Well, standard engine was a 6, so you were still 1 ahead with 7.
reminds me of the Nova I bought in my freshman year of college. It was a V8 with a 3 speed on the floor. Also had some sort of engine issue (a miss in 1 cylinder?) that I was too dumb to notice. Never did register that one, but managed to sell it for at least what I paid 9a rare talent I had in those days, making money on junk!)
Did end up with a spare hood for it. That stayed laying against the side of my parents garage for a while. pretty sure it is gone now though (being 27 years later and all...)
In 1957, not all states had legalized "quadrillights" as they were called back then. However, I'd imagine that most did, because most of the '57 Mopars that I see at shows, which offered them both ways, had the quad setup. However, it could just be a local phenomenon. Most of the car shows I go to are in Pennsylvania, and PA had legalized them. At least, I'd presume they did, as my '57 DeSoto Firedome came from PA originally, and it has quads.
The DeSotos and Chryslers don't look too bad with single headlights, because the openings were designed for either 2 or 4 headlights. The headlights were recessed, which gave the car a clean look either way. However, with Imperial the headlight assembly sort of hung on front of the grille, and the quads seem to balance it out pretty well. I think the Imperial looks kinda grotesque with the singles, though... It has sort of an "owl-eyed" look.
That rose/pink color must have been a popular color for the Imperials back in the day. The Fleetwood that Elvis gave his momma was a '55 that he repainted in pink. He had a pink '54 Caddy (resprayed that color) but it caught on fire and burned up on the road in Arkansas. The '55 got wrecked in that area too in '55 to the tune of $1,000 in damages.
Yup, to be exact it's a 1955 Holden FJ225 and it's about 8 years behind the curve style-wise. At the time when US GM cars were all getting wraparound glass the Aussies were making do with straight pane split glass. :sick:
I think the '57 Merc is a good example of a car that looks better with the single lights. Those fenders aren't quite wide enough to support quad lights, so the result ended up being this swollen pus of an assembly that looked like it was hung on as an afterthought, and bulged out a bit on the sides.
I don't think it's a very attractive car either way, but definitely prefer the single headlights. I like the way they're recessed a bit, giving the car a tougher look. I always hated that bug-eyed look of the '57 Ford.
Y'know, if it wasn't for those stuck-on headlights, that '58 Packard wouldn't be a bad looking car. In those colors, it sort of looks like a 3/4 scale '58 DeSoto Adventurer.
I can't remember now, but did Packard even use model names for these cars, or were they just "Packards"? I know Studebaker called their version of that hardtop the Starlight.
Oh my God! The proportions are just all wrong! That's one of those first-generation Sevilles cut and shortened into a two-seater! Looks like a clown car! That top looks like it was sewn in a 6th grade home ec class!
I think the Imperial looks kinda grotesque with the singles
I think the other Mopars looked much better with the blended single headlight and parking light set-up, but I guess they really couldn't do that with the Imperial design.
I think the '57 Merc is a good example of a car that looks better with the single lights
I think the late 50's Mercury's were underrated and nice looking cars. If they had been GM models I think they would have probably been much more popular. The 57 seemed the cleanest design of them IMO.
Yep, Seville Milan conversion job. It was a thoroughly pathetic attempt to compete with the MB SLs of the period, though not quite so awful from the back.
GM would produce its own similarly pathetic SL competitor a decade later.
I'd take a 1993 Allante with the Northstar in it. I think the Allante would've done a lot better if it had a decent engine in it all along. The first Allantes had to make do with the thoroughly mediocre 4.5 litre V-8. Still, the Allante was a very attractive car.
A 45K knock off of an early 00s Civic (that rear end is just as bad) built by a rogue state. Should be an easy sell, and I am sure it is very crashworthy... :shades: :sick:
I'd still prefer the SL it was meant to compete with, but the Allante isn't offensive in any way...just half baked for the most part, which was about as good as it got for most GM products of that era.
Bingo, it's a Buick Reatta, a decent enough car on its own terms, but the styling may have led some folks to assume it was more than a two-passenger Riviera. It wasn't.
Right you are Stephen, it's the 1966 DKW Malzoni of which 35 were produced by Puma from mechanicals supplied by Vemag, the Brazilian subsidiary of DKW. After Volkswagen's takeover of Auto Union-NSU, VW do Brasil decided to supply Puma with parts to enable Puma to build an interim version the Puma DKW Malzoni GT ca 1967>
In the 1970s Puma began building the Beetle-based Puma GT which proved quite popular in Brazil.>
FWIW, the Italian-sounding name comes from Puma Automovilia's founder Genaro (Rino) Malzoni, an Italo-Brazilian auto racing enthusiast from Sao Paolo.
Pay attention guys, Puma will be heard from again.
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reminds me of the Nova I bought in my freshman year of college. It was a V8 with a 3 speed on the floor. Also had some sort of engine issue (a miss in 1 cylinder?) that I was too dumb to notice. Never did register that one, but managed to sell it for at least what I paid 9a rare talent I had in those days, making money on junk!)
Did end up with a spare hood for it. That stayed laying against the side of my parents garage for a while. pretty sure it is gone now though (being 27 years later and all...)
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
AFAIK it's something like rugby, we call it football but it's nothing like your football which we call soccer.
Back to cars...
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The DeSotos and Chryslers don't look too bad with single headlights, because the openings were designed for either 2 or 4 headlights. The headlights were recessed, which gave the car a clean look either way. However, with Imperial the headlight assembly sort of hung on front of the grille, and the quads seem to balance it out pretty well. I think the Imperial looks kinda grotesque with the singles, though...
It has sort of an "owl-eyed" look.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I don't think it's a very attractive car either way, but definitely prefer the single headlights. I like the way they're recessed a bit, giving the car a tougher look. I always hated that bug-eyed look of the '57 Ford.
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
ETA: My bad, there was no Caribbean that year, and it's not a Hawk.
ETA: duh, just noticed the "1958" front plate. Feeling dumb right now. . .
I can't remember now, but did Packard even use model names for these cars, or were they just "Packards"? I know Studebaker called their version of that hardtop the Starlight.
It reminds me of a catfish.
I think the other Mopars looked much better with the blended single headlight and parking light set-up, but I guess they really couldn't do that with the Imperial design.
I think the late 50's Mercury's were underrated and nice looking cars. If they had been GM models I think they would have probably been much more popular. The 57 seemed the cleanest design of them IMO.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
GM would produce its own similarly pathetic SL competitor a decade later.
Good luck with that one. :lemon:
Coda Automotive.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Buick Reatta
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Can you see it now?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Hint: It was sold at about the same time as the ATS 2500 and in similarly low numbers but otherwise bore no relationship.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Going once...twice..
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
In the 1970s Puma began building the Beetle-based Puma GT which proved quite popular in Brazil.>
FWIW, the Italian-sounding name comes from Puma Automovilia's founder Genaro (Rino) Malzoni, an Italo-Brazilian auto racing enthusiast from Sao Paolo.
Pay attention guys, Puma will be heard from again.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93