[FWDLK] Fwd: Re: [FWDLK] Keeping a secret....

[eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>]

It had to be tough, always-knowing , at least, in general, what was
coming-ahead, in a couple years.

What kind of company-discount was given, if any in the 50's?

In my mind, and loving the fins as much as I do now, and more-so, as a
kid, back then, I'd have had a tough time considering buying a 58-60
model, knowing how radical the 61's were going to be.----but, then,
people BOUGHT "new"  (or, newly-used)  cars, about every 2-3 years.

NOW, the 'average' new car buyer (I think) plans to keep a car at least
7-10 years. 

I guess, the closest 'some' people get, to getting a new-car,
semi-regularly, are those who LEASE-turn-in their cars, which is
somewhat ironic, as they are only glorifiedly renting their cars !

Neil Vedder


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• From: Joe Savard <JLSAVARD@xxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:15:54 EST

In a message dated 12/10/2006 1:32:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx writes:

The 57's were brought-out with only two years lead-time, so, if you
worked in an "advance-knowledge"  position, in 1955, wouldn't you have
wanted to wait for the 57's
to come out? (Or, in 1957, waiting for the 60 models, or, even waiting
for the 61's, knowing how 'antiquated' the "finned" cars would be, after
1960??) .

I realize that people 'turned' their cars about every 3 years, but
wouldn't it be hard, to be a 'regular guy', at the factory, & to KNOW
what was coming-out, "soon"....?

Neil Vedder

OK, Neil,

I was there at Chrysler in the FWDLK years.  In a funny way, my mindset turned around to the point that the new cars always seemed to be two years old, because the ones we worked on day-by-day felt current to us.

 

Whenever someone would contact me for a tune-up, I'd have to shift gears mentally, and of course always wanted to make their car more "modern", because I knew what was coming down the pipe.

 

Joe Savard
Lake Orion, Michigan

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