Cool to see a Citroen DS. My parent's friends had an older DS Pallas that I got to ride in several times when we lived in France. The seats were cushy soft and there was padding under the floor carpet that was also cushy. The engine had a unique sound, almost like a Subaru. Rough roads were soaked up by the unique hydraulic (?) suspension. Mom's '71 Audi 100 LS rode harshly in comparison.
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Certainly more imports - my folks had a VW Squareback in SoCal in 1972. I remember my dad taking us around LA after the '71 Sylmar quake and showing us the damage, specifically the VA hospital.
I'm trying to identify where in Vancouver this was shot. The city's skyline changes every few years now with so much new development going on. Cool picture.
Looking at all these old photos makes me wonder if any of the cars from 60s and 70s would fit in modern parking stalls. It seems like all new parking spots are tiny compared to what they were 30-40 years ago, except maybe for Costco parking, which separates each stall with a foot or two of walking/loading space.
I'm trying to identify where in Vancouver this was shot. The city's skyline changes every few years now with so much new development going on. Cool picture.
Yes, today Vancouver is a forrest of skyscrapers. And yet it's the most beautiful, friendly, and livable big city I've ever visited.
Completely different today, now filled with generic blocks of sometimes gauche high end stores. Kind of suits much of Vancouver proper these days.
Regarding parking, sizes are definitely smaller, I feel it here, too. It can be funny in Europe - I remember not being able to find a suitable spot at all for my rented A8 in a Swiss parking garage - so I parked way in the back and used two spots.
I'm trying to identify where in Vancouver this was shot. The city's skyline changes every few years now with so much new development going on. Cool picture.
The 1965 photo is fun. The Flxible coach is similar to those used by our longtime regional bus line here well into the 1970s. I think the ones here used early 1950s Buick straight 8 engines. Quite the contrast to see the Mini Countryman, the Dauphine and the MGA (with a lady behind the wheel who can drive a stick!) all surrounded by Detroit iron, especially that 1965 Pontiac convertible. It's a Parisienne Custom Sport, a Canada-only model with a lot of the GP equipment on the outside but offered with Chevy powerplants all the way down to the inline 6 and built on the Chevy narrow-track chassis. I think this pic is from Ontario, probably Toronto.
The brown roof on the Chevy in the background and matching interior vinyl/leather speaks "1964" to me. Am I right?
That's a Pontiac Catalina. Blowing up the pic, I can see the Pontiac instrument panel, the Pontiac side molding and the "Catalina" emblem on the rear quarter.
Which reminds me how much I like '64 Pontiac Catalina 2+2's. I like them better than the Grand Prix that year, which had the boomerang taillights filled in. I'd like one in that salmon color I think was called "Sunfire Red", with a white painted top.
EDIT: Had I read further, I'd have seen that fintail said this already. That car has the Ventura option, which got you the nice, high-quality, two-tone vinyl interior.
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Is it just me, or were the traffic lanes wider back in the day? When you figure those trailers are probably 96" wide, and the typical standard-sized car was around 78-80", those lanes just look like they have an awful lot of wiggle room, compared to today.
Honestly I avoid downtown Vancouver nowadays. Thehome we bought is in Langley, a suburb of Vancouver and about 40 minutes from downtown. We have everything we need within a 5 minute drive of our home and prices are more tolerable here. Quick 15-20 minute drive to work IF there's traffic. A lot of people that complain about housing prices only look at Vancouver core pricing which imo is steep. A few minute drive into the suburbs and there are plenty of homes at much more reasonable prices. But I just hate the cramped homes in or near downtown, no parking or pay parking everywhere, and non stop traffic.
On top of that the last Vancouver mayor clogged up the city with bike lanes, many of them underused because of our rainy climate which makes access to and driving in downtown even more congested and frustrating.
On top of that the last Vancouver mayor clogged up the city with bike lanes, many of them underused because of our rainy climate which makes access to and driving in downtown even more congested and frustrating.
They did that in DC and Baltimore too, in the past few years. Traffic was bad to begin with, but those bike lanes only made it worse. And those bikeshare programs have really gone over well...
Last winter the bike lanes were cleared before car lanes
Then the city put another bike lane in an already clogged street in front of our hospital Emergency taking out all street parking (multiple clinics there attended by seniors).
Even Bellevue, not exactly a Seattle or Vancouver, has jumped on the bike bandwagon, with rental bikes littered about, and new bike lanes. One such lane replaced a turn lane on a street that is busy during the day. Now traffic backs up for a couple blocks waiting for what was once a right turn lane, while the bike lane will be empty almost all the time. The boomburb kind of looks like Vancouver, with numerous residential highrises, being a key destination for capital either fleeing to or being laundered in local real estate (no vetting needed for those with $$$), sketchy drivers, and now the bike lane silliness.
Same with the bike lane lunacy here in Halifax, where for half the year the weather is not fit to be outside. Our city council has gone for them hook, line and sinker, yet they are virtually unused. The kicker was their approval of a $10 million "bike flyover lane" or overpass, from the end of one of our harbor bridges over a turning lane for cars, so the cyclists would not have to stop and wait for a traffic light to change. That is after adding a 2-way bike lane to that bridge for untold millions of dollars that also barely gets used. It is total insanity.
This picture is great. Everyone looks less than amused by the traffic jam. Its warm enough that many have their windows down and are resting their arm on the window sill. You don't see as much of that today with a/c being standard and most folks keep their windows closed to avoid exhaust fumes, noise and to stay cool.
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This picture is great. Everyone looks less than amused by the traffic jam. Its warm enough that many have their windows down and are resting their arm on the window sill. You don't see as much of that today with a/c being standard and most folks keep their windows closed to avoid exhaust fumes, noise and to stay cool.
Plus the Canadian Don Draper in the Pontiac convertible is wondering again on another warm sunny day why he let the sales guy talk him into buying a ragtop with a black interior.
That Cord sedan in the background of your recent A-C-D pictures reiterates how I just love those cars. When we were at NATMUS in Auburn last year, a volunteer there was kind of hanging around us, answering questions, and asked us if we'd like to see the shop (which is normally off-limits). We said "Sure!" and in there they were working on a Cord sedan, '36 or '37, that had been an Indiana State Police car and was so-marked. Very cool. It was in some need of restoration.
NATMUS has a program where high school kids can come one night a week and help the adult volunteers work on the cars in the shop. That's great I think and one reason we were able to sell our local region Studebaker Drivers' Club to donate to them.
In their shop they also had a very solid, original-looking light blue metallic '65 Studebaker Commander Wagonaire, sliding roof, six with 3-speed, they were doing some small stuff to. They have since sold it to a guy in Florida they told me when I called them a few months back.
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The Indiana Police Cord was on display when I was there, I am pretty sure I got a pic of it. Stude museum needs a Wagonaire on display.
An obscure car I remember seeing but can't find a pic of is the Chrysler Turbine car at Henry Ford. I know I saw it, maybe I was just so amazed to actually see one, that I forgot.
That Cord sedan in the background of your recent A-C-D pictures reiterates how I just love those cars. When we were at NATMUS in Auburn last year, a volunteer there was kind of hanging around us, answering questions, and asked us if we'd like to see the shop (which is normally off-limits). We said "Sure!" and in there they were working on a Cord sedan, '36 or '37, that had been an Indiana State Police car and was so-marked. Very cool. It was in some need of restoration.
NATMUS has a program where high school kids can come one night a week and help the adult volunteers work on the cars in the shop. That's great I think and one reason we were able to sell our local region Studebaker Drivers' Club to donate to them.
In their shop they also had a very solid, original-looking light blue metallic '65 Studebaker Commander Wagonaire, sliding roof, six with 3-speed, they were doing some small stuff to. They have since sold it to a guy in Florida they told me when I called them a few months back.
For the 1965 pic, the 55 Chevy in front of the truck appears awfully clean for its age and area.
The Winton makes me think of the old car of the same marque bought by Wilson and Mitchell in Dennis the Menace - apparently this car was seen in a few other movies/shows:
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I wonder if the twin Caddy coupes in Vegas have significance.
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Completely different today, now filled with generic blocks of sometimes gauche high end stores. Kind of suits much of Vancouver proper these days.
Regarding parking, sizes are definitely smaller, I feel it here, too. It can be funny in Europe - I remember not being able to find a suitable spot at all for my rented A8 in a Swiss parking garage - so I parked way in the back and used two spots.
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Canada had an even more diverse market than the US during the era.
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That's a Pontiac Catalina. Blowing up the pic, I can see the Pontiac instrument panel, the Pontiac side molding and the "Catalina" emblem on the rear quarter.
Which reminds me how much I like '64 Pontiac Catalina 2+2's. I like them better than the Grand Prix that year, which had the boomerang taillights filled in. I'd like one in that salmon color I think was called "Sunfire Red", with a white painted top.
EDIT: Had I read further, I'd have seen that fintail said this already. That car has the Ventura option, which got you the nice, high-quality, two-tone vinyl interior.
On top of that the last Vancouver mayor clogged up the city with bike lanes, many of them underused because of our rainy climate which makes access to and driving in downtown even more congested and frustrating.
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Then the city put another bike lane in an already clogged street in front of our hospital Emergency taking out all street parking (multiple clinics there attended by seniors).
Before:
After:
Rant end lol
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There are LimeBikes in Hartford. People seem to use them, although they are seasonal.
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NATMUS has a program where high school kids can come one night a week and help the adult volunteers work on the cars in the shop. That's great I think and one reason we were able to sell our local region Studebaker Drivers' Club to donate to them.
In their shop they also had a very solid, original-looking light blue metallic '65 Studebaker Commander Wagonaire, sliding roof, six with 3-speed, they were doing some small stuff to. They have since sold it to a guy in Florida they told me when I called them a few months back.
An obscure car I remember seeing but can't find a pic of is the Chrysler Turbine car at Henry Ford. I know I saw it, maybe I was just so amazed to actually see one, that I forgot.
The Winton makes me think of the old car of the same marque bought by Wilson and Mitchell in Dennis the Menace - apparently this car was seen in a few other movies/shows: