The 1960s opened with great promise. The Dodge Dart was a new model that year, based on a mid-sized 118-inch wheelbase unibody design adopted from Plymouth, and the Phoenix was the premium trim package for it. This special Phoenix was further equipped with the performance-oriented D500 package; indeed, this amazing motorcar features not only itsContinue reading “Photos of the 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix D-500”
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26 Retro Motorcycle Ads From the 1970s
The seventies was a decade of cool motorcycles, but wacky, corny and overtly sexist advertisements, as they were, like in the sixties, made to target the male consumers. On the cover there was usually a pair of a typical 70’s style macho dude, dressed in an open leather jacket, a collared blue shirt, bell-bottom trousersContinue reading “26 Retro Motorcycle Ads From the 1970s”
Mobile Homes: The Popular Housing Trend of the 1950s and 1960s
A mobile home (also known as a park home, trailer, trailer home, house trailer, static caravan, RV, residential caravan, motorhome or simply caravan) is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site (either by being towed or on a trailer). In the United States, this formContinue reading “Mobile Homes: The Popular Housing Trend of the 1950s and 1960s”
Amazing Vintage Photos of London Buses Used to Take British Soldiers to the Western Front During World War I
When the First World War broke out, the era of the horse bus drew to a close. London’s largest bus operator, the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC), had replaced all its horse buses with motor buses in 1911 and 1912. A few other bus operators continued to use horses until August 1914. These new vehicles,Continue reading “Amazing Vintage Photos of London Buses Used to Take British Soldiers to the Western Front During World War I”
Take a Look Inside a 1970s Airstream Travel Trailer
In 1931, Airstream began with Wally Byam’s dream: to build a travel trailer that would move like a stream of air, be light enough to be towed by a car, and create first-class accommodation anywhere. Every inch of an Airstream has a function. Airstream is the most thoroughly tested brand in trailer history. Its engineeringContinue reading “Take a Look Inside a 1970s Airstream Travel Trailer”
Beautiful Photos of the Ford Maverick
The Ford Maverick is a compact car manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years 1970–1977 in the United States, originally as a two-door sedan employing a rear-wheel drive platform original to the 1960 Falcon — and subsequently as a four-door sedan on the same platform. The Maverick was also manufactured in Venezuela, Canada, Mexico,Continue reading “Beautiful Photos of the Ford Maverick”
Amazing Vintage Photos of Automobiles From Between the 1900s and 1920s
The automotive industry in the United States began in the 1890s and, as a result of the size of the domestic market and the use of mass-production, rapidly evolved into the largest in the world. The motor vehicle industry began with hundreds of manufacturers, but by the end of the 1920s it was dominated byContinue reading “Amazing Vintage Photos of Automobiles From Between the 1900s and 1920s”
48 Amazing Color Photos That Show London’s Terminal Stations in the 1960s
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just over 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The CityContinue reading “48 Amazing Color Photos That Show London’s Terminal Stations in the 1960s”
44 Amazing Photos Showing Women Posing With Their Cars in the 1960s
Amazing Candid Photos of Drivers in Cars in Los Angeles During the 1970s
Mike Mandel grew up in the San Fernando Valley, and as an kid in the 1950s could walk just about everywhere he needed to go: to school, or later down the street to the open field to collect rocks or catch lizards. All of his friends lived on his block, so he didn’t think tooContinue reading “Amazing Candid Photos of Drivers in Cars in Los Angeles During the 1970s”
