That does it! My next car will be a 1934 Chrysler Airflow!
@davidandrews28223 жыл бұрын
I think I'll wait for the new 2034 Chrysler Airflow with MacPherson struts and "moon roof top" to appear in showrooms. The 2034 model comes with "retractable wheels" and Airflow ejection seats for just $ 34,000 more. Now that's a Chrysler bargain!
@charliepearce87673 жыл бұрын
I'm still driving around in my Australian 1976 HJ holden .. Aerodynamically it would have to be the most dirtiest car around... But I love it !!
@ruledbysaturn3 жыл бұрын
@3:55 so this is the guy that designed the ford flex.
@jamesmylife65783 жыл бұрын
@@davidandrews2822 hell no im getting my 6391 airflow Chrysler.
@punker4Real3 жыл бұрын
prius is still more reliable that that Chrysler though
@mercedesbenzformula110 жыл бұрын
I knew the chrystler airflow looked significantly more aerodynamic than its counter parts of the day but I had no idea just how far ahead of its time it was! Unibody construction, windtunnel designed, they even though of how weight distribution effected ride. Wow this is a really incredibly interesting car!
@robertnewton12656 жыл бұрын
morgan
@jonhohensee32583 жыл бұрын
chrystler?
@vulekv933 жыл бұрын
@Barndancer61 It was ahead of it's time, you dipshit. It had features that became the industry standard some 30-40 years later. And the visual aesthetics were a hint of things to come in the next 20 years.
@DominicI13 жыл бұрын
@Barndancer61 It may have happened in its time, but it took much later until they were features applied to most cars. Here's an example, all cars after 2012 were mandated to have vehicle stability control (abs & traction control might have already been mandated, I'm not sure). Although the first stability control for cars was invented in the 1970's it still wasn't on most cars until about 2010. Another thing is touch screen monitors and backup cameras. In 2004, you could buy a Prius with 50mpgs, top crash ratings, side airbags, vehicle stability control, and a touch screen monitor with a backup camera, navigation & Bluetooth. Now although they did this at the time they did, cars did not become synonymous with all of these features until about 2019. Now in 2021, backup cameras have been mandated and the next thing cars are working towards is brake assistance and pedestrian avoidance for all cars (which could be a mandated feature by 2025, who knows). The point being is that there is a first for everything, and that first is technically ahead of its time because of the amount of time it would take for the features incorporated to be common. I don't know why I even had to say this, as you probably already knew and were just trying to the wise guy. Either way, I had fun with the shpeal so thanks for opening the opportunity!
@RogerBise Жыл бұрын
I have a 1937 Airflow restored as original. I have driven it coast to coast twice with no issues. Averaged over 70 miles per hour on interstates. Magnificent car decades ahead of its time!
@kjamison59513 жыл бұрын
“And available on any color as long as it’s grey!”
@Fjsbdjdh3 жыл бұрын
Black. And that was Henry fords quote.
@jamesmylife65783 жыл бұрын
@@Fjsbdjdh yep.
@rexjolles3 жыл бұрын
@@Fjsbdjdh it's a joke because the video is in black and white you buffoon
@SADDLEHORN1A19 жыл бұрын
Back when the company was run by engineers and not bean counters.
@andrewarmstrong73104 жыл бұрын
It was run by W.P. Chrysler himself.
@soilmanted4 жыл бұрын
And not many people bought this car. Why? They didn't like the way it looked - because ti looked a bit different. Why didn't they buy this car? Because they are stupid I guess. Actually, initially there was a fairly high demand, and Chrysler took downpayments on orders. Chrysler had difficulty meeting the demand. Cars were coming off the assembly line too slowly. And while the cars may have been fashioned by function, or as we say today, according the philosophy of "form follows function," Chrysler Airflows didn't function as they were designed to function. Many systems were malfunctioning. While you could roll a new Airfolow off of a cliff into a ravine and it would still operate, let it sit outside in the rain for a couple of days and try that, and it would break apart at the places where it had rusted through. Beautiful beautiful car, outside and in. My favorite car of all time. Good engineering, poor construction.
@MrYAMAHA321773 жыл бұрын
@@soilmanted They say Fisher Body helped General Motors sell so many vehicles because of the styling and not much else.
@soilmanted3 жыл бұрын
@@MrYAMAHA32177 I would think that's so. However the Fishy Body Company was affiliated with Generally Motors Corp, and not with Chrysteler.
@faithlesshound56213 жыл бұрын
Judging by other comments here, where Chrysler fell down was on build quality, i.e. production engineering. The Japanese car manufacturers won out once they had that licked.
@AustinZombinator3 жыл бұрын
3:54 little did he know that he was holding the design of modern day SUVs
@rickj19833 жыл бұрын
Add to that how inefficient modern SUVs are on fuel mileage too.
@Bobby-cm7vu3 жыл бұрын
@@rickj1983 and it seems the solution is put quad turboed 1 liter 3 cylinders to get 1 more mpg than a naturally aspirated 5 liter v8
@oliverrojas22610 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to see just how clearly physics and engineering are described in the video to explain aerodynamics. Also greatly insightful information about Chrysler personnel in the video.
@L00PdeL00P3 жыл бұрын
This commentator dude is making me feel like I’m being punished for accepting the status quo of late 20s car design
@cratecruncher66873 жыл бұрын
What an excellent historical document. Being a mechanical engineer all the new design features and their benefits were so logical and clearly presented it made me giddy with delight. Modern commercials appeal to instinct and especially emotion. "Buy this and it will make you happy!" , "You're worth it!" , "This is cool!" I really don't care for modern advertising.
@chemxfan3 жыл бұрын
I liked the way this was presented...I'm already a MoPar fan going back to my 1st experience w/one even before I had a driver's licence ('65 New Yorker), but taking a look back is even cooler.
@matthewbanta32406 жыл бұрын
And this is what happens when you let engineers design the shape of the car. You get a car that is so far ahead of its time that no one buys it. People at the time thought the Airflow was just too ugly to buy. The Airflow is now a collectors item and no one lets their engineers design a car without consulting an artist.
@JETZcorp10 жыл бұрын
Even though the Airflow inspired automotive design for decades, it was a complete failure at the time because customers thought it was ugly. Up to that point, Chrysler made their cars on a foundation of engineering, on the basis that building a better mousetrap is the best way to sell mousetraps. The Airflow demonstrated that people will buy an inferior automobile over a superior one, if the superior one is too "out there." Combined with the death of Walter P Chrysler, this crippled Chrysler's creative spirit and lead them to stay conservative for many years. It took big changes like Virgil Exner's styling and the hot-rodding influence of the '60s to bring back the pizzazz.
@SpockvsMcCoy4 жыл бұрын
The contemporary Buick, Hudson, Nash, and other mid-priced makes were all great cars and in no way inferior. The Mopars from the late 1930s thru early 1950s were all well-engineered. Automakers must use marketing research otherwise their new designs may be flops.
@RustOnWheels3 жыл бұрын
@@SpockvsMcCoy Hudson was ahead of its time more than the big three though ;)
@SpockvsMcCoy3 жыл бұрын
@@RustOnWheels Do you know anything about the 1934 Hupmobile Aerodynamic?
@fmphotooffice55133 жыл бұрын
That's also why today's Mopar pseudo-muscle cars are a waste of a lot of extra sheet metal in inefficient shapes. The technology under the hood gets somewhat wasted for the sake of fashion.
@JETZcorp3 жыл бұрын
@@fmphotooffice5513 Well if we're being honest, Detroit stopped being the center for bold and daring innovation a very long time ago. I applaud Chrysler for at least having the balls to make some absolutely nutty cars, and make them in quantity. The cars are heavy because they're big; I don't think the styling is really their problem, and clearly the public are into it. And their under-hood technology is... well it's not so much technology as it is sheer violence. Most economy cars have more technologically advanced powertrains than a Redeye Challenger, but it's just got a bunch of everything. And hey, it's a muscle car, that's what it's about. Big dumb brute force. I think they have the best muscle cars for that reason - they're the biggest AND the dumbest.
@CardboardSliver3 жыл бұрын
Back then: more power means bigger engine! Now a days: 1 litre turbo makes more power than those big Six engines.
@andreistoler94683 жыл бұрын
Right. When I saw 2l mercedes make 450hp I was completely shocked.
Yea lots of power but the longevity of the newer stuff is for shit.
@michaelheinrich443 жыл бұрын
@@kaprentice the drivetrain of a Tesla Model 3 is tested for 1Mio Miles. The only carmaker who doesn't build planned obsolescence into their cars (yet)
@bepyn4ik3 жыл бұрын
Yes that is true but 20 years after this video was made a computer took up 7-9 rooms then the same 20 years later a computer could fit on a table and some were even Portable💻
@branon65656 жыл бұрын
Listening to the narrator speak, just the vocabulary used, really goes to show how "dumbed down" things are today....it's incredible and sad at the same time...
@ApartmentKing663 жыл бұрын
The way to counteract that, albeit on a much smaller scale, is to expand your own vocabulary. When someone asks me what a particular word means, I simply tell them to look it up. That way, they learn something.
@Tadders3 жыл бұрын
@@binyon7 You're wrong. Language is changing constantly, yes. The way we are marketed to is what the OP was referring to, the language in today's marketing is very buzzwordy with little explanation whatsoever as to why a company's product/service is better, in a non emotionally manipulative way. This is much more straightforward and logical. New advertisements are anything but that.
@shadowdotnet1043 жыл бұрын
@@ApartmentKing66 If I asked someone what a word meant and they told me to look it up I would get fucking pissed lol. I hate when people do shit like that.
@colindragan93523 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say its so much the fact that people wouldn't understand the language being used. When this Chrysler ad was created, the reach it would have had was extremely limited. People didn't have televisions in their homes, and few people went to movie theatres to see the 1930s equivalent of an infomericial. Video ads today have much more reach, and need to be designed to appeal to a much bigger variety of people than commercials in the 30s did. If you look up ads for specialty products with small consumer bases, you will see that the language becomes much more technical similar to the way this video was made.
@iancormie99163 жыл бұрын
Could not hear the commentator - pity.
@charliepearce87673 жыл бұрын
SOLD ! I'm going out tomorrow to buy me one !!
@weatherwarriormedia3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha. Me too. Screw the Lamborghini!
@jean-marccloutier43093 жыл бұрын
that rear end drag really works, I pulled up behind a transport truck, on the 401, spitfire, 70 s. put it neutral , did some sailing.
@JohnDoe-gb6co3 жыл бұрын
Imagine getting an advertisement back then. You'd watch the whole ad, then watch the video and one would be just as good as the othar. You might even wish you could replay the ad!
@rawrec3 жыл бұрын
This is a great example of “over selling”. Primitive but effective historical example of early computational fluid dynamics driven mechanical design.
@louisaloi91786 жыл бұрын
It was Chrysler that had the"Forward Look"➡for many years.
@michaelheinrich443 жыл бұрын
so now we're here for a backward view
@louisaloi91783 жыл бұрын
@@michaelheinrich44: In every sense of this statement👈Backwards👈 even Chrysler is name is being phased out by Fiat🇮🇹Walter P and Lee Iococca is rollin in their graves.😵
@Rustedrevivals3 жыл бұрын
*cough cough* 2nd generation ram
@colindragan93523 жыл бұрын
My man was getting worked up at the end lol
@larrysorenson47893 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice that the engineer at the wind tunnel lab holds a test block that is the EXACT shape of today’s SUV? In fact with a bit of detail sculpting it could easily pass for the Ford Edge. Look at again!
@rn-wilx39523 жыл бұрын
We just watched 13 minutes ad and we loved it
@MrYAMAHA321773 жыл бұрын
Today we have learned to shape and bend sheet metal to gain structural strength and surround the occupants with exploding bags for protection as the vehicle crumbles from impacts. Most modern vehicles are unrepairable after a relatively small collision due to the "energy absorption" of the folding structure forcing yet another new vehicle purchase from the manufacturer. Today many vehicles have lost reliability due to the forced regulations as new unproven technology is needed to achieve higher fuel mileage requirements. The new electric vehicles are the rave but no one questions the fuel required to produce electricity or the mining processes needed to supply materials for the battery construction.
@joegarwood80894 жыл бұрын
Check the airflow by flicking a cigarette out the window.
@shawnnorton77313 жыл бұрын
Unibody before they had a name for it. Slippery? Yes. But the Tatra 77 was even more so with a drag coefficient of 0.212! Still to this day one of the most aerodynamic cars ever made. Said to be the inspiration for the VW Bettle.
@MrBig19463 жыл бұрын
If I recall correctly, Walter Chrysler said the Airflow was his biggest mistake. Way ahead of its time, but people weren’t buying it because of “the look.” One of the mega drawbacks was that the head of Chrysler design was a big man whose trademark was always wearing a Fedora hat and chomping on a cigar. Everywhere. One of his mandates was that every design had to so that he could sit behind the wheel wearing his hat. Other manufacturers were after the sleek, lower profile look, even with Mom driving, smiling, and happy kids in the back seat. Or Dad with the entire family aboard. No hat on Dad, which was the evolving customary “look.”
@montinaladine326410 жыл бұрын
Great video and shows how advanced Chrysler were compared to the rest, but unfortunately the average car buyer in the street wasn't an engineer and couldn't appreciate the advantages of good engineering. Chrysler has had so many 'firsts' in the auto world, it's why they were more of a car for the thinking people (ie, minority) rather than the followers.
@soilmanted8 жыл бұрын
Word is the factory works didn't do as good a job of putting the thing together, as the engineers did in designing it. I heard that welds broke, frames cracked, engines did not stay put on their engine mounts. And speaking of design - on early models, the only way to put things in the trunk, the boot, was to fold the back seat down and put them in from there - there was no access to the boot from the rear!
@dlwatib6 жыл бұрын
Yep! The factory workers didn't know how to build such a complicated space frame. The welds just weren't up to the task. "Because of the unique and expense involved in the new Airflow design, the factory had not accounted for this, so it required a bizarre number and variety of welding techniques. Unfortunately the original Airflows that arrived at dealerships had numerous problems, mostly due to faulty manufacturing. Fred Breer, the son of Chrysler Engineer Carl Breer, commented that the first 2,000 to 3,000 Airflows left the factory with major defects that included breaking loose from their mountings at 80 mph." www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z16803/Chrysler-Imperial-Airflow-C10.aspx
@34Packardphaeton4 жыл бұрын
As I was watching this video, it reminded me of the 'new' Post-War HUDSON.... which had many of the same design features.
@chemxfan3 жыл бұрын
Alright - I'm sold! Where can I place an order? Oh, wait - Chrysler doesn't exist anymore - just some conglomerate known as Stellantis.
@LucasFernandez-fk8se6 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that guy biked 76 mph just by riding behind a car :o that's literally freeway speeds
@KingRoseArchives6 жыл бұрын
Could be an exaggeration. Good catch.
@PFPTHEGREATEST5 жыл бұрын
Lol I stopped the video to look for this comment. No fuckin way he biked along at 76MPH for a whole hour
@joshuamcpeek47085 жыл бұрын
@@PFPTHEGREATEST he was sucked along by the car he didnt have to pedal very hard at all it sucked him along like a vacuum cleaner would.
@RustOnWheels3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I would cycle in the wake of trucks. Dumb and dangerous thing to do. But the feeling of cycling without drag is something very special. It almost feels as if you’re lifted up.
@breakawaymotorsports3 жыл бұрын
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Ill bet those Airflow engineers thought their car was stunning. Too bad most people are so blind to innovation...and function over form.
@binyon73 жыл бұрын
Always loved the front end of airflows. Pure art. And Ford gave us the horse collar in 20-some years It was no airflow!
@cachacuazon5 жыл бұрын
Thats why I love my PT Cruiser
@allwinds37863 жыл бұрын
Good luck with the plastic intake manifold.
@cachacuazon3 жыл бұрын
@@allwinds3786 untill now I dont have any problem with that ..
@crusinscamp3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't worry about the plastic intake manifold. My PT, an '01 owned since new, never had a problem with the intake manifold. I think most intake manifolds are plastic these days (glass reinforced nylon?). Anyway, I liked the PT so much, I got a second one a year ago. Happy motoring!
@allwinds37863 жыл бұрын
@@crusinscamp I don't want to jinks you or anything bad, safe travels to you 👍
@PhaQ23 жыл бұрын
@@crusinscamp Good point. Plastic intake manifolds are the norm for most engines these days. And they only become an issue when you overheat the engine.
@bjoernaltmann3 жыл бұрын
Those scale models 😃 Wonder what happened to them
@seththomas91053 жыл бұрын
Walter P Chrysler was CMO(Chief Mechanical Officer) of the Chicago Great Western Railway and was the real deal. An engineer first, a man that knew mechanics, steam engines etc. Chryslers were always known as the thinking mans car. I love my GM cars and the design's of Harley Earl, who also had a organic flow to his car design, and Virgil Exner also. These were good cars that just were too ahead of there time. I would LOVE to have a Imperial Airflow.
@noble20xx565 жыл бұрын
Maaan they were thinking waaaay ahead of their time with this car. Straight facts all throughout the infomercial but sadly failed due to people not liking it's design. What a shame.
@jasoncarpp774210 жыл бұрын
It's too bad the Airflow didn't sell very well. It had some good ideas that drivers and passengers alike would appreciate.
@jamesslick47904 жыл бұрын
It took awhile, but many of the advancements that the Airflow had "trickled down" to later cars. Regardless of sales volume, The car itself was a winner!
@asteverino85693 жыл бұрын
Love this demonstration video. I’m sold!
@02Cumminss3 жыл бұрын
"People Ride an Automobile to ride in to carry thing in and not just for the fun of hauling around a power plant " enter Dodge demon
@michaelheinrich443 жыл бұрын
have a BMW Z3 as 2nd car just for cruising around for fun.
@OldsVistaCruiser3 жыл бұрын
I was cruising at 80 mph yesterday in my 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, which has a 180 hp V8. It has an aerodynamic shape.
@milankuzminac60358 жыл бұрын
Wonderful and beautiful times and cars.
@skodbolle3 жыл бұрын
This is so well made I want to buy one in 2021!
@SpockvsMcCoy6 жыл бұрын
The 1936 Lincoln Zephyr was a much more marketable aerodynamic car that used a sharp prow of a radiator yet mimicked the Chrysler Airflow from the cowl backward. Interesting how a classic Pierce Arrow convertible sedan is used for comparison.
@molylepkemc5133 жыл бұрын
Its so good to see ppl invent stuff
@ALCvideoprofile3 жыл бұрын
it's funny to me how in 2021 this really sounds like someone explaining simple concepts to a child. Maybe some people still need to be talked to this way but I find it reassuring that this was considered breaking science in it's time and today it is just common sense.
@michaelheinrich443 жыл бұрын
they way of speech was necessary because of the poor microphone quality back then.
@torgeirbrandsnes19163 жыл бұрын
Looks awesome even now! Look at Citroën DS from 1955. That is what the VO said: fashion by function.
@engineergaming42953 жыл бұрын
Holy shit this car was advanced, cuts right through the air and is even a unibody construction!
@chip599XX_VGRLeader3 жыл бұрын
The 1934 Chrysler Airflow was the Most Popular Car in Lost Heaven Lost Heaven in Mafia 1
@oldschoolman14443 жыл бұрын
Jay Leno had one on his show, surprised he didn't mention it was unibody construction, cool car!
@bavlen4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting presentation.
@pcno28324 жыл бұрын
The movement of the engine further forward and out of the way was the trend for the next 55 years, especially when FWD became the architecture of choice for basic family cars in the 1980s. But a lot of advances that hadn't taken place by 1934 paved the way for the tightly packaged cars we have today, including compact alloy powertrains, power steering, radial tires and more advanced suspensions. The Airflow may well have rode better than many of its competitors, but I wonder what such a heavy engine directly over 2 skinny bias ply tires did for handling, let alone steering effort. The car was ahead of its time, but probably for better as well as for worse.
@UfoDan1007 жыл бұрын
A great and direct to the point video! If it were made today, the government would want them to include the L.B.G and T. people and same sex bathrooms etc...
@Bob_Lob_Law3 жыл бұрын
Yup. A long time before hedonism and decadence took over.
@jamesgudgeon48683 жыл бұрын
This show comes from the time when the air flow was released hence the sound quality
@josephbruceismay68323 ай бұрын
Yup. I'm definitely buying that 1934 DeSoto Airflow now.
@RevolutionarySM3 жыл бұрын
Back then (1934) only the wealthy could buy a car. For most working class Americans, a car was a luxury item. It was not until after 1945 that car ownership grew massively.
@milesobrien26943 жыл бұрын
So 80 years ago 100 hp delivered 80 mph with a car that weighed ~ 3,500lbs. It cost $600.00. A 2020 Chrysler 300S has 292 hp goes 155 mph (limited by electronics) and weighs ~ 4,000 lbs. It costs $38,000. How far we have come
@ExBenzi23 жыл бұрын
Well, there‘s that thing called inflation ;)…
@milesobrien26943 жыл бұрын
@@ExBenzi2 $600.00 in 1935 translates to $11,700 in 2020 dollars. Instead of posting the usual BS, it would be better if you looked the topic up. "OHHHHH! The inflation thing" ... No one understands it so it's a great excuse.
@ExBenzi23 жыл бұрын
@@milesobrien2694 Ofc it's not only inflation. You can't compare just a sticker price tho. Factor in inflation plus higher cost for resources such as steel, copper, etc. And the average wages of today are higher than 80y ago. Furthermore, cars of today have to comply to much higher standards than years ago. Could you imagine the backlash if the welding gave in at 80MPH on a modern car, like it did on the Chrysler Airflow? The extra weight of modern cars mainly stems from the usage of much denser and harder steel. Just compare an A-Pillar from the 60s to that of a modern car. It's like night and day. They're also a lot better equipped than they were like 30y ago. And - as you can imagine I guess - that equipment is not exactly weightless. Cheers.
@milesobrien26943 жыл бұрын
@@ExBenzi2 Reading your paean to the modern capitalist world gave me a laugh. Of course I can compare sticker prices. Seems to me though, you're leaving $25,000 + on the table. $11,000 to $38,000. I wonder where that comes in? Oh, right. PROFIT for the car maker and his dealers.
@malkay88 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder if the car would have appealed more to the average buyer if they would have concentrated more on the MPG factor. You know that if the car was that streamlined, it would most likely get much better fuel mileage than the "common car" of the day. Judging by the depression that the country was going through at the time, I bet that would have been a great selling point of the car.
@dlwatib6 жыл бұрын
Where they actually fell down was in reliability. The cars came out of the factory practically falling apart because the welding techniques were so inadequate.
@dogge9293 жыл бұрын
100 power is enough? But my neighbor Billycock got a 600hp CHK clapper-mobile and I have to show him up! No, I say, give me more!
@Tumppe13379 жыл бұрын
very good video
@gabbogabbo4 жыл бұрын
This car was so ahead of it time. I would love to buy ome of these one day!
@Gooey273 жыл бұрын
Back in a time when KZbin was black and white.
@Venti_the_bard3 жыл бұрын
Bro?
@mayiofferyousomealternativ72052 жыл бұрын
interesting. I didn't know anything about this car until hearing chrysler will be unveiling a concept of the same name in 2022
@bepyn4ik3 жыл бұрын
I love old stuff and would love to have any car from this video
@honeysucklecat3 жыл бұрын
This car was inspired by Bucky Fuller’s Dymaxion car. Surprised none of the comments mention this.
@mikeporet56553 жыл бұрын
That's infomercial grade acting there! **Throws his cigarette out the window** **Proceeds to wave hand in disbelief and pout for 60 seconds**
@anthonyfalzon573 жыл бұрын
Chrysler was actually considering Front Wheel Drive for the airflow, just like the Cord, but it was not meant to be. Also the Airflow was the first car with Overdrive, I believe. correct me if I am wrong.
@johnvanlindingham94903 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a Chrysler man and I'm A Dodge.
@dontagemontage3 жыл бұрын
If companies advertised modern cars like this, I would pay much more attention to them.
@klaushaunstrupchristensen72523 жыл бұрын
Interesting. When do they start taking orders?
@lukoradulic53403 жыл бұрын
One of the Wright brothers was consulted. That blows my mind. Btw my 60hp car is cruising comfortably at 65mph.
@LeeryMuscrat3 жыл бұрын
Ok so that intro was pretty clever.
@localpanzer27753 жыл бұрын
Chrysler: noooo our airflow automobiles are superior you can’t just put more horsepower in a car Ford: ha ha V8 go brrrrrrr
@alcoholic24123 жыл бұрын
Im sold
@christo9309 жыл бұрын
Why didn't they say what the top speed of this car is? That was the whole premise, the lack of efficiency or top end speed with double the HP.
@LeeryMuscrat3 жыл бұрын
Interesting to learn that people on bikes have been drafting behind cars since pretty much the beginning. Cool
@mehranfreeman61923 жыл бұрын
6:30 The wise guy 🧐
@fubarmodelyard13928 жыл бұрын
Way ahead of it's time and Chrysler took far too long bringing it to market from the date first shown. By the end of the decade all cars had adopted some airflow elements.
@paulazemeckis78353 жыл бұрын
Love the cars of the 1930's.
@sanjaysukhadia77463 жыл бұрын
Science of car design
@nephi50592 жыл бұрын
Whoppi. Let's go get a new 2024 Airflow, where today it looks like every other jelly bean on the road. Weee.
@coloradostrong3 жыл бұрын
It looks like an extended VW with body armor.
@Retrostalgiamx3 жыл бұрын
That car was ahead of its time….
@ceasnov3 жыл бұрын
I like these videos so much
@joshacollins843 жыл бұрын
Boy, is the voice over animated!
@jonhohensee32583 жыл бұрын
I WANT ONE!!!
@GamezGames198 жыл бұрын
4:06 Look at that, he's holding a Volvo 745!
@superman903224 жыл бұрын
Have an 80year old new yorker cant wait to rebuild it 🙂
@charliepearce87673 жыл бұрын
11 months later.... Any progress with the old girl ?
@-NGC-6302-3 жыл бұрын
Why tf did automobile manufacturers ever stop explaining cool stuff in videos like this
@mustangmike85153 жыл бұрын
This car was not a great success in 1934, but still influenced car design from decades to come. Even in 2021 cars are still using the aero design style.
@hardrivethrutown3 жыл бұрын
oh wow they got the Wright brothers to help them design this, that's honesty kinda crazy to think about
@anthonybeilby95943 жыл бұрын
Very good add
@neildickson53947 жыл бұрын
An advanced design that became Chrysler 's Edsel. In short order Chrysler was itself going backwards in design because the public was not ready to advance so quickly. Except for the 57-58 period, I don't feel Chrysler ever had styling superiority, and frankly don't see how they stayed in business.
@hanschenk27086 жыл бұрын
MOST INTERESTING THE AIR FLOW IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CLASSIC CARS
@geremipineault3083 жыл бұрын
This is the future.
@nathanbame41983 жыл бұрын
An advertisement that actually explains why their product is better with thorough illustrations. Now all you see is a pointless driving montage and some useless statement about the “all new 2021 blahblahblah available with 0% apr......”
@80fordmustang63 жыл бұрын
Imagine how Chrysler could of been of the airflow would of caught on
@ApartmentKing663 жыл бұрын
would *have* caught on
@fifthlevelbard95413 жыл бұрын
I feel like the "vest and tie" style should make a comeback.
@ShakespeareCafe3 жыл бұрын
These engineers couldn't have been that smart because they didn't develop front wheel drive until decades later. It's superior over rear wheel drive, especially in the snow
@AR-zq9hq3 жыл бұрын
I'd say Romans were also pretty dumb for not developing a train
@Gardner0871public3 жыл бұрын
Incorrect. Cord was front wheel drive in 1936
@PeopleAlreadyDidThis3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Cord did it. The stumbling block was development of a universal joint for the front drive axles that allowed power transmission at tight steering angles. This wasn’t a simple problem in the days when basic driveshaft joints were still primitive, and cars just a decade prior had been using flexible disc couplings so unreliable that people like my grandfather carried spares for roadside repairs. I still remember U-joint replacement as a pretty common maintenance item in the 60’s, and those were modern cross and roller type. But in the 30’s, roads were so bad that I suspect most people would have gained little benefit from front wheel drive, likely being stuck regardless. My dad used to tell about his mom holding a candle up to the windshield in winter to defrost a little spot to look through while driving. It’s hard for us to imagine the conditions then. As for engineers not being smart, it’s always easy to downplay the accomplishments of a prior era. These were the people who brought the essentials of the automobile from a crude powered wagon to essentially their modern form: full pressure engine lubrication, sealed forced circulating cooling systems, hydraulic brakes, power steering, automatic transmissions, hypoid gearing, air conditioning, electrical accessories, safety glass...all developed in this era by those not-too-smart engineers. Cord was a big, expensive car. Ordinary people couldn’t pay for Cord front wheel drive, with its extra-long hood to accommodate the transaxle. There was no market demand, so no one else did FWD either. It wasn’t considered a necessity. I don’t recall any other front wheel drives in the US prior to the 80’s onrush except the Toronado and Eldorado, which were also curiosities, at least in this area.
@dukeradwardthe5th8433 жыл бұрын
Damn they really didn't continue this thinking after the war did they pre: "More speed without more power" post: "big engine go bwbwbwbw"
@elbiscochogamer80953 жыл бұрын
nice car chrysler, you just have to wait until another car company does not sabotage the sale of your car