Let’s pay another visit to neighborhoods of the ’50s and ’60s, along with the cars and folks that populated them. It’s a brief collection of images highlighting residential areas for the most part, featuring the streets, sidewalks, and homes. That plus the cars of the period; with most belonging to the Big 3. That said, a few less common ones are included, some obvious, some less so.
Pic #6… they just had an argument?
He just made her clear that, after 28 years, he’s eloping with his new girlfriend, who’s waiting in his new (48 Crash) Barracuda. “You can keep that stupid Rambler, I’m out!”
Wish I had that Coupe de Ville in the first picture!
The 59 Fords are strong today!
Surprised that Opel Rekord is still looking pretty good in 1968!
Two Opels in one picture. It must have been the local Opel hoarder’s cul-de-sac. Maybe they’re on the street because the garage contains a Vauxhall of two.
Harder to tell; the Rambler @ the curbside looks “curiously” good too.
That may be the nicest-looking picture of a Henry J I can remember, what with the wide whites and how well kept it is. Not the usual penalty box. Notice the low beltline, unlike a lot of early Fifties cars.
Is that a red VW convertible in the second pic, or maybe something else? I don’t really remember VWs in that color.
The lead picture is from Colonial Williamsburg – I suspect the second picture is from a neighborhood close by as well, though I can’t locate where that was.
Here’s a then-and-now comparison showing the same building at Colonial Williamsburg today (no street parking there any longer):
Forgot to include the StreetView link for the current image. Here it is:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ZeY4FmPTrBUiz7i9
The DeSoto parked in front of the house with the fire engine red Ford Falcon in the driveway is beautiful! Keep these classic car collections coming, Please! 👍
uh, that is a Dodge, not a DeSoto
It’s a 1958 Dodge Regal Lancer. The Regal Lancer was added in February 1958 and only available as a two-door hardtop with special colors, exterior trim and interior. Four color combinations were available: bronze with white trim, bronze with black trim, black with bronze trim, and white with bronze trim. It featured special nameplates at the front of the side spear trim and heavy eyebrow trim. Inside, Regal Lancers got their own interior with unique trim and door panels featuring molded armrests. A bronze instrument panel with textured aluminum inserts was a Regal Lancer exclusive. The standard engine offered for Regal Lancers was the 350 cubic inch displacement “Ram Fire” V8. Optional engine choices were the 361 cubic inch displacement D-500 and Super D-500 iterations. Only 1,163 were produced.
(Wikipedia)
Regal Lancer Interior
That’s not a DeSoto, but an ULTRA_RARE `58 Dodge Custom Royal “Regal Lancer”! It was a spring edition to boost recession era sales and not many made! You could get it in copper/white, and copper/black. This image is the first time I’ve seen one of these from back in the day. Until now, pics of collector’s examples has been the only way I’ve seen one!
Wow ! Henry J’s, Open station wagons, VW Convertibles from pre 1958, Breezeway Mercs, early Barracuda (My favorite) on and on . This looks like any New England neighborhood when I were young .
-Nate
The parking is what gets me more than the cars.
Parking at the side of the street where you could fit. No people screaming about parking by “their curb” and people trusting that drivers have enough sense to thread between the parked cars without fights, scraping of fenders you know, common sense.
What a concept!
My favorite is the 54 Olds 98 coupe.
“Compare & contrast” the ’54 Olds 98 & the Henry J (or maybe Allstate?) behind it.
*great* combo 😎👍
The color of the rosy, maybe violetish, Rambler is awesome. Flashy, new, Barracuda tight across the street too!
Ooh, I would give anything to have that red 65 Satellite, of course would have those gorgeous front wheels and tires match all round and replace the shackles/springs with factory parts. what a stunner.
I’ll take the white 1957 Thunderbird in the background of the red Plymouth. Be a nice match for my red & white ’57.
I absolutely love these old photos! Keep them coming!
The pic with the man and woman standing in the street facing in opposite directions has a contemporary art photo feel about it; I can imagine it hanging large in a gallery. All the cars have wrap around windows.
Eric the other picture is also from Colonial Williamsburg also. The picture was taken near Edinburgh Castle on Duke of Gloucester street. The Victorian house near the right was moved to North Henry Street in 96.
Thanks!
I see a VWin the background of pic #5. A sign of things to come with fuel prices and a move from big Detroit iron to more economical transportation?
I’d take that 1966 Pontiac Catalina or Bonneville..man that’s a nice car..restvof those relics are I’m sure in the junkyards..r
Always was partial to the Henry J in the pictures
I sometimes find the houses as interesting as the cars. The last shot looks like a typical California suburb while all the rest are East/Midwest styles with lots of brick or neo-colonial details.