Road Test Comparison '57Custom, '57 Chevrolet 210, '57 Plymouth Savoy

[lalessi1]

I saw this on YouTube. Pretty interesting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7s4NCtKyjw

[mustang6984]

I still think the Ford was the better car. I had a bow-tie, and had a friend whose m other had a '57 Savoy. I'll still take the Ford.

[Jeff Norwell]

Very interesting.... I can agree on the entry and leaving the 57 Ford.. until you get used to it. the dog legs windshield design can be an"interruption" upon entering and exiting.

I've always liked the mopar design from 57-60..... compared to the earlier years.If you think trying to restore a 57 ford is expensive..... those Mopars will kill you!
ha ha ha

Very cool Lynn

[Ford Blue blood]

Yes the "knee knocker" is always in the way!  Being 6"2" (and being much less flexible than I usta coulda been) it made learning how to get in and out interesting......

[59meteor]

I saw that clip on youtube the other day, always neat to see such shows, if you look, there is a LOT of stuff on 50s and 60s cars, like dealership salesman information, new features, and comparisons about why their new model is superior to the competition . As for the ingress and egress "difficulty" of late 50s Fords with the wraparound windshield and "dogleg" A pillar, I am in my late 60s, with arthritis, and I have never really considered getting in and out of my old 57s, or current 59, to be an issue. I find it easier to get in and out of my 59, than stepping up to get into either my F350 or 2010 Ranger PU, both 2 wheel drive, and factory height. In fact, I find the steeply raked windshields, thick A pillars, lowered footwells, and lowered roof edges on many modern cars to be more difficult. I am only 5'11", but find myself often hitting my head getting into my wifes Toyota Corolla. I guess all this safety engineering, with rollover protection, means thicker roof "drop down" between the roof and the seats, and the thick A pillars, and huge inside (and outside) mirrors create serious blind spots for visibility. I recently went on a 13 hour road trip with a buddy in his 2020ish Lincoln SUV, between the inside mirror, with it`s cameras, and other stuff around the mirror, eats up a lot of real estate, and I have to think would make a windshield replacement very costly. By comparison, when I am driving my 59, that wraparound windshield, and rear glass, gives an almost 360 degree field of vision, or at least as far as I can rotate my head. As for the low, dash mounted inside mirror of the late 50s Chrysler products, I have to wonder how much rearward visibility they provide if there is anybody sitting in the center of either the front or rear seats.