Car Lots and Assembly lines of the 50s
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- Car Lots and Car Assembly lines of the 1950s
Garages and Dealerships 1950`s.
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I feel extremely fortunate to have been a kid in those days, and to have had 50's car, with bench seats, when dating in high school during the 60's. There was nothing like having your girl "by your side" while cruising around on roads that weren't bumper to bumper with traffic.
Cars in England were pretty dismal in comparison, only the rich could buy a car from America and import it, there are many American cars in the UK today, and they are always in great demand, it was an entirely different situation to what you had in America, we had greasy spoon cafes with a jukebox, knocking out some great tunes, thank goodness for Rock`n`Roll...
Hey, i remember getting a warning from a State highway patrolman in 1960, because My girlfriend was sitting to close. Those were the days. It was fun to be a teenager in the fifties and sixties. No Drugs, no guns, just fun.
@@joebiddy3699 Great story Joe from one who was actually there rather than someone (like me) who pretends he's there! Best wishes from 'Over The Pond' Joe.
My 'first' was a 1956 Ford Customline Ranch Wagon (2 door), then a '53 Olds 88 Holiday, followed by a 1959 Impala Sport Coupe, Roman Red with 348, factory air, PS, PB... .
The owners of the car dealerships in those days, had no idea that the cars they had would be worth millions a few decades later! It was a gold mine!
Your spot on, can you imagine coming across a hoard of cars that had been hidden somewhere?, brand new cars in pristine condition, a dealer would snap them up, and hide them again, that would be a shame, i remember watching them bring up the Tulsa car, Miss Belvedere what a shame to see a car, that went in the tomb in pristine condition to finally come out after all those years rotted away, It would have been good to have seen it fully restored, but they did a good job in saving it, it was donated to the Historic Auto Attractions in Roscoe, Illinois.
With the high cost of storage (good, PROPER storage - not some damned tarp in a barn - ) and some maintenance (yes, stored cars do need some,) and the cost of replacement parts (gas and oil and coolant and tires and belts and hoses go bad JUST SITTING THERE, fellas!, )and after adjusting for lost Opportunity Cost, and seventy years of inflation (OW OW OWWWW!!!,) you really would not make any money.
Plus some insurance
Growing up in the late 50’s and early 60’s when my dad always bought 3 year old used cars this video brings back so many memories.
A 49 Plymouth, 52 Studebaker, 53 Olds 98, 56 Dodge Royal Lancer, 58 Ford Ranch Wagon, A New Ford Cortina in 65 and finally a New International Pick up for a camper.
Been getting great reviews on this video,i have more than enough material left to make a second addition to this video,stay tuned for the second in this series of Car Lots and Assembly lines of the 50`s
Cars were simple and affordable back then. My first car was a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500. It was 7 years old when I bought it. Needless to say it was a piece of junk at $500 cash. I quickly learned about auto mechanics and repairs. I'm 76 and still do my own repairs. Over the years as I earned better money I promised myself to always have a new car. Well here I am Again driving an old car, my 2008 Chevy Impala with 170,000 miles and still doing my own work as much as I can now.
I would gladly pay $500 for a 57 Fairlane, i went to a car/Rockabilly show and got some fantastic photos of old cars including a 57 Fairlane,im pretty sure if i offered $500 for it i would be laughed all the way home,i have seen several car for sale at this event,one was going for $80.000,way beyond my priceline, but i live in hope of winning the lottery and being able to buy a 57 Chevy Bel-Air,or a 57 Buick,or a 59 Cadillac,i have a very long list of cars i would like,my wife said i have very expensive tastes,yet these cars when they first came out you could buy for $2500-$3000,sounds cheap today..
"I am Again driving an old car, my 2008 Chevy Impala"
.Here in Australia these restored Impala cars sell for more than some new cars ..!!
Love
I love this video, it takes me back when my Dad would shop for a used car in the late fifties early sixties. I was a young boy say 8 or 9 years old, I was totally car crazy even at this young age. I wish we could go back to those days, the cars were so beautiful with lots of chrome and two or three-tone paint jobs. Today's cars, almost all of them look the same, a round bubble, hard to tell one make from the other.
All True StFG!!!!! But CHROME is back in a BIG WAY.
@steve the ford guy those old cars had more class than the cars made now. even the used car lots had a little more class then even if the customer did leave feeling screwed and no kiss afterwards. that much has not changed over the years. today's cars have lost that magic they had 60 -70 yrs ago. the bubble styling makes you double check the name badge to have it correct in your mind. the chrome and 2-3 tone paint combos looked great on the 1950's cars and trucks.
@@binyon7 Its plastic not chrome.
And not much traffic. stop signs or red lights plus $0.25 gas … it’s been downhill since the 60’s
Remembered the 50s and 60s. every car had character back then thick medal body. every one of these cars were unique in their own right. The cars now days are just zombies. forgot to add. The music back the were real music: Boogie woogie music. Man they were the best.
Nice trip down memory lane the good old days, wish we could go back, 💯👍s Up
If you ever find that time machine pick me up on the way..
Back when you could say: God bless the USA!!
No doubt about it, some of the best looking cars came out from america in the 50`s, and they are one of the most sought after car today.
You can still say God Bless America, no one ever can tell you what and what not to say! You live in America the land of the free and home of the brave! If someone gets offended by this you can always leave and go back to your communist country you came from!
@@williamfswann I'm sorry but America was not such a land of the free for the colored people
@@hammereisen7493 cope harder
And I still do!!!
I remember as a kid back in the 50s and 60s visiting new car dealerships and being so fascinated by them, parked inside and the smell of the new inferiors. It was amazing. New cars today are nothing to get excited about.
Given the choice i would sooner buy a 50s car, but unless i can find a time machine i will have to settle for a new car, your right though, new cars today are expensive rubbish..
This video was really enjoyable. I'll never forget my mom's 53 Buick. She had it from the time I was 13 to 15. I loved that car. Also, the music was great!
Great video. I worked in two Cad dealerships as a tech for 38 loooong miserable years. I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly. The fifties, sixties are gone but I will never forget them.
lee sherman if they were miserable why did you spend 38 years of your life there??
Why'd you stay?
The slide of those 2 Cadillac and one corvette wagon show cars being unloaded from trailers was amazing. I don't know if any survived until today, but that collection would be worth tens of millions today !
That was a great picture, i do have more, back then these cars you could buy all of them for the price of a good budget car today, sadly those cars today will still be more valuable than the budget car in a million years..
So much pride taken in everything back then,people dressed up to pump gas.nothing of that pride exists today.
Just a kid from the 50's, get a fill up, about $2.50, check oil, put air in tires,clean all the windows, get a bunch of "green stamps" from a guy running out of garage area wiping the grease off his hands, oh, and don't forget your free jar of jam or jelly from that fill-up, oh say your from put of town?? Get your free maps, holy crap have times changed 🇺🇸🗽
@@robertgrider4346 my dad pumped gas when he was in high school.54 to 57 he's been gone now for 18 years and I'm kind of glad he didn't see what this countrys become.
People were NOT ALLOWED to pump their own gas. There was a "friendly" pump attendant that did it for you (same price). Also, he checked your oil, tires, cleaned ALL your windows AND gave you "Green Stamps" which you could redeem for free merchandise! You sat in your comfy car while it was raining or snowing or --40 below! REALLY NICE TIMES!!
@showlogicprod NOT A LICK OF PRIDE!. If your young& I bet you are,None of you care about your hair,grooming(google that)
Working. Most sit in a chair ALL DAY playing video games.Your parents support you,raise the kids you made,Do everything for you!,Who will do this when their GONE!!?.
@@robertgrider4346 get your coca cola drink for 25 cents out of the machine
I've still got a 54 ford in the shed, been in the family for over 60 yrs now, it's time for it to get another facelift.
I will watch this again and again. I was born in 1945 and I was crazy about calls from the time I outgrew 3 corner britches man I lived this.But even more then the pictures its the music that takes me back.Man I love that music. Thanks a lot.
I'm still listening
The Fabulous fifties...didn't get any better than this.....
You should check out the rest of my channel,im a 50`s nut myself,the music is the best,along with the cars,the diners,not forgetting all those great songs and the people who sung them,and all the other things that are typically 50`s..
Well, we did have a "real" President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, so yes it was a MUCH BETTER time! "I Like Ike".........
I wish I could time travel to back then, my grandfather tells me stories about working in the assembly line in Chicago for Chrysler, he said it was a very fun job an it was really great money back then. My grandpa always been a hustler since a kid, I love my old man.
REALLY ENJOYED SEEING ALL THOSE CARS AGAIN.FROM MY YOUTH
Im a 40 yr musician , have played 50s ,60s rock and country for yrs . I heard the Gretch in this song thats what got me . I have a 67 Gretch Nashville and I know one when I hear one . I like the video ,I also drive a 67 Cadillac convertible . LOL Thanks for posting !
The 1950 Buicks were really cool looking cars.
I toured the Ford River Rouge in 1956 with my 6 th grade class... I was farm boy, I think my mouth was open and my eyes were bulged out the whole tour.
You're 2 years my senior, I would have felt the same way, what a GREAT field trip.
I don't believe that Mustang ll's were available in the 50's!
Im going with time travel on this one, they were planted there, well spotted.
Great times, great cars, great country! Thanks!👍🇺🇸
Glad you like it, im getting ready for a second edition. its going to be even better, i hope.
was......
Back when cars were cars and not bubble mobiles with no Style
Yes, I even like bubble mobiles!
Not bubble mobiles, I call them 'gum drops'.
They are the same people that made fun of the AMC Pacer and they ended up doing the same thing and worse.
Lots of 53 Plymouths! I love my 53 Cranbrook. Even a low price car back then was super comfy. She has nice padded seats and rides like a Cadillac. It's a wonder why the public didn't like them very much when new.
I love that "Buick '59" song - haven't heard that in years - The world of automobiles sure was exciting in those days!
My dad sold new Buicks/Olds/Lincolns from 1949-1977. What a huge change in how dealerships acquired new cars from the factory. And when salesmen could "make the deal" without checking with the sales manager repeatedly. Another factor was the introduction of huge so-called "flooring" loans that dealers were able to obtain (and pass the costs onto the buyers) that allowed dealerships to begin to stock many more cars on the premises. Customers in the 50's-early 70's or so had to fill out order forms (with their deposits) and then wait up to 2 months (or longer if AFL-CIO Auto Workers stuck). Nowadays, buyers can choose anyone of hundreds of vehicles online from their computers, and request for a fee to have the vehicle shipped to their address. Little if any need for personal contact.
At 10:12 During 1980s I sold cars at Schonlaw Chevrolet, Sunset Boulevard at Curson, Hollywood CA. It was cool to see the earlier era. I don't think it's there anymore.
I have probably watched this video five times. I absolutely loved it.
Thank you for your great feedback..
Same here
i remember those days if ya ran into the door it didn't dent and you was hurt cause they was so tuff . i remember getting in the back, no seat belts, while mom drove me and my brother bounced around in the back until mom got sick of it and slammed on the breaks and you slammed into the front seat back
Ha memories.
Peairs Brothers Buick was located at 15734 Bellflower Bivd. at the corner of Bellflower and Alondra. Used to buy parts for my '70 Le Sabre there. Mootheart Chrysler Plymouth was located at the corner of Candlewood and Clark in Lakewood, CA. Graham Ford was at the corner of Gallatin and Lakewood Blvd. in Downey, directly across from Sachs and Son Lincoln Mercury. They were also the local Delorean dealer. Graham Ford became Downey Ford. I bought my new 2000 F 250 Super Duty from them. All these dealerships are now gone.
No.1!! My favorite video!!😍😊👍👌 Thank you!!
Oh my gosh, what magnificent photos, WHEN CARS WERE CARS, AND I ESPECIALLY ❤️ THE 1958 EDSELS!!!! DADS FAVORITE 😚 ❤️❤️❤️ CARS, AND LOVE THEM BABIES TOO, N NOW I'VE GOT ALL OF HIS EDSELS, 💖❤️💖 HEY, THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME 👌✌️👍😉. LOVE IT!!!
Glad you liked it, did you know the Edsel was voted the worst car to have been manufactured, hard to believe, i actually like the Edsel's.
I checked google maps and the Earl J. Lance Packard/Kaiser dealership shown @9:31 is now a Salvation Army Thrift Store. The dealership sign pole is still there but there are parking lot lights now mounted on it.
Do they still sell Kaiser's?
Bring's back a Lot of Good Time's when I worked in gas stations, junk yard, Ford part's counter, Shelby American, DeTomaso and Ford Motor Co. It was a Great Run. Those were the day's. Gone for evere.
Love ❤ this video! Thanks for all the Great Memories!👍 And Thanks for Posting! 👏
There's at least one pic, for sure, and maybe 2, I recognize from Milwaukee,Wi. For sure the "Big Bill Gardner" Buick, image. The other the "Humphrey" Sign, the background buildings, from what I remember, seem quite similar to the area of 35 th & Wisconsin Ave.
Again, thanks for sharing!!
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When Men were men , the chrome was thick, and the women were straight!!!
They were the days, and P and C were just two letters of the Alphabet..
😂😂 Good Ol' days...you get hit with one of those cars...sends you into next week😂
The men and women and the music and the drive-in movie theaters and the A&W ROOTBEER AND IN N OUT BURGERS AND REST OF THE CAR HOPS SODA ICE CREAM SHOPS AND GAS STATIONS AND CAR DEALER SHOPS AND 💈 SHOPS AND THE TINY DRIVE THREW PHOTO SHOPS AND THE ICE BOXS 25 CENTS A BIG BLOCK OF ICE CAN BUY IN THE PARKING LOTS THEM WAS THE COOL DAYS I CAN REMEMBER THEM OLDIES DAYS OF THE 60'S
Randolph Jones Sir you mentioned IN-N-OUT Burgers!!! My FAVORITE!!!!
@@toddvanwinkle7777 yes sir mine too
Who wants to go back 😁
Put me down for a ticket on that ride, doing to borrow a lot of cash, buy a large building, store the cars in and leave them to me, also going record buying, i could do with stockin up on my record collection.
@Chadwicked B Im up for that, how many cars would we get for 20K??
@Chadwicked B Thats it, where did i put the Delorean, got space for one person, going to borrow big here, go back and buy a car yard full of cars, a nice house with picket fence, must be white, yeah hair cuts were cheaper back then, at my age i can still get a nice DA at the front and a good Quiff at the front..
In 2008, Dodge made a return of the Challenger that was very similar in style of the Challengers made from 1970 to 1974, but with new technology. Wouldn't it be great if Chevrolet came out with brand new cars that had the same exact body styles of the 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevys with the latest technology? I bet they would sell very well. Thanks for doing a great job on this video. I am 65, and it brought back I a lot of wonderful memories!!!
Your welcome,i have many many more videos all of the same era..
50 OLDS, 51 FORD, 52 KAISER, 53 OLDS, 54 HUDSON, 55 CHEV, 56 CHRY,, 57 BUICK, 58 OLDS, 59 PONT, 60 OLDS. YUST A FEW OF MANY BEAUT'S.
You're speaking of the "tri-fives" and yes it would.
Great Idea but the only people that would appreciate those cars are us old folks...Too few youngsters would "get it".
@ Glenn S. Smith-- You are probably right that most of the younger generation would not appreciate cars from the past. When I go to car shows, most of the people are older.
I've always loved custom 50s. Cars because we had great times and we wanted to have something different and I still love them 👍👍👍
A joyous compilation - thanks for taking all that trouble.
I wish I could get a car with today's safety, mileage and reliability, but with 50's individuality, design and style. Today's vehicles range from boring to hideous.
John Everett
There is that place in LA that does just that : take a car you like ant lots of $ and voila you will have a 50s car that is authentic in any respect you wish but underneath it’s all super new and powerful .
My dream cars would be a 50 Olds 98 4’dr fastback or a 50 Buick Super or Roadmaster 4 dr fastback or a 51 Chevy 4 dr fastback.
Super style in my view but don’t have the $.
@@philipcampbell1186 my friends got a 50 rocket 88 with 72 chey running gear needs a little love think he payed 5k drives it everywhere.there out there.
Yes you can by restomoding em !!old style new drivetrain!!!
@@waltbullet1287 I will look into that and see if I can do it affordably... Probably my insurance agent would have something to say, suppose they base the insurance on the drivetrain?
I totally agree brother.
that was when a person could live ! that was when cars were American made !
Wish those days would return,the Diners,the Cars and the love of true Rock`n`Roll And The Teenagers..
True! NO Japanese cars, BUT quite a few European vehicles!!!!
The Great era of the 50 s . No Free trade fleecing America , Not being overrun by illegals from all over the World , Family values were valued . If you could show an American of the 50s a glimpse of the America today , they would have cardiac arrest on the spot .
you won't see those times anymore ! today this country is going down the drain ! people are living too fast these days !
@@baldy194859 Yes, the good old days? When car bodies quickly became a pile of rust, carburettors needed frequent adjustments and oil changes were @ 1000 mi, etc.
I could watch this all day many thanks
Cars were sexy back then. you could tell cars apart. People took care of their cars. Families use to do things together because there was room for the family in the car.
Cars today are expensive and are not meant to last. back then they were made out of good Steel
My , how times have changed !! I'm almost 67 and have seen alot of " changes " in automobiles and their evolution to smaller sizes. It's wonderful that we are " preserving " those historic cars and the nostalgic fifties for our future generations to " ENJOY ! " Long live the Fifties !!!
The 50s is the most memorable era in history, it had it all, the cars, the music, the Diners, the Drive ins, and a new generation called the Teenagers, lets keep the 50s alive..
Nice to see the BMC Mini production line shot amongst all these US cars , a fascinating glimpse of life before the world turned lax & sour .
Remember going thru the Ford plant when i was a Boy Scout Pretty cool watching the babies get built
That would have been something to see, bet you wished you had a camera like todays, there would have been a lot to see, do you know if there is any machinery left that built these cars, they would be worth a fortune to someone who has them..
My old car still gets my heart pounding, but it's mostly due to the lack of brakes.
Yikes,i can see where that could be a problem..
Lol! Gosh you better fix those.
@@robertpradella6550 ASAP!!!!
Or, not being able to start it when it got below 0*F.....
I own a 1953 Plymouth and my brakes are as soft as a rotten plumb.
Great times and video, Thumbs Up liked for you.
Marvellous images & great sounds, especially Vernon Green & the Medallions, Buick 59.
Back when cars were built of steel & were pieces of art. Now you can't tell the difference between any of them & they blow apart in an accident,, back then you could fix a fender in your driveway.
Given the choice between a car from back then and a car today, i would buy one from back then, today's cars are made of nothing, they are flimsy, you polish a car today and you have to be careful not to push too hard in case you dent it, and plastic bumpers, give me chrome any day of the week...
Great Video and had to watch again.You all be safe out there also. Peace !
Glad you liked it, i have another one similar to this coming out very soon..
@@OldAgeTeddyboy
You are welcome and good to hear that bud.
My daily driver is a ‘56 Olds. It was cool seeing a bunch of them here. Thanx Dad....
Glad you like it, i have another couple of videos similar to this im sure you will like as well..
I hate to tell you but the image at 0:35 is the assembly of the 1975 to 1978 Ford Mustang II (2). This body style came out in 1974. I had a 1974 and it had a longer nose and different location of the fuel inlet on the side. And since the first Mustang was a 1964 model (released in mid 1963) it too would be out side of the 1950's
It was great living in those days !
In the first few minutes I saw at least one picture from the 70's (a Pinto-based Mustang assembly line), but all in all I love these pictures of the cars I grew up with.
If you watch it again let me know the number its at, that may be a genuine mistake on my part...
At 1:27 I owned one of them 1956 Oldsmobile's about ten years ago. Cool cars they were.
Nice video down memory lane. I had a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500. Truly enjoyed thinking about those days. Thanks
Wow to see these cars when they were new. from the factory to the dealers. also seeing a lot of rare cars or hard to find models like the Corvette station wagon from the auto shows
I dont think anything they build today will ever surpass the cars of the 50`s, as much as i would like to see some type of reproduction made, it probably will never happen..
WOW At 9:32 it shows Earl J. Lance in Elyria,Ohio. on Cleveland St.. I live around the corner from this past car dealership!!! My parents bought many a Buick from this dealership over the years when I was a kid!!🙆♂️ I'm 61 now!!
You did some nice video editing and changes. I loved seeing the cars from the Chevys and Plymouths to the Packards, Edsels, and Lincolns. The '70's Mustang IIs were a bit weird.
Yeah I saw that too.
Yeah, those '70s Mustangs were WAY AHEAD of their time..LOL
he had to have slipped that in there on purpose to get the gear heads talking. no one would make that mistake otherwise.
Well done,great job tracking these classics down
That brought back a lot of memories. Apart from the two Mustang photos already mentioned, one from about 1967 at 11:35 and the Mustang II from the mid-70s at 0:35,, there's another photo from the 1970s at 17:55 with a white mid-'70s Chevrolet Malibu near the center. A few from the 1960s that caught my eye:
2:42 - 1964 Chrysler station wagon in the showroom
9:40 - 1962 Chrysler
10:04 - 1962 Pontiac near the middle.
10:47 - a few early 1960s Cadillacs on right side.
11:58 - 1961 DeSoto
14:05 - 1961 Chevrolet
16:29 - 1962 Plymouths
I wish i had a smiley face i could have posted.
Good picks!
Very cool. Love the colours, iconography, style and chrome. Very enjoyable video.😊
I wish I was born back in the age of these old cars that be so cool
You could have bought a great car back then for around $2500, by todays standards they were cheap as chips, those same cars will cost upwards of $70K - $100K plus..
good to watch them old cars all different makes models years
This video for me was a lot of fun to make,photos like the ones in the video are not easy to find,im going to make a 2nd version of this video,it was a magic era,looking back to the 50`s they had it all,the cars,the music,it was Alan Freed who is known to have used the term teenager,Rock`N`Roll was their music,and teenagers were rebelling against the establishment,but for them,we would not have the type of music today,although being a purist,there is no other music for me but Rock`n`Roll,Rockabilly and not forgetting Doo-Wop,we have it all..
Those.
Wonderful ! All the beautiful american Cars. Thank you from Germany, TOP !!!
Glad you liked the video, if you look at my channel you will find many more like this..
Saw a nice '56 Chevy Bel Air on the road yesterday, Oct. 22, 2021.
They are the most sought after car today, yet back in the day you could buy one for $2500, today they can go over $100,000 for a really good one, i see the car shows where they find one in a barn find, so they go about restoriing it, but they make too many changes to it, for me it has to be stock, no mag wheels, must have white walls, must be original for me
Fun fact: in Reno there's only one of each factory dealer with the next nearest being at least 35 miles away, but there are 98 body shops in town.
Big business in car repairs and parts.
00:35 - The Mustang 2 was not introduced until 1974, production began in September of 1973.
09:43 - 1961 Chrysler.
10:07 - 1960s.
16:32 - 1962 Dodges.
17:56 - 1960s.
Yes i saw that, i suspect time travel??.
That muskrat Stuck out like a sore thumb.
Love your video ,,love to see more ,,brings back great memories !!!
This video has had great feedback that i'm thinking about doing another one,i have many good photos yet to include,thing is,will i just add 50`s cars or will i give it a special mix from yours truly..
Keep up the good work I like the cars and I like to music brings back the good old days
Growing up here in Australia in the 60s and 70s I grew up loving muscle cars but one things for sure looking at back then and over the decades before it doesn’t matter the cars they had soul, character and always had yards of chrome. Think it’s sad how we’ve lost that and one of the things I miss the most are station wagons and all the travelling we did in our old VE Valiant with its trusty slant 6. Absolutely brilliant video thanks so much for sharing. Really glad it came up in my recommendations shame it took so long. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I grew up in the Uk in the 60`s and 70`s, we had nothing like it there, hardly any chrome on cars, we were still playing in bombed out buildings, things we remember, these big American cars were something to look at, they stamped their mark on the car scene, dont think there was any car from back then i didnt like, the Edsel gets a bad rap, it was voted the worst car of the 50`s, but looking at it it had push button gears, and some also had the retractable roof, Im also an expat these days now live in Australia QLD..
@@OldAgeTeddyboy looks like we’re neighbours. I was born in Brisbane but Mum’s side of the family lived in and around Innisfail and escaped from Germany between the wars (Ashkenazi Jews) while the old man was a Pom actually a 50s Teddyboy who came here at the end of the 50s. I remember growing up our cars never had the chrome or stainless American cars had and we had a mixed bag of car companies building car here including BMC/Leyland, of course Holden, Ford and Valiant/Dodge as well as Standard and the like.
@@davegoldspink5354 Its good that your family were able to escape the war, it was terrible to those who were there, your old man is special, all us English are special😁, American cars were a reflection on being big and bold, and all that chrome, how could you not like it, Cars in England were little more than boxes on wheels, as an old country the roads were small, big cars would not be practical, although today there are many old 50s yank tanks, i had a Leyland Morris marina, one of the first cars i had here, a 57 Chevy back in the day would cost $2500, wish we could get one for that today..
Just wonderful. My only disappointment, no Studebakers! Well, one, a Lark with the hood up at a gas station. I have a 1950 Studebaker Commander and a 1955 Studebaker President, so I'm prejudiced.
Beautiful 😍 cars 🚗.. Better time from the past.
I think most people would pick the 50`s to go to..
Nice trip in a great time, when The Amarican Car was a piece of art.💥💥💥 Thank you very much.😘
@ 14:00 that "three year warranty available" was almost a lifetime warranty since the factory warranty in the '50s was only 90 DAYS or 4000 Miles bumper-bumper, there were NO additional power train warranties back then! Can you imagine a 90 day warranty in 2019 on a NEW car?
I've wondered about that. The first warranty I remember was 12months/12,000 miles on my father's VW Type 3 Squareback; the 1975 Malibu had the same warranty, but the 1981 Citation was probably 2/24 or 3/36. I know Chrysler touted their 5/50 starting around 1962, backed it off to 12/12 in the late 1960s and went back to 5/50, then 7/70 when they were desperate again in the 1980s. Were 90 day warranties really normal before all that? That would be barely enough time to find all the production flaws.
@@pcno2832 The '81 Citation had a 12/12 warranty, bumper-to- bumper. There was no additional power train warranty, except when they were recalled in '81 for major transmission problems. Then GM extended the transmission warranty to 50000 miles, not sure of the number of years.
@@pcno2832 The 90day/4000mile warranty was standard with the "Low Priced Three" (Chevy, Ford and Plymouth). As far as the "high priced" cars, such as Buick or Cadillac, I don't remember if they had longer warranties. I would imagine that they did..
Yeah that's pretty shocking,consumer laws/rights what were they? Back then
I spent a good part of my childhood being chased by an irrational fear of being stranded by the side of a blacktop road near used car lots with those triangular plastic flags blowing in the breeze. It wasn't until I was nearly out of high school that I finally found out that the road was Route 17 in Northern NJ. We owned an old, 40s vintage car that kept breaking down while we were trying to go from one town to another on a road that was full of used car lots. Dad would always get the car running again, by my mother was so scared that she sat there holding me and transmitting her anxieties. I guess that's when I started wanting to learn how things worked so I could fix them and not get stranded.
There are still a number of new car/vehicle dealers on much of NJ 17.
If you were on Route 17 you were lucky you didn't get run over. A narrow road with tons of traffic.
Nice job putting this together thank you lot of memories
Your very Welcome.
Jim Moran the Courtesy man. He was the one I remember with the TV ads, he was the first and the best. He started with Hudson, then he went to Ford, then Chevrolet, and finally moved to California. He's in the TV hall of fame.
Nice compilation.
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Fantastic pictures! I especially liked the Plymouth dealership @ 1:13. But a number of Southern CA names tweaked my memory. At 6:08, Art Laboe Motors, I mean Art Laboe was a godlike figure in So CA lowrider and hotrod history, and at age 93 was still running DJ for a 50's oldies station. He had several small used car lots, but his was a name that had in biz for 40+ years. At 10:14 I knew i had heard of Schonlaw Motors and looked it up and it was in Hollywood. I swear it may have been in operation when I first moved to So CA in 1982. Finally, Claude Short Motors in Santa Monica 18:51 has probably been around for at least 60 years; now called Santa Monica Dodge.
He still has a radio show. Wow. I always wondered how old he was, because it seems like he's been around forever. Well, I guess you could almost say that anyway.
yup art laboe has been around forever but like all good things come to pass a.l. passed this year. thanks for the memories
It was exciting when the new models came out (usually in Sept), the showroom windows were blacked out, supposedly to keep the competition in the dark. On the day of the official unveiling the public was invited to an "open house" style introduction of the new cars. You had balloons, coffee, hot dogs and you could check out the with NO high pressure to buy. Those were exciting times. Too bad they are gone for good. So sad!
I always wonder if they would ever remake some of these,the market is out there,and i think they would do very well..
@@OldAgeTeddyboy NO! Those days will NEVER return. CHEERS!
The government would never allow cars like those to be built now - they couldn't meet all safety and emissions standards - Can you imagine the government allowing the sharp,pointed tail fins of the '59 Cadillac to be on the market now? No way,Jose...
@@frankgiaquinto1571 I agree! Also, can you imagine "service stations" instead of "gas station/convenience stores" where you would have an "attendant" fill your tank, check your oil, check your tires, clean your windows, AND give you green stamps ALL at NO extra cost. Also, most of these "service stations" were open 24/7 to do tune-ups, fix tires, do oil changes etc. They provided SERVICE instead of gas and snacks! We have come a long way, haven't we? Now you know why we " old timers" miss those "good old" days. Thank you for your reply. Have a great day!
Believe it or not Ojars is telling the truth. Inspired by GM's Motorama's in the 50's, marketing new cars became quite a show by the '60's.
As a kid, I was fascinated by rocket fins and Rocket V-8's, in 1960 my Dad bought a 1959 Super 88 with a 394 V-8, 4 spd Hydra-Matic 4 auto and 3.73 rear. For this 6 year old, it really was a rocket!
Love the old cars , but viewing this reminded me of my almost a decade of work on the assembly line at Ford in the 1970's . NOT a fun job , believe me . Earned every penny I ever got. Brutal , mind numbing work. Stayed high for most of the decade.
Tremendo,tremendas fotos muy,muy,buenas fotos muy vistas .grasias
At 3:06, Auto Mart, that is an interesting combination of franchises - Studebaker/Packard, and new English Fords. I think I remember seeing new Ford Cortinas in the late 60's at Ford dealers.
The Cortinas went to the 1982,i think the model to replace it wa the Sierra,hd a could of these,and i have had 4 Cortinas,they are a great car,but way out of my price range,who would have thought an old ford cortina would fetch a bucket load of cash?
I remember in the early 70s my dad looking looking at a new car and said these new cars are tin cans they don't make them like they used to.
Now they really don’t make them like they used to.
Gonna go back later and run it at half speed. Thanks for the upload.
the golden age of cars .
Shame you can't buy them today
In this era American car, have a excellent reputation of reliability.
thank
you so very much, I just loved this
Your welcome..
I’m heading out to the Caldwell-Pyle, Inc. agency at this hour to jawbone the dealer for a new one.
Im looking at my childhood with a big smile! This is When America was United and Eisenhower built the first inter state! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Its great to be reminded of great times and great memories..
back in the '60's you can go into one of these 'used car lots' buy a car for a few hundred bucks. i bought a '59 Chevy from 'Jesse James motors' in Fresno, ca for $300. drove it for a yr & sold it for $200. and that was a 'quick sale', i probably could have got my $300. back if i waited a little longer.
I got some old car lists from the 50`s,you could by a 56-57 chevy for $2500,same as a plymouth,now all i need to do is invent a time machine and go buy me a few cars and bring them back.
I remember some years back when they opened the time capsule in Tulsa,they had buried a brand new Belvedere along with fuel,and other things,if only they had water proofed the concrete tomb they put it in,it might have stood a chance of coming out as near new as it went in.
It was sad to see how it came out,they have done some restoration work on it,and cleaned it up as best they can,but that feeling just knowing it was brand new going in,but destroyed coming out,i made a video about it..
Cool. I've always wondered how 50s cars got along in the 60s because I never see them in images of 60s popular culture. Yet, they must have been around and cheap too. Say it's 1965/6, and cars already look completely different to '59/'60 but it is only six years! Now it's 2019 and a 2013 car doesn't look different to me at all.
@@mebeasensei --you are correct, cars today do not change too much from one year to the next.. during the '50's each model year was a total makeover..in the '60's, they still did to some extent, but they may have used the same body for a few years.. '50's cars were very cheap in the '60's. mostly b/c everyone wanted the newer cars, especially the 'muscle' cars in the last half of the '60's..
@@mebeasensei In the '50s, I could tell what year, make and model the car was from a BLOCK AWAY. Flash forward 65 years and I have to walk up to the car just to see the make.
@@goyeabuddy The reason the '50s used cars were cheap was because they were cheap as new cars. You could buy one of the "low priced three" (full size) cars for about $2500!
🌟🏁🤩 very nice music thanks 👍
Glad you liked it, got another one the worlds it will be longer and the music will all be totally 1950`s
PROUD BABY BOOMER 1959..these were the cars I remember & rode in as a kid
Baby Boomer here as well, 1960, when you look at cars around the world from 59, there isn't a car out there that could outshine an American car, Im English and we didnt have cars like this, although many were imported, would love to own a classic car from the 50`s..
Yes, I remember...LOVE THE MUSIC🎸🎤🎷🎲🎹🎼🎼🎼🎸🎸🎸
From the days when this country was great.
At 14:02, Don Sanderson Ford in Glendale AZ! I bought my 15 Mustang from them, and I still take it to them for service. They have the best reputation in the Phoenix area.