Virgil Exner launched an onslaught of fashion upon the Detroit institution within the fall of 1956. Each Chrysler Company model was distinct in type and function, which has made them fairly liked within the collector automobile market in the present day. Nonetheless, these Chrysler Company creations may be relatively expensive in the present day, which is why our Decide of the Day, a 1957 Dodge Coronet four-door sedan, is so refreshing. It’s listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a personal vendor in Excessive Level, North Carolina. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

When the brand new Ahead Look Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler, and Imperial had been launched, which was your favourite? Dodge might have come off because the sleekest of the bunch, but it surely arguably was additionally probably the most polarizing, because the entrance finish was all chrome bumpers with none lattice type inside (Dodge described it as a “large mono grille”). This gave the face of the Dodge a troublesome look missing the mild options of its sister manufacturers.

“Step into the great world of Autodynamics,” stated Dodge when extoling its virtues in 1957. From the hurricane of energy from the Pink Ram V8 to the Tremendous D-500, the twister of torque was tamed by the obtainable TorqueFlite transmission. And, because of the Torsion-Aire Journey suspension, the Swept-Wing Dodges drove, rode, and dealt with like no different automobile you may have ever pushed.

Nineteen fifty-seven was the yr that the business was creeping up into the world of quad headlights. As legal guidelines on illumination had been decided on a state-by-state foundation, it was only a matter of time earlier than all 48 states had accepted quad headlights. Dodges appeared like that they had quads however, because of Exner and his design group, Dodges (and Plymouths) featured “twin-set” driving and parking lights to provide the phantasm of such. Different styling options included the “broad horizon” windshield and recessed door handles and, after all, these beautiful swept-wing fins that gave the chance for intelligent two-toning.

However one wasn’t obliged to get swept up within the flash of the Nineteen Fifties, as this 1957 Dodge Coronet four-door sedan demonstrates. This one is painted monotone black, a glance that provides this Dodge a most formal look contemplating the Coronet was the lowest-priced sequence within the Dodge line. And earlier than you begin rolling your eyes on the concept you’ll must pay an arm and a leg for a Ahead Look Mopar, look at what’s beneath the hood: the Get-Away Six. A flathead design measuring 231cid, this six featured 8.0 compression and put out put out 138 horsepower. It’s additionally backed by Chrysler Company’s magnificent push-button computerized. In accordance with the vendor, the six has been maintained with new grasp cylinder and brake line hoses, gasoline and water pumps, and spark plugs.

Past the engine compartment, this Coronet options “new upholstery and headliner [with the] beige and black double-stitched as initially achieved, almost and professionally, together with the trunk carpet with vinyl rim,” provides the vendor, who additionally says that the transmission seals will probably be changed, as will the right-side rear door glass. And the most effective half? The worth has been lowered to $12,995. Exner goodness for the value of an previous Hyundai? You higher join this earlier than I do!

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