From West Virginia

[atomicomatic]

I came across this forum on the internet and so far I really like it.

I have a measly collection (if you can call it that) which consists of a 1958 or 59 Zenith blonde b&w console, a 1950 Admiral b&w console which I found in an antique shop, a 1964 Sears Silvertone stereo and a 1960 Magnavox Custom.

I like Forward Look Chryslers and mid century modern furniture. I also like old clothes too.

[Sandy G]

Welcome ! Where in WVA ?

[atomicomatic]

Charleston, I should have mentioned that...

[Sandy G]

Kewl. A college roommate & frat brother was from there.

[DavGoodlin]

Thanks for dropping by. That's a good start on a tube set gallery, especially the Admiral.

[egrand]

Welcome, I like your clock!

TV's and Forward Look Chryslers huh? Well, we've just been talking about both, and the CBS Television City in Hollywood in this thread: http://videokarma.org/showthread.php...44#post3106444

[atomicomatic]

Thanks for all the comments, and I also forgot to mention my 1956 Admiral portable. I did a cosmetic restoration on it, it needs re-capped though.

I got the picture of the clock off google, someone bought my (not really ) atom shaped one from the same antique shop which I got the Admiral console.

The Forward Look was just about the only time the Chrysler corporation came close to overthrowing the other big 2. Quality issues in early production cars proved disastrous, to the point that they rusted away in a matter of five years tops. They had some really space age designs though.

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by atomicomatic

The Forward Look was just about the only time the Chrysler corporation came close to overthrowing the other big 2. Quality issues in early production cars proved disastrous, to the point that they rusted away in a matter of five years tops. They had some really space age designs though.

You're not kidding about rust. I learned my lesson on what was my dream car that I bought a couple years ago. Ended up selling the car and putting a roof on my house instead

[Username1]

WOW cool, is that like a '58 Coronet...?

I like those '57, 58 Dodge & Chryslers & Plymouths very neat designs....

Little Blue Christene....

Hey atomicomatic good to have ya- !

[Kamakiri]

'58 Plymouth Savoy Club Coupe. Awesome looking car with absolutely horrendous build quality. Everything in the car was very tin canny too. But damn, was it sharp!

[Username1]

Yah, a lot of cars from back then looked like they were made in someones back
yard if you looked close enough.....

I like those models a lot, especially Christine... very hot car....

Yours has the same V on the grill.... was yours the same year/model as Christine...?

The '57's had different size inner and outer headlights right....?

Nice fins on them too....

[atomicomatic]

His has the V because it had the V8 engine (unless it was added later). The 57-59 Chrysler cars rusted godawfully. Your car looks like a survivor compared to some.

The 1960 cars were sharp and reliable, and pretty good sellers compared to Chrysler's earlier blunders. Bad management made Dodge enter the same price field as Plymouth (a mistake which would cost Plymouth it's life), and most of next year's cars were horrendous (ex: the backwards fin Dodges).

Nice car man.

[Username1]

The Captain's car looks like its in good shape... Does not look rusty at all, still
he b up in rust land X 10....

[Sandy G]

Part of the problem was that the "Deep Draw" metal-stamping technology that provided cars of the late Fifties w/their heroic soaring fins, & swoopy shapes, was in its infancy, & not well understood. Neither was rustproofing as well developed as it is today. The new stampings often left sheet metal too thin. The 1957 Ford had intricate stampings around its headlight buckets, & they were rust prone.

[egrand]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Part of the problem was that the "Deep Draw" metal-stamping technology that provided cars of the late Fifties w/their heroic soaring fins, & swoopy shapes, was in its infancy, & not well understood. Neither was rustproofing as well developed as it is today. The new stampings often left sheet metal too thin. The 1957 Ford had intricate stampings around its headlight buckets, & they were rust prone.

True, and GM cars had the same problems in the same areas. Part of it too was they didn't have good splash guards to keep water spray out of those places.

Remember, on average people only kept cars 3-5 years then too. And, the used car market was different then. A 1957 Chrysler wasn't going to get much trade in value in 1962, rusty or not. The Forward Look car's design aged pretty quickly in the early 60s.