Hot Rod Cars In The 1950s

To support my efforts to create more clips please donate to me at www.patreon.com/allinaday. I did not have a hot rod car back then but I had friends who did and loved how they fixed them up and raced them. This is a clip from my collection of films from that time. I used portions of this in my PBS 6 part television series, Making Sense Of The Sixties.

[@cindylawrence1515]

The Buick was just the hot ride in 1947-48. It only lost the spotlight in '48 when the new, "step down" Hudsons. But the Hudsons were a hit with more thinking car buyers. So the Buicks and Cadillacs remained important especially when the revolutionary new GM short stroke V8's arrived.

[@mikesuch9021]

I grew up in Santa Ana California I know exactly where that airstrip was.

[@chuckster3629]

Those old Buicks had mushy automatic transmissions. They slipped like crazy until they reached about 50 mph.

[@dougtodd305]

My dad had the same Buick,he told me he got it going over 100 mph over the Golden Gate bridge, my mother never knew that story

[@BoxLaneProductions]

even books in the 50s looked like the were from the 50s

[@sandramara4236]

Would rather ride fast horses David 😁

[@TheSpritz0]

Is there a part 2?? This ended abruptly like there was a story interrupted...

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Yes there is. I have put up a clip from the entire film. The film is almost one hour. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@TheSpritz0]

David Hoffman It would be nice to see the whole thing, is that possible?

[@sturdyg63]

can we see the pqart 2 or know the name of the film

[@56cadd]

@@sturdyg63 , obviously not. Hahahaha

[@japbikesrule]

Hey fooker i was watcin that 😡