DOTS: Virginia, 1957

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08/31/2015 at 10:30 • Filed to: DOTS

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Kinja'd!!! Slant6 > ttyymmnn
08/31/2015 at 10:39

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That looks to be mostly 50s cars. I guess cars didn’t last long enough back then to be jalopies. Think about today and how every parking lot has around 5 cars over 20 years old.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > Slant6
08/31/2015 at 10:50

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Think about how much cars changed between 1935-1955 and compare that with how much cars have changed between 1995-2015. Which, I suppose, is your point. But I thinking third beyond simple reliability and speaks more about a fundamental change in cars in the earlier generations.


Kinja'd!!! Slant6 > ttyymmnn
08/31/2015 at 10:55

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I agree with you. It goes beyond reliability. Cars did change quite a bit from then. People also had more money and cars were arguably larger as status symbols then than now.


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn
08/31/2015 at 10:58

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It also speaks volumes about the scrap metal programs of WWII, and their... well, volume.


Kinja'd!!! ly2v8-Brian > ttyymmnn
08/31/2015 at 16:51

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I'll take that turquoise 55 please