It's not the cars that memorize me. It's the people. I pause every photo and just look at them individually and wonder if they had a good life and if they r still alive today. Such beautiful photos.
@@rogerrendzak8055 welfare does nothing but holds people in poverty. It was designed by democrats in office to hold black population in the lowest class possible. Plan is still working for them today!
What isn't mentioned is that without crumple zones a lot of the drivers and passengers in vehicles in those pictures, were actually severely injured or killed, even though the vehicle doesn't look that bad in some cases. Also, back then there were no seat-belts, which is why a lot of the cars have holes in the drivers side front windshield. IE people literally went through the windshield and died back then.
To be fair, it was a 50 mph world back then. Cars by the 1930s were starting to get more powerful, and the first freeways and/or expressways were being built. The "need for speed" brought on the need to examine safety, which did run counter to automotive marketing...i.e. few people actually BOUGHT into "safety", and car makers were concerned that emphasizing it implied that cars were inherently UNSAFE. Yes, folks often were badly injured and/or maimed, or KILLED, in situations where today it's more common for the crash victims to suffer only minor injuries, if any at all. Think of General Patton, who did in a 15 mph collision with an Army truck, and he was riding in the back seat of a 1939 Cadillac Model 75, one of the sturdiest cars on the road at that time! He fell forward and his head hit the ceiling light, and the freakish conditions caused his neck to be broken. His 15th Army Chief of Staff, MG Hobart Gay, was not injured at all, neither was his driver, PFC Woodring.
Cars made before the mid 1970s were basically total death traps. The 70s was when the industry started to take safety seriously and put in modern features such as 3 point seat belts, safety glass, and air bags. Crash testing started then as well. The crash test dummies became mascots of automobile safety. This led to a drastic improvement in safety in the 80s and 90s.
Yes…… the video on line of the ‘59 Chevy hitting the offset front end of the 2000’s Chevy Malibu is a brutal display of how fragile the older cars were…….
"The 70s was when the industry started to take safety seriously...". Must have been a little earlier than that. My brand new '67 Malibu had a collapsible steering column... which caused some problem later.
It wasn't the 70s, it was the 90s. In the 70s and 80s they put gas tanks in cars that if hit, would explode, there were very little if any safety measures LOL
@@FLnative13thGen That was just the Ford Pinto. That car was relatively safe compared to the death traps that came before. The 70s was the transition decade when a lot of safety features were invented. At the start of the decade most cars could be categorized as "unsafe at any speed." People died from little 15mph fender benders back then. By the end of the decade safety was massively improved.
Had a ‘60 Chevy Bel Air for 15 years…… 283 with 3sp manual with overdrive…… great machine….. I would cruise I 70 across Kansas in early 70’s at 110+…… car was a dream to drive. I always thought that tank was almost indestructible. I never wrecked it….. knowing what I know now, after a lifetime of working in collision repair, it was a death trap….. solid frame, yes…but mere sheetmetal above the frame…. no structural rigidity…crumple zones….. no seat belts…. no safety glass…. and a steering column that would take your head off. Ah….. but it was a beauty….👍
My 58 cadillac is a tank. I wouldn't want to get in a severe accident with it not only because my parents bought it in 1960, but because old cars do not fare well in a crash. However, I'd say a modern new car crashing into my 58 head on at say 60 mph, would fare much worse off, than hitting another new car at the same speed.
Two things to note: 1. People (especially women) were elegantly dressed 2. People were always smiling and casual no matter what lol - From India 🇮🇳 with Love ❤️
They had fewer miscreants to deal with . Everyone was generally in a better state of mine. Most kids had both , moms and dads that tried to raise them to be good citizens .
Aah, the good ol' days when you could knock the windshield out of a car with your face. And then when you ran into something, you were impaled on the steering column as it crushed your chest! Along with jagged glass flying all over the place. Seat belts weren't even offered as an option back then.
Based on these pictures, automobile accidents were very popular! Lots of smiling people hanging out! Nice choice on the music. Calm, relaxing... and yet somehow tauntingly pensive at the same time. Just what one would expect for the aftermath of an automobile accident! :)
Thanks for your comments, @monkeywrench2800. I'm glad you liked the music. To me it adds a sort of odd and eerie feeling to these old photos. Definitely not period-appropriate, but I too think its a good match for the scenes.
I remember when I was a kid and listening to the radio from Chicago. During drive time the traffic reports always talked about “gapers blocks “ on the expressways after car collisions. They interfered with emergency personnel who were trying to get to the scene of the accident.
These are some of the coolest pics I've ever seen on RUclips. I was born in '47 and I'm feeling lucky to be alive. Of course, back in those days people were just naturally more cautious and careful. We had a '56 Plymouth Station wagon which was about as big as a tank.
Totaled my 2019 pickup in January, don't even remember the pressure of the seat belt and not a scratch. I can't imagine how bad that would have been in my 1949 Ford f3 pickup.
@@TheHistoryLounge I grew up during this period & remember having 'highway of death' videos shown as part of driver's ed; however, it was not an inordinate amount of vehicles that were totaled, any more so than in today's wrecks. There are a myriad of channels that show current CCTV & dashcam accidents & today's cars look just as mangled as these old timers. New or Old, two cars crashing into each other at 60-70mph is going to be nasty. All that heavy metal does have a degree of comfort to it & the responsiveness & braking of newer models have their own degree of comfort, but neither are guaranteed 'saviors'.
@@MegaMemerRichard In the 50s and 60s the deaths went up a lot because the cars still didn't have hardly any crash mitigation features but with better roads and more powerful engines people started driving a lot faster.
True, they don't. The press knew not to take such photographs. The only exemption that readily comes to mind is the Bonnie & Clyde death car? Police could and still do for evidence & forensics.
Hey, @josephgaviota - I totally agree. Much of the interest in these photos has to do the with street scenes and what people are doing in the background.
i used to work in a body shop and one day a retired police photographer came in and gave us some old photos of car crashes from the 50's the only difference was that the ones he gave us still had the bodies in them. cars today are infinitely more survivable in a crash. the guy was the father of a friend of the owner of the shop and thought we might be interested in having them.
Definitely a worthwhile study. Cars have changed so much that the question of safety is like comparing apples to oranges. What is plainly obvious is that some of these wrecks are high velocity collisions between very heavy masses. Crumple zones, airbags and ABS were significantly improving the survivability along with seat belts, safety glass, steering and suspension improvements have made a much better, faster and safer automobile.
It's so fun to see these photos in color. It makes them feel more alive, or more connected to us. Selecting colors can be research and some guesswork. Based on most of these photos, the person or persons doing this must have liked purple hues. Many of these vehicles and clothes would actually be black in real life but purple was selected for some reason. That's not a dig, just an observation. I love these photos and appreciate the work that went into them.
That is just bs. In murica cars are totaled so easily because of your stupid legal system, everyone can sue everything and eveyone and get millions so insurance companies just buy the wrecked car away and sell it forward rather than pay the repair.
Pretty amazing to see some of the same accidents with similar results as the ones I see these days with dash cam videos. Like this 1936 heavy steel sedan considerably bent when T- boned by a pole.
Poor? What are you talking about? People weren’t poor back then because you could get a minimum wage job and be able to afford a decent house some cars have 3 kids and still be able to retire at 60 nowadays im working for twice the minimum wage and I can barely afford to put food on my table in the cheapest apartment in my area all while not having to pay for car insurance healthcare or my phone bill
Well, let's take a ride in my modern iron: 1. Remove fob from pocket 2. Press the unlock button 3. Open door 4. Be seated. 5. Secure seat belt 6. Mash brake pedal 7. Press start button 8. Adjust entertainment system 9. Release parking brake 10. Adjust climate system 11. Program navigation system 12. Select "R" (for Race?) 13. Back out of garage while monitoring backup camera 14. Steer onto street 15. Select "D" (for Drive) 16. Check for traffic 17. Drive away Back home again, let's take a ride in my classic automobile: 1. Remove key from pocket 2. Unlock door 3. Open door 4. Be seated. 5. Hold in clutch 6. Rotate ignition switch to start engine 7. Turn on radio 8. Release parking brake 9. Roll down windows 10. Adjust wing windows 11. Place gearshift in the reverse position 12. Simultaneously gently press accelerator while easing up on clutch and monitoring rear view mirrors 13. Steer onto street 14. Depress clutch 15. Place gearshift in low gear position 16. Check for traffic 17. Drive away. 18. Wave back at everybody who honks or gives you a "thumbs up"
A lot of the pictures are from Massachusetts around Boston and Worcester. What's scary is I recognize some of the streets and buildings some haven't changed much.
Incrivel como as pessoas ficavam tão impressionadas de ver alguém tirando uma foto, hoje em dia... é tão comum, que até pedem para não tirarem fotos dos acidentes 😅
Riding as a kid in Dads 4dr Chevy Fleetmaster in early 60's after the collapse just S. of Key West , I felt like riding in a Tank. Im 65 now , theres no other Import small car that i have felt safe in , since. Keep your power windows & bring the ventalation windows back to our side windows .
If you want your car to survive, solid cars from the past are better. If YOU want to survive, modern cars with crumple zones that disintegrate in collisions are superior
My great grandfather was an emt in the 70’s and I worked with some emt’s from the 80’s and early 90’s, back in the day it was either you where pulling a sheet over a doa, or the person walked away unharmed. Madera advancements have definitely saved lives.
I have my parents 58 cadillac they bought in 1960. I was 1 year old..its in great shape, and on the road. I also buy new cars about every 5 years. I like both. I'd take my new car in a heart beat for comfort, ease of driving, and knowing I could drive it from California to the east coast with no problems, ive done it 3 times. The cadillac is for fun, Sentimental memories, around town errands and car shows. When I was little we used to drive it from Cali to Missouri to visit relatives. But those days of long road trips are over for this 65 year old girl. I will say, I feel quite safe in the cadillac. Also have my 68 Mustang I bought in 1977, she's a beaut, absolutely stock, 289, factory AC, ps, automatic. This one came WITH SEATBELTS ! LOL.
As someone who crashed in an older more "solid" car, breaking my jaw, my nose both of my arms and a femur in the process, I prefer the newer cars and their crumble zones. ( the older car was a 1973 oldsmobile ninty eight)
Those old cars were more repairable after accidents, though, and they had mass working for them if they ran into something lighter. In 1990, I was hit by a woman in a 1980s Country Squire wagon who wasn't even wearing seat belts. My little 1988 Chevy Sprint was totaled and I almost passed out from not being able to breathe. Even after totaling my car and running into a pine tree, her and her car were completely unscathed. Her bumper absorbed everything.
@@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL I had a similar experience while stopped, waiting in line for a light change on a wet road in my Datsun wagon. A woman in a large old Chevy topped the hill behind me, obviously going too fast. I saw her coming and fortunately had some space between me and the car ahead of me. I was wearing a belt. In preparation for impact, I turned my wheels to the right to aim them at the ditch on the side of the two-lane street. The cop later said that she must have impacted my car at about 25 mph, but, like you, it seriously knocked the wind out of me. I couldn't get a decent lungful of air for a couple of minutes. The Datsun was now hump-backed and the Chevy was unharmed. The woman was also unharmed. I was out a couple thousand dollars (liability insurance only) and she was out the cost of a ticket, if she even got one.
A couple of thoughts. With enough kinetic energy, all of the safety features in any car could be defeated. Most of the people in these photographs are dead. I did not see one fat person or a hyphenated American in any of the photos. Everyone in these photos knew exactly which bathroom to use.
So, what you're saying is that, they're all thin heterosexuals, heading towards, the correct bathroom🤔⁉️ Careful, your Christian republican, is showing through…………
I remember seeing my first old car crushed near my house around 1955. With no seat belts or safety glass windows, all steel & iron body works & drumb brakes all around. It never occured to us what the impact dynamics would be to a human body. Years later at classic car shows I laughted a little seeing the designs of some steering wheels with a large bullet like fixture in the center at chest level, and the metal dashboards with pointed dials and handles perfect for severe puncures. Ah the good old days at their best!!
They still do. Not only are Firestone tires still killing people, so are the cheap $$@ Chinese Costco and Walmart tires killing people too. States with safety inspections are reporting 4 out of 5 vehicles with incorrect tire pressures and defects due to lack of maintenance and proper care.
There's a 2003 documentary film called "Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films" that covers the history and making of driver ed films made by the Highway Safety Institute from the 1950s to the 1970s. It's worth tracking down. A DVD version also contained complete versions of a few of those driver ed film like "Signal 30."
My dad had a boss whose daughter died in a car accident in the early 50s . One of her passengers is a cousin of mine and she survived the accident only because she was in the back seat.
It takes a lot of kinetic energy for a vehicle to end up on its roof or wrapped around a lamp post, and that's almost always caused by excessive speed.
Many if not all of these pics came from a long term photographer’s collection who worked for newspaper the Boston Herald Traveler, now known as the Boston Herald, his name escapes me right now, but he was well known taking many crime scene photos also. I think his family released his collection from his career which lasted decades after his passing about 10-15 years ago. I have about 20 m/v accident photos of his. A few I have are displayed are here but there were some new ones plus ones I have that aren’t not shown. Different times definitely.
In India a few years ago I saw an Ambassador (basically a 1950s Morris) with the passenger compartment crushed but both ends relatively undamaged. Designs took no account of safety.
That's until they were compelled by law to integrate safety into their automotive design! (Thanks Tucker! ) When it comes to profit, those greedy corporations (especially those in the auto industry) could give two shits about their customers' safety and well being if they're left to their own devices.
we still have some of those poles being used as lamp posts in Bradford UK, stll cutting cars in half 100 years after being installed to support trolley bus powerlines, very thick and strong
Vehicles, ALL vehicles, were absolute death traps until well into the 1980s. Many accidents that people get out and walk away from now, would have been fatal in the 50s and 60s.
Always loved the theme instramental music, same on many of these videos, great! The car crashes of the time, must have resulted in some horrific injuries. All these cars were fitted only with plate glass all round. As long as any part of the body impacted through that glass, oh god. Though I love many old cars (car nut) I would not like to be involved in an accident while driving one. Cars today are of the 21st Century in terms of safety features. Keep up the really great videos.
"The roof holds" but the head and neck probably didn't. What's amazing here is the number of who smile for a photo that pertains to an accident that likely resulted in the loss of life in an era where people didn't have or wear seat belts.
I remember driving Route 66 between Gary, Indiana and East St Louis at 105 mph at night in my 53 Packhard, a 3:20 trip felt safe. Wouldn’t try that in my 2006 Element, too high a center of gravity and too short wheelbase . Besides, the cops care now, and have radar.
U.S. Route 66 became one of the most famous roads in the United States, ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California. I drove it from Chicago to Santa Monica back in 1964. It never went through Gary, Indiana - how much did you have to drink on that speed run?
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It's not the cars that memorize me. It's the people. I pause every photo and just look at them individually and wonder if they had a good life and if they r still alive today. Such beautiful photos.
That's what I do in all of these videos. I know most, if not all of them have passed on, but I get to share a moment of their lives.
Mesmerize, memorize is learning something, like lines in a play.
Posing for a picture with a wrecked vehicle must have been a national pastime back then.
The other national pastimes were masturbation and nose-picking.
As a side note, obesity appears to have been non-existent way back when.
Obesity in the United States grew exponentially in the 2000’s. Coincidently the social media era. Too much internet, too little real world.
@@Atomwaffen-y3s Oh, and garbage additives in our unhealthy, overly processed foods!
Thanks to the nonexistence of McDonald's, people starving, and no welfare, to help us out. You know; the good ol' days😆!!! ----NOT
@@rogerrendzak8055 welfare does nothing but holds people in poverty. It was designed by democrats in office to hold black population in the lowest class possible. Plan is still working for them today!
Much different era
What isn't mentioned is that without crumple zones a lot of the drivers and passengers in vehicles in those pictures, were actually severely injured or killed, even though the vehicle doesn't look that bad in some cases. Also, back then there were no seat-belts, which is why a lot of the cars have holes in the drivers side front windshield. IE people literally went through the windshield and died back then.
To be fair, it was a 50 mph world back then. Cars by the 1930s were starting to get more powerful, and the first freeways and/or expressways were being built. The "need for speed" brought on the need to examine safety, which did run counter to automotive marketing...i.e. few people actually BOUGHT into "safety", and car makers were concerned that emphasizing it implied that cars were inherently UNSAFE. Yes, folks often were badly injured and/or maimed, or KILLED, in situations where today it's more common for the crash victims to suffer only minor injuries, if any at all. Think of General Patton, who did in a 15 mph collision with an Army truck, and he was riding in the back seat of a 1939 Cadillac Model 75, one of the sturdiest cars on the road at that time! He fell forward and his head hit the ceiling light, and the freakish conditions caused his neck to be broken. His 15th Army Chief of Staff, MG Hobart Gay, was not injured at all, neither was his driver, PFC Woodring.
@@selfdo some say he was murdered
Gay didn't ask...didn't tell.
Quality of pictures is impressive.
These were the grandparents of the people that can’t drive today.
More like great-grandparents
Cars made before the mid 1970s were basically total death traps. The 70s was when the industry started to take safety seriously and put in modern features such as 3 point seat belts, safety glass, and air bags. Crash testing started then as well. The crash test dummies became mascots of automobile safety. This led to a drastic improvement in safety in the 80s and 90s.
Yes…… the video on line of the ‘59 Chevy hitting the offset front end of the 2000’s Chevy Malibu is a brutal display of how fragile the older cars were…….
"The 70s was when the industry started to take safety seriously...". Must have been a little earlier than that. My brand new '67 Malibu had a collapsible steering column... which caused some problem later.
It wasn't the 70s, it was the 90s. In the 70s and 80s they put gas tanks in cars that if hit, would explode, there were very little if any safety measures LOL
@@FLnative13thGen That was just the Ford Pinto. That car was relatively safe compared to the death traps that came before. The 70s was the transition decade when a lot of safety features were invented. At the start of the decade most cars could be categorized as "unsafe at any speed." People died from little 15mph fender benders back then. By the end of the decade safety was massively improved.
@@donsailing1356 ...and, look at how much Heavier that '59 model was.
...and, yet the Dummy in the '09 would have fared Much BETTER.
Had a ‘60 Chevy Bel Air for 15 years…… 283 with 3sp manual with overdrive…… great machine….. I would cruise I 70 across Kansas in early 70’s at 110+…… car was a dream to drive. I always thought that tank was almost indestructible. I never wrecked it….. knowing what I know now, after a lifetime of working in collision repair, it was a death trap….. solid frame, yes…but mere sheetmetal above the frame…. no structural rigidity…crumple zones….. no seat belts…. no safety glass…. and a steering column that would take your head off. Ah….. but it was a beauty….👍
My 58 cadillac is a tank. I wouldn't want to get in a severe accident with it not only because my parents bought it in 1960, but because old cars do not fare well in a crash. However, I'd say a modern new car crashing into my 58 head on at say 60 mph, would fare much worse off, than hitting another new car at the same speed.
2:32 Great looking wheels on that old truck.
Two things to note:
1. People (especially women) were elegantly dressed
2. People were always smiling and casual no matter what lol
- From India 🇮🇳 with Love ❤️
They had fewer miscreants to deal with . Everyone was generally in a better state of mine. Most kids had both , moms and dads that tried to raise them to be good citizens .
Aah, the good ol' days when you could knock the windshield out of a car with your face. And then when you ran into something, you were impaled on the steering column as it crushed your chest! Along with jagged glass flying all over the place. Seat belts weren't even offered as an option back then.
I like seeing the old cars and people as well, the added color shows more detail, thanks
Based on these pictures, automobile accidents were very popular! Lots of smiling people hanging out!
Nice choice on the music. Calm, relaxing... and yet somehow tauntingly pensive at the same time. Just what one would expect for the aftermath of an automobile accident! :)
Thanks for your comments, @monkeywrench2800. I'm glad you liked the music. To me it adds a sort of odd and eerie feeling to these old photos. Definitely not period-appropriate, but I too think its a good match for the scenes.
I remember when I was a kid and listening to the radio from Chicago. During drive time the traffic reports always talked about “gapers blocks “ on the expressways after car collisions. They interfered with emergency personnel who were trying to get to the scene of the accident.
These are some of the coolest pics I've ever seen on RUclips. I was born in '47 and I'm feeling lucky to be alive. Of course, back in those days people were just naturally more cautious and careful. We had a '56 Plymouth Station wagon which was about as big as a tank.
Totaled my 2019 pickup in January, don't even remember the pressure of the seat belt and not a scratch. I can't imagine how bad that would have been in my 1949 Ford f3 pickup.
It lot of these crashes look like ones that no one walked away from.
There are many grizzly-gruesome injuries & deaths that occurred during that era. The photos don’t begin to represent side of it.
Very true. I tried to avoid the gore, and stick more to showing what happened to the cars. There were a number of photos I couldn't include.
@@TheHistoryLounge I grew up during this period & remember having 'highway of death' videos shown as part of driver's ed; however, it was not an inordinate amount of vehicles that were totaled, any more so than in today's wrecks. There are a myriad of channels that show current CCTV & dashcam accidents & today's cars look just as mangled as these old timers. New or Old, two cars crashing into each other at 60-70mph is going to be nasty. All that heavy metal does have a degree of comfort to it & the responsiveness & braking of newer models have their own degree of comfort, but neither are guaranteed 'saviors'.
@@MegaMemerRichard In the 50s and 60s the deaths went up a lot because the cars still didn't have hardly any crash mitigation features but with better roads and more powerful engines people started driving a lot faster.
any bus accident is still the same. tinfoil on a frame.
True, they don't. The press knew not to take such photographs. The only exemption that readily comes to mind is the Bonnie & Clyde death car? Police could and still do for evidence & forensics.
No one overweight and no cell phones.
Nope, just a lot of wrecked, vintage cars. Rather sad.
I have restored a 1949 Oldsmobile, I have to say WOW! That Oldsmobile- look like you got wrapped around a pole or cut in half
It is fun to look at the scenes ... the stores, the people, etc.
Hey, @josephgaviota - I totally agree. Much of the interest in these photos has to do the with street scenes and what people are doing in the background.
If you like history go to chronicalling America. News papers from the U.S. from the late 1600's and up.
@@TheHistoryLounge 👍
amazing how technology is able to bring out such vivid imagery from old photographs.
i used to work in a body shop and one day a retired police photographer came in and gave us some old photos of car crashes from the 50's the only difference was that the ones he gave us still had the bodies in them. cars today are infinitely more survivable in a crash. the guy was the father of a friend of the owner of the shop and thought we might be interested in having them.
Definitely a worthwhile study. Cars have changed so much that the question of safety is like comparing apples to oranges. What is plainly obvious is that some of these wrecks are high velocity collisions between very heavy masses. Crumple zones, airbags and ABS were significantly improving the survivability along with seat belts, safety glass, steering and suspension improvements have made a much better, faster and safer automobile.
It's so fun to see these photos in color. It makes them feel more alive, or more connected to us. Selecting colors can be research and some guesswork. Based on most of these photos, the person or persons doing this must have liked purple hues. Many of these vehicles and clothes would actually be black in real life but purple was selected for some reason. That's not a dig, just an observation. I love these photos and appreciate the work that went into them.
Incredible pictures !
Difference is a minor crash could be repaired, these days a minor crash is more often than not a write off.
That is just bs. In murica cars are totaled so easily because of your stupid legal system, everyone can sue everything and eveyone and get millions so insurance companies just buy the wrecked car away and sell it forward rather than pay the repair.
I’d rather lose my car in an accident than my life or a limb
Pretty amazing to see some of the same accidents with similar results as the ones I see these days with dash cam videos.
Like this 1936 heavy steel sedan considerably bent when T- boned by a pole.
Ahhh...the glorious days of steel dashboards, no safety glass and no seatbelts.
There's been safety glass since 1918 mr ah yes. Does it hurt you to ever stop being condescending or does it make your romantic personality blossom?
Certainly triggered you, bruh. 🤣
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Panties in a twist today?
@@Quasimodo1957 I'm sure yours are everyday.
The quality and resolution of these images is impressive!
Notice how well dressed the people were in those days
People used to dress up to go out. We look like slobs now.
They could afford it, their income wasn't stolen from them in the form of income tax.
That is so true😢
Today people look like they just crawled out of a bag from Goodwill
And thin!! No fat bellies back then!
All power poles/ lighting poles still standing even with vehicles wrapped around them...
Great stuff........
I like this little Jazz tune you are playing.
I'm glad you liked the tune - the song is called, "Intractable," by Kevin Macleod.
The most common in the " Old days " were people killed by being impaled on a steering column and thrown completely through a windshield.
Back when everyone was well groomed & well dressed. Even the poor. Proud Americans.
Before the pinko's and dual citizens took over our capital.
@@drivenmad7676German Americans? Lol.
Now only if these where images of America
Poor? What are you talking about? People weren’t poor back then because you could get a minimum wage job and be able to afford a decent house some cars have 3 kids and still be able to retire at 60 nowadays im working for twice the minimum wage and I can barely afford to put food on my table in the cheapest apartment in my area all while not having to pay for car insurance healthcare or my phone bill
@@slapshotjack9806 Indeed.
Красивые фото,спокойная музыка, но трагические события.
Love these colorized photos
Automobile accidents were a spectator sport back in the day.
I cant believe the smiles on the faces
Well, let's take a ride in my modern iron:
1. Remove fob from pocket
2. Press the unlock button
3. Open door
4. Be seated.
5. Secure seat belt
6. Mash brake pedal
7. Press start button
8. Adjust entertainment system
9. Release parking brake
10. Adjust climate system
11. Program navigation system
12. Select "R" (for Race?)
13. Back out of garage while monitoring backup camera
14. Steer onto street
15. Select "D" (for Drive)
16. Check for traffic
17. Drive away
Back home again, let's take a ride in my classic automobile:
1. Remove key from pocket
2. Unlock door
3. Open door
4. Be seated.
5. Hold in clutch
6. Rotate ignition switch to start engine
7. Turn on radio
8. Release parking brake
9. Roll down windows
10. Adjust wing windows
11. Place gearshift in the reverse position
12. Simultaneously gently press accelerator while easing up on clutch and monitoring rear view mirrors
13. Steer onto street
14. Depress clutch
15. Place gearshift in low gear position
16. Check for traffic
17. Drive away.
18. Wave back at everybody who honks or gives you a "thumbs up"
Amateur hour compared to driving a model T or A
Nowadays, it's the middle finger instead of the thumb.
That can get you into Trouble, though.
Those cars must have been a nightmare to tow... so heavy.
I thoroughly enjoyed this and your funny comments. Love the colourization.
A lot of the pictures are from Massachusetts around Boston and Worcester. What's scary is I recognize some of the streets and buildings some haven't changed much.
I made the same observation and came here to see if anyone else noticed.
Great Photos, I Love the Slicks.
So... Is nobody going to talk about how clean did they dress? 😁
Тогда всё было чистым и без фальши без корысти всё было по честному. Люди были совершенно другие!!!!
Incrivel como as pessoas ficavam tão impressionadas de ver alguém tirando uma foto, hoje em dia... é tão comum, que até pedem para não tirarem fotos dos acidentes 😅
I can't speak officially to car safety, but I can say that the spectators had a lot more enjoyment last century than today.
It was a rare new thing back then. No magazines...internet to browse the stuff.
Danke für diese ungewöhnliche Zeitreise in dieser sehr guten Qualität
Back then accidents were a formal affair. Jacket and tie required.
The bend on the firemans helmet @7:03 was damn impressive.
It's nice that it's colourised but the vehicles came in way more colours than what you show
Ai colorization, it never gets anything right. Useless.
2:47 I wasn't ready for that one! Amazing camera skills for 1928.
He looks like his head is already bandaged, and the Driver looks like a Werewolf!
Riding as a kid in Dads 4dr Chevy Fleetmaster in early 60's after the collapse just S. of Key West , I felt like riding in a Tank. Im 65 now , theres no other Import small car that i have felt safe in , since. Keep your power windows & bring the ventalation windows back to our side windows .
Love seeing the different wrecks and really love the music too, cheers
If you want your car to survive, solid cars from the past are better. If YOU want to survive, modern cars with crumple zones that disintegrate in collisions are superior
Buy a tank; you and the tank will survive against anything short of a fully-loaded semi truck
Except the ones here aren't at all solid
Wonderful video,thanks for posting.
My great grandfather was an emt in the 70’s and I worked with some emt’s from the 80’s and early 90’s, back in the day it was either you where pulling a sheet over a doa, or the person walked away unharmed. Madera advancements have definitely saved lives.
Great video my friend.😊
This AI loves the color purple lol still looks really good though!
This makes me sad seeing old cars destroyed😢
They were new(ish) when destroyed.
0:23 so sad to see this one, it’s a 1948 Buick, same car that I own.
This is a 50 Olds.
new cars are for sure safer, but old ones look way better. Even when theyre folded around a lightpost they have more style than modern cars lol.
Die in style y'know?🕴️
Agreed
I have my parents 58 cadillac they bought in 1960. I was 1 year old..its in great shape, and on the road. I also buy new cars about every 5 years. I like both. I'd take my new car in a heart beat for comfort, ease of driving, and knowing I could drive it from California to the east coast with no problems, ive done it 3 times. The cadillac is for fun, Sentimental memories, around town errands and car shows. When I was little we used to drive it from Cali to Missouri to visit relatives. But those days of long road trips are over for this 65 year old girl. I will say, I feel quite safe in the cadillac. Also have my 68 Mustang I bought in 1977, she's a beaut, absolutely stock, 289, factory AC, ps, automatic. This one came WITH SEATBELTS ! LOL.
As someone who crashed in an older more "solid" car, breaking my jaw, my nose both of my arms and a femur in the process, I prefer the newer cars and their crumble zones.
( the older car was a 1973 oldsmobile ninty eight)
Those old cars were more repairable after accidents, though, and they had mass working for them if they ran into something lighter. In 1990, I was hit by a woman in a 1980s Country Squire wagon who wasn't even wearing seat belts. My little 1988 Chevy Sprint was totaled and I almost passed out from not being able to breathe. Even after totaling my car and running into a pine tree, her and her car were completely unscathed. Her bumper absorbed everything.
hey at least your car has soft leather to cushion your own face and eventually having airbags I get none of that, except power steering
Were you wearing a seat belt? That was the big factor in whether or not one was either killed or sustained serious injuries.
@@selfdo only a lap belt
@@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL I had a similar experience while stopped, waiting in line for a light change on a wet road in my Datsun wagon. A woman in a large old Chevy topped the hill behind me, obviously going too fast. I saw her coming and fortunately had some space between me and the car ahead of me. I was wearing a belt. In preparation for impact, I turned my wheels to the right to aim them at the ditch on the side of the two-lane street. The cop later said that she must have impacted my car at about 25 mph, but, like you, it seriously knocked the wind out of me. I couldn't get a decent lungful of air for a couple of minutes. The Datsun was now hump-backed and the Chevy was unharmed. The woman was also unharmed. I was out a couple thousand dollars (liability insurance only) and she was out the cost of a ticket, if she even got one.
Purple, Purple, Purple..... such a Happy color!!
Those GPS systems weren’t all that good back then.😂
A couple of thoughts. With enough kinetic energy, all of the safety features in any car could be defeated. Most of the people in these photographs are dead. I did not see one fat person or a hyphenated American in any of the photos. Everyone in these photos knew exactly which bathroom to use.
America...pre-WOKE! 🤔
So, what you're saying is that, they're all thin heterosexuals, heading towards, the correct bathroom🤔⁉️ Careful, your Christian republican, is showing through…………
I remember seeing my first old car crushed near my house around 1955. With no seat belts or safety glass windows, all steel & iron body works & drumb brakes all around. It never occured to us what the impact dynamics would be to a human body. Years later at classic car shows I laughted a little seeing the designs of some steering wheels with a large bullet like fixture in the center at chest level, and the metal dashboards with pointed dials and handles perfect for severe puncures. Ah the good old days at their best!!
Most of these cars and trucks have very poor tires. St.Paul,Minnesota.
They still do. Not only are Firestone tires still killing people, so are the cheap $$@ Chinese Costco and Walmart tires killing people too. States with safety inspections are reporting 4 out of 5 vehicles with incorrect tire pressures and defects due to lack of maintenance and proper care.
There's a 2003 documentary film called "Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films" that covers the history and making of driver ed films made by the Highway Safety Institute from the 1950s to the 1970s. It's worth tracking down. A DVD version also contained complete versions of a few of those driver ed film like "Signal 30."
A lot of crowds around the crashes, guess that was some type of entertainment back then
back then?
Reminds me of my old Drivers Ed class in high school without the dead bodies.
Me too. (I tried to stay away from the truly gruesome photos for this collection.)
Yea, we saw some gruesome vids back in the early '70s.
My dad had a boss whose daughter died in a car accident in the early 50s . One of her passengers is a cousin of mine and she survived the accident only because she was in the back seat.
Signal 30 1959 film was a driver's education class staple when I was in high school.
It takes a lot of kinetic energy for a vehicle to end up on its roof or wrapped around a lamp post, and that's almost always caused by excessive speed.
I'm certain you're right. Excessive speed undoubtedly played a role in a lot of these accidents.
Many if not all of these pics came from a long term photographer’s collection who worked for newspaper the Boston Herald Traveler, now known as the Boston Herald, his name escapes me right now, but he was well known taking many crime scene photos also. I think his family released his collection from his career which lasted decades after his passing about 10-15 years ago. I have about 20 m/v accident photos of his. A few I have are displayed are here but there were some new ones plus ones I have that aren’t not shown. Different times definitely.
In India a few years ago I saw an Ambassador (basically a 1950s Morris) with the passenger compartment crushed but both ends relatively undamaged. Designs took no account of safety.
That's until they were compelled by law to integrate safety into their automotive design! (Thanks Tucker! ) When it comes to profit, those greedy corporations (especially those in the auto industry) could give two shits about their customers' safety and well being if they're left to their own devices.
@1:00 Fenway Gate, looking down Westland ave at Hemingway (Boston)?
So many of these crashed vehicles had bald tires and the conditions in the photo look wet.
Congratulations.. regards from Athens Greece..😊
Makes me want to go out and hug my safety glass.
we still have some of those poles being used as lamp posts in Bradford UK, stll cutting cars in half 100 years after being installed to support trolley bus powerlines, very thick and strong
Sad thing is that everyone in these photos are now dead.
Not all of them
great work-keep it up!!
Vehicles, ALL vehicles, were absolute death traps until well into the 1980s. Many accidents that people get out and walk away from now, would have been fatal in the 50s and 60s.
Excellent photo clean up.
7:26 is actually pretty impressive
The truck in that horrific Greyhound accident at 3:50 was an old Mack A-C--the original "bulldog"
I love the style of the old cars if only we built them still just with our modern saftey
People having great time on crash sites since 1901!
Great pictures but do you have an obsession with purple? I'll be dreaming of varicose veins after watching that 🤣🤣
Right off the bat, the first accident shown with the “Newton Motors” truck, front tires as bald as a boiled egg.
It was monday and he just forgot to change those weekend track tyres to normal ones🤭
Weren't these solid rubber?
Kinda weird that the only car accidents back in those days were in Massachusetts.
Each accident is a unique event. Hard to compare
They sure don't make poles like that anymore.
Always loved the theme instramental music, same on many of these videos, great! The car crashes of the time, must have resulted in some horrific injuries. All these cars were fitted only with plate glass all round. As long as any part of the body impacted through that glass, oh god. Though I love many old cars (car nut) I would not like to be involved in an accident while driving one. Cars today are of the 21st Century in terms of safety features. Keep up the really great videos.
2:50 What happened to the man on the left, did his head explode?
The quirks of motion in photography, especially old photography
The Grassy Knoll Theory, Back and to the left, back and to the left, back and too the left.🤣
Looks like a woman with thick hair shaken in air.
Un vrai travail d’artiste. C'est superbe !!!
In what way do you mean superior? If you mean safety new. If you mean repairable old. But if you're injured or dead I guess it really wouldn't matter.
Great Work
"The roof holds" but the head and neck probably didn't. What's amazing here is the number of who smile for a photo that pertains to an accident that likely resulted in the loss of life in an era where people didn't have or wear seat belts.
No different than people taking selfies with a wildfire in the background or in front of some chalk lines. Some things seemingly never change.
I remember driving Route 66 between Gary, Indiana and East St Louis at 105 mph at night in my 53 Packhard, a 3:20 trip felt safe. Wouldn’t try that in my 2006 Element, too high a center of gravity and too short wheelbase
. Besides, the cops care now, and have radar.
U.S. Route 66 became one of the most famous roads in the United States, ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California. I drove it from Chicago to Santa Monica back in 1964. It never went through Gary, Indiana - how much did you have to drink on that speed run?
fantastic colorization