A link to a CD Thread with a film from 1959 (vehicles, convertible)

[Tek_Freek]

I add this here simply because of the vehicles seen during this old film. Although it says it was filmed in 1959 I think I saw a few 1960 Fords go by.

Watch for gas prices as well...

http://www.city-data.com/forum/19331126-post1.html

[The Continental]

If it was filmed towards the end of 59 that could account for the 60 models.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by The Continental

If it was filmed towards the end of 59 that could account for the 60 models.

That's what I thought at first, but it looks like it was filmed in the middle of summer.

Some of the things I noticed:

At the beginning an old (probably new then) black hearse goes by in the other direction.

A car hauler full of Ramblers.

One of the towns must have had a Chevrolet dealer in it because there was a preponderance of chevys parked there.

At about 10:40 there is a car hauler (different one) turning to avoid going under a low overpass. Right after a black Plymouth goes by - with a "cherry" on top.

There are a number of Edsels driving around.

The first car we see is a 56 Ford convertible - gimme!!!

I am old enough to remember seeing all of these on the road.

[jtur88]

I bet some Iowa highways then still had beveled curbs on them in 1959. They were concrete slab highways, common in the 40s, that had a beveled curb that you had to drive over to get on the shoulder, supposedly a brilliant safety coup to warn drivers if they were off the road asleep. Most of the beveled roads were so narrow, that big rigs had to run with one wheel on the center line, and the other on the bevel. The concrete slabs also had tar strips between them, to expand in hot weather, and driving on them, you hear your bias-ply tires going badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp badripp hour after hour after hour after hour after hour, from Dubuque to Shenandoah.