State of the Art, 1951

You know how I like old cars. Today I saw a 1951 Dodge Coronet with Gyro-matic, which I'm sure was the latest "thing" in automatic transmissions in 1951.

The car has not been restored, so it's not shiny. I'm not sure if it's even very cute, but it is a survivor of 60 plus years. A Nissen Leaf will not survive that long!

It boasts a two pane front window...if guess they had not perfected the single large front windshield yet. There are two side view mirrors too. I wonder if that is an after-market addition? The Ram hood ornament is looking very Dodg-y

You have a better view of the Ram from this perspective. 

There's  a coat of arms in front of the radiator. That's something you don't see on Dodges anymore. I wonder if this is the coat of arms for the Coronet only or Dodge, in general?

I loved the dashboard. It was hard to take a good picture of it in bright sunlight with the windows closed (so I changed it to black and white to elimate some of the glare),  you might notice a push button radio in chrome, (AM only), a fancy heater assembly beneath the radio, and an automatic shift lever on the "tree" and no shift pedal/clutch. This car had it all!

This car looks primitive when compared to a 2014 car, but it was up to date at the time. Just the way a new car today is up to date. 

I found a copy of the 1951 brochure for the Dodge. They have not changed much over the years.