You mention some of the most memorable icons of the era. Just look at what a lot of these cars sell for now.
Good DeSoto Adventuers and Imperials and Lincorn go for BIG Bucks here and sell to collectors overseas....
Who made this, at 6:43 why would you show a 70's Lincoln as a 50's vehicle? Do you even know what a car is?!?!?
4:52 That's a '56 DeSoto, not a '58 Dodge. Neither is the Dodge you show immediately afterward (it's a '57, immediately recognized by the inboard smaller parking lights under the eyebrows with the seven-inch single headlights.We finally get a glimpse of the real thing at 5:05, but then you shift to an Australian spec model?
I remember I loved my 55 Chevy because it didn't have those ugly fins the 57 came out with.
"Hated"? Unfortunate and inaccurate title here.
This is some of the most frustrating garbage produced. The information is 50% correct and if you are a car buff of any type, or even a novice auto historian, the kind of information in this video is very frustrating. Several photographs and clips are incorrect and it's extremely difficult to determine what the point of this kind of garbage AI generated video actually is. I recommend that anyone watching it turn off the audio and enjoy the photographs of the cars.
Dagmar bumpers (also known as "bullet bumpers") is a slang term for chrome conical-shaped bumper guards -the term evokes the prominent bosom of Dagmar, a buxom early-1950s television personality featuring low-cut gowns and conical bra cups. She was amused by the tribute. Born Virginia Ruth Egnor, on November 29, 1921, "Dagmar"
was an American actress, model and television personality of the 1950s, with out standing physical attributes up top
Edit needed ! don't you guys realize you put a much newer Lincoln as the 1957 model?
That Imperial is gorgeous 😊
Back in 1967 I was using my dad's car to go on a date. First time I could drive it. A big Oldsmobile. I wanted to see how fast it could go with big engine I was only doing about 90 when the hood flew up and bent around the roof. I forgot my date to say the least.
My 1950 Plymouth is like a Rolls Royce . Unrestored , and has no rust, rattles or squeaks !
I think late 1940s through the early/mid 1950s cars had better build quality than the later 1950s cars. Although a massive horsepower race and new engines were coming in by the mid to late 1950s
@@davidpowell3347 They sure did have a better build quality. I got rid of some slack in my steering box today just by merely turning a screw that takes up end play.
I was there, most if not all were considered good cars!
what's actually most hated about this topic are the idiots who came up with this crap ! (andIdidn'tevenwatchthisbullschittcrap)
Personally I love those big AMC Ambassadors. They weren't laughingstock to any stretch of the imagination. George Romney the head honcho of AMC didn't like big cars. Not a huge fan of 1958 Buicks or the '57-up Mopars but I can't say any of these are hated. It depends on people's tastes (Me I prefer 1956 and earlier models on most makes.
The Edsel was like most cars and not so unreliable and trouble prone as some writers claim.
I love them all.
In retrospect, it's sad that American companies invested in excessive sheet metal design that was in poor taste rather than improving the vehicle mechanicals. The vinyl sofa seats were cheap and offered poor support. The suspensions were basic at best in design and resulted in poor handling. The large engines made the cars front heavy and fast only in a straight line. The excessive chrome increased weight and looked tacky. In short, the excessive styling hid the simple and often outdated mechanicals underneath.
Fascinating. Thank you -- easy to overlook this while admiring their amazing presence.
Back in the early to mid 60s my parents would toss us kids into the backseat of our 58 cadillac, every other year in July , to drive from Southern California to Joplin Missouri for family reunions. Our cadillac had rare Factory AC so the long drive was comfortable. We never experienced any issues on those trips and the car was very comfortable. My parents bought it in 1960 from a Doctor friend of theirs. Mom gave it to me in 1982, and it's in great shape and still on the road. I get many compliments from people who just love it, want to know about it, it gets good attention at car shows, and people really get a kick that I was only 1 year old when they bought it. 😊
He's looking at these1950's cars with 2000's eyes.
Very poorly thought out.
I had a '58 Buick Century.
Unfortunately,I had it in 1969.
It only lasted a month.
Wrong on everything! These are market driven, not arrogant EPA driven , period works of automotive beauty,brawn,excitement and individuality!
Nothing Packard whatsoever about #10 although paradoxically the Studebaker (Golden?) Hawk is sometimes fondly remembered,especially the model of about 1955 or 1956 where the car actually had a Packard engine in it unlike the pitiful fishmouth car in the video.
Someone once said the Studebaker-Packard merger was like 2 drunks helping each other across the street.
@@jsat5609 how about "Studebaker bought Packard with Packard's money"
@@davidpowell3347interesting...
I always liked the Edsel. Would love to have a Pacer convertible today!!
That Rambler was a good car although a bit overstyled. I believe it was a lot better car than the giant Buick that follows in the video. Probably faster too.
I guess that one is technically an Ambassador and not a Rambler. Was the Rebel on a smaller wheelbase?
Yes the Rebel was on a smaller wheelbase.
Most hated??? You yuppies don't know squat. Yes, the Rambler Ambassador failed to sell in large numbers, but AMC didn't really expect it to. It was a "place holder", to take the place of the Nash Ambassador. The Buick Limited failed to sell partly because of the sharp 1958 recession that saw ALL car sales, except for the Rambler and the new 4 seat Thunderbird, fall by about 40%. ALL car sales, not just Buick's. The 59 Imperial had tepid sales not because people didn't like the way it looked, it was because the 57 Chrysler products were so bad that people were scared to buy one after that, not trusting that the 58s and 59s were truly better. They were, but people were afraid to take that chance. The original DeSoto Adventurer, the 56 model, was never intended to sell in large numbers, rather, it was a halo product. It was an expensive high-performance model, for those who lusted after a Chrysler 300 but couldn't quite afford one. The 57 - 59 Firesweep, though, was a disguised Dodge, so the first year Firesweep, the 57, was as bad as 57 Dodges. The senior FireDome and Fireflite models were Chrysler-based cars, and in 58 and 59, were much better cars, and a little bigger and faster as well, but the 58 recession, and the 57 Firesweep, killed DeSoto's reputation and sales. Nobody disliked their styling. By the way, many of your pictures are of a 1960 DeSoto. The 57 Dodge sold like hotcakes, as did all the 57 ChryCo cars. THOSE were the ones that ruined Chrysler Corporation's reputation. It seems like they never recovered either. The Mercury Turnpike Cruiser failed because it was just too expensive for a Mercury. Mercury tried to move above their station in life, and it didn't work. A big reason the 58 - 60 Lincoln failed is because it was just too big to fit in most garages. It actually sold about the same as the equally huge Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special, but I admit that the car would have looked better with vertically stacked, instead of slanted, headlights. The 58 Oldsmobile DID sell well considering the poor economy. People liked the performance and the quality. These are all fairly up-market cars, and in the Lincoln's case, an out and out luxury car. Buyers of up-market cars want size, room, riding comfort, silence, and beauty, not efficiency. The only car you are right about is the Edsel, and even then you messed up on the date. It was discontinued early in the 1960 model year, not 59. A big knock on it was the fact that the early units suffered from lots of "bugs". The reason was Robert S. McNamara. Yes, THAT Robert S. McNamara. He was against the car, so, to make it fail, he ordered production to be sped up, hoping that it would soon get a reputation of being a shoddy piece of junk. Sadly, it worked.
Chrysler products always had the ugliest upholstery, some great cars held back by their interiors !!
I'd rather have ANY of these when compared to the crap produced today.
At 0:25 is that a 1948 Oldsmobile ? Good looking car although antediluvian engine.
The '49 and later Olds's changed all that. Personally I love those mundane straight 8s since I'm never in any hurry to go somewhere.
What about the 1959 Chevrolet Impala? Horrible car with wing shape fins. 1960 Chevrolet Impala was not much better.
I agree. Probably among the ugliest cars ever made. On the other hand the 1957 Chevrolet was a beautiful car as was the 57 Ford. Plain, simple unadorned cars. But that is my opinion.
Did that car have the X frame that had the mid perimeter sides of the frame removed?
Agreed! Not to mention the WATER LEAKS the 59 had! lol
I loved some of these cars like the 1957 Mercury Highway Cruiser.🚗🚘
I never realized CID was pronounced sid.
He probably only is familiar with litters. (my spelling on purpose)
Ill-informed.
Love the Edsel and Packard Hawk!
Ridiculous video. Maybe one of the problems with the Dodge was it had its steering wheel on the right! Not really. Just bad video, I suppose. And some of the cars were not the ones described.
Who edited this mess?
The Robovoice was better than some, but AI has a long way to go.
Voted down.
Sure missed it on DeSoto. You introduced the 56 Adventurer as a bad car, but showed about every DeSoto over the next few years. The 57-58 DeSotos are on most collectors lists as classics. Also showed a 56 DeSoto when introducing the Dodge you didn't like. Hummmm.... a "forward look" classic that you really stretched to put on the list.
5:45 A '57 Mercury, but not a Turnpike Cruiser.
5:49 That's better. Quad headlights were optionally available in some US states, illegal in others.
"The wrong car with the wrong features at the wrong time" was the summary dismissal of the Edsel at the time.
Ford retired the '57-'58 Mercury body platform with introduction of all-new bodies in 1959, and the top-line '59 Mercs could be optioned well into Lincoln price territory.
The awful part here is not so much the cars - but this video itself. Doesn’t always show pictures that match the dialogue and the computer voice has some errors. The late 1950’s were recession years, all these cars in this video are either upmarket offerings from their manufacturers or luxury cars - during years when economy cars were the hot ticket for dealers.
The car you're calling a 1959 lincoln Mk IV is, I believe, a 1972.
My Dad had an Ambassador that looked exactly like this one. It was metallic green and it looked a bit strange but not in a negative way. But when the engine was started and his foot pressed down the gas pedal, it was a smooth takeoff. The car was solid and the ride was very comfortable, quiet and good airconditioning. It was a well built car and even felt high end. My Dad had many cars, at least 4 at a time and changed them every 2 to 3 years from a Thunderbird to Cadillac. My absolute favorite was a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga 4 door hardtop with a flightsweep deck on the trunk. Those were magical years for me and I'm now 74 and most of our cars at home are very reliable, economical Honda cars.
Lots of people like them..
The 1957 Mercury Turnpike cruiser actually was an excellent highway automobile.
Cherished and loved by their owners. But indeed not a good seller.
.....hence the name "Turnpike Cruiser" meaning great cruiser of the turnpike!!🤣
I probably shouldn't comment on this video because as soon as he said the rambler I was out.
Great video & SO Right - thanks for excellent interesting Video 💖👍💖!!!!
AI narration 👎