The 1960s American Car And Road Trip In Kodachrome

[The Purge]

What memories for us early BABY BOOMERS that lived through the VERY BEST period of our lives...please enjoy the memories!

These Kodachrome slides are from when go-ahead Americans believed a flying car was just around the corner

Well I’m not braggin’ babe so don’t put me down
But I’ve got the fastest set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me he don’t even try
‘Cause if I had a set of wings man I know she could fly
– Little Deuce Coupe, the Beach Boys




1965 Amphicar, Model 770 — 1965


The headline might be familiar, but the images in this great set of Kodachrome slides from when Americans in American-made cars explored the country are original.








Homosassa Springs — December 1968
Feeding the Buick.


Las Vegas at Night — 1967
Under the Fremont Hotel marquee


Tiny Trailer — 1965


Bandshell, Sanford, FL – Early 50s
Bandshell on Lake Monroe (St. John’s River) in Sanford, Florida. Submarine Chaser SC679 sits ready.


Andersen’s — Buellton, CA 1961


San Francisco, California — 1966
Corner of Powell and Ellis looking down Powell towards O’Farrell.


Times Square, New York City – 1964


In the Driveway, Middletown, NY — 1960


Las Vegas — 1961


Teepee Drive-in / Buffalo Burgers


Elmhurst Blizzard 1967


Leaving L.A. — 1962
Stretch of coastline near L.A. lined with petticoat palms.


Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco — 1962


General Motors Concept Car — 1964


Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii, 1967
A cream 1955 Chevy Bel Air with surfboards in tow is braking as it crosses Lewers St. on a green arrow. The Ala Moana Building’s “Top of Waikiki” rotating restaurant can be seen above and behind the distinctive Bank of Hawaii / Galleria tower.


41 Buick — Clearwater Beach, FL Causeway
Period photo taken on Clearwater Memorial Causeway (or RT. 60/Gulf-to-Bay) facing east from Clearwater Beach.


Corvette, Middletown, NY — 1960


Mid-Century Motels, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida



Pioneer Auto Museum, Murdo, South Dakota — 1965


Badlands Petrified Gardens — July 1965


Ranch Store, Cactus Flat, SD — July 1965


Dunedin Beach, FL — 1966


1956 Chevy Bel Air at Spring Break, Ft. Lauderdale 1966

Photos and captions via ElektroSpark

 

[Oddball]

I believe those places in South Dakota were before the completion of I-90....You had to be going there to get there.

 

[fncceo]

Andersen’s — Buellton, CA 1961

Just a few years after this picture was taken, the restaurant was sold to Vince Evans, the bombardier of the 'Memphis Belle' in World War II Europe. He was responsible for the barrage of billboards and stop motion television ads that made the small restaurant a Southern California tourist attraction.

 

[Auld Phart]

What memories for us early BABY BOOMERS that lived through the VERY BEST period of our lives...please enjoy the memories!

These Kodachrome slides are from when go-ahead Americans believed a flying car was just around the corner

Well I’m not braggin’ babe so don’t put me down
But I’ve got the fastest set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me he don’t even try
‘Cause if I had a set of wings man I know she could fly
– Little Deuce Coupe, the Beach Boys




1965 Amphicar, Model 770 — 1965


The headline might be familiar, but the images in this great set of Kodachrome slides from when Americans in American-made cars explored the country are original.








Homosassa Springs — December 1968
Feeding the Buick.


Las Vegas at Night — 1967
Under the Fremont Hotel marquee


Tiny Trailer — 1965


Bandshell, Sanford, FL – Early 50s
Bandshell on Lake Monroe (St. John’s River) in Sanford, Florida. Submarine Chaser SC679 sits ready.


Andersen’s — Buellton, CA 1961


San Francisco, California — 1966
Corner of Powell and Ellis looking down Powell towards O’Farrell.


Times Square, New York City – 1964


In the Driveway, Middletown, NY — 1960


Las Vegas — 1961


Teepee Drive-in / Buffalo Burgers


Elmhurst Blizzard 1967


Leaving L.A. — 1962
Stretch of coastline near L.A. lined with petticoat palms.


Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco — 1962


General Motors Concept Car — 1964


Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii, 1967
A cream 1955 Chevy Bel Air with surfboards in tow is braking as it crosses Lewers St. on a green arrow. The Ala Moana Building’s “Top of Waikiki” rotating restaurant can be seen above and behind the distinctive Bank of Hawaii / Galleria tower.


41 Buick — Clearwater Beach, FL Causeway
Period photo taken on Clearwater Memorial
Causeway (or RT. 60/Gulf-to-Bay) facing east from Clearwater Beach.


Corvette, Middletown, NY — 1960


Mid-Century Motels, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida



Pioneer Auto Museum, Murdo, South Dakota — 1965


Badlands Petrified Gardens — July 1965


Ranch Store, Cactus Flat, SD — July 1965


Dunedin Beach, FL — 1966


1956 Chevy Bel Air at Spring Break, Ft. Lauderdale 1966

Photos and captions via ElektroSpark

These Kodachrome slides are from when go-ahead Americans believed a flying car was just around the corner

Flying cars were around the corner.



I remember at least one season of the Bob Cummings show starting with him driving his car to the airfield, have the wings and propeller attached, and him flying off.

(I'm guessing they didn't sell well)

 

[fncceo]

(I'm guessing they didn't sell well)

Crowding the cross-walk and turning pedestrians into chunks and chum tends to impact on car sales.