Great commercial typical of the times when people got excited about the car in their driveway.Beautiful American cars. I shed a tear as that is no more. I do not think I have ever seen a person shed two drops on a Camry. It is just not there. Wow Mom Dad's got a Camry! Well hot damn! Those of age have memories, great fantastic memories.
This car epitomizes what every new car lacks; quality trim, handsome contours, attractive fabrics and details which are pleasing to the eye as opposed to the cost cut, computer designed things on the road today.
@rever65 you are right....American cars back then were like sitting in your living room.....beautiful fabrics, colors. Perfect for the long road trips
@inkey2 Also, car ownership is not really a big deal anymore. Owning a car used to say you had arrived or were successful. Today, cars are a necessity and I guess that's why they seem less "special" than they did in the good ol' days.
@liddlebopeep Big MB's, BMW's, Jaguar, who says cars don't make a statement. I'm also guessing you weren't around 50-60 years ago. But trust me, cars were a necessity, especially if you had a long commute to work or lived in a rural community with no mass transit.
@itsmegp46 True, but practically ANYONE can buy a MB, BMW or Jaguar as long as they have a source of income. Easy credit allows anyone to own one of these luxury cars. You don't need to be a millionaire or a successful businessman to buy a late model Benz or Audi.
@liddlebopeep Maybe get a loan from a desparate finance company. But then when you can't make those $900 a month note payments, guess who comes to take your new ride?
Although my dad could not afford one, my mom had an aunt who was married to a petroleum exec and she had one. It was black and grayish silver inside. It was the luxury sedan. Sometimes she allowed me to at least start it put the air, play with the Wonderbar radio, etc. Sometimes she took me for a short ride. At 15, felt like Richie Rich....,,,memories.
@auaiao9__ i hear ya.....my parents always bought used shit boxes with no air conditioning.......we would drive from boston to illinois to visit my grand parents each "August" and it was so damn hot in the car our faces were blood red and our mouths were parched dry. My dad didn't want us to drink anything because he needed to make good time during daylight and not stop to take a leak. It was like taking a stage coach for 1000 miles (each way)....just awful
@inkey2 hahahahaha! My parents' cars were like your parents' AND those cars had METAL dashboards...sooo HOT. I remember sitting in the back seat when I was little, eating an ice cream cone and of course it was a hot day. I didn't eat it fast enough to suit my dad, it was melting everywhere so he swiped it out of my hand and threw it out the window. I squalled then he offered me his as he kept driving. If the car had a/c maybe it wouldn't have been such a disaster, lol!
@inkey2 My dad was the same way. You know what? They were right. Self control builds character. Today I watch as my sister piles her kids into the minivan(God I hate mini vans) along with a refrigerator's worth of food and drinks and 400 pounds of toys, DVD's iPods and the like.
@MrSloika the one thing that did stick in my mind for all these years.....at the end of one long family trip, 6 people in a 1955 plymouth 4 door, a car so stripped that it didnt even have rugs or a radio....pulling into an A&W Root beer stand.....we were just dieing from the heat and looking back on it we were probably clinically ill from the heat.......my dad bought us all hot dogs and a HUGE cold glass mug of root beer.....it was like being reborn it tasted so good
@itsmegp46 yeah, no radio......but when you consider the average wage index in the usa for 1955 was about $3000 a year .........so 30 bucks was probably a months rent
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Great commercial typical of the times when people got excited about the car in their driveway.Beautiful American cars. I shed a tear as that is no more. I do not think I have ever seen a person shed two drops on a Camry. It is just not there. Wow Mom Dad's got a Camry! Well hot damn! Those of age have memories, great fantastic memories.
Jimboyc21 1 year ago
W~o~w
B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l__!
00Daizy00 1 year ago
This car epitomizes what every new car lacks; quality trim, handsome contours, attractive fabrics and details which are pleasing to the eye as opposed to the cost cut, computer designed things on the road today.
rever65 1 year ago
@rever65 you are right....American cars back then were like sitting in your living room.....beautiful fabrics, colors. Perfect for the long road trips
inkey2 9 months ago
@rever65 yeah, cars started to really suck when they started designing them as "appliances" instead of mobile works of art and styling
inkey2 9 months ago 2
@inkey2 Also, car ownership is not really a big deal anymore. Owning a car used to say you had arrived or were successful. Today, cars are a necessity and I guess that's why they seem less "special" than they did in the good ol' days.
liddlebopeep 7 months ago 2
@liddlebopeep Big MB's, BMW's, Jaguar, who says cars don't make a statement. I'm also guessing you weren't around 50-60 years ago. But trust me, cars were a necessity, especially if you had a long commute to work or lived in a rural community with no mass transit.
itsmegp46 6 months ago
@itsmegp46 True, but practically ANYONE can buy a MB, BMW or Jaguar as long as they have a source of income. Easy credit allows anyone to own one of these luxury cars. You don't need to be a millionaire or a successful businessman to buy a late model Benz or Audi.
liddlebopeep 6 months ago
@liddlebopeep Maybe get a loan from a desparate finance company. But then when you can't make those $900 a month note payments, guess who comes to take your new ride?
itsmegp46 6 months ago
thats a 63, no skirts, tall tails, diff grille than 64....
biglinc1 1 year ago
Although my dad could not afford one, my mom had an aunt who was married to a petroleum exec and she had one. It was black and grayish silver inside. It was the luxury sedan. Sometimes she allowed me to at least start it put the air, play with the Wonderbar radio, etc. Sometimes she took me for a short ride. At 15, felt like Richie Rich....,,,memories.
billace90 1 year ago
@billace90 Lucky you. Friends of my mom and dad had a '64, white with green interior. I remember how luxurious it was compared to my parents' car.
auaiao9 10 months ago
@auaiao9__ i hear ya.....my parents always bought used shit boxes with no air conditioning.......we would drive from boston to illinois to visit my grand parents each "August" and it was so damn hot in the car our faces were blood red and our mouths were parched dry. My dad didn't want us to drink anything because he needed to make good time during daylight and not stop to take a leak. It was like taking a stage coach for 1000 miles (each way)....just awful
inkey2 9 months ago
@inkey2 hahahahaha! My parents' cars were like your parents' AND those cars had METAL dashboards...sooo HOT. I remember sitting in the back seat when I was little, eating an ice cream cone and of course it was a hot day. I didn't eat it fast enough to suit my dad, it was melting everywhere so he swiped it out of my hand and threw it out the window. I squalled then he offered me his as he kept driving. If the car had a/c maybe it wouldn't have been such a disaster, lol!
auaiao9 9 months ago
@inkey2 My dad was the same way. You know what? They were right. Self control builds character. Today I watch as my sister piles her kids into the minivan(God I hate mini vans) along with a refrigerator's worth of food and drinks and 400 pounds of toys, DVD's iPods and the like.
MrSloika 9 months ago 2
@MrSloika the one thing that did stick in my mind for all these years.....at the end of one long family trip, 6 people in a 1955 plymouth 4 door, a car so stripped that it didnt even have rugs or a radio....pulling into an A&W Root beer stand.....we were just dieing from the heat and looking back on it we were probably clinically ill from the heat.......my dad bought us all hot dogs and a HUGE cold glass mug of root beer.....it was like being reborn it tasted so good
inkey2 9 months ago 2
@inkey2 Not even a radio? Damn, whats that cost back then, $30 factory installed?
itsmegp46 6 months ago
@itsmegp46 yeah, no radio......but when you consider the average wage index in the usa for 1955 was about $3000 a year .........so 30 bucks was probably a months rent
inkey2 6 months ago
@inkey2 Maybe so, but I'm old enough to remember cars back then. I almost never came across cars with no radio.
itsmegp46 6 months ago
@inkey2 How well I remember those days... almost wish I could go back!!!
Gaygarious 4 months ago
Wish I had one.
enigma413 1 year ago
Yep 1963; love the tailights on the '63 Ninety-Eights.
hanleyfallsmn56245 2 years ago
1963
Teenacidal 2 years ago