1959 Plymouth Vehicle Line Dealer Promo Film - Exterior Styling of the '59 Plymouth

[@louiswiley6121]

I WORKED AT A DESOTO PLYMOUTH DEALER AS A KID AND REMEMBER THIS CAR VERY WELL.

[@stvitalkid7981]

My grandpa had a 59 Belvedere. My parents used it as their wedding car in ‘60, so it’s in quite a few pictures. We took our first family trip to the USA in that car in 1965. I remember the push button automatic and the fact that the car smelled of cigar smoke.

[@jimfesta8981]

My dad bought a brand new 1959 Plymouth Savoy and I remember him complaining how much oil it burnt.

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

Nice Styling ❤ 😊

[@saldemaio7280]

My first car was a near new looking 59 Sport Fury. It was a turquoise color. I loved that car so much. Wish I would’ve kept it.

[@donwert]

The first new car my dad ever bought was a '59 Plymouth Savoy. The only option he got was a radio. It was like driving a tank as I learned when he turned it over to me as my first car when I got my license and he got a '64 Rambler Ambassador---and great car BTW.

[@calebproductions5970]

Omg beautiful

[@orange70383]

My Dad bought a new 58' Plymouth, he loved that car and drove it till he traded it in on a new 68' Newport, we took alot of long trips in that car. Then he traded the 68' in on a new 72' Newport which I thought was a great looking car.

[@Tennesseestorm76]

Wow, what a car!

[@larryhawkins3294]

Craig Stevens drove the Sport Fury convertible in the Peter Gunn series.

[@gcfifthgear]

Those double-barreled headlights looked great--until they rusted out!

[@bramlintrent1145]

Which took about a year, lol.

[@gcfifthgear]

@@bramlintrent1145 That was slower than the '57 and '58 models, however!

[@CHixon]

The Savoy had a flathead six-cylinder engine standard. 1959 was the final year for the flathead six cylinder engine.

[@yeoldesaltydog7415]

I found a '57 Plaza with 3 on the tree and a flathead strait six. Its in decent shape too

[@johneddy908]

@R Arbuckle, sixes were available on both the Savoy and Belvedere.

[@StrongEnough78]

1958 was the prettiest year.

[@jamesfox2579]

I've always LOVED the 59 Plymouth!💕

[@roberteymer7510]

My brother had one used what a beautiful car. That's when cars were built not plastic and tin jelly beans of today

[@kerryincolumbus]

I'm gonna guess here, but, the music was supplied by Lawrence Welk, sure sounds like his band, plus the fact that in 1959, his biggest sponsor was Dodge, the sister car to Plymouth.

[@markdraper3469]

If not a direct cut, a good cover. But I have a suspicion that it was placed there to get the attention of the salesmen (are we gonna see Welk?) and not reprised or hinted at in the main message.

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

The fins were novelties at the time. However, the removal of them in the later models was a very expensive feat for Chrysler. The other car companies started shearing off their fins in 1960 for the more boxier look with cleaner lines. A challenge wich caused Chrysler to fire their top designer and hire Virgil Exner. Ford had never put large fins on it's 50s cars especially the Mark IVs and were balsy to adoptthe more sleeker. Finless, boxier look for its 1961 Lincolns

[@dennishough3709]

Chrysler loved their fins.

[@spiff8862]

Always felt the late 50/early 60 Fords were smart not going over board with the tail fin craze.

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

Exner had started shedding the fins with the 61 furrys. His original design for the 62 Fury was much better the the final outcome. The backwards fins on the 61 Dodges with the odd rear were not His original design. He was in the hospital when that design wad completed by his colleagues without his supervision. Exner also never went for the slab siding look the were becoming popular after the 61 Lincoln premiered.

[@larryhawkins3294]

From what I remember Plymouth 4 door hardtops, convertibles, the Sport Fury S and top of the line wagons were not offered in 6 cylinder versions like Chevys and most Ford's. The Skyliner Retractable was a V8 only.

[@mrsebring181]

Pete, I'm worried about Virgil. I'm keeping my '58.

[@larryhawkins3294]

Did the Savoy have floor carpeting?

[@greatPretender79]

Mine doesn't, not sure if the same for all Savoys

[@pacbeltrr38]

Turn signals, armrests and visors were OPTIONAL!!!!??? 😱😱😱😱

[@robcopley9785]

Watch it again. Turn signal, visors, arm rests were STANDARD even on the Savoy. 06:36.

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

What did driver do in the winter when want to signal to turn; roll down the window each time before turning?

[@bramlintrent1145]

@@stickshiftdriver1832 Worked fine, if he had the 'optional heater'!

[@MerleOberon]

turn signals were still optional in '59?

[@robcopley9785]

Watch it again. Turn signal, visors, arm rests were STANDARD even on the Savoy. 06:36.

[@spiff8862]

Turn signals were a $16 option on my dad's '54 Ford Crestliner. Still have the invoice. He traded in a '40 Plymouth for the Ford.

[@azhurelpigeon]

The '58s looked so, so, so much better!!!

[@flashesofblack4128]

I wonder why Plymouths design engineers decided to mount the rear view mirror on the dash? It would seem that if there were passengers in the rear seat the drivers vision would be blocked. Nice looking car none the less. I remember seeing very many of these cars when I was a little kid.

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

I wondered the same thing especially when the cars didn't have dual sideview mirrors

[@flashesofblack4128]

@@stickshiftdriver1832 I bought a new Mazda pick up truck back in 1989 and the right side mirror was OPTIONAL equipment!!!! Good grief!

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

@@flashesofblack4128 where were your rearview mirror positioned? Thank you

[@DMBall]

The annual "new model" campaigns of that era marked one of the low points in Detroit's history of flim-flam. GM for example actually had one of its own security guards arrested for selling a photo of one of the company's unreleased cars.

[@bramlintrent1145]

"We call it the SPORT DECK, except when they turn off the camera. Then we call it the TOILET SEAT!"

[@stephengroce2125]

They are lovers. Shhhh......