1961 plymouth tv ad

The tv advertisement of the 1961 plymouth. I also own a 1961 Plymouth but mine is the top of the line model . My dad and I just got finished restoring a 1961 plymouth fury, It was a 5 1/2 year project but the hard work shows and it paid off . I took it to a mopar show this past July . My competition was a 1956 plymouth belvedere but 1 of these forward look mopars came home with a 1st place trophy

[@vennispollock8549]

my first cars was a 57 Plymouth Plaza..Loved Plymouth every since...

[@T-41]

As a kid I was a Plymouth fan. Family cars had been all Plymouths, first a ‘47, then a ‘50, after that a ‘58. In late 1960 I remember seeing the ‘61 Plymouth for the first time on tv , very disappointed with the styling. It was a very odd duck.

[@OsbornTramain]

That's Art Gilmore, (1912 - 2010), the spokesperson for Plymouth for many years. He was one of the Characters in the TV show Dragnet for many years.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

OsbornTramain Was he the same salesman who introduced the '71 Chrysler Royal with "the salted peanut theory" sales program? His voice sounds exactly the same as the voice of the guy who tried to sell the Plymouth Duster to the mom and her modern young daughter.

[@ebf1957]

Art was also the announcer on The Red Skelton Show, and did voice over work for movie teasers.

[@Greatdome99]

And before that in "Highway Patrol" with Broderick Crawford, Ten-Four? Ten Four.

[@67marlins]

Thank you, Mr. Tramain. A loyal subscriber from Massachusetts. I love the 1961 and have owned three of them. Great cars, and so I especially appreciate your posts of all vintage Chrysler and Ford vehicles. I will always watch for your excellent work.

[@nlpnt]

I bet this sold a lot more 4-door sedans than 2-door hardtops. The looks are...challenging, and hardtop coupes were all about style.

[@bandal494]

I have a black 61 fury with the 318 and push auto, one of the coolest and ugiler cars i have owned...

[@Pro1er]

I used to drive a '63 Sport Fury with a push-button shifter, it was either a love or hate feature just as it is today in my Lincoln Nautilus with a push button shifter. I love them!

[@maddpeanut6313]

a face (and everything else) only a mother could love

[@ElGoogKO]

there's a video documntary like exploring these monstrosities design and the goofball behind them

[@doraran5158]

I had a white Belvedere, 3 on the tree, slant six, a boat, but fun to drive, traded for a '66 Chevy Bel Air, later a '53, '57, Chevy and '68 Impala,, '65 GTO and a '70 Le Mans, and others. I like to collect old cars one at a time, due to limited budget. BTW: This was Car 54!

[@02chevyguy]

"Where are you?"

[@alanstrong55]

Make it a Fury with a 361 under the hood. All of the options while you're at it.

[@roscoefoofoo]

Oh, how them Plymouths just got uglier after the beautiful '57-'58 models! And oh, how Tiger Stadium was such a gorgeous place! Those deeply-shadowed backgrounds show it: the best place to savor a game, ever.

[@karguy1720]

That's what I was going to post. They are truly butt-ugly. My first car was a '61 Dodge Dart. Basically the same car, but with it's own unique gruesome sheet metal. I must say though, when I owned it, I thought it was the most beautiful car in the world.

[@dallasmars2]

In a few years will rust away typical Chrysler poor quality

[@67marlins]

Thanks for posting, Stephanie. It's very nice of you, as I know we both own examples of this off-beat Plymouth model year - a solid, almost great engineered car that is sadly under-appreciated.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I had a 61 Belvedere 4dr back in about 1981. Cool dash / speedo.

[@OsbornTramain]

The Lowest Priced 4 door Sedan and also the ugliest......but I still love it! Great find, great upload!!!!

[@aarongranda7825]

Nothing on the American road in 1961 was ugly. Extreme or wild yes; ugly now. Virgil exner was like a baby trying out his styling legs; every now and then a misstep, but nothing catastrophic. Now a 1987 Hyundai Excel, THAT is ugly!!!!

[@beenbeatenbybishops5845]

Took the words right out of my mouth. The 61 CC line made the 58 Edsels look like works of art.

[@observant98]

Currently I would say Lexus SUV’s have the market cornered on ugly. In spite of that they are big sellers as they’re reliable and durable. Reliable and durable were never and still are not hallmarks of Chrysler.

[@stopmakingsense9915]

@@observant98 Tell that to my 2007 Dodge Magnum that stills runs beautifully.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

Beyond hideous designs, especially given the truly beautiful designs that were to come in the later 1960s and 1970s.

[@RadioWNEW]

The great actor and voice man Art Gilmore. Remember him on Dragnet and as the narrator of TV's Highway Patrol?

[@robertkeefer1552]

Uglee!! They looked great for 1964 though.

[@johnfrank3642]

I had a 61 Plymouth belvedere that my brother gave me a 1968 he did a valve job on it for me and I got to drive it for about six months had it down the backyard in the creek flooded and ruined that car I was kinda upset I love that car was a nice car who are the 318 with a three speed transmission in that car will go down the road when you want to do almost wouldn’t mind having another one on

[@ozzymd1]

🎶 Look what's Plymouth up to now 🎵

[@altfactor]

This commercial must have been produced to be shown during a baseball telecast.

[@ElGoogKO]

When the company is so out of touch with the market and their clientele, completely alienated, creating monstrosities like these and thinking "oh we did an amazing thing surely everyone will buy it"

[@asteverino8569]

I’ll take your entire stock!!!

[@frankgiaquinto1571]

Most people, myself included, considered them quite ugly when they were new, but they sort of grow on you after a time....

[@BillyAlabama]

I wonder how much this ad campaign worked for Plymouth. I wouldn’t think most people would want to drive a car advertised as the cheapest car in America. But maybe it worked.

[@wmason1961]

That is how Yugo sold thousands.

[@lestersabados1306]

Those 1961 Plymouth grills looked like the car was upset. I was afraid of them. I took my plumber fathers ballpeen hammer and smashed every one in Beverly ma in 1970

[@sb61fury]

If you didn't get caught you are very lucky the owner didn't pop a cap in your hind end

[@jamesslick4790]

Today, You'd need a Lexus to get as a PISSED OFF LOOK on your car! Back THEN, a mere Plymouth HAD your back, Then to the 1959 Buick and Dodge that were pretty pissed off looking! (And people think that the "angry" look is NEW!) LOL.

[@davidcampbell1899]

My father had 4 or 5 Plymouths in the 50s. they were always the cheapest models!

[@sb61fury]

I used to own a '57 until some idiot pulled out in front me and totalled the car but if I have seen the other driver that idiot would of been black and blue all over and I wouldn't care if thre was a cop standing there

[@zachlafleur6651]

What's really surprising here is that back in 1961 the Detroit Tigers allowed Plymouth to show a couple of heavy full sized cars on their nicely mowed natural grass field. These cars are a couple of the same models that were my grandfather's last two new cars in his lifetime. A couple of years after this commercial was filmed, he bought a 1963 Plymouth two door coupe (probably the bargain priced Savoy, but they were mid sized between 1962 and 1964). Later on in 1971 he bought a Plymouth Satellite two door coupe with the 225 cubic inch slant six cylinder engine, and that was his last car, because he died in 1984. Surprisingly, the Satellite was also considered mid sized, even though it was on the large side for an intermediate Chrysler B body car.

[@aarongranda7825]

Cross my palm with silver and I'll let you park a Sherman tank on my lawn. I had a 71 satellite sedan. I loved it.

[@chuckz8053]

@@aarongranda7825 My first car was a 71 satellite sedan too. Got it in 76, Gold exterior with black interior, 318 auto. I loved mine too. 😊

[@aarongranda7825]

@@chuckz8053 mine was plain jane

[@spiff8862]

I can related re: the term midsized changes over the years. My '97 Honda Civic was the same size as a '82 Honda Accord. Same with the 2023 Honda HR-V. It's the same size as my 2015 Honda CR-V.

[@msquaretheoriginal]

Good, someone DID mention that this was Tiger Stadium.

[@ronviens7040]

This car could have passed as one of the 1958-60 Edsels

[@williamwhiting6285]

Filmed at Detroit's Briggs/Tiger Stadium. I miss that place.

[@McRocket]

I like the Belvedere...looks pretty good.

[@paulabes4220]

check out the fury with the deluxe chrome trim ...

[@maptinkler]

couldn't give em away except as police cruisers, taxis, and rentals...wait till the 62's came out! It WAS possible to make them uglier!

[@aarongranda7825]

62 plynouth (from mad mad world) is one of the prettiest cars ever.

[@chrisjeffries2322]

Miss Jane had one in the first season, her's had no windshield.

[@usmale4915]

I would have liked to see the back of the car! Also, the interior...but still a great video! Thank you for sharing!

[@hutchcraftcp]

Plymouth Lost it's #3 sales spot to Rambler in 1962, this car's styling probably caused a lot of that loss

[@jamesslick4790]

I do have to say SOMETHING for Chrysler's "Torsion bar" suspension: (that THIS car had..) My ex had a 1973 New Yorker, While I had a 1971 Buick Electra 225, And, I will say: My Buick would "smoke" the NY"er on the "jump",( in a drag" BUT That Big 'Ol Chrysler would "hang" in the "twisties' AS FAR AS THE COMPETION GOES: The Buick for the ride, The Chrysler for the drive! Not that either weeere MEANT for that, But HELL, we HAD to TRY, LOL (this was 1985, lol)

[@aarongranda7825]

We had a 71 225. Best car ever built.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@aarongranda7825 Mine had nearly 250,000 miles on it when I SOLD it. Who knows it might STILL out there! That 455 V8 was bulletproof! It sure wasn't the best on gas mileage, But what I spent on gas I more than saved on never having to fix anything major EVER on that car!

[@terrysellers6712]

They blew Chevrolet and Ford out of the water! Low center of gravity and torsion bar system. Not to mention the most powerful of the three!

[@Greatdome99]

Torsion bars are just unwound springs--no magic there. It was higher spring rate and better suspension geometry that made them ride better.

[@shiftintohigh5564]

Belvedere as a pro stocker???😎😎👍👍😁😁🇺🇸

[@btinsley1]

I saw these when I was a kid in the 60s. EVEN THEN I thought it was butt-ugly.

[@LP-ov8mp]

Was Virgil on lsd?

[@jaymichaels5187]

Capt. Al Hubbard gave LSD to Virgil in 1955 and Virgil was never the same again. He got so bizarre that Chrysler had to let him go by the early 1960s.

[@craigjorgensen4637]

Some of the ugliest cars ever built! Great powertrains!

[@sb61fury]

Why do you say that?

[@LP-ov8mp]

Ugly is an understatement. Was Virgil on lsd?

[@DA90027]

I love these cars even more so today

[@martyneff4008]

So Ugly They're Fantabulous

[@nillazilla22]

Ik two cars that are uglier than that.

[@jimstrict-998]

Movie: HOT RODS TO HELL! Chase-scenes on KZbin! 61 Plymouth!

[@bartschwartz7217]

Still got my fury conv never see another one on road or show

[@sb61fury]

I know some one who is restoring a '61 fury rag top

[@fob1xxl]

Probably one of the ugliest plymouths ever designed !

[@msquaretheoriginal]

Yes, Exner's designs were starting to look goofy. No wonder Chrysler replaced him with Elwood Engel who never met a straight line he didn't like.

[@davidkastin4240]

They show the Savoy and Belvedere but not the best, the Fury 😕

[@stevedickson5853]

Christine's younger sisters..☠

[@jamesslick4790]

Amazing how the 1961 Plymouth looks like a 2021 Lexus. (at least the grille (face is the SAME!1) The '61 Plymouth is 200x better after that! To those who think this car is "ugly", Well "kids", it's the 2021 style. Shit like this goes in circles. I was born then, I've seen it go BAC w and FORTH now.

[@paulabes4220]

I have a 61 fury 2 door hard top super ugly car that grows on you real fast...

[@rongendron8705]

I was 15 in 1961 & considered the Plymouth brand to be the least attractive of the Big 3! That was one of the reasons that they were lower priced!

[@kelvinh8327]

My gosh, those early 60s Cryslers looked like crap.

[@robertdryburgh1457]

Almost bulletproof mechanically however they were ugly. Some of the upper line Belvederes and Furys fully trimmed out and in the right colors were not as bad and better looking. The poor savoy was lucky to dressed in police livery where few cared about appearance.

[@DA90027]

I think the front end is the coolest thing ever created...compared them to a boring ass 1961 Ford or Chevy

[@keithmah6454]

You want to see boring just walk outside and look at what's on roads these days. I'd take a '61 Ford or Chevy any day!

[@DA90027]

@@keithmah6454 true 100%

[@stevedickson5853]

@@keithmah6454 modern cars are so much reliable with endless modern comforts..but totally soulless, they even sound crap

[@JL-lg8tk]

The '60s was when the Chrysler Corporation started getting really sloppy in the design department. Their line of cars were getting uglier each year.

[@peterpotemans7626]

Top car het pa Afz Peter Potemans Geboorteplaats Amsterdam Nederland

[@DanKirchner5150]

a Molar show ? you mean at a dentist's convention of some sort?

[@andrewandrew2361]

Typical plymouth

[@michaelreilly1310esq]

Absolutely butt ugly, flashlights for tail lights. Saddest design ever IMO

[@johnskogman5623]

UUUUUGLY!!!

[@catlovermarty]

Shit! Those cars are fugly. Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth all had bizarre styling in the early '60s.

[@hcombs0104]

Plymouths and Dodges were the ugliest of '61. The complete opposite of Thunderbird, Lincoln, Pontiac.

[@AJ67901]

This gets my vote for the ugliest car ever made.

[@sb61fury]

You want to see a car that is really ugly look at a 1965 corvette

[@LearnAboutFlow]

I think this falls into the 'designed by committee' category.

[@johnringel9892]

Until the arrival of the Pontiac Aztec. The 61 Plymouth was the absolute ugliest car to come out of Detroit. That is saying something because the 61 Dodge, and DeSoto weren't much better.

[@tracy4good]

The only car uglier than a 1961 Plymouth is a 1972 Plymouth

[@aarongranda7825]

72 fury 3 rocks looks like an airplane!

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Ugly cars compared to Chevrolet and Ford

[@johngranato2673]

Likely one of the ugliest cars in all of automobiledom

[@bartschwartz7217]

U may contact or msg me is ok for information or just chat up