The American Dream - Cruisin the 50's (take a 90-min sanity break!)

YouTube ^ | May 2020 | Old Age Teddyboy

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I would normally post a bunch of old classic car pics when posting a thread like this. But here I really want the focus to be on the wonderful video itself.

We probably won't know until the morning if the slime ball commie-left 'democrats' managed to steal this election too.

The video is 90 mins of small-town 1950s footage combined with classic oldies playing in the background.

I doubt you'll be disappointed.

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Much better viewed on full screen. On a large flat-screen TV with internet access, even better.

[Lean-Right]

Cruising carried well onto the
70’s, mostly in smaller towns
where the kids had nothing else
to do on a Saturday summer night.
A Bob Sieger song comes to mind.
Night Moves.

[Don W]

That song is so melancholy, yet so indescribably beautiful.

Seger had his moments of deeply poetic justice, and then there were things like Flatbush.

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Cruising carried well onto the 70’s

There was lots of crusin here in New York City during the disco-era 70s. However, it was mostly done by Italians in Brooklyn driving long new Caddies and Lincolns, blasting the latest Disco tunes.

"Crusin" nowadays, unfortunately, has a whole new meaning.

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...also Monte Carlos, Grand Prixs, Cutless Supremes, Buick Electras, Rivieras, etc.

[Impala64ssa]

There was lots of crusin here in New York City
Francis Lewis and Cross Bay Blvd's in Queens. I remember my dad telling me Central Av in Yonkers was another hot spot in the 50's-60's.

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Yes, living most of my life on the border of Ozone Park and Richmond Hill, Queens, I recall very well crusin, and drag racing, on Cross Bay Boulevard during the 70s and even 80s. Most of the crusin was much the same as in Brooklyn. Italians in the latest American luxury and sport-luxury cars, listening to disco.

Cars like these...

'77 Pontiac Grand Prix

'75 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

'75 Cadillac Coupe DeVille

'75 Lincoln Mark 4

'75 Buick Riviera

'75 Buick Electra

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'75 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

'77 Oldsmobile Delta 88

'77 Buick Regal

'76 Cadillac Eldorado

[Impala64ssa]

I Remember those land yachts well. My uncle had a 74 Grand Prix, last year before they went with the rectangular headlights.

[Lean-Right]

True. But with about every
performer, they all had songs
they probably wished they had
never released.
As far a cruising goes, there
was a time I was dizzy driving
“the loop”. Miss those days of
meeting up at the local Dairy
Queen.

[Lean-Right]

I think you could blame the
cruising demise on the cell
phone.
Most kids today aren’t interested
in lots of chrome and high
horsepower. They just want a
kick-ass stereo and Facebook.

[HKMk23]

Beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones
Scream down the boulevard
Girls comb their hair in rear-view mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard...

https://youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA

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Good song, always liked it. But Bruce Springsteen is such left-wing schmuck in his politics, like so many in that business. Had commie icon Pete Seager performing with him on stage during Comrade Obama’s 2009 Inauguration on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

[Lean-Right]

Bruce Springsteen...didn’t need
the link. I love hot rods. Building
one now. 1940 Plymouth Pickup.
Custom tube chassis, 446 cid
Mopar muscle. I love the look
of mid 60’s early 70’s. Car shows
are where the wares are exhibited
these days. Still got my
girlfriend by my side, though.
I was five when Mcdonalds burst
on the scene. Hamburgers 10 for
a buck.

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1940 Plymouth Pickup

[duckman]

Takes a lot to make this 76 year old Italian guy tear up and cry. That’s what you did with the opening song “Those Oldies But Goodies” by Little Caesar and the Romans. Reminds me of my days, late 50’s early 60’s, cruising the drag on Main St Hackensack NJ. With my ride and gal sitting next to me, only bench seats back then. Great memories.

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[octex]

Must save for later viewing........