How To Go Places (1954)
106K views · Sep 28, 2009 · Autos & Vehicles
Comments · 211
@hebneh · 13 years ago
That dashboard looks familiar - my mother kept her 1954 Chevrolet station wagon for over 50 years. <br><br>No safety equipment, no air conditioning, and especially - no freeways yet. So a long trip like this one involved complicated routes on big and small roads. That explains the family coming to the dead end at night when everybody's fussy.
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@MorganMcGinnis · 16 years ago
"Thanks to 3 small boys with a hidden talent for Burglary" lol...
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@billy12080 · 14 years ago
My family had a 1953 Chevrolet which was very similar in appearance to the 1954 featured here. It had Chevy's famous and economical 6-cylinder engine coupled with the 2-speed Powerglide transmission. The car here is a Bel Aire which was Chevy's luxury model in those days. Nice trim, radio, the premium upholstery, etc. The car pictured here was equipped with power seats which was a rare option in those days, especially in Chevys.
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@totttrax · 3 years ago
Man they should bring back all these how to films for the young adults , today they act helpless even though they have a world of knowledge in their hand
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@djszabo418 · 4 years ago
Gale Storm was famous at this time. Lee Bonnell was her real life husband. She had 4 children altogether. I owned a 1954 Chevrolet Model 210 2-door. Wish I had it now.
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@Rogier7305 · 13 years ago
If we leave a note for the postman or milkman today we would find our house empty when we return.
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@J.G54 · 3 years ago
Those were the days 👍🏼
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@gideonwaxfarb · 13 years ago
Next time I go on vacation, I'll be sure and leave a note for the milk man :)
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@bobtis · 6 years ago
Gale Storm was so cute but she sure had that smokers voice
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@tank9192 · 7 years ago
All it took was three small boys with a hidden talent for burglary. Lol
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@shivamraizada870 · 6 years ago
How sweet era.....so nice
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@amberola1b · 14 years ago
I had a `54 Chevy as of about 12 years ago, the `55`s thru `57`s were supposed to be the hot ones from Chevrolet of that era, but everywhere i went with mine, someone invariably said to me, "I had one of those", or, "a `54 was the first new car I had" So I felt special.
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