It was 1957 — quite a year for Plymouth. They scrapped their four-year design cycle and broke out newly styled 1957 models they claimed were three full years ahead. “Suddenly, it’s 1960!” touted Plymouth, “The car you might have expected in 1960 is at your dealers’ today!”

Chief stylist Virgil Exner had been busy redesigning Chrysler Corp.’s automotive offerings, and by all accounts, this was his best work ever. Even General Motors and Ford were taken by surprise and understood they had some catching up to do. Exner’s “Flite Sweep” concept forced GM to abandon its 1958 models after only a year and overhaul their lineup for 1959.

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