Cars had character ! Every year, people would line up at dealerships when they would showcase the new fall models. Cars were shipped wrapped in cloth to build public anticipation . These weren't just cars, they were sculptures on wheels. I miss seeing the streets full of these exotic masterpieces . It was really something ! You get a small feeling of what it was like in the Movie "Vertigo" by Alfred Hitchcock with James Steward .Beautiful scenes of American cars in that film. peace

Those were the days...when cars had style. Lost art today. Miss those days.

The 1959 Dodge Coronet is eye catching luxury on wheels. Thanks for this classic car show video.

Back in the 1950s car styling was at its best. Car manufacturers even made significant styling changes from one year to the next to make next years car look new, even if it was the same basic car. Today most cars have this plain aerodynamic design, where they all look similar. Cars are no more a work of art.

Extraordinary style... Actual cars are so standard... From France.

Love that color that red really pops . Simply beautiful!

There are many outstanding and beautifully styled Mopar's of the 1950s and early 1960s. This is one of them.

Old cars beauty beats today's stuff by design

How unique and exciting each model was. I couldn’t wait for the debut, each fall, for the new models to arrive. Today, they all look alike.

I owned this actual car in the Seattle area for 20 years. ( late 80s on ) It was my rockabilly time machine. It was just a nice condition driver then, and I would never have been able to afford this amazing restoration. I am able to recognize it by the knight helmet on the dash ashtray. I saved it from the shriveled foam cushion covering the steering wheel, and mounted it there. I see the new owner did not keep my CRAMPS bumper sticker. Oh well, I am glad it found such a loving home

Loved the look of this car, what a beauty! Thanks for sharing! 👍❤️

A true work of art on wheels. The rear and tail lights are one of a kind. The hub caps are also one of a kind. High school kids would steal those off the the Dodge in the early 60's, they were fabulous. Wish I had the Royal Custom Lancer.

Thank you Virgil. Another masterpiece.

Had one of these back in 1964-65…great car for those MN winters…never got stuck…

I have always loved dodge coronets from the 1951 coronet to the 1970 coronet

It is a masterpiece in excess 😃

OMG!! What a spectacularly beautiful car!!! Looks like it could blast off and fly to the stars!!!!

I saw one almost like that at a parade 30 years ago. Beautiful car!

Like many cars of that era..enormous amounts of chrome, fins, two or even three tone paint and incredible, crazy design. Love it!

My grandad had a 1957 Coronet, D-500. It was a 4 door, AT. My Mom used to drive it...said it had a ton of power. So, years later, I had a 1970 Chevelle, 406 SB, turbo 350, 12", 323 gears. She loved to drive it...she was in her mid 50s. I showed her how to burn the tires...EVERY time she pulled out, there was a burn out...the neighbors were shocked she did it. But, if possible, I would love to have a 57-59 Corner, or Lancer.

I just can't believe these gorgeous cars really exist

It's a shame that we won't ever see anything like that again from automotive manufacturers.

Imagine that beauty in the showroom!!!

So beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

How beautiful that car is

That's ELEGANT. I was 8 years old. Back when cars were BUILT not GLUED together. That kind of style and elegance has gone away. And I MISS THAT🙁🙁🙁

Beautiful Car!! Great Find!!

In 1957, my Grandparents bought a new Dodge Coronet. It had a six cylinder flat head engine. I was 11. When he pulled out of the dealership He, not meaning to, spun the tires and my Grandmother said, alright now let’s not be a racer. Grand Dad replied, ok, I’m not used to the big motor.

A *GORGEOUS* example of a North American dream car!

Fin tail beauty !!!😁

Looks like a dream car.Fantastic.A car lover's delight.

My father bought a 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer 2 door Hardtop when this car was new! It was all black on the outside.

If Dodge made one million cars like this, we would buy them all. Somebody else agree?

It's amazing what you got for your money in 1959. We used them up and threw them away.

16 people thumbs down ,,,, they probably drive a Ford Focus

When car manufacturers & designers gave a damn about what they made and what you bought & drove.

FRONT END LOOKS LIKE THE BATMOBILE 🦇 AND I LOVE THE SPIDER 🕷️ HUBCAPS AND ALL THE CHROME

Hi everyone I'm Jeremy, this is my most favorite car of all time, nothing tops it. That car was designed by Virgil Exner of Chrysler Corporation and is ... There's no words.

It is the cars that people don't really want that are the true art pieces.

They are just so very beautiful amazing perfect car beautiful looking car beautiful colours wow

She is a beauty, what detail.

When mopars were designed by designers! 😀

What a beautiful car!

Wow! That is beautiful

The Coronet, The Lancer ,The Royal Lancer , The Matador , The Phoenix How many versions did exist of the same platform ? wonderful !

Unreal how much. Details. Master piece

Nice Car and a Thumbs Up Liked for you.

I remember, as a kid in the 70s, looking at the way those fenders flowed into the hood and thinking, "Well, that's dumb." I'd been so brainwashed by the "60s-clean" aestetic that flowing sheetmetal was kind of ugly to me. Thankfully as I've aged so have my tastes broadened. What a beautiful work of art.

Fabulous decoration.. thanks, Interestingly, my Grandfather & Father had the 1959 Station Wagon version for several years , me driving for a year or so at Age 16. Massive car, rear facing Seat, pushButton , & interior familiar. I often wondered if Dodge made some high Optioned , fancy Station Wagons and a few people bought them? ( e.g the 2x4 BBL ENGINE,DE,UXE INTERIORS) ....

American people in the 50’s sure knew how to build automobiles. Why can’t they build these same cars again with today’s technology???

Beautiful car!

I'd love to see the tool/die machines that stamped out or casted all these beautiful parts......of course now days its 3D printing!

Those days are gone....too bad. I was a young man in the 60 s and saw all these beauties rolling down the road. Plastic cars in those days were 1/25 scale models. Loved gluing them together but never thought I would be driving one...

Creative automotive stylists inspired by the space age.I would .love to see America building distinctive American cars again.with those gorgeous colours....we sawquite a few Plymouth Belvederes and Dodge Coronets in the late fifties in Australia,........awesome. Thanks for that video Doug. Les Griffiths

Beautiful ride.....

This is a beautiful Coronet

LOVE this car. Saw a beautiful Yellow convertible at Chryslers at Carlisle years back and didn't have a camera. My friend was thinking about leaving me as I tried to burn every angle into my memory for too long. Not one bad angle to me.

very nice one, always liked these, tho am a Mercury guy and the 55 Merc is my fave I have a love of many 50s autos and this is one

Stunning !!

Stunning

What a chrome laden beauty.

A pure beauty!

I realy wish that they could bring back the old cars and I know they can. Get the old casting and bring back the American dream of old cars.

So beautiful car..

a big roomy work of art

We were kids in the late 50s early 60s in Chicago, and would ride our bikes out to Cicero Ave., (auto Row) every fall to see the new cars and get a free brochure. Ever car and model was unique, just like this beauty. Think of the Pontiacs, Buick Rivieras, And how about the Ford Skyliner and Chrysler 300. I had a whole box full of brochures. Those were great days.

Que líneas y que alerones maravillosos tan de aquella década hermosa 💞😍😍😍

Just, fantastic.

Grace and style. What more do you need? I wish it was mine!

That's one stunner ! Do you ever The American Car industry bring once again Creations like that to present before the AMERICAN CONSUMER ? jACK

The rest of Exner's 1959 lineup consisted of slightly screwed up variations on his 1957-58 cars. Not so with '59 Dodge! It was hotter than ever. I always loved those arched chrome eyebrows. The 1960 film, "Date Bate" features an exciting car chase involving a 1959 Dodge Custom Royale convertible. Gorgeous.

Брависсимо!!!! Обожаю американские пароходы...

I trust that Cory was made with backup lights. Truly a fine car. Dodge is now second class.

wow.. que hermosura...

I remember when dealers covered the showroom windows with brown paper waiting for the 'introduction' of the new models. It WAS a 'big deal'!

Super moderna la manija empotrada, el parabrisas es sublime hermoso auto

Mr, Virgil Exner, thank You FOR THIS AND MANY OTHERS, Mr Exner and His staff at Chrysler gave us all of this beautiful art, I saw a clip the other day showing off a 1960 Dodge Matador, as gorgeous if not prettier than this car, they were all so commonplace back then, people thought they were just ugly old tanks, and a whole lot of the " futuristic" rocket to the moon ideas were a long way off, too far advanced, but nowadays all of it is commonplace, these cars werent just transportation, they were artistic masterpieces, I myself, own a '62 imperial, and a '63 imperial LeBaron, these are all FINE cars and have a ride like none other, and the luxury they posessed was far superior to many of todays cars, why, I can sit down and fully relax in the back seat of my '62 Imperial, that with my standing '6 "2, and still with it being a 2 door, I could go on for hours, thank you for showing us this beautiful car

58’s n 59’s were so very unique! Chevy,Ford,...Dodge, And others! More heavy metal n chrome in the bumpers,..........then most Comercial Trucks today!

I’m not a fan of Dodge’s but that car is really beautiful.

Old is gold gold

I want one!

I rememeber when they stopped putting all that chrome on cars, I thought without chrome cars loked so cheap, now I don't notice it.

chrome makes a car beautiful

Just W💥W! When America was bold, brash and unashamed to be so. Totally outrageous, totally insane, totally beautiful, totally total. P💥W!

Christine's year younger cousin . Hated it in '61 when Chrysled totally abandoned fins across the board.

Wow what a beautiful car, didn’t know they made a 59 cornet.

Nice car

Ay...Dios! , que hermosura.

На современные тачки без слёз смотреть невозможно

An entire Honda could be built from the metal in the dashboard of that car.

Like jewelry that you drive instead of wear.

You can thank Virgil Exner for the gorgeous design of this car.

Sweet.

Wow!

Gorgeous but the last of the era for it's time. The 61 continental brought in the style for mid century modern design.

Those old cars had class back in the day unlike these box style cars with plastic bumpers that are ugly !

What a great looking car! Not like this plastic junk they make today!!!

compaird to todays tin cans. these oldies get all the sexy ladys.. thanxs fo da show,,,

Interestingly , our 1959 DODGE station Wagon/ loaded exceptAIR Conditioning /**Nine Pass/Rear face third seat ( Beige/White) not nearly as dramatic as, this 59....!! BUT, a lot of similar stuff… Took my DL TEST, & had to drive our *’59 DODGE *(1961-2), until DAD found a nice 54 FORD 2DR/57;289\4=BBL engine/ CUSTomised,etc. Those were the Days….

cars looked a lot better in those days