Vintage Photos Of Fashions and Cars Of The 1960s & 1970s

Text by Patrick Bell.

Fashion trends come and go, both in cars and attire.  We have some of each today with a gallery from the past.  Take a look and let us know what you think.

We begin with a group of young people that were in their 1970’s finery and attending some sort of special occasion.  The girl in the floral dress even had a greeting card in her hand.  Behind them was a 1970 Buick Estate Wagon.  They were back in production again after a five year absence.

Also in the photo along the right edge were the rear corner’s of a 1968 full size Chevrolet, and further away another Estate Wagon, this one a 1971 model.

Here’s a couple of couples posing for a photograph on a sunny day with an uncooperative baby.  The man on the right had a t-shirt that I can’t quite read.  Behind them was a 1966 Plymouth Fury II 4 door sedan that looked like it had been around a while.  And in the background was a 1968-1970 GMC pickup with a camper shell.

We have seen this lady before in our travels.  She seemed to like green, and she wore it well.  It was a windy day when this shot of her and her 1973 Dodge Dart Swinger Hardtop was taken.  The Dart was nicely optioned with a vinyl roof and full wheel covers.

Here were three folks that had been shopping.  The lady had a “Webb’s City” bag, which was a legendary store in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Given the palm trees in the background, that was likely the location of this image, perhaps on the outer edges of the store’s parking lot.  The man in the middle had a bag of what appeared to be onions and maybe a rain coat over his other arm.  And check out the bolo tie worn by the man on the left.
The car behind them was a two tone 1966 Dodge Coronet 440 4 door sedan, and to the right was a 1969 Mercury Cougar hardtop with a vinyl roof.

And a young man with what likely was his pride and joy, a 1965 Pontiac Tempest GTO.  They called this 2 door sedan model the “Sports Coupe”, and it was the least popular of the three models offered.  The convertible was next, while the “Hardtop Coupe” was far and away the most popular.  This one seems to have a blue tint to the color, but with a red interior and stripe it was likely basic black.  The owner had personalized it some with chrome wheels and a STP decal that was losing it’s stick.  Under the carport in the background was a 1959 Rambler wagon with possibly a California license plate.

This one looks like a fairly typical split level home where all the runoff ends up in the driveway.

Three people were posing 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air 4 door sedan behind them.  It had two tone paint and a Virginia license plate.  I remember wearing a wide leather watch band like shown here as a teenager.  It was one of those fads from that era.

Two guys who looked like they were patiently waiting for someone or something were sitting on and in a 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 2 door hardtop.  The 440 was the series name, was ranked as the middle series, and the most popular Coronet for the year.  Across the street outside the garage with at least four trash cans was a black 1966 Ford LTD 4 door hardtop.  On the other side of it was a 1971-1976 GM full size wagon with the clamshell tailgate, but the details are too fuzzy to narrow it down any further.

A color coordinated couple were visiting out in the driveway.  The young lady was dressed for warm weather, but I know it wasn’t very warm or she would not have been sitting on that 1960 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe.  It presumably was the man’s car, and he had done some budget custom work to it, such as hood tie down pins, customized grille, and some dechroming on the side.

In front of it was a 1970 or 1971 Mercury Montego MX, and at the curb to the left was a blue 1968 Plymouth Valiant 100 4 door sedan.  Above it in the driveway was a 1960 or 1961 Ford Falcon that looked like someone’s project.  And on the right edge was the tail of a 1971 or 1972 Buick Riviera.

This looked like a windy Easter Sunday with everyone in their Sunday best, corsages for the ladies, and one of them had what appeared to be a bible. Behind them was a red 1974 or 1975 Chevrolet Vega GT Hatchback and a 1975 or 1976 Ford F-150.  In the background along the left edge were a white 1969 Plymouth Fury 2 door hardtop and a blue 1968 Chevrolet Impala 4 door sedan.  And in between the ladies head’s you can see a white 1960-1966 Chevrolet or GMC Stepside pickup.

A man and two ladies were posing with a 1970 or 1971 Lincoln Continental Sedan in a wooded area.  The ladies were dressed in the pants suits of the day, while the man’s attire was the typical casual dress that is still a somewhat common style today.  The Lincoln was enjoying its first year or two of a new style, though sales were about the same as the old style.

Bell bottom pants were certainly the rage, and even I wore some of the denim variety.  Behind this couple was a 1972 Plymouth Gold Duster, and above it’s hood in the background was a 1974-1976 Dodge Dart sedan.  The Volkswagen Type 1 to the left was at least a 1973 model.

Our closing image was a lady that must have been a representative for a handbag company.  She had one in her hands plus four on the bumper of a 1975 or 1976 Chrysler Cordoba from California.  She was well dressed, had luggage in the trunk, and also had some liquid refreshment handy.  On the left side was a 1974-1976 Ford Pinto Runabout and a white 1976 or 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Colonnade Hardtop Coupe.  And back in the far corner may have been a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado.

Thanks for joining us and have a great day!

 

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