The Big Difference: 1959 Plymouth

[@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.

[@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.

[@micharrison529]

Great film!

[@joegartner7736]

2:50 , I love when cars bounce like that

[@dstragand]

It was before the invention of "sport suspension"... 😀

[@stephenholland5930]

"Squeezed between the knee-knocker and the back-scratcher." I'll take the Plymouth. 😊

[@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.

[@somersetdc]

I like the Plymouth. Lot's of advantages. But for styling i like the 1959 Ford the best.

[@dstragand]

It was a time when you could easily tell one marque from another. Thanks for watching, @somersetdc!

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@stephaneracicot791]

well got my safety rim video in for the day now for some brill cream cigarette and coffee

[@dstragand]

Don't forget your Burma Shave and Post Toasties

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@gene978]

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

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching!

[@L4sleeko]

Where's the sound?!

[@dstragand]

There is sound -- it may be a problem with your device or browser.

[@L4sleeko]

@@dstragand must be my computer as I get sound on my phone for this one. Although I get sound on my computer from your other videos just fine. Very odd.

[@bobtis]

Look how thin those tire are.

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching!

[@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!

[@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!

[@mauriciofortunato6523]

christine , 🇧🇷

[@dstragand]

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

[@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…

[@AaronGranda-g5r]

Yeah the plymouth rear deck with the toilet seat and fins three feet off the ground is timeless harhar. That said the 59 is my favorite of the trifive plymouths. Terribly dated but who cares

[@dstragand]

Thanks for watching

[@eroomas]

Driving too fast for conditions

[@dstragand]

That's the American Way. 🤣

[@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 !

[@joegartner7736]

I love all 3 of them

[@AaronGranda-g5r]

All cars of the fifties are beautiful.

[@tede.kulhawik7614]

The Ford that year was by far the handsomest and most tasteful and well built with its forged crankshaft and aluminum rust covers and they sold a jillion of um and they lasted. The chevy was kinda cool but flimsy with that x frame and dangerous. The Plymouth just sucked.

[@dstragand]

Tell me you are a Ford fanatic without telling me you are Ford fanatic. 🤣

[@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.