The Ford Barn

FL&WVMIKE · 06-23-2015, 02:31 PM

Don't you wish that you could go back in time and buy these mint autos.
MIKE (mikeburch)

Fun .. these old cars and the clothing ... obviously no seatbelts with the kids hanging out the car windows ...

Beany's Drive Thru - Long Beach , California - 1952-53
This is a unique piece of film. Check out those cars !!
https://vimeo.com/110260174

FlatheadTed · 06-23-2015, 03:35 PM

Mike it sounds like you guys were havin a whole lot of fun in the 50s.Ted

shoe box Jack · 06-23-2015, 03:51 PM

It would be nice if we could, but for now we can only dream, jack.

Vic Piano · 06-23-2015, 04:06 PM

Mike, never mind the cars... I'd settle for a .20 cent hamburger... LOL

Mart · 06-23-2015, 04:29 PM

That was pretty cool. Thanks for posting it.

Mart.

Barry-ct · 06-23-2015, 04:34 PM

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Thanks! Enjoyed it.

Cecil/WV · 06-23-2015, 04:58 PM

I didn't think my Bronze '501 Ford was ever out west back then, but I saw it in that clip.

48 coupe · 06-23-2015, 04:59 PM

Thanks' that takes us back in the day. didn't know we were poor. trying to find my 48 pict. in 1957 got it some place

adileo · 06-23-2015, 05:02 PM

Vic lmao

48 coupe · 06-23-2015, 05:18 PM

my 48 in 1957

TonyM · 06-23-2015, 05:30 PM

Some whitewalls, but not a lot. Cadillacs and higher end cars.

thanks for posting Mike.

CC33 · 06-23-2015, 05:38 PM

People had pride in how they looked back then. Also, how did they make ANY profit? Look at the prices on the drive up menu. You could feed the family for less than $2.
Todays drive through for 2 cheeseburgers and 2 drinks will run you about $15.

Where's the "way back machine", I'm in.

TonyM · 06-23-2015, 06:13 PM

That 20 Cent burger is about $1.80 in today's money.

48 coupe · 06-23-2015, 06:18 PM

I think I had portawalls on the 48 back in the day

Brendan · 06-23-2015, 06:51 PM

where is the Time Machine, I will jump in it right now!

4t8v8 · 06-23-2015, 06:56 PM

Man does that bring back memories. We didn't even know what we had - wouldn't have believed what was coming if someone had told us. Great film.

marko · 06-23-2015, 07:25 PM

cool stuff. I was looking hard for my f1.. didn't see any.. oh well still very cool.

tubman · 06-23-2015, 07:42 PM

To bring up something really obscure, there was a TV puppet show in the early 50's called "Time for Beanie". The fiberglass statue on the sign looks a lot like the "Beany" character from that TV show. Anyone else remember the show (with "Cecil the Seasick Sea-Serpant", "Uncle Captain", and "Dishonest John"?) I wonder if there was any business tie-in between the show and the restaurant?

TonyM · 06-23-2015, 07:46 PM

Yep, Beany and Cecil.

oldford2 · 06-23-2015, 08:07 PM

Well, that was before my time. I got out of high school in 1956 and went right into the GE apprentice course @ $1.37/hr. I was rich! Had a 39 Plymouth coupe and worked part time at a garage that had wreckers. We would drain the gas tanks for our cars from the wrecks so never had to buy gas. We had a long gutter on a slope so when we did oil changes we put the cans on it to drain. So we had free oil also and needed a lot of it. I guess you would call that multiple viscosity oil

. But those were fun days and we had several drive in diners and movies. Oh did I have fun with my girlfriend (now my wife of 55 years). She would snuggle up to me in the 39. Oh, those floor shifts into 3rd gear were great

.
John

06-23-2015, 02:31 PM	#1
FL&WVMIKE Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, Fl & Spencer, W. Va, Posts: 4,442	Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Don't you wish that you could go back in time and buy these mint autos. MIKE (mikeburch) Fun .. these old cars and the clothing ... obviously no seatbelts with the kids hanging out the car windows ... Beany's Drive Thru - Long Beach , California - 1952-53 This is a unique piece of film. Check out those cars !! https://vimeo.com/110260174

06-23-2015, 03:35 PM	#2
FlatheadTed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,700	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Mike it sounds like you guys were havin a whole lot of fun in the 50s.Ted __________________ http://www.flatheadted.com Flathead Ted brake Floaters ,

06-23-2015, 03:51 PM	#3
shoe box Jack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Kingston Ontario Canada Posts: 249	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 It would be nice if we could, but for now we can only dream, jack.

06-23-2015, 04:06 PM	#4
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Mike, never mind the cars... I'd settle for a .20 cent hamburger... LOL __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

06-23-2015, 04:29 PM	#5
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,744	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 That was pretty cool. Thanks for posting it. Mart.

06-23-2015, 04:34 PM	#6
Barry-ct Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Newington, Connecticut Posts: 1,374	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks! Enjoyed it. __________________ Barry 50 F-1

06-23-2015, 04:58 PM	#7
Cecil/WV Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gerrardstown, WV Posts: 2,265	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 I didn't think my Bronze '501 Ford was ever out west back then, but I saw it in that clip.

06-23-2015, 04:59 PM	#8
48 coupe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Shell Knob Missouri Posts: 151	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Thanks' that takes us back in the day. didn't know we were poor. trying to find my 48 pict. in 1957 got it some place

06-23-2015, 05:02 PM	#9
adileo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,772	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Vic lmao

06-23-2015, 05:30 PM	#11
TonyM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Hammond, Illinois Posts: 2,786	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Some whitewalls, but not a lot. Cadillacs and higher end cars. thanks for posting Mike.

06-23-2015, 05:38 PM	#12
CC33 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 465	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 People had pride in how they looked back then. Also, how did they make ANY profit? Look at the prices on the drive up menu. You could feed the family for less than $2. Todays drive through for 2 cheeseburgers and 2 drinks will run you about $15. Where's the "way back machine", I'm in.

06-23-2015, 06:13 PM	#13
TonyM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Hammond, Illinois Posts: 2,786	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 That 20 Cent burger is about $1.80 in today's money.

06-23-2015, 06:18 PM	#14
48 coupe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Shell Knob Missouri Posts: 151	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 I think I had portawalls on the 48 back in the day

06-23-2015, 06:51 PM	#15
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 where is the Time Machine, I will jump in it right now! __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

06-23-2015, 06:56 PM	#16
4t8v8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 524	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Man does that bring back memories. We didn't even know what we had - wouldn't have believed what was coming if someone had told us. Great film.

06-23-2015, 07:25 PM	#17
marko Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 89	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 cool stuff. I was looking hard for my f1.. didn't see any.. oh well still very cool.

06-23-2015, 07:42 PM	#18
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,303	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 To bring up something really obscure, there was a TV puppet show in the early 50's called "Time for Beanie". The fiberglass statue on the sign looks a lot like the "Beany" character from that TV show. Anyone else remember the show (with "Cecil the Seasick Sea-Serpant", "Uncle Captain", and "Dishonest John"?) I wonder if there was any business tie-in between the show and the restaurant? Last edited by tubman; 06-23-2015 at 07:45 PM. Reason: Memory ain't so good.

06-23-2015, 08:07 PM	#20
oldford2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: pittsfield, MA Posts: 2,086	Re: Count the flatheads in this movie clip from 1953 Well, that was before my time. I got out of high school in 1956 and went right into the GE apprentice course @ $1.37/hr. I was rich! Had a 39 Plymouth coupe and worked part time at a garage that had wreckers. We would drain the gas tanks for our cars from the wrecks so never had to buy gas. We had a long gutter on a slope so when we did oil changes we put the cans on it to drain. So we had free oil also and needed a lot of it. I guess you would call that multiple viscosity oil. But those were fun days and we had several drive in diners and movies. Oh did I have fun with my girlfriend (now my wife of 55 years). She would snuggle up to me in the 39. Oh, those floor shifts into 3rd gear were great. John Last edited by oldford2; 06-23-2015 at 08:13 PM.