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03-28-2012, 09:11 AM
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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. |
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03-28-2012, 09:19 AM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
Ahhh, the '56-'57 Mark II. One of my all time favorites...
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03-28-2012, 09:58 AM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
Good choices. Love the Connie and the Bonnie. (Some of your links are broken...)
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03-28-2012, 10:28 AM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
I think they left out 1 of the best
57 Olds hardtop
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03-28-2012, 10:30 AM
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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 |
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03-28-2012, 10:43 AM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
Not very HAMB Friendly but 1954-56 Austin Healey 100.
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03-28-2012, 10:46 AM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
1958 Buicks really ring my bell, so do Mercury Turnpike Cruisers.
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03-28-2012, 10:49 AM
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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. |
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03-28-2012, 10:52 AM
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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
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03-28-2012, 10:53 AM
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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.
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03-28-2012, 10:54 AM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
No love for 57 fury?
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03-28-2012, 11:50 AM
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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.
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03-28-2012, 11:56 AM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
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03-28-2012, 11:59 AM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
I just hope this stops at the 60's lol the 10 most beautiful cars of the 70's it was a toss up between the ford pinto and the chevy citation
 then 80's chevy cavalier vs ford LTD lol ok im done being a smartass lol
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03-28-2012, 12:02 PM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
50-51 Mercury and 57 Fury should be on that list.
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03-28-2012, 12:06 PM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
I love your picks, but I would add a 1958 Bonneville and a 1957 Olds to the list.
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03-28-2012, 12:10 PM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
Hope they don't do this for other decades. EVERYTHING newer that '64 looks like shit and I stand by that!
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03-28-2012, 12:24 PM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
'57 Olds and '60 Cad belong on that list.
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03-28-2012, 12:29 PM
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Re: The Ten Most Beautiful cars of the 1950s
57-58 Chrysler 300's are a good looking car. they make the 57 Chevrolet look like a car 10 years older, and make the 58 Chevys look like a Jukebox, all 58 Chevys need is some blinky lights.
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