Hemmings Daily: The Mod Top, Chrysler’s 1969 appeal to female buyers, makes an interesting collectible today

Kim Barnes has a memory from her youth, of riding her Sears Sting-Ray-style "banana seat" bicycle past Friedman Chrysler-Plymouth in Des Moines, Iowa.

View in Browser Friday, May 6, 2022 Latest Stories Sponsored by Year One The Mod Top, Chrysler Corp's 1969 Appeal to Female Buyers, Makes an Interesting Collectible Today Kim Barnes has a memory from her youth, of riding her Sears Sting-Ray-style "banana seat" bicycle past Friedman Chrysler-Plymouth in Des Moines, Iowa.... Read More Who was automotive illustrator Bernd Reuters and why did he depict VWs with such wild proportions? Open Diff: When It Comes To Accessorizing a Vehicle, How Much Is Enough? It's Hard To Get a More Pure Driving Experience Than in a 1982 Morgan Plus 8 Carspotting: Seattle, 1981 MORE FROM STORIES Why I See a Future in the Original Lexus LS400 as a Collector Car Where Did the Wedge Design Trend Originate? Most Likely in Detroit With Ray Cannara's Homebuilt Roadster How A Scottish Designer Inspired by American Classics Creates Modern Designs for the Global Market Do You Know What Happened to the Hory Chevrolet Vega Wagon? 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