Fleetwood

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Driving up to see D3 yesterday afternoon. Saw this on the road.

1958 Fleetwood. It was perfect.

Mik

Yup. You cannot touch the late 50's early 60's for style.

Jolly

Beautiful car.

One I lost out on as a teenager was a '62 hearse. With white interior.

bachophile

@Mik said in Fleetwood:

Yup. You cannot touch the late 50's early 60's for style.

yea but no airbags.

Or seatbelts for that matter.

Jolly

And a metal dash.

What year did seatbelts start?

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

I remember my parents ordering a car, and seatbelts were optional.

The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard № 208 (FMVSS 208) was amended by the NHTSA to require a seat belt/starter interlock system to prevent passenger cars from being started with an unbelted front-seat occupant. This mandate applied to passenger cars built after August 1973, i.e., starting with the 1974 model year.

Mik

They started installing them in 67 I believe, and headrests in 72 or so.

Jolly

Mom's 1973 225 had headrests and seatbelts

mark

Fugly, crap. IMOOC

I despise US car styling of that era and beyond.

Jolly

Better lookin' than this sucker made out of melted Panzer IV's...

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Doctor Phibes

OK, in the interests of patriotic fervour, this is a British effort from 1958.

Copper

@mark said in Fleetwood:

I despise US car styling of that era and beyond.

Oh come on

The Chrysler K-Car was a thing of beauty

mark

@Jolly Not in the slightest. That Benz is a thing of beauty. And just look at the entry from Phibes! Gorgeous!

mark

@Copper

Mik

@Jolly said in Fleetwood:

Mom's 1973 225 had headrests and seatbelts

Had a 71. Same color and vinyl top. IT was a great ride for a long time, if you didn't mind the gas bill. Couldn't tell the difference in ride from 55 to 110. Road grader.

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Those cars look cool, but the idea of parking them gives me anxiety.

Jolly

Also a British effort from 1958...

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Doctor Phibes

@Jolly said in Fleetwood:

Also a British effort from 1958...

From Wiki: The Nash Metropolitan is an American automobile that was assembled in England and marketed from 1953 until 1961.

Jolly

You think we'd send you the good stuff?

Rainman

They couldn't assemble it in the U.S. because the workers were laughing too hard. I mean, really. What a dopey-looking car.
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