Ok Chrysler made some of the Ugliest cars in the early '60's

[Loose Screw]

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...

[Shifty One]

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.

[72 tigger]

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

[special-K]

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.

[Stanco]

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.

[1970 CST Short Wide]

Originally Posted by Loose Screw

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...

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There’s a LOT of these running around here. I see them a LOT at shows with color matching light rings around the headlights. I see a LOT of young guys driving them that have NO IDEA what 700 HP is capable of destroying

I’ve always said about cars “I like them all”. Might have to change that to
“I like most of them”

[dieseldawg142]

pretty hard to out-ugly the early darts....what were they smoke-thinking?

[Sicklajoie]

I have a soft spot for the 60's Dodge pickups.

[old Rusty C10]

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

[HO455]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

pretty hard to out-ugly the early darts....what were they smoke-thinking?
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I'll raise your Dart with a 61 Imperial!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-4-door-sedan/

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Sicklajoie

I have a soft spot for the 60's Dodge pickups.

back in the '80's had a '66 D-100.
best thing 'bout it, the hood opened a full 90 degrees, and the huge flat inner fenders, nice place to park your toolbox or your butt

[CG]

Originally Posted by HO455

I'll raise your Dart with a 61 Imperial!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-4-door-sedan/

Oh man what a smokin deal! I get some of the Mopars arent everyones taste but man I would have loved that car.

A few of my buddies and I are looking for a big classic four door cruiser to take on road trips to car events. Something we had considered long ago but you know, life lol. All of us will be retired soon so we are kicking it around again.

[Mid-Pack]

Originally Posted by Sicklajoie

I have a soft spot for the 60's Dodge pickups.

I`m with ya. Would love to have one with a 383 or 440.

[special-K]

#1 - Chevy styling
#2 - BOPC
#3 - Fomoco added superficial lumps & bumps
#4 - Mopar got left the overs

Originally Posted by Sicklajoie

I have a soft spot for the 60's Dodge pickups.

Me too. I had one from 77-82. Even back then I hardly saw any others on the road

[Loose Screw]

Yeah, I owned a Dodge before too...

[special-K]

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

[Palf70Step]

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.

[Loose Screw]

God Awful Ugly Bodies...but this is what they were talking about when they made up the saying: "It's Inside That Counts"!

[special-K]

They had great drivetrains. Max Wedge, Hemis, Dana rears, Torqueflight 747, all good

[57taskforce]

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.

[Loose Screw]

4 door cars will Never be a Muscle Car!

[Steeveedee]

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.

[LT7A]

This is such a funny thread. There are plenty of those cars around here, I mean the Charger/Challenger variants. But not so common as some other places, sounds like. They still look really cool to me. Aggressive, and good proportions, and a nice stance. Wouldn't pay 100K for one though. My biggest gripe with modern muscle cars is how heavy they are even though they're fast. As far as 4 doors go, I get it... to a point. My first car was a '71 Cutlass, and I didn't go to look at 4 doors when I bought it. But those Dodges make 4 doors look good. Probably part of why they're so heavy. But pretty cool that you can have your styling, go fast, and take the whole family.

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by LT7A

This is such a funny thread. There are plenty of those cars around here, I mean the Charger/Challenger variants. But not so common as some other places, sounds like. They still look really cool to me. Aggressive, and good proportions, and a nice stance. Wouldn't pay 100K for one though. My biggest gripe with modern muscle cars is how heavy they are even though they're fast. As far as 4 doors go, I get it... to a point. My first car was a '71 Cutlass, and I didn't go to look at 4 doors when I bought it. But those Dodges make 4 doors look good. Probably part of why they're so heavy. But pretty cool that you can have your styling, go fast, and take the whole family.

For sure. The weight is one thing on the new challengers and chargers that kills them, keep in mind they both are based on a full size platform so they are roomy but the weigh close to 5,000 lbs. the Camaro and mustangs eat them alive at anything more than a drag race. It’s really not that hard to beat a hell cat or demon either because HP/HP the chevys and the fords hook better and are lighter.

[special-K]

Has everyone checked out the first video in Post#16?