What 50's era car would you want to have?

[toppop52]

Yeah.. just keep a 50 lb tub of bondo handy.:laughing:

That was aqny 50's car.

 

[davcog]

If you are a Chevy Nomad fan, perhaps you are aware of this concept car that never was produced. A Corvette Nomad Station Wagon would have been pretty cool.

I think the two ugly-ducklin' Chevy cars of the 50s were the '58 and '59 Chevrolets. The '58 was ugly, but the '59 was horrendous. It's funny, but the slight difference of the '60 Chevy from the '59 made a world of improvement in my opinion. I always liked the '53 thru '56 Fords also.

I guess If I had a choice, it would be the 1955 Packard 400.

What an idea!! Wonder what held it from going into production?

 

[JDgreen227]

What an idea!! Wonder what held it from going into production?

My thought would be that GM would not have had the production capability to produce both Corvette and the Wagon version both?

 

[Egon]

The 50's cars bring back fond memories and I enjoy looking at them!:thumbsup:

But I surely do not want one to drive.

 

[jinman]

The 50's cars bring back fond memories and I enjoy looking at them!:thumbsup:

But I surely do not want one to drive.

My grandson wants an old Mustang. I told him he should never consider any restored vehicle a daily driver. It would be an unsustainable money pit. I said he needs to buy a new car to drive and invest in an old car for weekend cruising when he can afford the collector car price tag.

 

[tallyho8]

What an idea!! Wonder what held it from going into production?

If they had made the Corvette a family car, it would have gone the way of the Thunderbird.

 

[tallyho8]

I guess If I had a choice, it would be the 1955 Packard 400.

Jim, If you liked the 400, you would have loved the 1955 Packard Caribbean. It was total luxury with power everything including air and had a 352 ci V8 with two 4 barrels. At $6000 in 1955 it was about the most expensive car made.

 

[jinman]

If they had made the Corvette a family car, it would have gone the way of the Thunderbird.

I think you are right, Dudley. I also think the original Corvette Nomad would have been priced above the market for the station wagon crowd. People would not spend the money on a luxury station wagon. We had to wait 30+ years until they started calling them SUVs.

 

[JDgreen227]

I think you are right, Dudley. I also think the original Corvette Nomad would have been priced above the market for the station wagon crowd. People would not spend the money on a luxury station wagon. We had to wait 30+ years until they started calling them SUVs.

The state issued registration for my Y2K GMC Yukon XL reads: "2000 GMC STA WGN"

What's this "SUV" thing you are talking about?

 

[RoyJackson]

The state issued registration for my Y2K GMC Yukon XL reads: "2000 GMC STA WGN"

What's this "SUV" thing you are talking about?

Sport Utility Vehicle...such as a Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator...basically a station wagon on a truck chassis.