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13 WORST American Cars From The 1950s, Nobody Wants Back!
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Posted on 08/24/2024 6:59:27 PM PDT by Red Badger

Welcome to 13 WORST American Cars From The 1950s, Nobody Wants Back!

The 1950s was a decade known for bold, brutalist architecture and some of the flashiest cars in history. With a booming post-war economy, people were eager to fill their new homes with shiny new possessions.

Automakers competed fiercely to create the most glamorous and eye-catching cars possible. While some cars from this era were stunningly beautiful, others were simply considered hideous.

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To: Leaning Right
Nice headlights.


21 posted on 08/24/2024 8:04:31 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: ansel12
The Corvair was a nice car. That idiot Ralph Nader ran it off the market. Sad, sad, sad. It was the last attempt to make a sporty compact car for years and years.

As everyone knows, you had to folow the manual specs on tire inflation.

22 posted on 08/24/2024 8:08:19 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: SamAdams76

This feels like it’d be up your alley.


23 posted on 08/24/2024 8:10:15 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: patriot torch

That was posted last night.................

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4260509/posts


24 posted on 08/24/2024 8:17:15 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Since I usually paid between $50 and $100 dollars for my cars, I have owned a lot of the very interesting old cars and enjoyed all of them, they didn’t usually last very long by the time I got them, but it was a huge variety.


25 posted on 08/24/2024 8:18:12 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Dr. Sivana

Too much chrome and a unbalanced design, aesthetically........


26 posted on 08/24/2024 8:18:25 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Leaning Right

Cool car, I’ve always like Tuckers, ahead of their time.


27 posted on 08/24/2024 8:19:35 PM PDT by Omnivore-Dan
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To: Red Badger

Beside fugly as Helen Thomas, lousy brakes and no air conditioning.

Cooling systems that did not work in warm climates.

Anyone remember traveling in the southwest with one or more “Camel” brand water bags hanging in front of the radiator?

Oh yeah, and shiity tires that were prone to blowouts.

I sure do not want anything to do with that junk, even though I was only a passenger, I remember the junk.


28 posted on 08/24/2024 8:20:45 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (I don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. i don't think he knows what he said either)
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To: Leaning Right
center headlight that turned when the steering wheel turned.

Personally, I think the third headlight would be a safety issue for oncoming traffic.

29 posted on 08/24/2024 8:21:03 PM PDT by fso301
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To: Red Badger

Why are you posting youtube links?


30 posted on 08/24/2024 8:21:31 PM PDT by 13foxtrot
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To: doorgunner69

yes, I remember..................


31 posted on 08/24/2024 8:22:05 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: hecticskeptic

“Quite hard to find one on the road nowadays.”

Quite a few cars like that, easily explainable of course.


32 posted on 08/24/2024 8:23:13 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (I don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. i don't think he knows what he said either)
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To: Red Badger

I think this was compiled by AI. It’s garbage.


33 posted on 08/24/2024 8:24:59 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: Red Badger
Too much chrome and a unbalanced design, aesthetically........

No such thing as too much chrome. And the Olds 98 is extremely roomy and luxurious on the inside, like a Buick Electra. My brother had a 1970 Olds 98. You didn't steer it . . . you aimed it.
34 posted on 08/24/2024 8:25:23 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Leaning Right

My dad professionally restored high end cars. He restored two Tuckers when I was younger, I had the opportunity to ride in both of them. I remember both of them being very fast and handling very well. They were a very advanced car for their day.


35 posted on 08/24/2024 8:27:27 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: Red Badger

👍 thanks


36 posted on 08/24/2024 8:27:50 PM PDT by patriot torch (2Tim Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I had a car with a rear bumper that looked like that, I thought it was a 1959 Buick with what looked like 155 shells coming from the rear bumper, but I can’t find that model online.


37 posted on 08/24/2024 8:29:57 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Red Badger

I would gladly take any of those vehicles today. The ‘58 Olds 98 was absolutely gorgeous. Whoever put this list together is not a car lover. A ‘59 Edsel Corsair in good condition goes for over 50k today. Back then cars had style and comfort. You could tell cars apart easily. Today they basically all look the same, imho.


38 posted on 08/24/2024 8:31:44 PM PDT by Omnivore-Dan
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To: doorgunner69

“”””Anyone remember traveling in the southwest with one or more “Camel” brand water bags hanging in front of the radiator?””””

Yes, and the water barrels on the inclines for the radiators and turning on the heater to cool the engine.


39 posted on 08/24/2024 8:32:58 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12
Oh, I lived through those days. You could go to the car auction can pick up a car for $50.
The next day a trip to Earl Scheib for a $29.95 paint job, and you were cruisin' in style!

40 posted on 08/24/2024 8:38:41 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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