I wonder what the neighbors thought back in ‘69

They probably thought, "Damn, baby, that's a beautiful car." I would think it would have looked cool and futuristic. Imagine how people thought when the street was full of late 40s and early 50s cars, and the first 55 Chevy 2 Dr HT drove down the street.
My dad had a ‘55. Then it got hit,and wrecked. Cops pronounced him dead at the scene. Could imagine the look on their faces when he came to.
Replaced it with a 64 rambler american and later with a 66 parisienne.
You know, he never owned a Dodge....