Now I see why my dad had a good life during the 1950s, he had a good career a good job beautiful home and a beautiful car what more could a hard-working man ask for
I love old car style but modern cars do nearly everything much better: gas mileage,emissions, longevity, safety, brakes, handling, acceleration, maintenance intervals
@jackf99. Are you including stealership servicing in your assessment? If so then things were much better back then - and cheaper! A replacement clutch or exhaust on a modern car can effectively write it off , the reason why so many modern cars are in junk yards
@@muckle8 In the 50s, reaching 100k miles usually meant the drivetrain needed a complete rebuild. Outside of some particularly exceptional cases cars never need a rebuild at 100k miles today. More like 200 or 250k. Back then factory rustproofing was non-existent. Quarter panels in snowy climates rusted away by then anyway.
I spent many an hour in those little used car offices with my dad back then, he went through cars like water Some years we had 4 or 5 different cars,we would go out for a ride and wind up at a car lot wheeling and dealing and drive off with a different car, I don't remember him owning the same car for a year.He liked Buicks the best. It was crazy but exciting
I loved those days, so relaxed! No pressures, a dollar was worth something, and people loved and cared about each other. We can go back to those beautiful times, if we join ourselves in the houses of God.
Great looking sporty Mercury convertible, but there was also a great looking Mercury station wagon right by the driveway. A really deluxe one with genuine imitation (accept no substitutes!) wood sides!
I had a 54 Merc 2 door post when I was 17. I sold it and bought a 1972 Plymouth Road Runner when I was 19. I still have my Road Runner, she's 51years young! I restored her in 2019😉. From Texas 🤠
My brother had a '52. I really like that car. The dashboard was really great. He lost that car when he went into the Navy and made the mistake of sending money for the payments home to our mother to make the payments. She took it and spent it on, who knows what. She was always crying "Poor mouth" because my dad's working on the railroad wasn't enough money. So, the bank repossessed the car.
I thought at first that it was about Miller Motors in Ypsilanti, Michigan the last Hudson dealer in the USA. It's now a museum. But this is worth viewing too.
A friend of mine had a '56 Ford. He build up the engine and used high compression Mercury heads on it for, as Tim Allen would say, "More power!" He had the car clocked at over 145 mph and the heads held.
I'd bet a lot of these cars had the mileage turned back. That was a very common practice back then. Evan at that, how many would you love to have at mid 50s prices? Every car on the lot?
Most movie cameras back then had no sound. The cameras that came with sound were more expensive and less common - most people didn’t have that kind of money for extras like sound. By the way, color film for home movie cameras was more expensive than black and white film and cost more to develop.
@@CaptDrPaxton I believe this was on North Liberty St. near where US 52 came through a few years later. It's a vacant lot today. None of the buildings seen across the street are standing either.
Yes those were the days we had real cars not like all the foreign junk we have on the roads today I wouldn't give you two cents for most of these cars today
Hell they were shady the warranty was a taillight one when you were far enough away you couldn't see the taillights the warranty was up. They used to not only roll the speedos back they would put hamburger in transmissions to quiet them down Put a $19 Earl Schieb paint job on a pos car and sell it Fun times
Not a glorious job at all. Working on commission, some weeks you didn't eat let alone pay the mortgage. No hospitalization either and if you lived up to being a good used car salesman you'd need it for all the broken noses you acquired for lying.
![Residential area of Los Angeles 1940s in color [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added](/img/n.gif)
Now I see why my dad had a good life during the 1950s, he had a good career a good job beautiful home and a beautiful car what more could a hard-working man ask for
Yeah..that was before they took away our silver backed dollar and gave us worthless and totally manipulabile paper in its place.
The American Dream At It's Finest.
🗣️📣YO HUBIERA COMPRADO ÉSE HERMOSO CARRO, PERO FALTABA MUCHO PARA QUE NACIERA...!!!😱😵😁😁
Absolutely amazing. What we once had and let slip away. Look how well the top on the 54 Mercury worked!
It works about like the top on my 2015 Mustang! I've also driven a Studebaker Lark convertible with a top that worked that well.
My original top motor went bad on my 64 Chevelle so I replaced it with a reproduction. Ya it's noticably slow now it was much faster before.
I love old car style but modern cars do nearly everything much better: gas mileage,emissions, longevity, safety, brakes, handling, acceleration, maintenance intervals
@jackf99. Are you including stealership servicing in your assessment? If so then things were much better back then - and cheaper! A replacement clutch or exhaust on a modern car can effectively write it off , the reason why so many modern cars are in junk yards
@@muckle8 In the 50s, reaching 100k miles usually meant the drivetrain needed a complete rebuild. Outside of some particularly exceptional cases cars never need a rebuild at 100k miles today. More like 200 or 250k. Back then factory rustproofing was non-existent. Quarter panels in snowy climates rusted away by then anyway.
What a beautiful convertible, and with dual exhausts!
I spent many an hour in those little used car offices with my dad back then, he went through cars like water
Some years we had 4 or 5 different cars,we would go out for a ride and wind up at a car lot wheeling and dealing and drive off with a different car, I don't remember him owning the same car for a year.He liked Buicks the best.
It was crazy but exciting
I loved those days, so relaxed!
No pressures, a dollar was worth something, and people loved and cared about each other.
We can go back to those beautiful times, if we join ourselves in the houses of God.
Not entirely so as USA was still racially segregated. But it definitely was changing for the better.
Great looking sporty Mercury convertible, but there was also a great looking Mercury station wagon right by the driveway. A really deluxe one with genuine imitation (accept no substitutes!) wood sides!
Very cool clip and a beautiful convertible.
Those were the days!!! 😁
I had a 54 Merc 2 door post when I was 17. I sold it and bought a 1972 Plymouth Road Runner when I was 19. I still have my Road Runner, she's 51years young! I restored her in 2019😉. From Texas 🤠
One of my first cars was a 54 Merc, one of the best cars I ever owned!
My brother had a '52. I really like that car. The dashboard was really great. He lost that car when he went into the Navy and made the mistake of sending money for the payments home to our mother to make the payments. She took it and spent it on, who knows what. She was always crying "Poor mouth" because my dad's working on the railroad wasn't enough money. So, the bank repossessed the car.
Oh no....what a beautiful Mercury....
That Mercury was a beauty!
I thought at first that it was about Miller Motors in Ypsilanti, Michigan the last Hudson dealer in the USA. It's now a museum. But this is worth viewing too.
This Miller Motors took Ford to court on anti-trust charges and almost won the case.
All those dudes were so well dressed. The suits were loose fitting as was the style back then.
Really neat cars.
Lincoln/Merc ragtop day at the lot!
Lincoln Mercury dealership. I think that was a new 54 Monterey convertible. I wish I could see the 40 Ford Deluxe hiding behind the shack.
I saw a ‘55 Mercury on the lot.
What a cool video!
Cool Factor 💯. Just a typical average day in the 1950s. I love it
That Mercury was a HOT car in it's day !
It's hot now.
Yep..the first real MuscleCar was the 1958 Mercury Maurader...
A friend of mine had a '56 Ford. He build up the engine and used high compression Mercury heads on it for, as Tim Allen would say, "More power!" He had the car clocked at over 145 mph and the heads held.
Neighbor across the street had a black 53 Merc. hardtop like this when I was a kid.
What nice looking, clean cut vultures.
Hey there, some of them went on to become respectable attorneys...😁
Lol look at those Vultures waiting for the next sucker. Some things never change.
What can ya say. Those were the days. Simpler times.
Lots of Mercurys and Fords on that lot.
They dressed nicely, not tattoos or piercings. Including the ear lobe vandalism 😳. Great video, thanks for sharing 😁
Super video 👌🤩👍🇨🇿👍👍👍👍
Looks like lots of Mercurys and thought I saw a lincoln too, . I love those early 50s (52-56). Mercury's & Lincoln's .
It was a Lincoln Mercury dealership.
I'd bet a lot of these cars had the mileage turned back. That was a very common practice back then. Evan at that, how many would you love to have at mid 50s prices? Every car on the lot?
Had to replace the brake pedal pad too. High milers had a worn spot on the right corner. A friend told me.
The good old days when people were normal - reminds me of Chillingbourne.
I am glad I did not follow that path. One car salesman at a Des Moines Chevy dealer set a fine example. He was honest , up front, and made top dollar.
In 1964 I was 15 years old and worked as a busboy and earned enough to buy ma first car. A 1956 mercury
Back one America had class everyone wore a suit
I was just thinking that. I remember my Grandfather wouldn't even go to the store without a suit, tie and Fedora.
Looked like pre 1955.
You are correct! The film was from 1954.
For heavens sakes where the volume?????????? 😬🤯😳🥺😱😵
It's an old 8mm film so no audio track unfortunately. I really wish it did as well.
Most movie cameras back then had no sound. The cameras that came with sound were more expensive and less common - most people didn’t have that kind of money for extras like sound. By the way, color film for home movie cameras was more expensive than black and white film and cost more to develop.
@@CaptDrPaxton I believe this was on North Liberty St. near where US 52 came through a few years later. It's a vacant lot today. None of the buildings seen across the street are standing either.
@@MooPotPie I believe you are correct! The address was at 1029 N Liberty St.
Was surprised to see '40 Ford on lot. 14 year old car. Looks like California plates.
No road salt in N.C so cars last more than 10 years ! It's that way all over the south. I 2023 It's not unusual to see 80s and 90s cars SALT KILLS
Where was this filmed at?
Miller Motors at 1029 N Liberty St., Winston Salem, NC.
Vultures, waiting for prey...nothing has changed.
Yeah, still can't believe them!
Here's a suggestion: Check out the film "Used Cars." Really funny.
My girlfriend's Fiat 500 convertible. Roof brackets are plastic and cheap falling apart. With under 40,000 km on it.🤔
If you had all these cars today you'd be a millionaire.
I guess used car lots have always been the most depressing places on earth.
Yes those were the days we had real cars not like all the foreign junk we have on the roads today I wouldn't give you two cents for most of these cars today
Those early-mid 50s Mercurys were gorgeous cars. Sure turned ugly toward the end of 50s. Same could be said of the Fords I guess.
Car salesmen is only one step closer to wear zoots suits😅
Car salesman even looked shady way back then.
Hell they were shady the warranty was a taillight one when you were far enough away you couldn't see the taillights the warranty was up.
They used to not only roll the speedos back they would put hamburger in transmissions to quiet them down
Put a $19 Earl Schieb paint job on a pos car and sell it
Fun times
notice how there is less obesity in these old films?
Not a glorious job at all. Working on commission, some weeks you didn't eat let alone pay the mortgage. No hospitalization either and if you lived up to being a good used car salesman you'd need it for all the broken noses you acquired for lying.
Nice to see SALESMAN haven't changed much either, EXCEPT now you see women !
Who are completely clueless about cars, still to this day.
@@Nunofurdambiznez At least they still advertised stuff like HP back then! Check this video out th-cam.com/video/MEOsoriy5UA/w-d-xo.html
I like the cigarette in his hand! It seems as if everyone smoked back then.
@@1940limited Like a house on fire LOL
@@1940limited They did !