Time for another visit to residential areas of the past and the vehicles found on driveways and curbsides. As usual, it’s a mix of homes, neat roads and nice rides of the past. So check out what’s around these neighborhoods and let’s see if any of these cars tickle your fancy.
Great pictures with nice color.
What’s the blue car in the second photo, a Dodge? I can’t make out the badge on the fender. Possibly Coronet?
59 Olds wagons were rare! All 59 GM cars were essentially the same, and all had big V8s and automatics, so there wasn’t much reason to spend extra money for the Olds version.
Yes 1953 Dodge Coronet
Thanks, Ken!
Gee, where I grew up, cars were “in” the driveway, not “on” it. Interesting,
English is a strange language, for sure…
I am partial to the ’62 Valiant V200 Sedan – I have 2 of them.👍
The red Valiant and the bungalow with yellow trim are my early sixties American dream, just need a pool and Tiki bar in the back garden to complete the picture.
In that first picture, it appears that the Oldsmobile station wagon is nearly as long as the main part of the house (without the garage) is wide. The Olds probably didn’t fit into the garage, either, which seems barely big enough to accomodate the Beetle. I realize house sizes are much larger today than in the 1950s and 1960s, but that is eye-opening!
Housebuilders were slow to adapt to big cars. My parents bought a new house in 1957, and their ’57 Chevy wagon was a tight fit. The doors wouldn’t open fully. Cars got even bigger in ’59.