The Big Difference: 1959 Plymouth

The Big Difference: 1959 Plymouth. Sales staff are trained on the big selling points and best features of the 1959 Plymouth versus the 1959 Ford and 1959 Chevy.

[@T-41]

Chrysler products of the period did have the best roadability. The thing I miss though is that pretty much all Detroit cars had a very distinguishable appearance. You didn’t confuse them with their competitors. I also really miss the very broad range of colors.

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed the video.

[@chrisjeffries2322]

On the Ford, the same tailgate since 1951. On the Plymouth, same Flathead Six since the 1930s! 🦃

[@TheTechMobilityShow]

ah yes, but a year before the awesome slant six that debuted in 1960.

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

My 57 Plymouth 301 v8 gets about 22, 23 mpg. And drives awesome.

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching!

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

@@dstragand you're welcome. I love factory videos.

[@johnporreca3494]

My father had a 59 Plymouth. It rode nice but it was a dog. It had the slant 6 that couldn't get out of its way and the brakes would fade on high speed stops

[@dstragand]

Four-wheel drums were a challenge with fade on any car. Disc were one of the best later changes in my opinion. Thanks for watching!

[@micharrison529]

Great film!

[@jennifercaruso1]

The sales knowledge is nothing like this today. You have to educate yourself. It's very interesting to see the difference!

[@dstragand]

There is hardly any formal training today, even though it's easier than ever to produce the materials. Thanks for watching!

[@ItsJoeysworld]

Heya Dave, so sorry, have family in town and just trying to catch up now!

[@dstragand]

I hope you made many memories during the visit!

[@davejensen8882]

How is it possible Ford and Chevrolet sold ANYTHING? The push button heater controls are what convinced me, along with the Oriflow shock absorbers. What more could a man want?

[@dstragand]

They all were so creative in their engineering in those days. Thanks for watching, @davejensen8882!

[@TheOzthewiz]

The "Slip-Shod" assembly "quality" of Chrysler Products was what sold me.........................ON A FORD!!

[@MidKid61]

@@TheOzthewiz all three of these was what sold me..............on a Rambler or that new Studebaker Lark!

[@gene978]

If the Drivers were going to the Speed Limit most issues would be non issues lol

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching!

[@southerncross3638]

Problem with torsion bar suspension was always going out of alignment 😢

[@dstragand]

Never heard of any problems with that. Maybe just the individual vehicle had alignment issues?

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

​@dstragand I agree. My 57 Plymouth doesn't have any alignment issues

[@jerrywood4508]

I wonder how many times they had to start over when the executives had to make long statements. No mistaking them for paid actors.

[@robertohlrich369]

Pre-Hemi

[@dstragand]

Though Chrysler Corp had the Hemi starting in 1950, it wasn't until 1964 thatPlymouth got their first, the famous 426 Hemi. Thanks for watching!

[@mauriciofortunato6523]

christine , 🇧🇷

[@dstragand]

Close - Christine was a 1958, but very close in appearance. Thanks for watching!

[@bobtis]

Look how thin those tire are.

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching!

[@Paramount531]

Thanks, I'll be buying a Ford.

[@dstragand]

"You think you hate it now, but just wait until you drive it!" 😉 Thanks for watching!

[@TheOzthewiz]

I did ! A NEW 1960 Sunliner with the 352", 360HP engine and "3 on a tree"! What a CHICK MAGNET!

[@blockcl]

Of the three shown, the cat-eye Chevy is the styling that's held up best. The Ford is kind of...meh, and the Plymouth is garish, especially with the faux spare tire hump.

[@dstragand]

But where else would you store a fake spare tire? 🤣 Thanks for watching, @blockcl!

[@melvinhunt6976]

The only car in 59 uglier than a Plymouth was the Chevrolet!

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching!

[@trolllibtards2604]

Sorry, that Ford is the most hideous car of the three.😬

[@melvinhunt6976]

@@trolllibtards2604 Please ! From the Front and Side, Ford looks good, but the back of the ford is ugly and looks as good as the Plymouth and Chevy from front, back and side !

[@jeffrudeseal1793]

1959 just absolutely sucked for American cars. Everything but the Corvette was ugly. But, that's just my opinion.

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheOzthewiz]

Oh! But, the NEW "wide track" Pontiacs..........absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Then again as the old saying goes, "opinions are like a**e holes, everybody has one"!! Still true , Today.

[@larskars5835]

Agreed. I think it was the end of a three year-body type cycle, things changed dramatically in 1960-61. LOL the comment the narrator makes about the Plymouth's modern styling, us knowing that, in retrospect, this model was practically the death knell for fins and excess…

[@it1988a]

These rusted in a year

[@dstragand]

They all did. It was the age of disposable cars, as people did not keep them very long at all. Thanks for watching!

[@TheOzthewiz]

ALL of them, unfortunately!!

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

So did Chevs.

[@misterwhipple2870]

Each carmaker was just as stupid as the next, with freakish, impractical styling that had to be changed every few years and all of it was incredibly wasteful. Compare any of these rolling juke-boxes to a 1977 Chevrolet, a 1979 Ford or even a 1981 K-Car, and tell me which you'd rather have! If I could go back in time, I'd take a 1978 Chevrolet Malibu.

[@dstragand]

Well... let's just say everyone has their own tastes in cars. 😊 Thanks for watching!

[@larskars5835]

U.S. carmakers somehow assumed that this was, if not what the public wanted, what the public needed. It baffles me how the U.S. companies always changed model styling so drastically from year to year; in Europe, carmakers let design evolution happen gradually, certain models might retain their body style for up to 10 years, with only minor alterations (grill changes, mechanical improvements…) every year. Think Peugeot 403 - same body from 1955 to 1966. Enzo Ferrari drove a Peugeot 403 as his personal car.