Restored Video Exhibits LA Visitors Was Nonetheless Horrible In The Fifties

Anybody who’s been to Los Angeles is properly conscious that site visitors is usually a tad hectic. It has been that approach for a very long time, and this video proves it. Just lately posted by the NASS YouTube channel, it presents a glimpse into LA highways in the course of the Fifties and early Nineteen Sixties. Who’s up for some classic American automobile recognizing?

The outdated footage has been remastered, colorized, and clearly digitized for importing on YouTube. Synthetic sound has additionally been added to present it a extra genuine ambiance, however the sound does not mirror what’s really taking place. If it did, we suspect extra automobile horns can be blaring as a result of site visitors is just about stop-and-go for the primary half of the clip. Furthermore, we see some slightly aggressive driving as motorists swap lanes, slicing different drivers brief whereas winding via the congestion. Some issues by no means change.

However the automobiles certain have modified! The primary half of the video seems to come back from the early-to-mid Fifties, judging by nearly all of automobiles we see. Chevrolets and Buicks are plentiful right here – we catch a number of massive Buick Roadmasters, simply identifiable by their massive, large chrome grilles with distinguished vertical bars. At the very least one is a giant convertible, with styling cues pointing to the Sequence 70 automobiles from 1949 via 1953. Boxy Chevrolet sedans from the early Fifties additionally stand out, and we do not see any massive fin automobiles that outlined Detroit styling later within the decade.

The second half of the video strikes us ahead a number of years. This time we do see fairly a number of fin automobiles, notably late Fifties Cadillacs although we additionally catch a fast glimpse of a 1961 Cadillac with its massive fins up excessive, and smaller fins down low. We additionally see a second-generation Ford Thunderbird, produced from 1958 via 1960. A Ford Falcon sighting and quite a few Chevy Apache vehicles additional verify this clip comes from the early Nineteen Sixties. Hold your eyes peeled and you will see some gems like a Volkwagen Kind II bus and a classic Citroen DS.

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