1961 PLYMOUTH SUBURGAN SPORT 4-DOOR WAGON, RARE WAGON

CARRYING ON WITH THE FORWARD LOOK WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, PLYMOUTH STYLING THIS YEAR WAS, WELL DIFFERENT. SPACE AGE BIZARRE DESIGN FIZZLED SALES. IN FACT, ONLY 3,088 OF THESE 9 PASSENGER WAGONS SOLD MAKING THIS EXTREMELY RARE. THE FINS OF THE FIFTIES WERE GONE AND REPLACED BY A HORIZONTAL TRAILING EDGE TO THE REAR. BOLD CONCAVE GRILLE FRAMED BY FRONT FENDER SWOOPS HOLDING DUAL HEADLIGHTS RESULTED IN A ODD FRONTAL LOOK. FLASHLIGHT TYPE TAIL LIGHTS ADDED ANOTHER DESIGN ABSTRACT TO THE OVERALL LOOK. INSIDE THE DASHBOARD WAS JUST AS BIZARRE AS THE EXTERIOR DESIGN. THIS WAGON IS POWERED BY A 361 CID V-8 THAT CAME WITH POWERFLITE AUTO TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONING. NOTICE THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE EXTREME LEFT OF THE DASH, THE OBLONG STEERING WHEEL, AND THOSE LARGE GAUGE PODS MOUNTED ON THE DASH. THATS A NICE LOOK OF THE ROOF WITH THOSE RIBS RUNNING THE LENGTH. THE INTERIOR IS PERFECT AS WELL AS THE TOTAL BODY CONDITION. I DON'T THINK OF THIS WAGON AS UGLY, I FEEL IT'S A HISTORIC PIECE OF AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN. A DESIGN THAT DIDN'T SELL WITH THE PUBLIC IN '61, BUT ONE CAN MAYBE APPRECIATE THIS PLYMOUTH'S LOOKS TODAY. Another original survivor brought to you by 55lincoln. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR VIEWING.

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[20alphabet]

Aah yes, the easy on the eyes incandescent bulb. Just another example of boiling the frog slowly. Happy New Year and stay healthy, friend. Here's to you and your family and reversing government intrusion so our grandchildren might enjoy the inspiration of automotive design that our grandparents enjoyed.

[55lincoln]

@20alphabet Thanks so much and Happy New Year to you and yours. By the way, not only are the " accepted " curly Q light bulbs that the government dictates you and I use, are more expensive, but have mercury in them? Longer lasting - so what! Energy saving -who cares? The bottom line is that the detached and unrealistic government has no right to demand what kind of light bulbs we use. Security at airports - yes! Taxation with representation -yes! But c'mon, light bulbs??!!

[20alphabet]

During this time cars had personalities that distinguished one model from another, unlike today. Cars were designed by artists and vocationally trained engineers with a pencil and paper, not an accountant, EPA agent, and a computer. The fact is that an average car like a '57 Bel Aire, '65 Mustang, '69 Road Runner are now high-value collectibles. No average car made in the last thirty years will see the same appreciation. Wanna see what can be built with no EPA? Vote Ron Paul!

[55lincoln]

@20alphabet Man, you hit the nail on the head. Cars back then had personalities because there was more freedom in the design rooms and the country as a whole. Chrysler products were always figuring a new way to shape metal as in this Plymouth and you could always tell one make from another. Not today. I don't commit on line to any candidate but agree that government is too intrusive and bloated. Did you load up on incandescent light bulbs? I'll use those till I die.

[65emkay]

Hi Warren, just "discovered" this video of yours which interests me particularly because I am an absolute enthusiast of the '60 version of this wagon as well as the '59 Dodge Royal series or the '59 De Soto Adventurer all with that "impossible" design gone for good... I really enjoy the monitoring of not so popular cars since UTube is saturated with clichès. I've uploaded a video with rare B/W drawings of classics like the prev mentioned Dodge, right here on the tube, feedbk welcome...

[55lincoln]

@65emkay I'm glad you appreciate these 59 - 60 Chrysler products. I certainly do. Yes, and UTube is full of those cliche's. I viewed your car drawings and I thnk they are just fantastic. How long have you done that and how do you draw these? Do you draw them as you actually see them in front of you or from memory?

[tomsriv]

@55lincoln The new LED lightbulbs are pretty awesome.

[55lincoln]

@peetee1000 Yeah, you're right. Eye of the beholder. When these came out I thought they were the ugliest car ever made. But since then, I look at this car and hold it in a different light. True space age design. Now, I consider the 61 Chevy absolutely beautiful. In fact, I owned one. Love that car. In fact, soon I will post a video of a fantastic bubbletop Chevy Impala. And that design will be admired for generations. Thanks very much for your comments regardless of the 61 Plymouth.

[peetee1000]

A work of art? I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As was pointed out, sales for the Plymouths really took a dump with this design. I'm a Mopar man but I call them as I see them. The '61 Chevy was a true piece of styling art. It was a design that the public embraced then and still looks beautiful today. My definition of a work of art is when people still admire it for generations to come.

[55lincoln]

@kznte NOW, they're appreciated as unique car design, i.e. works of art. Back then they were considered too radical, too bizarre. Their low sales numbers prove that but that makes these rare today and even more desireable to obtain. I always admired these forward looking Chrylser products. Thanks for enjoying this Plymouth and commenting.