Happy SUNday! – Classic Cars | Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris

A couple of classic cars taken in June 1958 somewhere in Connecticut (maybe Hartford).

My wife’s Uncle Bill’s car – a Ford? Reader Jim Grey says it’s a Dodge and I agree. Maybe a 1958 Royal Lancer? The paint scheme is pretty gaudy – a “saddle” two-tone, which had the roof and all of the body below the belt-line trim as one color and the body above the belt-line trim as another.

My father-in-law’s Frank’s car – a Chevy Impala.

They built them big and heavy back then and to think they were considered coupes (two doors). Dual antennas too! Have a great day!

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4 thoughts on “Happy SUNday! – Classic Cars”

Jim Grey says:

June 27, 2021 at 10:53 am

Pretty sure the first one is a Dodge. The second is absolutely a 58 Chevy.

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1. Chris and Carol says:
  
  June 27, 2021 at 10:56 am
  
  Thanks, Jim! I didn’t think her uncle would own a Ford.
  
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adventurepdx says:

June 27, 2021 at 2:10 pm

Very cool! And is it just me, or is that first slide flipped? Unless there was a right-side drive version of that car. 😉

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1. Chris and Carol says:
  
  June 27, 2021 at 2:59 pm
  
  Thanks! The emulsion side (the side with the Kodak logo) is the “back” side of the slide. So, no right-side drive although I got used to it when I lived in Japan and kind of enjoyed shifting with my left hand and steering with my right.
  
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