My family had a 1953 Chevrolet which was very similar in appearance to the 1954 featured here. It had Chevy's famous and economical 6-cylinder engine coupled with the 2-speed Powerglide transmission. The car here is a Bel Aire which was Chevy's luxury model in those days. Nice trim, radio, the premium upholstery, etc. The car pictured here was equipped with power seats which was a rare option in those days, especially in Chevys.
@hebneh
11 жыл бұрын
That dashboard looks familiar - my mother kept her 1954 Chevrolet station wagon for over 50 years. No safety equipment, no air conditioning, and especially - no freeways yet. So a long trip like this one involved complicated routes on big and small roads. That explains the family coming to the dead end at night when everybody's fussy.
@J.G54
Жыл бұрын
Those were the days 👍🏼
@MorganMcGinnis
14 жыл бұрын
"Thanks to 3 small boys with a hidden talent for Burglary" lol...
@rhuttrho88
Жыл бұрын
😁🫡
@brandbryce
3 жыл бұрын
Loved this-lots of practical advice on packing (& the rest!)!
@djszabo418
2 жыл бұрын
Gale Storm was famous at this time. Lee Bonnell was her real life husband. She had 4 children altogether. I owned a 1954 Chevrolet Model 210 2-door. Wish I had it now.
@dam4274
5 жыл бұрын
We vacationed in the 60’s & 70’s. We too had three in the back seat. Never an accident, a mishap or a flat tire. There once was a detour for an interstate section under construction.
@shivamraizada870
4 жыл бұрын
How sweet era.....so nice
@Rogier7305
11 жыл бұрын
If we leave a note for the postman or milkman today we would find our house empty when we return.
@hankaustin7091
6 жыл бұрын
LOL that's for DAMN sure!
@bkucinschi
5 жыл бұрын
How the times changed.... to worse. I wish I could live in that period, I can survive without my smartphone.
@tombob671
3 жыл бұрын
You could do that because the neighbors looked out for each other and the law was brutal on crime
@P7777-u7r
3 жыл бұрын
Tom Burgess Also less incentive for crime because people were more prosperous and less divided
@amberola1b
12 жыл бұрын
I had a `54 Chevy as of about 12 years ago, the `55`s thru `57`s were supposed to be the hot ones from Chevrolet of that era, but everywhere i went with mine, someone invariably said to me, "I had one of those", or, "a `54 was the first new car I had" So I felt special.
@1940limited
5 жыл бұрын
My aunt had a new, powder blue 54 bel-air Convertible. I remember sitting behind the wheel and admiring the beautiful dark blue metallic steering wheel.
@bobtis
4 жыл бұрын
Gale Storm was so cute but she sure had that smokers voice
@abbyasta
13 жыл бұрын
I bought a derelict '54 Chevy on eBay and towed it from a field in Texas back to Mem- phis, Tn. in 2009. Got it driving again in 2010( a little). 2011 goal- take it on a trip like in this video. Just wish the gas prices were the same! Thanks for this video.
@1223jamez
2 жыл бұрын
See how much they are now!
@philipfrancis2728
5 ай бұрын
Gas is the same price in 2024 as it was in 1954. 29 cents/gallon in 1954 when accounting for 70 years of accumulated inflation is $3.34 which is just what I paid here in central Indiana.
@johnnyhawkins43
5 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the good old days!
@renatoigmed
3 жыл бұрын
this video compiles how tedious this time was but at the same time relaxing and peaceful to the point of feeling as if you were sitting on your sofa after a long shower and drinking hot chocolate with your slippers on an autumn night. sooo good.
@goodoldrebel8
11 жыл бұрын
My dad had a 54 belair -yellow with the green top. Brings back good memories --the drive in etc. The seats were bouncy and this video is a great example of how the 50's were the best time to raise a family, not romanticizing the past, just wishing all those basic family values didn't disintegrate. What happened to America?
@NipkowDisk
10 жыл бұрын
My aunt had a '54 Chev with a three-on-the-tree... still remember the LOUD but rather pleasant whine of the transmission, especially in second gear.
@OldsVistaCruiser
6 жыл бұрын
NipkowDisk - My dad had a '66 Chevy pickup truck that made that same sound!
@Bartonovich52
5 жыл бұрын
Straight cut gears?
@johnbockelie3899
4 жыл бұрын
Break out that big old.cumbersome. gas station roadmap.
@NipkowDisk
4 жыл бұрын
@@Bartonovich52 They were helical-cut, but the angle was rather shallow. I thought I read somewhere years ago that the helix angle was either 11 or possibly 14 degrees- my memory isn't what it used to be.
@totttrax
Жыл бұрын
Man they should bring back all these how to films for the young adults , today they act helpless even though they have a world of knowledge in their hand
@hankaustin7091
6 жыл бұрын
I think it would be completely awesome if one, if not all 3, of those Bonnell brothers would do a video of their recollections of this trip! Someone said they ended up in Vancouver Canada, but, no one knows for sure, except that family, and since Lee Bonnell and Gale Storm are both deceased, it would be up to the boys to tell us for sure.
@ComedyGuysCom
12 жыл бұрын
@Seattlecarnut The father is Lee Bonnell, actor-turned-businessman. He was Gale Storm's first husband and father of her four children in real life.
@1940limited
5 жыл бұрын
She had 4 kids? Wow!
@gideonwaxfarb
11 жыл бұрын
Next time I go on vacation, I'll be sure and leave a note for the milk man :)
@sredson
5 жыл бұрын
the comments on these videos are the best thing about them.
@scarnell
6 жыл бұрын
The video mentions stopping for food, drink, exercise, fuel, and checking the oil, tires, and car cooling system. There is no mention of bathroom breaks. I suppose people didn't pee or poop in the '50s.
@thirdintegra
6 жыл бұрын
Scot Carnell It wasn't polite to discuss lol
@jacksutherland846
5 жыл бұрын
I really don't know about TV, educational film, or advertising, but the first time a toilet was shown in a feature length film was in 1960 in Al Hitchcock's psycho, and a dirty one at that.
@1940limited
5 жыл бұрын
They did but it was impolite to talk about it! :-)
@ironcladranchandforge7292
4 жыл бұрын
Humans didn't pee or poop until the 1960's......
@marks6663
2 жыл бұрын
no @@ironcladranchandforge7292 not true. people have been pooping since the 1600's.
@tank9192
5 жыл бұрын
All it took was three small boys with a hidden talent for burglary. Lol
@Meinstein
4 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Gale Storm when I was the age of her kids.
@fiddlerpin
10 жыл бұрын
Autronic Eye on the dashboard
@abbyasta
13 жыл бұрын
They are lucky they didn't end up spending the night with Torgo and the Master after taking the old coot's directions!
@fiddlerpin
10 жыл бұрын
Thank god for GPS!
@bfun4615
6 жыл бұрын
What don't you have a compass? or know how to use one?
@Bartonovich52
5 жыл бұрын
I have a compass... and indeed I know how to use one. I’ve navigated aircraft hundreds of miles with only a compass. But GPS is easier.
@johnbockelie3899
4 жыл бұрын
I have to use the bath room !! You should have thought of that before we left.
@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage
2 жыл бұрын
In that scene where she talked to the old man and got lost...I was almost expecting it to play out like in National Lampoon's Summer Vacation! LOL!
@LittleWolfBindery
11 жыл бұрын
I'd love to go on road trips in those old cars.
@davidd1395
2 жыл бұрын
Most didn’t have AC though.
@tyrstone3539
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidd1395 windows
@macosx10.7lion4
Жыл бұрын
@@tyrstone3539 The air outside may be too hot. Like here in Latvia last summer.
@mikeandroryinmich
8 жыл бұрын
See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet Gale & fam.
@woodyofp8574
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen a few comments on the toy gun of the kid. Are those really so uncommon now? I know I used to have quite a bit of fun at parks with cap guns, the old paper caps and the guns without the orange tips. I still see cap guns, even though they’re usually bright green or orange or something. I guess I haven’t really looked for one in awhile. No longer being a small child though, I suppose it’d be easier to get into trouble.
4 жыл бұрын
Woody OFP857 we also used to make tennis ball launchers. You take about 6 tin cans and make holes top and bottom with an old soft drink opener leaving the bottom of one untouched. Tape them together stacked with the can with the solid end on the bottom. On the top put an empty tennis ball can with the bottom punctured tape it in place. At the base of the bottom can make a hole with a nail. Squeeze in some lighter fluid and put a tennis ball in the top can. Light it at the bottom hold the stack and watch the ball go. It blows away volcanos with baking sofa and vinegar. Lol. We used hide them near the school and use them at recess of course you’d get caught right away cause of the ‘boom!’ Lol✌️
@Hyprmtr
4 жыл бұрын
Holy crap! Imagine that kid @3:15 doing that today?
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
Not unless he wanted to be a dead person at the hands of a trigger happy cop.
@tedwalker1370
2 жыл бұрын
Got a good laugh out of locking the traffic side back door so the kid couldn't fall out into traffic. LOL I guess its ok if he falls out into the ditch or on the curb side. LOL
@davidgold5961
10 ай бұрын
For the safety of the kids, two-door station wagons and two-door sedans were popular with families with small children back then, because there were no doors they could open.
@cudaus1
5 жыл бұрын
Strange to see Gail Storm in this. She was already a star of Movies and TV (My Little Margie). This is basically known at that time as an Industrial Film.
@tomservo56954
3 жыл бұрын
No doubt Chevrolet was generous in payment...
@OldsVistaCruiser
5 жыл бұрын
Evening rush hour was 4:30-6:00 pm? In Philadelphia, rush hour goes from 2:30-6:30 pm!
@nanismeelasla
4 жыл бұрын
As a Philadelphia, I agree
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
Same in Minneapolis/St Paul. The ramp meters get turned on at 2:00 PM!
@tiercel5561
10 жыл бұрын
+ Charles Perrin - GPS is not widely available at the time as it was developed in the 70's. At the time, people use maps and compasses to figure where they are.
@themamagoatshow
14 жыл бұрын
i thingk i will go buy one thank you!!!
@VinnyDaQ
9 жыл бұрын
Ah, the old hidden key trick...my folks always did that with our '63 Olds station wagon. Can't do it with today's cars - with all the plastic and carbon fiber, there's no metal for the magnet to stick on !!
@fjbutch
11 жыл бұрын
Year I was born.''.damn good year.''.ha and...I own a classic ' 55
@ComedyGuysCom
12 жыл бұрын
@inkey2 California has had seven digits on at least some license plates since 1951.
@OldsVistaCruiser
6 жыл бұрын
ComedyGuysCom - The 1956 (yellow) base went to three letters/three numbers. The 1963 (black) and 1969 (blue) bases followed suit until 999 ZZZ was reached in 1980. The 1AAA000 series continued on the blue base until the sunrise base debuted in 1982 with 2AAA000. As of May 2018, California is in the early 8AAA000 series on the "lipstick" base.
@gabrielmillien7439
10 жыл бұрын
Cool
@timpriddy349
3 жыл бұрын
A 265 would change everything a year later
@THEUTUBEVIDZ
13 жыл бұрын
With a good GPS, highway navigation can be very simple.
@bfun4615
6 жыл бұрын
Try a map and a compass.
@TheLocalForecast
10 жыл бұрын
Haha, oh Gale, you know we'll never go to the moon.
@alfx5432
4 жыл бұрын
Gale was hot
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
Loved her version of "Dark Moon".
@QuaaludeCharlie
11 жыл бұрын
this makes me want to Travel :) QC
@Philobeddoe12
11 жыл бұрын
Kid in the back seat playing with a toy gun, that would never happen in today's world and if he took it to school it would get him expelled.
@NR23derek
12 жыл бұрын
And a final tip for livening up the journey: Try driving ont he left for a change - see the last shot!
@BraidyRoblox
Жыл бұрын
The kid sitting in the middle gave me a good laugh because i thought the toy gun was a real gun😂
@rhuttrho88
Жыл бұрын
You would!🫨
@Adam19822000
12 жыл бұрын
@inkey2 Several states do now, but not in the 50s I believe
@jasoncarpp7742
11 жыл бұрын
I grew up being told that American drivers didn't care about safety. I have found this to not be true. Maybe 5% of the drivers would rather drive recklessly and suicidal, but I would think that more than 90% of the drivers do care, even in the 1950s, and want to make it safely to their destination, and want to make sure that their passengers make it in one piece.
@Bartonovich52
5 жыл бұрын
This was the era when they drove because they were too drunk to walk.
@RustOnWheels
5 жыл бұрын
They didn’t care about safety above style when buying but of course they cared about getting places safely. One can argue that people today still buy cars for looks more than safety but because all cars are tremendously more safe now compared to then the choice will not be as poignant.
@P7777-u7r
3 жыл бұрын
They're traveling all around and they're not even wearing masks!
@josephgaviota
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, the good days ... I remember 'em well ...
@jasoncarpp7742
11 жыл бұрын
Two extremes aren't very good. Blaming it all on the car isn't good, but blaming it all on the driver isn't good either. The only reason a car kills people is inexperienced drivers, who don't know the rules of the road.
@ComedyGuysCom
12 жыл бұрын
@eddie054 No, they just THOUGHT they didn't need them.
@paulcheek5711
6 жыл бұрын
yes that 25 cent a gallon gas is expensive...
@antonioederlopezlopez7341
5 жыл бұрын
Inflation
@themamagoatshow
13 жыл бұрын
i was in side one, one time it was soo cool i love that car but it is SO SMALL in side 5 pepole on a trip!! they will all go crazy!!!
@1940limited
5 жыл бұрын
The needed a station wagon.
@davidgold5961
10 ай бұрын
Believe it, or not, people were a bit smaller then. Every generation is approximately 4% larger than the previous one.
@Modeltnick
2 жыл бұрын
My Little Margie!
@billy12080
12 жыл бұрын
Sure is a nice 1954 Chevrolet, though.
@TheGbeecher
3 ай бұрын
3 young boys on a 'vacation' road trip...only a partial vacation for mom and dad...😉
@sauvageaux
2 жыл бұрын
My gram had a Roma red one just like that. ❤
@The_R-n-I_Guy
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't know about the watch as a compass trick
@jasoncarpp7742
11 жыл бұрын
I've known drivers who have texted using a cellphone. That's dangerous. I have a cellphone, but I never use it while I drive.
@modified93tc
4 жыл бұрын
Back then they were busy messing around with cigarettes and matches
@THEUTUBEVIDZ
12 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a 2012 chevy comaro in that video following the family
@alexdeglavina1412
2 жыл бұрын
No child seats or seat belts in those days
@fiddlerpin
10 жыл бұрын
Get your kicks on Route 66
@FredPilcher
5 жыл бұрын
:O The eybrows! The eyebrows!
@mysticmrsam
9 жыл бұрын
But, did it have Power-Glide?
@hankaustin7091
6 жыл бұрын
Probably so, this was the Super Deluxe model Chevrolet, which had just about every option Chevy offered at the time, except for power windows.
@OldsVistaCruiser
5 жыл бұрын
@@hankaustin7091 - I noticed Autronic Eye on the dashboard, which was automatic headlight dimming. My '59 Olds 98 that I owned in the 1990s offered that option, but didn't have it.
@1940limited
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's automatic. I'd prefer stick.
@tombob671
3 жыл бұрын
I think it had power steering too
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
YES!
@jg9281
8 ай бұрын
That’s a great car .
@eddie054
13 жыл бұрын
See, they didn't need seat belts and air bags.
@1940limited
5 жыл бұрын
Nope, not needed.
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
Nor "crumple zones"
@totttrax
Жыл бұрын
Social engineering firms what a time to be alive
@davidgold5961
10 ай бұрын
You can see the obvious family resemblance to this Chevrolet grill and the grill on the 1953 Corvette.
@WinterGamesYT
Жыл бұрын
why is this so hilarious
@bobtis
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Gale was ready to put out on Vacation?
@alfx5432
4 жыл бұрын
Hell yea
@fiddlerpin
4 жыл бұрын
One of these days Alice! Bang Zoom! I already know how to get you to the moon!
@fiddlerpin
4 жыл бұрын
He should of had a necker knob on the steering wheel then he could drive with one hand. No seatbelts oh well.
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
No "padded dash; no collapsible steering column or deep dished steering wheel; no safety door latches; no dual braking system; no crumple zones, and on and on.........GOOD TIMES!
@babur729
2 жыл бұрын
7.20 interesting info
@wanderleyapparecidovieira2282
5 жыл бұрын
Why don't use a gps ?
@antonioederlopezlopez7341
5 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
FIRST, we need to launch a few satellites!
@johanvangelderen6715
Жыл бұрын
@@TheOzthewiz The first one wouldn't be launched till 2 years later.
@glennspreeman1634
Жыл бұрын
where is their smartphone with mapping and Siri tontell you where to go??
@mudylafeet
11 жыл бұрын
Oh NO, kid with a toy gun @ 3:12 (sarcasm)
@fiddlerpin
10 жыл бұрын
Let her rip gas was cheap then!
@eurekasevenwave2297
4 жыл бұрын
@61gisele What was her average work schedule? Interested in how the average work month adjusts for inflation compared to modern day...
@eurekasevenwave2297
4 жыл бұрын
@61gisele Yeah I knew gas was cheaper than back then. I think back then it was comparable to around 3$ a gallon in some areas. Gas is super cheap right now anyways due to the price war between Saudi and Russia, in my area right now it's like 2.00/1.98 a gallon. I appreciate that little history lesson though. I had no idea they alternated like that. The good old days, in some respects.
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
So were the wages, averaged about $50 a week. Still think gas was cheap?
@rhuttrho88
Жыл бұрын
@ojars zvaigzne Everything was cheap. A house for 5 g's. 30 year mortgage! You do the math.
@rhuttrho88
Жыл бұрын
He said the actual time wasted at the gas stations also.
@pr2939
4 жыл бұрын
lets ride!!!!!
@talalalhoyani4765
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks God for GPS
@crankychris2
3 жыл бұрын
1954...Looks like you picked the WRONG year to buy a Chevy!
@jean-pierrethibaudeau7201
4 жыл бұрын
Where's the traffic??
@chielwouterscw
4 жыл бұрын
There were only 2.7 billion people on Earth back than. Traffic must've been a lot less.
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
@@chielwouterscw Yes! Especially when you consider that MOST families only had ONE car.
@totttrax
Жыл бұрын
Only thing missing is Barney
@Porsche996driver
3 жыл бұрын
Wild hairstyle for the US in 1954. I prefer 2:40 to 10:20 ha.
@timdunn3547
5 жыл бұрын
Gale Storm - My Little Margie
@1940limited
5 жыл бұрын
That was a good show.
@deanmyers453
4 ай бұрын
My Little Margie
@utuBrV1oI
11 жыл бұрын
You obviously haven't driven in NJ. lol & what about soooooooo many people texting / talkin on the cell phones EVERYWHERE while driving? - does that show care? Reverse the %'s above.
@hammerheadhotel
11 жыл бұрын
I saw a boy with a toy gun early in the video! He would be arrested today!
@TheOzthewiz
Жыл бұрын
HE WOULD BE SHOT DEAD!
@fiddlerpin
10 жыл бұрын
They would probably get shot at today if a cop saw them at 3:12
@hankaustin7091
6 жыл бұрын
LOL!!! probably so!
@gojoe283
10 жыл бұрын
A '54 Chevy with old bias tires couldn't travel more than around 50-60 mph and maintaint good handling.
@genekinnick2174
10 жыл бұрын
I had a '54 (and wish I still did) and got rid of the bias tires as soon as I could afford to. They had a tendency to want to run "square" after they cooled off. I loved the way the car rode on the open road but the front end suspension seemed a little too soft in cornering. Mine had the 235 in-line 6 cyl, and that was a tough engine and easy to maintain. It did everything I wanted it to do and was about the best car I ever owned. Lot of memories!
@OldsVistaCruiser
6 жыл бұрын
The Pennsylvania Turnpike was posted at 70 in those days.
@1940limited
5 жыл бұрын
That's plenty fast enough, especially on 1954 highways.
@samomg5641
4 жыл бұрын
Get ur facts straight moron I own one drive it everyday goes fine on the expressway at 80 drove mine from Chicago to Montana straight threw averaged 75 to 80 and I have firestone bias ply tires
@56cadd
3 жыл бұрын
@@samomg5641 damn Sam, you must have the power glide and higher ratio differential.
@kennethreed2186
Жыл бұрын
Gale.Storm My.little.Marge
@fiddlerpin
4 жыл бұрын
And no air conditioning! Who farted?
@josephgaviota
3 жыл бұрын
He who smelt it, dealt it.
@deanmyers453
4 ай бұрын
Gail Stroame
@RealmsofPixelation
5 жыл бұрын
No Google Maps back then
@АндрейК-н8й2и
4 жыл бұрын
И лисапед в багажнике бы поместился
@z978ady
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine driving in AZ in a Chevy with no air-conditioning.
@MisterMikeTexas
Жыл бұрын
It did have air conditioning! Two in fact. One on the left window, one on the right! They both unlocked and opened outward. Then you got all the air conditioning you wanted!
@davidgold5961
10 ай бұрын
That car had a model 260 air conditioner - roll down 2 windows and go 60.
@ManInTheBigHat
9 жыл бұрын
Things suck now. Traveling used to be an adventure. Fuck the iphone and GPS.
@Jollyprez
8 жыл бұрын
Things are still great. Just don't take the interstate.
@WhoopWhoop-lt5km
Жыл бұрын
Good old days with only two genders
@bsteven885
2 жыл бұрын
3:15 - 4:09 -- REALLY? Well then, why is the Highway MPG almost always HIGHER than the City MPG on gasoline powered vehicles?
@straightpipediesel
2 жыл бұрын
A normal car in those days only had a 3 speed manual without overdrive. Go drive your car on the highway in 3rd gear and tell us how crappy your fuel mileage is. Even on modern cars, fuel mileage peaks at around 55. You can't get around physics of drag.
@95blahblahhaha
Жыл бұрын
No recharging stations, no gps, no AC, no cars to drive themselves, no tablets for the annoying kids, no comfortable seats, no NOTHING lol. 🙄🙄🙄 What horrible times......
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