1954 Plymouth Explorer

[@Red_Spirit11]

Never heard of this car before until now. Beautiful colour on there

[@doug3066]

I have never seen this concept car before...beautiful.

[@RNicolasRuvalcaba]

That color is amazing!!

[@charlesstenton4267]

I visited the Petersen Automotive Museum in late June. An incredible and comprehensive collection of automotive art. Beautifully presented through out. And the Vault is eye opening! A wonderful experience that I relish.

[@IngolfD]

This is stunning! Thanks for posting

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@IngolfD Thank you for watching.

[@ronloomer8263]

One of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen...

[@markjurkovich7814]

What a beauty!

[@garvdarb]

I'm not a dodge ,Plymouth fan, BUT that one is incredible stylish! Someone must've snuck a look at the corvette of the day😂

[@ColinGarner-h1t]

America has never made any nice vehicles but it is nice too see an old barge in very good condition .😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@smurp_com]

I’ve never seen one of those before. Absolutely gorgeous!

[@RonDAlessandro]

If you get a chance, visit Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. It is on display on the 2nd Floor

[@rickdaystar477]

I've never seen that car before. Is it a concept car ?

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@rickdaystar477 it was a concept car designed by Italian Design House Ghia.

[@rickdaystar477]

@@RonDAlessandro Ron, Ghia is a name that comes to mind when I remember some cars I saw in a museum in Nevada in the late 70's. I can't remember the name of the place but remember a casino owner built the collection and it was huge and had a great variety of vehicles even a Ford TriMotor aircraft in it. In the collection was a Ghia crafted car owned by Frank Sinatra and one by Carroll O' Connor which had a framed letter included in the display by O'Connor stating " I'm donating this beautiful car to the museum because I've been getting too many speeding tickets with it". I never forget that. I spent two days at the huge museum. Over the years I've seen cars from the collection go on the auction block. Do you know the name of the museum?

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@rickdaystar477 Ghia did a lot of styling for Chrysler then I believe in the 1970s Ford owned Ghia and used them for styling on their concepts.

[@williamt.little1972]

Wow!

[@angelzaragoza9952]

-That’s an Explorer? Looks to me more like a fancy beautiful automobile!!

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@angelzaragoza9952 It was a Plymouth Concept before it Ford used the name in the late 80s for their SUV.

[@angelzaragoza9952]

@@RonDAlessandro -I know. I was just being silly. I apologize.

[@derricklofton1982]

Daymmmm that’s the perfect car

[@danieldaly8489]

Wow ! That's a very nice car . I never seen one of them ,& Iam 72

[@stevecochran3514]

Saw this car at the peterson museum in los Angeles a few years ago. Wow. It was in a display with other one of a kind vehicles and it stood out like a shining diamond among those other vehicles.

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@stevecochran3514 This is one of my favorite vehicles (and the Motorama vehicles).

[@oldasrocks9121]

Looks like the best karman ghia ever

[@monoped8437]

seeing some P1800 also

[@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv]

@oldasrovks9121- Didn’t this pre-date the Karman Ghia?

[@oldasrocks9121]

@@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv I believe so but not by much, VW KG prototypes in '53, 1st production in '55.

[@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv]

@@oldasrocks9121- One thing for sure; the Ghia stamp is certainly on it! Like hearing Miles play!

[@scotpens]

@@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv One of a series of Ghia-bodied specials built on Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth and DeSoto chassis. They were all gorgeous cars.

[@maureencora1]

Wish It was a 2+2 & Build, Nice Concept.

[@JohnnyJTav]

Wow... 70 Years.😎

[@johngraves6878]

Mystery why they never manufactured such a handsome car! The only thing wrong-looking about it is the taillights. Otherwise, evidently a lost masterpiece! And from 1954, no less!!! That car would look fantastic even on today's roads.

[@davidshiveley4508]

They should've built that!!!!!!

[@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv]

@davidshiveley- As conservative (read: Square!) as the American buying public was back then, they would have sold 3 of them. 1 to you, 1 to me and 1 to Mr D’Alassandro(sp?) And none of us were old enough yet. 😂

[@peters8758]

Can you imagine the 1957 reveal of new models if they adopted this for production? Chrysler 300C, Dodge Custom Royal, Desoto Adventurer, and this Plymouth Explorer 😍

[@rongendron8705]

I owned a 1953 Dodge DeSoto (same car as a Plymouth), but it sure didn't look this good! Wow!

[@Biggbarr]

Actually the DeSoto used the same body as Chrysler... Dodge was closer to Plymouth.

[@GeorgeW-t6u]

Beautiful. I don't remember this model.

[@southerncross3638]

Shades of the Barracuda.

[@danwaller5312]

Cars with DESIGN…….WHO KNEW?

[@mpetersen6]

Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda !!!!!!!!

[@drumswest5035]

Look at the size of the hood, you could get 2 engines in there!

[@michaelbrown5037]

wow! Very nice,too bad it didn’t make the cut. I’d like to learn more about it,why it wasn’t produced,etc.

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@michaelbrown5037 It was a one off designed in Italy by Ghia. I don't know the full history.

[@samhill618]

Im guessing it was done by Ghia, they did several concepts for Chrysler (and others)before Ford bought them

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@samhill618 Yes this was styled by Ghia.

[@samhill618]

@@RonDAlessandro prossibly my boss Bill Brownlee was involved in the styling. He was responsible for the car lost on the SS Andrea Doria as well

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@samhill618 Oh Wow. I love automotive history.

[@claiborneeastjr4129]

Really beautiful. Hopefully it has the 331 HEMI under its bonnet, instead of the more likely flathead six.

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@claiborneeastjr4129 it has the 6cylinder

[@claiborneeastjr4129]

@@RonDAlessandro Thanks for that information which is what I suspected. You would think for such an exotic car they'd install an exotic engine (e.g., HEMI)

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@claiborneeastjr4129 In my opinion I don't think they wanted it to compete with Chrysler. At that time Ghia had done a project for Chrysler called the Chrysler Diablo, that vehicle had a hemi in it

[@claiborneeastjr4129]

@@RonDAlessandro Thanks. You're a wealth of information!

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@claiborneeastjr4129 I have been volunteering at the Petersen Automotive Museum for 11 years. I picked up a little bit of information

[@artszabo1015]

Look at that back window - the first Barracuda!!! This is a one off concept car designed by Carrozeria Ghia of Turin, Italy. This is NOT a production vehicle. Art from Ohio

[@RonDAlessandro]

Yes this is a concept designed by Italian Design House Ghia. Ghia did a lot of work for Chrysler back in the 1950s

[@drdecker1]

Almost has the looks of a Jag.

[@Trenchslammer5]

If only they made jor of these

[@paulbroderick8438]

Beautiful. Should roll it off the production lines right now. Modern day autos are just no pleasure whatsoever.

[@oldschool1993]

Looks like the Volvo folks used a lot of this in the P1800.

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@oldschool1993 Those were beautiful cars back in the 60s

[@williamzander9708]

Was that a flat head six .

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@williamzander9708 I believe so but I am unsure as I couldn't find anything other than it said it was a 218 inline 6 with 100 horsepower

[@williamzander9708]

@@RonDAlessandro Thanks they don’t show in engine in any video . Almost are Plymouth are dodge had the flathead six . Pontiac had the flat head eight and high performance flat head eight that is rare that was raced . Never seen one wish I had . That car reminds me of a TUCKER in a lot of ways .

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@williamzander9708 The Tucker was a unique car with the third head light that turned when you steered. It was a fascinating car of that era.

[@donaldthetruthseeker-es3nu]

Beautiful car. Too bad it didn't make it, in to production.

[@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv]

Wonder what engine would have gone into it. Plymouth didn’t get a V-8 until ‘55. Chrysler might have sneaked in a version of the early Hemi. Pretty car.

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv It definitely would have had an inline six probably the 230cubic inch 110hp

[@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv]

@@RonDAlessandro- Yeah, like pouring CocaCola into 250 year old brandy. Or putting ketchup on filet mignon!😆

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv Yes. I think this a styling exercise and they used what they had for regular production. It turned out beautiful. You should check out Cadillac Series 62 by Ghia in videos.

[@RonDAlessandro]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaeThWR5jbGaZ9Usi=hkRXQyAMqYJ6loqd I believe this video is just my pictures of the Cadillac by Ghia

[@MichaelJohnson-dt8tv]

@@RonDAlessandro- 10-4. More Eye candy, I’m sure. I always thought the Nash Healy should have been entrusted to Ghia. But what the Hell do I know?!😊

[@davewolf7510]

Are we sure it’s Plymouth and not Pininfarina??😂 Seriously if you swapped the whitewalls for all black tires it’d look like a fine hand built Italian tourer.

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@davewolf7510 It so gorgeous no one would have guessed it was a Plymouth.

[@IrishViking1973]

Designed by Ghia.

[@alanstrong55]

Advanced and sporty. Did it carry a 150 mph speedometer? Zoom!

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@alanstrong55 I am sorry. I do not know what the speedometer limit was on the dash.

[@herbertcourtesie2459]

Something strange with the near lack of shadow and the back tyre non alignment with the body.

[@masonite1973]

I think it's just distortion from the camera lens

[@masonite1973]

And the way they have the lighting arranged

[@dogman4100]

Rolls Royce should acquire the design and produce this car.

[@textech4056]

The car had European styling and was ahead of it's time. Plymouth missed a winner. They could have competed with Corvette.

[@RonDAlessandro]

This would have been a hit for both Chrysler and Ghia. (Ghia would go on to style /or/ restyle the Alfa Romero BAT, Cadillac Series 62, Fiat 8c Supersonic, Jaquar Xk120 supersonic, Aston Martin Supersonic and of course the Karmann Ghia). The 40s-50s-60s were the time of great styling.

[@textech4056]

@@RonDAlessandro The two Cadillac/Ghias are beautiful cars. I've never seen those. Ah yes the 50's. My father purchased a new 1958 Buick Special Coupe. No shortage of Chrome on that one. 🤣Thanks for the info.👍

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@textech4056 I bet she was a beauty.

[@gratefultube]

A lot better than the Ford Explorer.

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@gratefultube LOL

[@dougthatcher3521]

Wish the camera-person would have done a better job. The car justifies a bit more time, and slower hand.

[@RonDAlessandro]

@@dougthatcher3521 thank you for the input. Nobody watches more than 5-7 seconds on these videos so I try to get as much in as possible before the audience evaporates