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Those early K-car convertibles with no quarter windows used to make me think of Columbo’s Peugeot.
As for those LeBaron convertibles, I believe the models with no quarter windows were built aftermarket, by ASC or something like that, while the ones with the quarter window were done in-house by Chrysler. I've heard that the ones Chrysler did themselves were actually pretty well-built when it came to body integrity. It's been ages since I've ridden in one though. After getting used to better-built cars, the truth might not match up with my memory!
It would be a very well-engineered convertible that was as good in terms of body stiffness as the closed model it was based upon though. My only experience was when I had my '64 Skylark convertible. Despite its boxed frame and other body reinforcements, you could still get cowl shake on certain types of roads.
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1) George Costanza's car
2) Rental car in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"
3) 30-ish guy from my hometown was the very first $1 Million winner in the sweepstakes that Ed McMahon was associated with. The guy seemed like a friendly [non-permissible content removed], cheesy moustache, worked at the Murphy's store on the outskirts, and lived with his mother. First thing he bought was a new woodgrained LeBaron convertible.
How many model names did Chrysler end up using for the K-Car and stretched variants? I can come up with:
1) Aries
2) Reliant
3) 400
4) 600
5) Caravelle
6) New Yorker
7) Imperial
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Plymouth:
Reliant
Caravelle
Sundance
Acclaim
Voyager
Dodge:
Aries
400
600
Daytona
Shadow
Spirit
Lancer
Dynasty
Caravan
Chrysler:
LeBaron (the 400 clone)
E-Class
New Yorker (the 600/E-class/Caravelle style)
Laser
LeBaron sedan (the Acclaim/Spirit version)
LeBaron Coupe/Convertible (the aero '87+ style)
New Yorker (the Dynasty style)
New Yorker Salon (a cheaper trim level; some years it had exposed headlights like the Dynasty)
5th Avenue
Imperial
Town & Country.
Somehow, I have a feeling I'm missing something. And I don't know how appropriate it really is to throw the minivans on this list. I've always heard they were somewhat based on the K-car. I guess perhaps in the same way that a Highlander is based on a Camry? (or at least, was, in earlier generations?)
As for censoring, it's amazing the stuff that that gets caught nowadays...
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Sounds about right.
Only one I can think of that is missing is the Chrysler TC (by Maserati).
I think there were also some Mexico only names (Dart and Volare)
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I prefer the '62 and later styling, but I can see why these sold well. They mentioned the almost 'cab forward' concept of the wheel placement, and Hawks were like that too.
Simple styling, but roomy interior and 15-inch wheels.
Posting Stude comment on this page used to be nearly-verboten when a certain moderator was here. It took a while for him to admit it, but his father used to work for Packard during the fifties. That explained volumes, LOL.
If they had kept that old '56 body in '57, it would have been slaughtered I'm sure by the competition...although I have a feeling it might have still sold better than what we did get for '57, as there may have still been a few die-hard Packard fans, as well as people who were older, more conservative, etc. But, then the '57-58 recession and its aftermath would have killed them pretty quick, I'm sure, unless they could have come out with something substantially new.
Oh well, at least they never tried to graft quad headlights on a '56 style Packard body. I shudder to think what the outcome of that would have been!
On the flip side though, supposedly Studebaker was in some serious financial problems at the time of the merger. So even though they were ultimately doomed to die, I wonder if the Packard merger at least helped put them on life support for a bit longer.
More here: https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/forgotten-future/cc-forgotten-future-1957-packard/
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One of those mockups, at a quick glance, makes me think of a '58 Windsor getting the Edsel treatment...
Here's the Windsor, for comparison...
I think the writer is correct, that it wouldn't have been enough to save Packard, but it still would have been interesting. If not the most beautiful thing in the world. And let's face it, by '58 standards, I don't think it's TOO horrible!
Packard's president, James Nance, went on to run the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln division, where he was fired in 1960.
Some Packard dealers that weren't dualled with Studebaker (I believe most were), went with Edsel, the convenient lifeboat of opportunity at the time. Amazingly, they'd have been better off to get Studebaker and most would've done well at least in the '59-60 years.
I believe Packard gained dealers with the Studebaker purchase, more than the other way around. I'm personally aware of two '56 Caribbeans, a $6K very low-production car, that were sold new by dealers that had been exclusively Studebaker until the '55 model year.
Over 100 cars, so we were there for a couple of hours.
Don't go to a lot of shows, so I didn't take all the pictures I should have, but here are a few.
Modified 1885 930.
A couple of nice 356's. Surprised how much I liked them.
Electric Taycan
Super low miles(4 or 5k) 1987(?) 911 3.2 Club Sport
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The wheels on the Taycan are just awful. Incredible color though. I bet they charge $1000 or more for that.
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There was a recent post on just that subject:
https://jalopnik.com/reinventing-the-wheel-for-the-ev-age-1847777184
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I always loved the look of these, especially the front end.
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I am at my mom's now, one of those boomer channels that airs old shows all day is on in the background. Just saw Leave it to Beaver, Ward was driving this incredibly rare thing:
And, in the context of the era where the Taurus/Sable had just come out, and those were considered revolutionary at the time, the '61 Plymouth seemed like it was really out there. But then, it seems to me that cars like the Isuzu Vehicross, Pontiac Aztek, etc, ushered in a whole new era where almost anything goes. So now, when I look at a '61 Plymouth, from a 2021 perspective rather than a mid-80's, it suddenly doesn't seem so bad.
Ward's car is truly rare, probably even when it was new. It looks good in profile.
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I always thought that, when it came to style at least, Chevy did a good job at catering to more youthful, sporty buyers, whereas the Ford had a more conservative, yet tasteful air about it. And that didn't leave much left for Plymouth, although in those days buyers were more brand-loyal than they are today, so perhaps the Mopar faithful kept to it? And I'm sure there's some people out that did like its off-the-wall styling.
Forgive me, I meant to post in Cars and Conversations. On the IPad I don’t know how to cut and paste.
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on the iPad, just press and hold someplace in the text you want, and it should turn blue with slider dot lines on either end. You can drag those each direction to get the text you want, then tap again and the cut/copy selection bar pops up. hit one of those, then go to the new page, tap in the comment box, and select paste.
FYI, I just did this from memory, so if it isn't right, you don't have to pay the bill.
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I remember when I was a kid in the late 80s and 90s, there was a little old lady in town (same town I am visiting now) who drove a 61 NYer 4 door post, white, very good original condition. Even then she and it were a real sight, as I remember her being pretty small in such a big car. Maybe a little less than 10 years ago, I went to an estate sale in town, and the car was there. I didn't ask about it, but it still looked to be in sound condition.