And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Anon: My immediate first thought on seeing it was the Polara but I just wrote "dodge." Wasn't sure and just saw your "polaris." I believe we were on the right path.
What marvels of automotive beauty were manufactured between 1957 and 1961. Too bad the assembly and parts were, for the most part....crap. Broke down quickly. Rusted even quicker.
Dad bought a '61 Dart stationwagon. It lived in North Carolina, Hawaii, Illinois, California. At 350,000 miles brother and dad rebuilt the engine. It went for another 150,000 before brother sold her. At age 12, the trans needed adjustment.
At time of sale, all electric windows still worked. Push button transmission A-OK. A bit of surface rust, nothing deep.
1960 Dodge Polar my neighbor has a 2 door Convertible in Red on Red with a White Top. The Polar has that Quasar Logo on the rear fin, the Matador, Phoenix and the Dart have the Name in place of the Logo. Plymouth and Chrysler look completely different none of the 3 used common body styles until a few years later.
if that screamed class any louder i'd go deaf.
ReplyDeleteAs CW is wont to say, I'd drive that.
ReplyDeleteearly 60's Polaris? i dunno?
ReplyDeleteLet me take a wild guess. This ain't an EV.
ReplyDeleteChrysler Imperial, I believe.
ReplyDelete1960 dodge?
ReplyDeleteWe have a winner!
ReplyDeleteAnon: My immediate first thought on seeing it was the Polara but I just wrote "dodge." Wasn't sure and just saw your "polaris." I believe we were on the right path.
ReplyDeleteWhat marvels of automotive beauty were manufactured between 1957 and 1961. Too bad the assembly and parts were, for the most part....crap. Broke down quickly. Rusted even quicker.
My dad was a Chrysler fan. But poor guy didn't have much luck. Starting about 60k miles, it was always valves, rings and once a broken rod.
DeleteI forgot the 59 Dodge p/u that had the rear end go out. But it had a lot of hard miles.
DeleteDad bought a '61 Dart stationwagon. It lived in North Carolina, Hawaii, Illinois, California.
DeleteAt 350,000 miles brother and dad rebuilt the engine. It went for another 150,000 before brother sold her. At age 12, the trans needed adjustment.
At time of sale, all electric windows still worked. Push button transmission A-OK. A bit of surface rust, nothing deep.
I believe that’s a 1960 Dodge Polara
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My grandmother had a 1960 Dodge Phoenix but it was a two door. Looked a lot like that.
ReplyDeleteProbably weights over a ton, not getting many miles on a battery charge if it was a EV not a V-8
ReplyDeleteGuarantee it is closer to two tons.
DeleteBlow up the fin, it has an “Imperial” emblem….a circle ellipse with the cross lines bisecting it like a scope
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ReplyDeleteit's a 1960 Dodge Polara . look one up on the net.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a '60 Polara. My MOPAR gearhead brother concurs.
ReplyDeletePolara for sure. The Imperial had more vertical wings and the spare tire 'bump' on the trunk lid.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Virgil Exner.
ReplyDeleteDeSoto???
ReplyDelete1960 Dodge Polar my neighbor has a 2 door Convertible in Red on Red with a White Top. The Polar has that Quasar Logo on the rear fin, the Matador, Phoenix and the Dart have the Name in place of the Logo. Plymouth and Chrysler look completely different none of the 3 used common body styles until a few years later.
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