Carspotters' Challenge #38--Harbor Drive
by Cookie the Dog's Owner
on November 30, 2012
This time, we've set the WABAC Machine to 1962 and arrived in Seattle*
Portland, Oregon.Note the owl on the billboard. It's a hoot.
--Cookie the Dog's Owner
(Photo obtained from the Station Wagon Forum's collection of vintage street scenes, contributed by member "yellerspirit.")
*Corrected per the comments below.
That Car Guy (Chuck) on November 30, 2012 at 08:12 AM
I like seeing a '59 Chevy (on the left) and a '60 Chevy (on the right) in the same photo.
Bill T. on November 30, 2012 at 09:19 AM
'59 and '60 Chevs., '60 Ford, '56 Lincoln, '61 Chev., '59 Ford, '53 Ford?, '57 Dodge?, '60 Falcon? After those, I will have to look a lot harder.
Dave Danielson on November 30, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Renault Dauphine! Awesome.
John B on November 30, 2012 at 02:52 PM
Is than a Volvo just ahead of the VW in the far lane?
Also note the Ford pick-up...back when they were only work trucks.
NickR on November 30, 2012 at 03:41 PM
Seeing 2 Corvairs on the ramp "to the coast" in the left lane. Just ahead of the top of the tractor trailer and the 2nd one five cars ahead of that. On the way to the 2nd Corvair is a "60 T-Bird and a personal favorite to the right of it, a '62 Buick LeSabre. But what is stumping me is the car behind the LeSabre. At first glance it looks like "60 T-Bird with a Continental kit. But the more I look at it, the more I doubt it. And do I see a "60 or "61 Valiant tucked in next to the "59 Chevrolet on the left?
peter on November 30, 2012 at 06:26 PM
good comparative study of the '59 vs '60 Chevy rear ends.
Stephen on November 30, 2012 at 08:51 PM
This was taken in Oregon, not Seattle - the highway signs clearly say "Oregon" above the route numbers. Probably Portland, which is just south of the Washington / Oregon border.
NickR on December 01, 2012 at 04:39 AM
It is Portland. If you look at the towers at the top of the ramp, you see the call letters for 1330 KPOJ, Portland on the front tower.
peter on December 01, 2012 at 03:59 PM
It is Oregon, hence the KPDJ radio station billboard.
robadr on December 03, 2012 at 03:04 PM
Not many 1962 cars, are there? The Buick on the up-ramp, the Ford in the near lane - and possibly a Mercury fender just coming into view in the foreground? Might even have been taken in late 1961.
How many years of Chevrolet? a 56, (is that a 57 in the far lane behind the Skylark?), 58, 59, 60, and 61 (second behind the truck). Plus I think the old car in front of the VW is a late 40's Chev.
peter on December 06, 2012 at 05:57 PM
not a single Japanese or German car
salguod on December 12, 2012 at 02:31 PM
As a '60 T'bird owner I always look for Square birds in these shots and I'm pretty sure I see three.
Two on the ramp, one in each lane just below the sign. Both look to be '58s or '59s judging by the 2 tail lights ('60s have 3). The one on the right has a continental kit.
The third I'm less sure about. Behind the '59 Chevy on the right is what I believe to be the nose of a Squarebird. Not way to be certain about the year.