30 Vintage Photos of Cars During the Winter of the 1950s and 1960s

   

1950s cars were some of the most classic, powerful and unsafe cars ever driven. The modern designs and acceleration abilities were getting more and more amazing every year. The auto industry was starting to experiment with a new concept called a “sports car.” By the end of the 1950s, Americans fell in love with the sports car. After all, the 1950s gave birth to the Corvette.

 
In 1960, car buyers were demanding smaller vehicles. Compact cars were marketed heavily by every automobile manufacturer, in stark contrast to the 1950s. New models included the Ford Falcon, the Chevrolet Corvair and the Plymouth Valiant. Soon after, Lincoln-Mercury released the Comet and Dodge introduced the Dart.
 
Midway through 1960, General Motors announced that it would offer three smaller cars, the Buick Special, the Oldsmobile F-85 and the Pontiac Tempest. This focus on smaller cars domestically caused a sharp drop in import sales.
 
Here is a set of amazing vintage photos captured cars during the winter of the 1950s and 1960s.
 
1950s and 1960s cars in Portland, Maine

 

1939 Mercury at The Christmas Tree Lodge on the Mount Rose Highway south of Reno, Nevada, 1950

 

1941 Buick Special Sedanet

 

1950s and 1960s cars in snow

 

1950s cars in Georgetown

 

1950s Chevy, Ford and Plymouth cars

 

1950s Montreal

 

1950s used cars at Manny's Motor Mart

 

1953 Cars at Sunoco Gas Station, Columbus, Ohio, 1953

 

1953 Mercury Monterey

 

1955 Mercury Monterey Sedan

 

1955 Opel Kapitän

 

1955 Studebaker Champion

 

1955-1958 Opel Kapitän

 

1956 Chevrolet 150

 

1957-1960 Opel Olympia Rekord

 

1958 Cadillac Coupe Deville

 

1959 Buick Lesabre

 

1960 Rambler Custom

 

1960s trailer

 

Buick Wildcat coupe in Minnesota, April 1965

 

Buick, registered to California during the early 1950s

 

Early 1950s cars in city wintertime scene

 

Early 1950s Chevrolets on a car dealers lot

 

Early 1960s street scene with 1950s and 1960s cars

 

Late 1940s Cadillac

 

Mid 1950s Cadillac hardtop

 

Mid 1950s winter ski trip with 1940s and 1950s cars

 

Sedan and truck during winter, circa 1950s

 

Vermont winter, 1956