Recently, some of my best classic finds originate from my trusty Dash-Cam. These classics were videoed only about two miles from each other.
While driving with my wife to visit my Mom on Friday, this was captured on the way:
Their proximity and the fact that it’s Friday afternoon, means that both are probably heading back from a classic meeting nearby. The Firebird could be anything between 1979 to 1981 (or maybe some of you can determine it’s age better). The Coronet should be a 1952 vintage, though I could be wrong, of course.
And Steely Dan playing on my car’s stereo, still sound so good after all these years.
Awesome footage, and I love The Dan!!
Saw an interesting pair this morning, next to each other at a stoplight. A ’54 Chevy, rodded and lowered, and a ’57 Ford COE box truck, perfectly original, still working for a living carrying plumbing supplies.
God bless Yohai and his trusty dashcam! You find such neat things on the road.
I love the way you pan the camera and slow down the footage as you pass something interesting.
+1!
Only 25 years separates these two cars, yet they look like they come from different planets. Twenty-five year old cars on the road today are practicly invisible.
Even more mind-blowing is the mere nine-year difference between my ’59 Bel Air and my friend’s ’68 Corvette; they look like they came from different worlds.
I saw an interesting car today – a 1969 Caprice 4-door hardtop, nice and straight but definitely not show-prepared like quite a few older cars I saw, and with an Alaska license plate.
That Firebird certainly reminds me of the red 1980 Formula I had.
Nice one. If anyone from Israel is reading this, the Pontiac is for sale for 69,000 NIS (USD 18K). Saw it on a Facebook group I’m on, it’s a 400 manual 4sp and had some mods done to it. No connection with the seller whatever, doing this as a service to someone looking for such a car. Phone no. is 00972-(0)54-28-333-03. Vehicle is in Afula (north of Israel).
More from the FB post – obviously it got roller rockers and aftermarket carb, and you can bet any emission garbage has been ditched long ago.
Engine view…
And one more.
My folks had a 53 Dodge just after I was born, 2 tone blue (dark blue top over a sky blue body), and 2 Plymouths of about this vintage. Very sturdy and reliable cars.
Sitting in the Dodge’s seats was almost like sitting on a sofa….an elevated sofa. My drives in Camaros of about the same vintage as that red one left me feeling like I was riding on the floor in comparison to the Dodge.
I think that is a 1951 Dodge. I believe the bumpers changed for 1952.
My father bought a new 1951 Wayfarer Convertible off the showroom floor. It was totaled in December 1955 by a red light runner. It was replaced on Christmas Eve with a 1951 Dodge Coronet Diplomat 2 door hardtop.
The convertible was fluid drive, and the Hardtop was Gyromatic semi automatic.
Thanks for your comments.
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