The 1960s was a golden age for car performance and design. New, modernized tech from racing was making its way into road-going vehicles, while design houses were churning out some of the most magnificent products of the century.
The 1960s were also the golden years for American auto manufacturers such as Chevy, Ford and Oldsmobile. With cheap gasoline and open roads, many Americans fell in love with muscle cars. Americans’ need for speed was met by such cars as the Camaro, the Mustang and the super charged Road Runner.
These wonderful color photos from
Steve Given that show people posing with their automobiles in the 1960s.
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| Ford Galaxie Starliner, during August 1960 |
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| A 1959 Cadillac Sixty Special, during March 1960 |
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| Austin Healey in 1960 |
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| Fiat 600, somewhere in the USA during 1960 |
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| Ford Thunderbird, registered to New Hampshire, during December 1960 |
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| Ford, registered to Arizona, with the family during June 1960 |
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| New Jersey registered 1958 Buick Super Riviera, during June 1960 |
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| Opel Rekord and family during a tour of Versailles, France, during August 1960 |
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| Renault Dauphine during August 1960 |
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| Visiting a frozen lake in a New Jersey registered Plymouth Valiant during 1960 |
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| Volkswagen Beetle in Germany, about 1960 |
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| Young lad and his car in New Jersey, November 1960 |
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| A Dodge Lancer registered to Ohio for 1961 |
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| A Hillman Minx, somewhere in Australia during 1961 |
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| Plymouth Belvedere during May 1961 |
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| A 1956 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday, during October 1962 |
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| A 1962 Chevy II 300 4 Door in Maine, USA, circa 1962 |
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| Cadillac Fleetwood in July 1962 |
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| California registered Rambler during March 1962 |
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| Ford Thunderbird in Accomac, Virginia, during April 1960 |
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| New Hampshire registered Chevrolet, during January 1962 |
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| Opel Kapitän and owner, in Germany during September 1962 |
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| Touring Montana in a Renault Dauphine, during July 1962 |
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| Cadillac Fleetwood in California during December 1963 |
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| California registered Cadillac Fleetwood in December 1963 |
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| Caravan travel with a 1960 Oldsmobile during April, 1963 |
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| Ford F-100 during 1963 |
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| Ford Prefect, somewhere in snowy England, during March 1963 |
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| Texas registered 1961 Rambler Classic Custom, during September 1963 |
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| A 1963 Dodge Polara, somewhere in the USA during July 1964 |
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| Alfa Romeo, somewhere in France during June 1964 |
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| An Opel Rekord, registered to New Jersey for 1964 |
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| California registered Cadillac Fleetwood in 1964 |
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| Jaguar at Niles, Michigan, during July 1964 |
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| Jaguar XK140 Roadster at Niles, Michigan, during July 1964 |
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| Maryland registered Triumph during September 1964 |
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| Plymouth Valiant during November 1964 |
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| Roadtrip in a Chevrolet, during September 1964 |
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| Travels with a Bedford van during 1964 |
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| Oldsmobile, registered to Illinois for 1965 |
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| Isuzu and driver, in Hawaii, during December 1966 |
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| Triumph, registered to Ohio for 1966 |
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| Ford Econoline camper during June 1967 |
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| Studebaker Lark during February 1967 |
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| Touring White Pines State Park, Illinois in a Cadillac DeVille, during summer of 1967 |
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| Virginia registered Buick Wildcat, during March 1968 |
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| Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, registered to New Jersey, during April 1968 |
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| A 1955 Oldsmobile, somewhere in Ohio, during October 1969 |
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| Fueling up at a Texaco station while kayaking with a Ford Econovan during the 1960s |
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| Sightseeing Malta in a Singer Vogue during the 1960s |
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