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07/01/2022 10:13 am
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
07/01/2022 1:11 pm
Wow...that was cool. Quite the interesting near crash at the end of the clip!
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07/01/2022 2:57 pm
wow, I din't know they had color-changing cars way back then...
no, just kidding...
fascinating just to see real people and not actors.
man, they just could not know what the future would bring them......we do.
07/01/2022 4:01 pm
Cool video. It's definitely Southern California but I couldn't identify specifically where these images were shot. I noticed that it appeared to be somewhat smoggy. Another thing that stood out was how dirty the cars appeared too.
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08/01/2022 8:09 am
I enjoyed watching that video. A couple of close calls and one drunken bum on the road.
08/01/2022 12:44 pm
One thing that struck me watching this clip is the stark contrast of the "new wave" styling change of the '49 Ford, Lincoln and Nash compared to everything else on the road. They make everything else suddenly look old....including the stylish '49 Chevys, Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles shown.
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08/01/2022 1:05 pm
@jack-dodds, interesting. I've never been a fan of any of the bathtub designs or designs that seem related to them but you're correct. The trend was a clear break from most immediate post-war designs. This may change my opinion of them.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
08/01/2022 1:12 pm
@jack-dodds, interesting. I've never been a fan of any of the bathtub designs or designs that seem related to them but you're correct. The trend was a clear break from most immediate post-war designs. This may change my opinion of them.
I neglected to include Hudson in that group but I don't recall seeing any in the clip....which seems odd.
08/01/2022 2:15 pm
I really liked this clip, as it looked like my hometown as I was becoming aware of cars. One thing I gradually became aware of was the absence of cars older than fifteen or so years. I assume this film was made around 1950 (based on the newest cars), and I saw just a few from the early 1930's. Today it seems a higher proportion of the cars are at least twenty and often even more years older. Or perhaps I'm biased because I drive one of those. This could be because I live in a community filled with retirees; but I'm inclined to think cars last longer than they did around 1950. Good film. Thanks for posting it, John.