The 10 Most Beautiful American Cars of 1952 — and What They Cost Today

#classiccars#vintagecars#automotivehistory#BritishClassicCars#ClassicCarHistory #britishcars#1960sCars Twenty-seven wins. Out of thirty-four races. In 1952, one American car — a six-cylinder family sedan you could buy off the showroom floor — beat every V8 in NASCAR. And it did it while Detroit was building cars under wartime steel rationing, with the Korean War cutting production to its lowest level in years. Yet somehow, in that hard year, Detroit built some of the most beautiful cars America ever made. A pillarless Ford hardtop that outsold Chevrolet's best. A DeSoto with a brand-new Hemi V8. A roadster built in three countries that finished third at Le Mans. And at number one, the car behind those twenty-seven wins — a machine so good they called it fabulous. These are the ten most beautiful American cars of 1952 — and what they cost today. Free ebook sampler for this year: https://deadcar.gumroad.com/l/free-sa... CHAPTERS 0:00 — 1952: Beauty Under Wartime Steel 1:17 — Subscribe to Dead Car 1:42 — #10 Ford Crestline Victoria 3:59 — #9 Chevrolet Bel Air 6:00 — #8 DeSoto Firedome 8:00 — #7 Oldsmobile Super 88 10:06 — #6 Mercury Monterey 12:13 — #5 Packard Patrician 400 14:13 — #4 Lincoln Capri 16:38 — #3 Nash-Healey 19:08 — #2 Buick Roadmaster Riviera 21:26 — #1 Hudson Hornet 23:48 — Which One Is Most Beautiful?