1966 Ford Ranchero

Among enthusiasts, the Chevy El Camino is the more popular car-truck. But I see a lot of Rancheros in Seattle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1968 Chevrolet Chevy Van 90

GM introduced the first Chevy vans in 1961. That van was the Greenbrier: rear-engine, and air-cooled like a Volkswagen. 1964 was the first year for a front-engine design. For a Chevy product, I sure don't see these very often. I guess most were just driven to death. I like the five windows on the side. This is the one Chevrolet product with "Chevy" as part of the model name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1952 Cadillac Series 62

GM introduced an all-new Cadillac in 1948, with a high-compression V-8 in 1949. By the 1950s, the technology in Caddys had left other luxury carmakers in the dust. Automatic transmission had already been available since 1941, now add to that wrap-around glass and power-everything by the mid-50s.

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Sunset drive with a 1956 Chevrolet

 

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1959 Chevrolet Corvette at sunset

Spotted this perfect Vette around the corner from my building last night. Came back 5 minutes later and it was gone. Was it ever really there? This body was made for 3 years. A '59 is easy to tell apart from a '58, as the '58 had two chrome strips on the trunk. If there's a way to distinguish a '59 from a '60, I don't know what it is.

 

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