It doesn’t include the complete lineup, because this commercial featured only makes that used Autolite parts, but it’s still interesting.
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That is a great program! It reminded me of the awful stubby styling of all the Chrysler Corp. cars.
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Interesting video. Studebaker did not mention their OHV V8 in the Commander. Took a while to get to Lois Lane’s Nash.
About 25 years ago, when I first moved to my town, there was a used car dealer in a nearby town who sold only cars from the '50s & '60s. Most of them were in so-so shape, but they were all driveable.
One day, as I was driving by, I saw a totally pristine-looking early '50s Rambler convertible–essentially the same as the Lois Lane car. Each time I drove past, I was astounded by how good that car looked, so I finally decided to stop-in one day to get a closer look at it–but the Lois Lane car was gone by that time. I asked the lot’s owner about it, and he said that because it was such a nice car, he chose to take it home for his personal collection, rather than sell it.
Somewhere in Somerset County, there is probably still an early '50s Rambler convertible that looks like it just rolled out of the showroom.
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Sweet memories, at 9:30 they introduce the '53 Dodge Coronet with the Red Ram Hemi V8. My first car was a '54 Dodge Meadowbrook, the smaller model. I acquired mine in '65 and it also came with Red Ram. It came with every option available, Radio, Heater and Defroster (were separate units), Directional, Electric Windshield Wipers (not Vacuum…) and it even came with an electric powered Air Conditioner, installed on the axel hump in the trunk behind the rear seat (vents were run along the driveshaft hump under the seats. The video says it handled like a sport car… (Not quite…, but it was a great ride…).
i was disappointed that they did not feature the Rambler Metropolitan. That little two seater… My father had one and we lived in the country and he drove it like a sports car over the curvy roads. I remember standing up in the front seat, being thrown back and forth across the seat, screaming, “Go faster Daddy!”
Interesting seeing all the cars that were with most of them out of business or on the ropes now. Did I miss the ford or mercury? Sponsored by auto lite. The fixation with European features was interesting. The executives that missed the whole revolution and replaced by Mary barra. Hard not to do some soul searching after watching that.
Ford didn’t buy-out Autolite until 1961, so I assume that their cars/trucks weren’t using Autolite plugs and such in 1953. Then, in the early '70s, Ford re-branded it as Motorcraft.
Part of that was due to WWII, GIs that could afford them were bringing back British cars, primarily MGs but other brands as well. I imagine a few Mercedes and Auto Union (Audi) may have found their way here.
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