Restored Video Exhibits LA Site visitors Was Nonetheless Horrible In The Nineteen Fifties

Anybody who’s been to Los Angeles is effectively conscious that visitors could be a tad hectic. It has been that approach for a very long time, and this video proves it. Not too long ago posted by the NASS YouTube channel, it gives a glimpse into LA highways in the course of the Nineteen Fifties and early 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The outdated footage has been remastered, colorized, and clearly digitized for importing on YouTube.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 provide it a extra genuine ambiance, however the sound would not replicate what’s truly occurring. If it did, we suspect extra automobile horns could be blaring as a result of visitors is just about stop-and-go for the primary half of the clip. Furthermore, we see some relatively aggressive driving as motorists swap lanes, chopping different drivers quick whereas winding by way of the congestion. Some issues by no means change.

However the automobiles certain have modified! The primary half of the video seems to return from the early-to-mid Nineteen Fifties, judging by the vast majority of automobiles we see. Chevrolets and Buicks are plentiful right here – we catch a number of huge Buick Roadmasters, simply identifiable by their giant, large chrome grilles with distinguished vertical bars. A minimum of one is a giant convertible, with styling cues pointing to the Collection 70 automobiles from 1949 by way of 1953. Boxy Chevrolet sedans from the early Nineteen Fifties additionally stand out, and we do not see any huge 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 just a few fin automobiles, notably late Nineteen Fifties Cadillacs although we additionally catch a fast glimpse of a 1961 Cadillac with its giant fins up excessive, and smaller fins down low. We additionally see a second-generation Ford Thunderbird, produced from 1958 by way of 1960. A Ford Falcon sighting and quite a few Chevy Apache vans additional affirm this clip comes from the early Sixties. Maintain your eyes peeled and you may see some gems like a Volkwagen Kind II bus and a classic Citroen DS.

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