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more about #1957 more comments → Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I want something better. I want a Singer 1500. When only the best will do. I love those little thumbnail cartoons in the Vauxhall ad: It has a big ... more » skitter: 'It efficiently changes gear, up or down, always at the right time, and always more quickly, more smoothly, than one could do it oneself'. They were s... more » pinzgauer: Not sure it's technically post-war, but have to have a Bently more » Matt2k - Landys for the win: more » tonyola: Forget Corvettes. Porsches, and Ferraris. You're not going to win over the really cultured hot babes unless you drive a 1954 Wolseley. Never mind that... more » area_educator: greatest family hauler ever made? more » junkman: It was the greatest family hauler ever until it lost its title in 1962 to the still reigning Studebaker Wagonaire. more » Novaload: The 58 was slightly goofier, at least from the front. The most amazing feature of these finny MoPars is the tailfin modification for the wagon. Chevy ... more » Franzouse: Any car that has an "observation seat" is +1 in my book. It even has a hydraulic guillotine in the back. more » Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: You know I love the Plymouth, but I gotta give the edge to the DeSoto. Same fins (but with the added triple-taillight bonus), 9-passenger capacity, ... more » MadHungarian: With the wild rear overhang, the second seat passengers are practically in the middle of the car! Please take note, all car designers: 1. Wagons requi... more » .357: It is great Murilee, but the best? Well that would have to be this. more » Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder: The late 50's Plymouths are amazing cars, I watched a documentary which shows how they can drive themselves, regenerate damaged parts, and mow down yo... more » Adplusone: I would serious challenge the notion that the dual quad Plymouth family truckster would get better mileage than my 2009 Suburban. more » MushyHeirloom: This body (fuck pedestrians), 5.7 Hemi, LX platform, three-point seat belts, crash beams in the doors, two airbags. See? I can save Chrysler! more » -
#classicadwatch
British Postwar Car Ads
Not long ago, one of the 24 Hours Of LeMons perpetrators gave me a big box of Autocar magazines from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Talk about your great British print car ads! More » -
#classicadwatch
Big Fins, Dual-Quad Carbs, Seats Nine: The 1957 Plymouth Suburban
Could the '57 Suburban be the greatest family hauler ever made? It got better gas mileage than present-day monster SUVs, while seating more passengers and looking orders of magnitude more attractive. More » -
#retro
1957 Plymouth Savoy, Reefer-Smuggling Family Legend!
Every family has its Legendary Car tales, whether it be the Amby that your parents drove from Uttar Pradesh to Bangalore or the ol' reliable Model T in which Great-Grampaw fled the Dust Bowl. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: 30,000-Mile 1957 Triumph TR3 For 45 Grand?
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#projectcarhell
PCH, Joad Family Redux Edition: 1957 Cadillac Camper or 6-Door Rabbit Limo?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Hard times is a-comin', and it's time to prepare for life on the move! -
#projectcarhell
PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
It's Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Since the ongoing Carpocalypse is on everyone's minds, let's go with the late-50s Carpocalypse today! -
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#projectcarhell
PCH, 57 Varieties Of Hell Edition: Two 1957 Cadillacs or 1957 Nash/Hudson Combo?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Last time around, the '69 AMC SC/Rambler grabbed a photo-finish 51-49 win over the '70 Chrysler 300 Hurst in the Choose Your Eternity poll. We're going to stick with good ol' American machinery today, but instead of picking one of two vintage musclecars, your choices will be 2-for-1 1957 package deals. These cars have been waiting for you for 51 years... waiting for a chance toruin your lifemake you happier than you've ever been!
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#chooseyoureternity
Project Car Hell, Limo Edition: 1957 Chrysler or 1981 Ferrari?
Can an American car- even a 60-year-old American car made by a long-defunct manufacturer- compete with an entry PCH Superpower Italy? Not according to our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll, in which the '38 Studebaker Dictator lost out to the '68 OTAS 820. That might have something to do with the fact that most of the OTAS now resides in the belly of the Rust Monster, but it also points out just how tough it is to beat a PCH Superpower. However, Project Car Hell is all about beating your unstoppable head against an immobile brick wall, forever, so we're coming right back with another Italy-versus-America matchup. And not just your quotidian-type X-1/9-versus-Pacer deal, oh no- today we're plunging headfirst into the molten sulfur of Custom Stretch Limo Hell! More » -
#jalopnikfantasygarage
Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
Well, you've done it again - voted into the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage another glass-and-steel piece of history which some, but not all, agree would make for a great addition: the Lotus Eleven. Last week saw no progress towards filling the garage due to Geneva Motor Show shenanigans, but that just gave us some extra time to think about what to offer up this week. Sometimes it's hard to be objective when selecting nominees, this week's pick is a personal favorite from a bygone era of high rollers, big egos, and uncompromising style - the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. More »
