tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
I saw this car up on Curbside Classics today and it spoke to me. To quote a member, I want it, I need it, it is me.
Ooo, in love
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Very nice, I wish you luck getting her and hope you are happy together. Some folks may not understand a relationship like that, but many of us will still be your friend and still invite you to the parties.
Rwc
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I can see why. It looks drop dead gorgeous.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I need it. Therefore you need it.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
As I've said here before, Chrysler product planners were very dimwitted not to recognize the high-margin "personal luxury car" segment until the 1975 Cordoba... Just in time for the segment to crash 5 years later.
Some might try and argue the Monaco was an attempt, and there is some basis for that. However, I would argue a PLC needs a unique body not shared with any other model... Individual style is the whole reason for these car, they surely aren't practical.
I once owned a survivor 1971 Mark III. I thought the styling was beautiful. The interior and finishes were wonderful. The torque was awesome. The handling and ability to arrive untired after a long freeway trip... Not so much. Quite honestly my survivor 1970 Fury was far better suited for that purpose and I wasn't the only person who noticed in back-to-back comparison.
That just made me wish Chrysler had gotten in that segment all the more. There had to be studies and concepts that were never OK'ed by upper management for production. As I said, planning was probably too busy coming up with a trim level below Newport Royal to steal more Plymouth Fury sales.
The ideal step-off point would have been moving the 300 to a B-based platform (slightly more wheelbase) in 1965 or 66. Totally unique exterior aimed squarely at the Thunderbird and Rivera, but with a sporting emphasis. By 1970, there should have been an even higher luxury Imperial version as the market moved into the "baroque" era.
Some might try and argue the Monaco was an attempt, and there is some basis for that. However, I would argue a PLC needs a unique body not shared with any other model... Individual style is the whole reason for these car, they surely aren't practical.
I once owned a survivor 1971 Mark III. I thought the styling was beautiful. The interior and finishes were wonderful. The torque was awesome. The handling and ability to arrive untired after a long freeway trip... Not so much. Quite honestly my survivor 1970 Fury was far better suited for that purpose and I wasn't the only person who noticed in back-to-back comparison.
That just made me wish Chrysler had gotten in that segment all the more. There had to be studies and concepts that were never OK'ed by upper management for production. As I said, planning was probably too busy coming up with a trim level below Newport Royal to steal more Plymouth Fury sales.
The ideal step-off point would have been moving the 300 to a B-based platform (slightly more wheelbase) in 1965 or 66. Totally unique exterior aimed squarely at the Thunderbird and Rivera, but with a sporting emphasis. By 1970, there should have been an even higher luxury Imperial version as the market moved into the "baroque" era.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Will you really pony up for that beauty? From the past, it has to be a really good deal for that to happen, right? I hope you do get it and let your emotions take charge for once!
The Mark IV came out when I was in High School - I absolutely loved and wanted one. Today I'd take a Mark III any day over a IV. Isn't it funny how tastes change over the years?
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
Will you really pony up for that beauty? From the past, it has to be a really good deal for that to happen, right? I hope you do get it and let your emotions take charge for once!
The site isn't for car sales but for the appreciate of old cars still driven and for discussions of their designs. This photo was the lead off photo for the discussion of the Mark IV and what it meant.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
While we're drooling over the Conti, let's show its twin, the Thunderbird a little love too.
I could definitely have love for that big beaked bird... but the kmart wheels have to go.While we're drooling over the Conti, let's show its twin, the Thunderbird a little love too.
Got to drive a '74 T-Bird - the big one - in '74 when I was 16. Loved it!
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