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**Jive-Bomber** · 03-28-2012, 09:11 AM

Moving right along to the 'Powerhouse Era' of American auto design, we have mid-century madness with completely new cars coming out of Detroit almost yearly through out the entire decade. GM leads the way in making pretty much whatever vehicle they w...

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**1stGrumpy** · 03-28-2012, 09:19 AM

Ahhh, the '56-'57 Mark II. One of my all time favorites...

pwschuh · 03-28-2012, 09:58 AM

Good choices. Love the Connie and the Bonnie. (Some of your links are broken...)

squirrel · 03-28-2012, 10:08 AM

They sure don't design them like that any more! Nice choices...

da34guy · 03-28-2012, 10:28 AM

I think they left out 1 of the best
57 Olds hardtop

**GreenMonster48** · 03-28-2012, 10:30 AM

I think just about any car built in 1957 would sweep my top ten. For the sake of it though:

1957 Ford Fairlane 500
1957 Oldsmobile 88
1958 Chevrolet Impala
Just about anything Buick in 1957
1957 Cadillac Eldorado
1954 Chevrolet 210
1953 Buick Skylark (ragtop please!)
1958 Chrysler 300D
1950 Olds 88 (I know it's pretty much a 49...but I can't help it!)
Got to agree on the 52-54 Lincolns and Mercs

Bill Schickling · 03-28-2012, 10:43 AM

Not very HAMB Friendly but 1954-56 Austin Healey 100.

indybail · 03-28-2012, 10:46 AM

1958 Buicks really ring my bell, so do Mercury Turnpike Cruisers.

**GreenMonster48** · 03-28-2012, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indybail

1958 Buicks really ring my bell, so do Mercury Turnpike Cruisers.

Crap! I forgot about the Turnpike Cruiser...one of my dream cars too! 10 cars is way too short a list!

Y-Blokkah · 11-05-2012, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indybail

1958 Buicks really ring my bell, so do Mercury Turnpike Cruisers.

Seriously?

Please, go see a doctor, quickly!

Dog Dish Deluxe · 03-28-2012, 10:49 AM

There wasn't really anything bad made in the 50's if you compare it to al lthe other decades. All the decades before the 50's were simply building up to it and all the decades since have tried to live up to the precedent that it set. There will never be another 50's, it WAS and STILL IS the high water mark of automotive design.

Maybe Detroit wouldn't be hurting so bad if they could figure out to quit trying to re-live that horrible (IMO) muscle car era and try to re capture a little bit of the magic that was the 50's. The bean counters will never let that happen though.

**cuznbrucie** · 03-28-2012, 10:52 AM

1953 Studebaker Starliners.......one of Raymond Loewy's best designs...

https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...6j2l8l0.frgbld.

CB

belair · 03-28-2012, 10:53 AM

For me, 58 was a bust, 59 got better. Almost everyone hit a home run between 55 and 57. A good list. I never think of the smaller manufacturers.

Sixness · 11-05-2012, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by belair

For me, 58 was a bust, 59 got better. Almost everyone hit a home run between 55 and 57. A good list. I never think of the smaller manufacturers.

1948 Chevy DeLux Coupe would be my pick !!! Ehh..Belair ???

truckrod · 11-05-2012, 06:32 PM

truckrod · 11-05-2012, 06:34 PM

Cant believe nobody has said 58 FORD yet!

shooter54 · 03-28-2012, 10:54 AM

No love for 57 fury?

FiddyFour · 03-28-2012, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shooter54

No love for 57 fury?

i'm your huckleberry

TERPU · 03-28-2012, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shooter54

No love for 57 fury?

Lots of love here. That is a true work of finned art! Everything in '57 was pretty. That's a tough list to narrow for sure. I'll take anything from that era. Especially a '58 Edsel Ranger Hardtop (that's alittle bit of my dark side showing) and yes a two door hartop '57 Ford. The color is more important, Black is the only way to fly.

Tim

rustednutz · 03-28-2012, 11:50 AM

Lot of good memories as a kid floating down the highway in our '58 Cadillac, power everything. Used to make my dad mad when he'd catch me pushing all the buttons and changing all the settings. Ahhh! the good times.

03-28-2012, 09:11 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,421	The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s Moving right along to the 'Powerhouse Era' of American auto design, we have mid-century madness with completely new cars coming out of Detroit almost yearly through out the entire decade. GM leads the way in making pretty much whatever vehicle they w... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

03-28-2012, 09:19 AM	#2
1stGrumpy Alliance Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Clarksville, Ar. Posts: 3,531	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s Ahhh, the '56-'57 Mark II. One of my all time favorites... __________________ Paddle faster, I hear banjo's http://www.clarksvillecinema.com

03-28-2012, 09:58 AM	#3
pwschuh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 1,574	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s Good choices. Love the Connie and the Bonnie. (Some of your links are broken...)

03-28-2012, 10:08 AM	#4
squirrel Old School HAMBer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sierra Vista AZ Posts: 23,646	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s They sure don't design them like that any more! Nice choices... __________________ Jim Forbes . my shtuff .

03-28-2012, 10:28 AM	#5
da34guy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bumfork (Duncan)OK Posts: 1,570	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s I think they left out 1 of the best 57 Olds hardtop __________________ When I got to where I was going, I forgot why I went there !

03-28-2012, 10:30 AM	#6
GreenMonster48 Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Enfield Connecticut Posts: 1,170	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s I think just about any car built in 1957 would sweep my top ten. For the sake of it though: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 1957 Oldsmobile 88 1958 Chevrolet Impala Just about anything Buick in 1957 1957 Cadillac Eldorado 1954 Chevrolet 210 1953 Buick Skylark (ragtop please!) 1958 Chrysler 300D 1950 Olds 88 (I know it's pretty much a 49...but I can't help it!) Got to agree on the 52-54 Lincolns and Mercs

03-28-2012, 10:43 AM	#7
Bill Schickling Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 120	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s Not very HAMB Friendly but 1954-56 Austin Healey 100. __________________ Bill Schickling 40 Chevy Pickup 60 Austin Healey http://home.roadrunner.com/~schickling/1940Chevy/

03-28-2012, 10:46 AM	#8
indybail FNG Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indianapolis Indiana Posts: 36	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s 1958 Buicks really ring my bell, so do Mercury Turnpike Cruisers. __________________ Jeff Downer Indianapolis Indiana

03-28-2012, 10:49 AM	#11
Dog Dish Deluxe BANNED Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MO. Posts: 976	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s There wasn't really anything bad made in the 50's if you compare it to al lthe other decades. All the decades before the 50's were simply building up to it and all the decades since have tried to live up to the precedent that it set. There will never be another 50's, it WAS and STILL IS the high water mark of automotive design. Maybe Detroit wouldn't be hurting so bad if they could figure out to quit trying to re-live that horrible (IMO) muscle car era and try to re capture a little bit of the magic that was the 50's. The bean counters will never let that happen though.

03-28-2012, 10:52 AM	#12
cuznbrucie Alliance Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Jersey Shore Posts: 2,574	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s 1953 Studebaker Starliners.......one of Raymond Loewy's best designs... https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...6j2l8l0.frgbld. CB __________________ "Onward,......Upward,......Forward,......into the past!"

03-28-2012, 10:53 AM	#13
belair Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Brady TEXAS Posts: 4,257	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s For me, 58 was a bust, 59 got better. Almost everyone hit a home run between 55 and 57. A good list. I never think of the smaller manufacturers. __________________ Every knee will bow H.A.M.B. Chapel 322 Naihead and complete stick set-up for sale

11-05-2012, 06:32 PM	#15
truckrod Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: akron,ohio Posts: 58	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s

11-05-2012, 06:34 PM	#16
truckrod Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: akron,ohio Posts: 58	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s Cant believe nobody has said 58 FORD yet!

03-28-2012, 10:54 AM	#17
shooter54 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: portland. or. Posts: 4,768	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s No love for 57 fury? __________________ ESTRANGED CC PORTLAND

03-28-2012, 11:50 AM	#20
rustednutz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: tulsa, ok Posts: 1,439	Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s Lot of good memories as a kid floating down the highway in our '58 Cadillac, power everything. Used to make my dad mad when he'd catch me pushing all the buttons and changing all the settings. Ahhh! the good times. __________________ I was livin' the dream...then she elbowed me in the ribs and I woke up.

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