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Old 03-17-2021, 03:40 PM   #1
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Default California 1935, Wilshire Blvd in color (remastered film)

You might have seen some of these remastered old films. This one is close to the Model A years, though I could spot only a few.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViNoQd4OaIo
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KOOL! Vintage cars in they're own era. There is a town car at about the 4 minute mark but it isn't a Model A.
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Wonderful video!
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Boy, they certainly like the sound of their own horns!
It seems that by 1935, not many As were on the road, yet they are the greatest survivors today. How is that?
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One of the coolest YouTube’s I’ve ever seen! Thank you.
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Old 03-17-2021, 06:25 PM   #8
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Boy, they certainly like the sound of their own horns!
It seems that by 1935, not many As were on the road, yet they are the greatest survivors today. How is that?
The original black/white version of this had no sound of horns or other cars although someone had dubbed in a looping audio of pauses in engine sound with a soft click sound for gear changes.

Aside from the random interpretation of driving lanes back then, the drivers seem to be unaware that they are being filmed which, for that time, was unusual to not have people mooning for the camera. I was told that Hollywood of that era made use of something called a "rumblecam" which was mounted in the trunk or rumble area, partially concealed, and operated by a passenger via the rear window opening. This allowed for the surreptitious filming of moving street scenes without alerting other drivers and passengers to the activity underway.
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Old 03-17-2021, 07:52 PM   #9
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THAT is neat thank you!!

I like that '35 three window coupe that is coming up on his right flank!! Plus about 45 other cars!!!!

It looks like Ford populated the car climate pretty well, like Toyota seems to these days in 2021 street scenes.

A huge difference between then and now is, today's cars are beyond boring, it's rare to see something that catches your eye and gets your hairs to stand up on end on the back of your neck. Today's black-white-silver-gray plastic boxes SUV's and mini-vans are a major yawn affair,,, ho-hum to the max.

BUT not true in this 1935 scene, the gas stations are super cool, the cars are ALL neat to see, the people don't dress and look like they just escaped the freak show at the circus.... what fun
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Old 03-17-2021, 09:27 PM   #10
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This type of filming was use for rear screen projection. In the old days tey used car bodies that had been cut up to film actors having a conversation while driving. A projection scree was set up behind and to the side. Projectors displayed the image from behind the screen.
Here is the original version with music added. Notice the 1928 AA making a left turn a about 1:30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JPvKaZc2GI
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I wonder what that same route looks like today?

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That looks a heck of a lot better. The terrible colorization and all the dumb horn honking was phony as a Bill Clinton 3 dollar bill.



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I might be biased but that Rolls Royce stole the show !!! I wonder what its fate was. In their twilight years many were cut down into to wreckers nice big strong frame . Very surprised at how few model A s showed up I did spot the AA taking a left turn and several curbside and in that side street . If you check those London street scenes of the same period way more model A s even an AA with whitewall tyres !!!

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You can see more Fords going the other way on the right.

That road looks smooth. The smashed up one on the back of the truck looks terminal.
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Quite fun to watch.

The video begins east of the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards and is heading east on Wilshire toward downtown Los Angeles.

Numerous landmarks still exist.
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Warner Theater and the Beverly Hills Bekins Storage Building are shown in this photo from 1931.

Nice selection of vehicles in early downtown Beverly Hills.
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Notice there was a gas station about every other block?
Gas was 19 cents a gallon in 1935
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Notice there was a gas station about every other block?
Gas was 19 cents a gallon in 1935
That's about $3.64 today, not far off.
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Notice there was a gas station about every other block?
Gas was 19 cents a gallon in 1935
I had a '72 Gran Torino Sport with a 351HO engine, that NEEDED a gas station on every corner. Nice car but what a terrible gas hog. It was like the one in the Clint Eastwood movie Gran Torino only mine was Medium Blue with a laser stripe I think once I topped 10 MPG and I was on top of the world! 8 MPG was the norm.
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A Packard going by at 25, and then again at 51.
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