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03-23-2024, 03:34 PM | #1 |
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Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
Yes they do/did haul @$$ but so did GM and Rambler and you can turn them into Beautifully ugly Gassers today But...
All that said, the guy up the street paid 100K OTD for this purple (with Pink accents) FOUR DOOR... |
03-23-2024, 06:53 PM | #2 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
Ah, the "everyman's car".....meaning everyone has one.
I just all them "guppies", because they all look the same...no personality at all, not even bad, just none. Oh, I understand that they are fast, get decent mileage, etc...but I'd sooner take the bus.
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03-24-2024, 07:07 AM | #3 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
I agree, Chryslers were ugly in the early-mid 60’s- the Barracuda is a good example. In 1970 they turned it into a great looking car whereas the previous style was not attractive
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03-24-2024, 08:19 AM | #4 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
My take on this is:
- Post war cars lacked style. Boring. - Mid-50s they got decent - Late-50s to early-60s it was "What were they thinking?" Ugly and way over styled. - Mid-60s into the early-70s they were good looking. - Nothing holds a candle to GM styling through the years and across the board. - Other companies made a good looking one here and there.
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03-24-2024, 11:22 AM | #5 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
1969 was the high point in automotive styling for American cars. All manufactures made some great looking cars (and trucks) that year. Styling went down hill in 1973.
I'm a life long Chevy guy but the 1969 Mustang fastback, 1969 Plymouth GTX, and 1969 Dodge Charger are all great looking cars. |
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I’ve always said about cars “I like them all”. Might have to change that to “I like most of them”
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03-25-2024, 11:27 AM | #8 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
pretty hard to out-ugly the early darts....what were they smoke-thinking?
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03-25-2024, 02:53 PM | #11 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
I have a soft spot for the 60's Dodge pickups.
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03-26-2024, 06:49 AM | #14 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
#1 - Chevy styling
#2 - BOPC #3 - Fomoco added superficial lumps & bumps #4 - Mopar got left the overs Me too. I had one from 77-82. Even back then I hardly saw any others on the road
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03-25-2024, 03:55 PM | #15 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
i always thought they were cool... I still have the very first chrysler product my dad ever had its one of those I will restore it one day deals
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03-27-2024, 11:55 PM | #16 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
Yeah, I owned a Dodge before too...
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03-28-2024, 08:49 AM | #17 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
I'm waiting for my friend Rob to see this thread. He has affections for fast Mopars. His current project is a Demon
Looks aren't everything http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZizIV...cgY2FyIA%3D%3D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4tKt...IHJhY2luZyA%3D
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1950 Plymouth new body style. The sedan's top might have been a bit conservative, but the other models were pretty sexy
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
I guess I am one of the oddities. I liked a lot of 60s Mopars. Loved my first gen Barracudas. Loved the 70s years also, but the 64-66 were the years for me. 50's Mopars were definitely odd. Dodge trucks of the 60s and 70s looked great to me. the big ole Fury's were just boats like the big Fords and Lincolns. Not bad to look at, but I didn't like getting sea sick driving those floaty rides.
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03-28-2024, 11:45 AM | #21 |
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
God Awful Ugly Bodies...but this is what they were talking about when they made up the saying: "It's Inside That Counts"!
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They had great drivetrains. Max Wedge, Hemis, Dana rears, Torqueflight 747, all good
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
No way I’d pay 100K for a charger. They are cool cars but not THAT cool. I’ll keep my Camaro. It’s pretty good at blowing the doors off those newer Chargers.
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4 door cars will Never be a Muscle Car!
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Re: Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's
An LAPD '68 Plymouth Satellite 4 door with a 383 and auto trans caught my friend driving a '62 Grand Prix with 389, tri-power and a 4-speed. 80 mph on a side street! That guy did jail time for speeding. Got kotched, he did!
A '70 Polara 4 door with a 440 (and a special police intake manifold) caught a different friend in his Z/28 at 160 mph on the Grapevine (hwy 5 between Newhall and Bakersfield). I may have mentioned it upthread, can't be bothered to look. I worked at a gas station on Van Nuys Blvd. at Sherman Way in '72. We'd hear the LAPD officers racing west on Sherman Way all the way to Kester St. Those Satellites were fast. The CHP cars were dogs off the line. They had some stupid tight axle and didn't actually get going for real until 40 mph in 1st gear. DAMHIKT.
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