Thread: It's in the eye of the beholder.............

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[QUOTE=Henry Rifle]From the early '70s on for more than 20 years, there wasn't a car out there that I really wanted. It got worse when they went to the "Eurobox" styling.

Amen Jack. I honestly can't tell one new car from another today, yet I can see an old car and immediately probably tell you the make, model, and year. Nowadays a Lexus looks like a Chevy that looks like a Ford.

Remember when the unveiling of the new model year cars was a big deal? Families would actually go to the dealers in anticipation of what Detroit had turned out that year. I worked at a Ford Dealership in 1963-64, and when the trailer truck pulled in with the new MUSTANGS on it people crowded around as if the second coming had just happened. They were actually fighting to get a spot in line or to buy one.

Thanks for the cool pictures Bob, I even enjoyed the less stylish ones. ........or to be politically correct, "cosmetically challenged."

Don

To my way of thinking, 1957 and 1958 model years were the most stylish years ever, for all makes of American cars. Sure, there were other years that were somewhat remarkable in one variety or another, but those two seem to be the most memorable in my mind.

Ahhhh Fins, What a marvelous piece of styling...

'59 seemed to be the end of the sharp fins!