For 1957 the new winged Windsors took the 'Forward Look' to the edge. Virgil Exner gave the 1957 Windsors the largest wings yet seen on a car. Dual headlamps were fitted, where state legislation allowed. A larger 354 cu. in. 'Spitfire' V8 was standardised on the Windsor. The style was radical and alarmed Ford and General Motors. However, the 1957 cars also alarmed the buyers, and poor build quality saw rust problems and breaking torsion bars, and lowered sales in 1958. The Windsor also went onto the shorter DeSoto Firesweep platform for 1958. There were restyles for 1959, 1960, 1961, and then the 'Windsor' badge was dropped.
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Chrysler Windsor 1957 Hardtop - badge on tail wing
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Chrysler Windsor 1957 Hardtop. The Windsor was Chrysler's entry level model, and the Windsor was given a cheaper 'single cam' 5787cc version of the Hemi V8.
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Chrysler Windsor 1957 Hardtop. The Windsor was Chrysler's entry level model, although it sat on the same 126 inch wheelbase as the 300C. Virgil Exner gave Chrysler cars a new winged body for 1957, and the Windsor was given a cheaper 'single cam' 5787cc version of the Hemi V8.
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Chrysler Windsor 1957 Hardtop - Headlamps. Early cars only had single headlamps.
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Chrysler Windsor 1957 Hardtop - tail lamp. The tail fins on the 1957 Chrysler/DeSoto/Dodge/Plymouth cars were the largest on any Chrysler car.
Chrysler 300D Hardtop 1958. An example of the Chrysler Forward Look. The design recipe brought in by Virgil Exner to replace the boring designs by Keller.
