'58 Plymouth Commercial

[GRAYR189]

@Katy2trips...I had an '86 Reliant and loved it...what a tough little car! My buddy always made fun of it when I'd drive him places, but I always reminded him that it was good enough to get HIS fat ass around....:)

[Phase171]

If only I had a time machine...

[mauieric]

The only drawback was the 30 minute warm up period

[PETERBILT281DUEL]

Made by Plymouth possessed by SATAN!

[TheHellcat60]

did it have a push button transmission?

[weekenddriver]

@TheHellcat60 Of course! No car in the future would have anything but pushbuttons, we all know that!

[DodgeMan360]

"Demon possessed sport model available at extra charge, we're not responsible if your new 58' Plymouth murders anyone"

[caleb6868]

don417 If I have my GM price ranges correct was'nt it Chevy , Pontiac , Olds, Buick then Cadillac ?

[don417]

What the hell was the "low price three"?

[weekenddriver]

@don417 Ah, Grasshopper. Up to the 60s, there was a great segmentation of the size and price of cars. Chevy, Ford and Plymouth were the "low price three," the cheapest new cars. Brands like Olds, Mercury and DeSoto were medium priced, with Cadillac, Imperial and Lincoln in the top.

[don417]

@weekenddriver Thanks, master. lol

[catalina31768]

@weekenddriver LOL try to buy a 58 now! Probably 8x the original price!! I would love to own or restore one.

[ww2berry]

@weekenddriver ah,grasshopper.......timeless comment

[ranchwagoneer]

These Plymouths had early rusting problems..... If you were around then the story was the steel used was inferior and within 4 years floor boards were showing holes along with big outside deterioration!!!!!!!!!

The Furys were awesome with all that side treatment, WITH 57s only avail in white

[cliffthelightning]

Would give my testicles for one of these

[eXAKR]

"Drive Plymouth today!"

...and get killed by it tomorrow!

[Jimboyc21]

Love the contemporary house in the background! Sleek and Modern, that is the style we should have today! Not safe, gingerbread colonial styles. What a concept gen x!

Or do you really know style? Put down the gamer unit.

[tanergode]

I would be willing to pay $100,000 for a '58 Plymouth Fury Two-Door Pillarless V8 Push-Button TorqueFlite custom pained in Ford red. Today's cars are everyhting else than something you'd start to love!

[Kolfritz]

When my dad turned 18 in 1968, my grandpa gave him his first car. It was a 1958 Belvedere that was a 4 door in that Mopar bronze color. Dad thought it was just a big goofy-looking boat, but I have to remind him it's sure a helluva lot cooler than the junky gay Toyota Camry he drives now.

[TheWhalerfan]

If you buy the blood red model, it comes standard with a truly wicked anti-theft device called "the seat crusher".... and if that isn't enough you will also get the new for '58 "automatic recall" option. Leave you car somewhere after a drunken night out? No need to worry, this Plymouth will find its way back by itself before you can say "WTF??"

[tamaninja00]

I'm not buying a new Plymouth unless it can repair itself after bullies total it.

[MattTheSaiyan]

If they made cars similar to this but with airbags and other modern-safety features, it'd sell like hotcakes.

[hebneh]

AND...with push-button shifting! The ONLY car to offer this feature in the low-priced three!

[devja71]

baad to the bone.......

[bwild61]

Such Classics!

[invicta62]

Even today, Chrysler Corp. has the best looking cars & trucks out of everyone. They always had pretty cars.

[johrons]

look at the 1960 fury she could be christine 2 or christine pissed off sister

[katty2trips]

I had a 1989 Plymouth Sundance and I LOVED it!

[weekenddriver]

One vote for the Sundance!

[metalmaker43]

i think the most beautifull car ever to grace 4 wheels is the '58 Plymouth

[carlsperr]

@metalmaker43 Except for the head and tail lights the 57s were identical to the 58s.

[alamopala]

Lindos carros...como costumo a dizer: Não são carros, são obras de arte sobre rodas. Christine!!!!!!!! Eu quero um desses!!

[VileV]

Eu também quero um Plymouth 58... o meu de preferência na cor azul-metálico!

[CommodoreCaravan1981]

plymouth was the design leader in the latest 50ies. the cars were beautiful, fast and very progressive within the technic which vere available then. so sad to see what become of plymouth today....

[Rarrin9378]

@CommodoreCaravan1981 That's why there out of business today.

[vectrensa]

beautifullllll

[vectrensa]

mt lindo, carros mts elegantes!!!!

[impossibledrms]

Now that was style!

[MrCaddilac]

man, just looking at it head-on u can tell it was evil...in the novel anyway

[sobiecam]

CHRISTINE!!!!

[MrMm713]

@sobiecam exactly what i thought of

[mrdeedz1]

Damn...almost had a "christine" flashback....except its a four door!!! Beautiful car!!

[GenericGene]

A great looking car it is - great post thanks.

[palmercomm]

Who are they calling "Porky"?

[theblackcrowe2003]

I had a '58 sedan. Beautiful car but even the fans have to admit they weren't of the highest quality :(

[wsiete]

Excelentes Autos y elgantes.

[mickeymoose76]

look at those fins!

[70Kenny]

Thanks a lot,I'm going to be singing this song for the rest of the evening. What a sweet car that was!

[sb57fury]

I used to have a '57 until some asshole pulled over past an intersection and pulled back out infront of me because of this idioit my '57 plymouth was destroyed . This happened back in 1987 and I never got over this. Since then I have been hunting for another '57 or '58 plymouth belvedere or fury . (My '57 was a savoy)

[classicautofan1]

sorry to hear that a "shitter" killed you're car.

[Heegoop]

That had to of been Daimler. I blame them for the demise of Plymouth. If it wasn't for Chrysler hookin up with Daimler, Plymouth would of still been around to this day. Hey since Chrysler is now with Fiat and Fiat wants Chrysler to make smaller fuel efficient cars they should badge them as Plymouth.

[evil58plymouth]

coolest car ever made

[default99telecom]

The pushbutton tanny sold me on this car

[loco1985al]

¡¡¡¡Christine!!!! A beautiful Car

[1958fury]

Got 1 of those!

[johnnyfistfuk]

I DESERATLY WANT A 57 OR 58 COUPE.

[kfs025]

me too they are beautifull cars.

[sexysagi]

I like the 4 door!

[sexysagi]

I really like that pushbutton transmission. Some people say there was a lot of trouble with the cables popping or coming loose and the tranny not connecting. Is this true?

[CycolacFan]

They weren't always the most reliable design, but I suspect most of these gorgeous cars rusted away before tranny problems became an issue

[sexysagi]

That's a shame. These were such beautiful cars. Thanks for the response.

[CycolacFan]

Having said that yesterday I've since read a couple of sites saying the push button transmission was very reliable... depends who you ask I guess!

I'm pretty sure they did often rust out though.

[thekidrocks72]

I recall Chrysler had a major rust problem back in the late 1950s and/or the early 1960s. I guess they were ahead of the other automakers in one more way ;) Anyone recall what years where the worst?

Have relatives who had a DeSoto (bought new). Nice car, then it seemed like EVERYTHING went wrong with it, one thing right after another.

They sure had personality back then, but lacked modern day reliability.

[Taranau]

One of the Naderite complaints was;Detroit seemed to make cars that lasted between 5 and 10 years.Long enough for the original buyer to pay it off and trade it in AND the second buyer to get it payed off.Average 8-9 years.

[chryslerminivans1111]

omg, RUN!

its Christine!!!!!!!!

lol.

Plymouths are AMAZING! just like Dodge,DeSoto,Imparial,Chrysler­,Jeep,Eagle,AMC

[bixbysnder]

A push button auto transmission would be a good idea nowadays; it would free up a lot of space taken by the shifter lever...

[axeld46]

Christine...

The evil Lady

[DeLorean4]

When my Great-Grandmother told me she learned to drive on a push-button transmission... I was so jealous.

[mocus1]

the good ole' days !

[BuddyHollysEdselGirl]

Golly gee! I would buy one if I saw this commercial!

[dalekrueger]

me too!!!!!!!!!!!!111

[Shittywaffles]

The Fury is king.

[GenericGene]

Nice to have one in this condition - Good Post.

[BigThingZ71]

sweet! Its always kool to see old car commercials from da 50's :)

[DoomiteAsh]

B-b-b-b-b-Bad to the BONE!

[ItaliaBill]

awesome 5 stars

[protonkid]

20 yeard later... Christine runs down Buddy Reperton in a dark corner and pushes him into the wall letting his guts out.

[DeLorean4]

Push Button transmission, gorgeous styling, soft suspension, and the car won a fuel economy run in 1957, who could ask for more? *Once seat belts are installed

[terrijane61]

Agreed!

[ReisinPictures]

look, people who say it's (TorqueFlite) shit - if you don't want to keep your car in perfect condition and care of `it - go get yourself a Corolla - pretty reliable car, isn't it?

58'Fury is a car, you do LOVE. And this love is blind

P.S: Jaguar now will use a push-button trans on its cars. Well, technology of today is pretty reliable, but Chrysler used this method 50 bloody years before, didn't it?

[ritchey65]

Be sure and search YouTube for "Buried Car" and learn more at buriedcar,com

[peter455sd]

-I had 3 Mopars with pushbutton trans and it never gave me any problem,on the contrary,those cars were a million times better than any of those piece of shit cars of today.

[1958fury]

"push-button auto is a bitch!!"

WTF? Dude I own a 1958 Plymouth Fury "christine" and anyone who has 1 LOVES the push button trans. Go drive a 55-57 Chevy like everyone else....

[terrijane61]

I want one! Christine is my favorite movie! I owned a 1971 Plymouth Fury in high school, and kept it until it rusted away in 1983. Man, I miss that car!

[ishredu]

you can't polish a turd

[terrijane61]

ooooh, but Christine did not like that remark! She sure "polished" him didn't she??

[flash178]

"The car came back 6 weeks later"

[Nomasain]

What do you mean "came back?"

[curstkate]

Oh WOW! I have a '64 Plymouth Valiant...also with push-button transmission!

[craigguild]

Owning one, the push-button auto is a bitch!!

[carlsperr]

Care to clarify that?

[craigguild]

The linkages in the cable that attach to the 727 Torque Flite gearbox were constantly dissconnecting and breaking. There was many times where I only had reverse. I dispensed with it and installed a T-bar auto shift. Push button sounds like a good idea, but believe me, it caused me many headaches.

[carlsperr]

Well, we had a '55 Chevy that the same thing happened to only we couldn't go either forward or backward. Luckily my father knew what to do and had tools to do it with and got underneath and fixed it. Otherwise we would have been stuck out in the middle of the street. Most likely you just had a lemon as they made the push-button drive from '56 to '64 or '65 and we knew people that had them and had no problem.

[ishredu]

you either didn't have a 55 chevy or you lyin' chevs didn't have push button transmissions

[carlsperr]

I didn't say it did have a pushbutton transmission! All I said was we had the same problem with the car not going forward or backward because the linkage had come loose.

[enigma413]

Christine.