Marauder = 57 Chevy?

jerrym3 said:
Us old timers love the 55-57 Chevy because most of us owned one or had a close friend that had one.
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Not me my first car was a '57 FORD, and it'd still be my choice...

Did you guys know Ford actually out sold Chevy in '57???
 
TFB said:
Not me my first car was a '57 FORD, and it'd still be my choice...

Did you guys know Ford actually out sold Chevy in '57???
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Yes, we knew, but not back then.

Ford also outsold Chev in 59, which got Ford all upset because when they first saw the 59 Chev, they crash/designed the 60 Ford as a "comparable" design.

I thought the 57 Ford was a beautiful car except for the front end. IMHO, could have been designed a little better, but the sides and rear were very classy. In 58, Ford went backwards.

The 57 Chev was a styling hit because, according to one old car mag in the late 50's, "Chev made a baby Cadillac".
 
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The Marauder will probably be remembered the same as the Buick GN and 94-96 Impala SS. They're just throwbacks from the full-size cars from the pre-muscle car era, when the only way to go fast was to put the biggest engine into the biggest car. The Galaxy 427, Original Marauder, Buick Wildcat, 409 Chevy Impala and such were good comparisons. The GN doesn't quite fit the mold, but the all black styling matches the MM and SS.
 
Motorhead350 said:
What 57 Chevys came with trolls?
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SC Cheesehead said:
The tri-5 Chevys are in a class all by themselves when it comes to iconic cars.

I've always liked 'em, but the '56 is my favorite year.
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+1==see more below why--

jerrym3 said:
Us old timers love the 55-57 Chevy because most of us owned one or had a close friend that had one.

(I fall in both categories. I had a 57 BelAir 4dr hardtop, three speed Hurst, 283/220 powerpack; my friend, Jerry, had a 57 BelAir convert, 1958 Buick grille, station wagon bumper; my buddy Bobby had a 55 2 dr sedan, hot rod; another Bobby had a 57 BelAir hardtop, which blew the doors off my 57. Nobody had 56's.)

Not the same with the Marauder.
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Correct--not the same category--but the tri-5's so to speak made what we know today--the string muscle cars and their changes over time--that's when Chevy add V-8's and start the HP wars

Motorhead350 said:
Rob, I think you are kinda missing the point. The statement has nothing to do with looks of the car.

Old Timers... thanks for your info. In the end it's all opinion I suppose, but 57s are in demand. Fact. Hmmmmmm confusing.
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Yes they are ---as said below--Ford out sold Chevy 2-1 that year--and started a downward trend for Chevy that hurt for many years to come-- but yet today--the '57 is ion more demand and on $$$ too!

TFB said:
Not me my first car was a '57 FORD, and it'd still be my choice...

Did you guys know Ford actually out sold Chevy in '57???
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Yes they did--^^^^ bad I know from first hand experience--cause my Dad was a Chevy dealer from '48 to '58 and I remember him telling me one Saturday morning in his store--"we are losing bad 2-1 over those Fords--its gonna be a bad year"--I was 10 and the next year my Dad lost his Dealership----
Yeah --a car that was not wanted that is now and for a lot--my Dad would be proud to know that now---.....BTW--It was my first car I every drove--at 10 --but that's another story--if your interested----
 
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Motorhead350 said:
I am interested in your story.

:lol:
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That makes me think of a new thread--unless its out there already--" what was your first car you drove and what caused it to happen?"--something you would actually start wouldn't you think--so let it happen--than I will add my story--kinda unique and funny in a way---and thanks Dom for the memories this has taken me back too--
 
Went to a car show tonight, and a 57 Chev was parked next to a late 50's Caddie.

Definite similarities, especially the grill and "dagmars" (rubber tipped bumperguards).

You can see the evolution with the 56 and 55 Chev, but the 57 was all on it's own (except for the identical rooflines), as was the 58.
 
Don't know if I'd call the 58 Impala a gaudy car.

Compared to the 57, over the top a bit, but it could certainly pass for a much more expensive car than a Chevy.

The gaudiest 58?

Oldsmobile.

After a beautiful 57 Olds model, how could GM ever try to market that chrome barge?
 
Motorhead350 said:
Thank you George Lebay.
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And yer welcome...

jerrym3 said:
Don't know if I'd call the 58 Impala a gaudy car.

Compared to the 57, over the top a bit, but it could certainly pass for a much more expensive car than a Chevy.

The gaudiest 58?

Oldsmobile.

After a beautiful 57 Olds model, how could GM ever try to market that chrome barge?
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OK gaudy was a bit extreme but no doubt the General did go on a chrome binge for '58... The Olds, Buick & Caddy all had their fair share... The mostly out of place appearing quad head lights tacked on many models was some what repeated in '73-'74 when the 5mph bumpers were first mandated...
 
Agreed, Buick was way over the top, but the Caddy was a .....Caddy.

You are correct though, not one of the better years for US autombile styling.

Few exceptions, ex: 58 Bonneville,
 
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