Vintage Photos of Family Cars

[Falcon Ranchero]

Here are some neat photos of past cars from both sides of my family that I wanted to share as I thought they were cool. I sorta went on a little re-colouring spree with some of the black and white photos, but they're ok. I may add more once I scan more in because I do have more.

Directly below is a photo (mom's side of family) taken of my grandma's parent's 1963 Mercury in the summer of '69 as they took a retiring road trip all the way to British Columbia and surrounding area, and some bear stopped them on the highway.

My Dad's Father's 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe, taken when he bought it brand-new. He sold it very shortly after because then in 1968 my dad was born and his brother two years earlier so two kids in a sport coupe was proven to be problematic. It was a 289, 4-speed manual.

(Mom's side of the family) My Nonno's 1954 Ford Customline; his second car, photo taken in 1959. He told me that the signal lights didn't work so he had to use the hand signals to turn. This is a re-coloured black and white photo.

This is my Dad's Grandfather's 1958 Meteor. Also re-coloured black and white photos, taken October 1961.

During the re-colour, it erased the R from the METEOR script on the hood so it says METEO but on the original it said Meteor.

Edited July 15, 2024 by Falcon Ranchero