Sleekest?
- Thread starter Shamu70
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Well, there can be absolutely no doubt that it's the winged car! 
Technically, not a C body, but IMHO, the '58 Chrysler was about the best. The '57 had a lip over the windshield that was removed in 1958.
No matter how much of a sleek wing is on the back, I still have this on the front. It's the opposite of sleek!!!
Note: this is a pic of my car with the second owner's antique tags.
Note: this is a pic of my car with the second owner's antique tags.
The square nose of most C-Bodys left a lot to be desired in terms of the air flow, but that was not really an objective in the late sixties and early 70's. It was all about muscular appearance and brute power. Cars in the early 50's were more aerodynamic with the rounded hoods and front fenders.
Dave
Dave
A bigger wing means more aerodynamic right?? We have seen this for sale here, I hate to post it but I can't help myself.
rapidtrans
Senior Member
As for sleekest looking “C”s I would say 65 Polara/Monaco & Sport Fury especially with the skirts. Love how the cars taper down toward the rear. The slimmest hips of all the “C”s.
67 & 68 Imperials fall in this style also. Particularly for such a big car.
67 & 68 Imperials fall in this style also. Particularly for such a big car.
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3175375
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The 57 tail lights, in my opinion were more attractive, as they filled in the entire end of the fin.
Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
1965 Plymouth Fury is the sleekest.
Many times what appears to be slippery can be deceiving. Case in point the XKE Jaguar. As you would expect it has good coefficient of drag especially compared to most cars of the time, but I remember reading a study that said the Drag Coefficient of the Jag could be lowered considerably if it was facing backwards in the wind tunnel.
A sleek C Body? We are talking about moving bricks, yes?
Must agree with Trace 300; those beautiful, open grills were killers, especially on the Chargers trying to race in NASCAR. It's what ultimately led to the Daytona.
Must agree with Trace 300; those beautiful, open grills were killers, especially on the Chargers trying to race in NASCAR. It's what ultimately led to the Daytona.
rapidtrans
Senior Member
You mean this?
I agree that the tail lights look better on the '57, but since they were looking for "sleekest", the '58 doesn't have that lip over the windshield. They claimed that the lip limited top speed for the '57 300C
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