Insane Vintage Car Crashes Compilation (1940s-60s) - History Colorized

Step back in time with this stunning compilation of colorized historical photos, showcasing the evocative and sometimes shocking car wreckages and crashes of the 20th century. Immerse yourself in a visual journey that brings to life the dramatic moments frozen in black and white, now rejuvenated through careful colorization, bridging the temporal gap and allowing modern eyes to witness events in a relatable and vibrant way. Each image tells a tale of its own, reflecting the automotive design, safety standards, and driving practices of bygone eras, providing a thought-provoking glimpse into the evolution of our roadways and transportation norms.
Navigating through each frame, observe not only the physical aftermath of these historical vehicular incidents but also ponder upon the societal and technological contexts in which they occurred. These vividly colorized images serve as potent reminders of the progresses and changes in automotive safety, design, and engineering over the decades. While today's vehicles are designed with a myriad of safety features and crash-prevention technologies, this compilation provokes reflection on the journeys and advancements that have been made to reach our current standards. Witness the stark contrasts, feel the emotions, and drive through the poignant history of 20th-century motoring, uniquely brought to life in this visual exploration.

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  • @user-iv2tu4wq7t
    @user-iv2tu4wq7t9 ай бұрын

    The accident shown at 2:42 couldn’t have been in the 50s because there is a 1962 Chevy shown in the background.

  • @MattGuzman-ng2yx

    @MattGuzman-ng2yx

    9 ай бұрын

    😂 true dat! 🫣🙄

  • @dennisleporte2327

    @dennisleporte2327

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah I noticed that but I didn't want to be that "dude" lol. I still appreciate the video.

  • @falcon4548

    @falcon4548

    8 ай бұрын

    Great Scott ! Marty !

  • @hot88s23

    @hot88s23

    8 ай бұрын

    you are correct

  • @jimgriffin9924

    @jimgriffin9924

    8 ай бұрын

    and one of the wrecked cars is a 1960 Pontiac

  • @robertpsarudakis3474
    @robertpsarudakis34748 ай бұрын

    I can say, I have two antiques, '49 Buick and a '36 Buick. I work on them all the time. I can say one thing, these old cars are so dangerous because there are no safety features in them at all. What they called safety back in the day is still very dangerous by today's standards! I know for sure when you drive these cars, always keep in the back of your mind that these cars fold up and do not protect you from impact. Plus the steering wheel alone can decapitate you! And trust me, they are not as strong as they are perceived to be. I'd rather be in a Toyota Camry and be hit by one of these instead of being the antique! Thanks for the video!!

  • @PedroHenrique-uf7vr

    @PedroHenrique-uf7vr

    8 ай бұрын

    49 buick is so cool!

  • @timothysullivan4130

    @timothysullivan4130

    8 ай бұрын

    VERY COOL CARS👍👍and YES they are death traps.

  • @randybock82

    @randybock82

    8 ай бұрын

    Be careful driving

  • @johnreitz5676

    @johnreitz5676

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for being a voice of reason. Too many codgers want to claim these so-called "real steel" cars are safer than cars made today.

  • @robertpsarudakis3474

    @robertpsarudakis3474

    8 ай бұрын

    @@johnreitz5676Not by any stretch of the imagination! They should compare deaths back then to today. Mind you today there are so many more drivers.

  • @autobug2
    @autobug29 ай бұрын

    Whoever dated these photos didn't know what they were doing, OBVIOUSLY.

  • @mikeperry1620

    @mikeperry1620

    9 ай бұрын

    So what just enjoy the video. They made a mistake, do you?

  • @MattGuzman-ng2yx

    @MattGuzman-ng2yx

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah.. theres another one that says 1960's, and there is nothing newer than a '57 Ford.. 🤔 I'd suggest, if they don't know the dates, which they don't, then just omit the dates.. and spare us the aggravation... 🤷🙅🤦

  • @voiceofraisin241

    @voiceofraisin241

    9 ай бұрын

    @@MattGuzman-ng2yxmaybe the sixties is the year the accident happened and not the year of the vehicles.

  • @user-ti7yt9vj2f

    @user-ti7yt9vj2f

    8 ай бұрын

    I noticed that also but good photos tho, the year really doesn't matter

  • @maxsdad538

    @maxsdad538

    8 ай бұрын

    Whoever ends a sentence with the word "OBVIOUSLY" in capital letters, has NO idea what the %^&* he's blabbering about.

  • @brucemartindale973
    @brucemartindale9736 ай бұрын

    Such sadness and life altering outcomes…

  • @jimgriffin9924
    @jimgriffin99248 ай бұрын

    2:50 says `1950s. Wrecked car is a 1960 Pontiac. There's a 1962 Chevrolet in the background

  • @markj9544
    @markj95448 ай бұрын

    Back then crowds standing around looking at the wreck. Nowadays, nobody could care less and just keep driving.

  • @flysafer0150
    @flysafer01509 ай бұрын

    Some of the vehicles in photos designated as 1940's and 50's are from the 50's and 60's, along with the cars in the background.

  • @dethray1000

    @dethray1000

    8 ай бұрын

    it says in title----> 40ties 60ties nit wit

  • @TheOzthewiz
    @TheOzthewiz8 ай бұрын

    @2:46 is not 1950s! There is a 1962 Chevrolet in the background of that photo.

  • @tonymayhew191
    @tonymayhew1918 ай бұрын

    How in the hell did a 1951 chevrolet pick up drive through a house in 1947? Was he a time traveler? 😉

  • @bartsimpson6767
    @bartsimpson67678 ай бұрын

    Imagine how much cooler car shows would be nowadays, if people back then were more careful...

  • @peterruddick1952
    @peterruddick19528 ай бұрын

    Three Mercs, a Linc and many Olds wrecked, i can't take it...

  • @timothyortiz2222
    @timothyortiz22229 ай бұрын

    Another One Bites The Dust.

  • @redtra236
    @redtra2368 ай бұрын

    The years are definitely wrong on some of these

  • @batmanlives6456
    @batmanlives64568 ай бұрын

    Best use of an OPEL that I’ve ever seen…

  • @nobbyarmbruster
    @nobbyarmbruster8 ай бұрын

    0:01 - a badly crashed German Opel Rekord P1 (1957-60) and a Ford Taunus P2 (1957-60), built in Cologne/Germany. Both cars have Swiss license plates, Canton Aargau and Nidwalden.

  • @keithcooke3154
    @keithcooke31548 ай бұрын

    Let's just throw random dates out there..😏..cool clip though, like the music too.

  • @zzzyxwv
    @zzzyxwv4 ай бұрын

    First picture is in Switzerland. One car has NI which is Nidwald the other AG, Argau. Two states of the country.

  • @TheOzthewiz
    @TheOzthewiz8 ай бұрын

    @7:24 is not 1960s! ALL the vehicles shown in that photo are 1950s and older!

  • @bretluyet1896
    @bretluyet18968 ай бұрын

    the 1972 suerbird being wrecked was sad such a rare gem

  • @ronframe387

    @ronframe387

    8 ай бұрын

    1969 Dodge Daytona

  • @deweygill1973

    @deweygill1973

    8 ай бұрын

    ..at Daytona

  • @jerrywhite4764

    @jerrywhite4764

    8 ай бұрын

    Ya it was a Daytona, they didn't make Superbirds or Daytonas in 72

  • @bretluyet1896

    @bretluyet1896

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jerrywhite4764 i know richard petty ran one didnt he not sure the year but my point was the year the videos were claiming they were filmed in originally too new of cars in them

  • @MattGuzman-ng2yx
    @MattGuzman-ng2yx9 ай бұрын

    2:59: If this was the Sixties, someone was pissed at wrecking that classic '37-'38 Buick!;😢😱😞

  • @paulazemeckis7835
    @paulazemeckis78358 ай бұрын

    A little bit more info would be helpful for each pic. Year, status of injuries/fatalities....

  • @MattGuzman-ng2yx
    @MattGuzman-ng2yx9 ай бұрын

    4:35: It says "1960's" but tag on Chrysler reads California '52...😂

  • @roydrink

    @roydrink

    9 ай бұрын

    I was wondering what make that was, thanks!

  • @randybock82
    @randybock828 ай бұрын

    A car wreck? Let me get my sport coat and tie and go check it out 😂

  • @02chevyguy

    @02chevyguy

    8 ай бұрын

    Let's call up the gang...and make sure there's a photographer.

  • @leegalen8383
    @leegalen83836 ай бұрын

    Gorgeous cars but real death traps. Great steel but no seat belts, air bags and the steering wheels stabbed many in the head, chest or eye.

  • @bretluyet1896
    @bretluyet18968 ай бұрын

    superbird spelled that wrong forgive me

  • @randybock82
    @randybock828 ай бұрын

    The guy with the 56 yellow and black chevy seems too happy 😂😢

  • @bretluyet1896
    @bretluyet18968 ай бұрын

    i do like the oldpics though,any car buffs can guess the years some clear back to 27

  • @monaural2.988
    @monaural2.9888 ай бұрын

    These photos are checked out today as much for the clothing, hairstyles and surroundings at that time as much as the classics that were wrecked.

  • @tbone1574

    @tbone1574

    8 ай бұрын

    Yep...

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator743017 ай бұрын

    Photo at 2:49 says " 1950s ". Ahhh, wrong again. There's a 1962 Chevrolet right there in the immediate background .

  • @genesauter4755
    @genesauter47559 ай бұрын

    Dummy drivers have been around for a while. No cure

  • @mrcoz1764

    @mrcoz1764

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah,,,Today they "Text" and drive

  • @ohreally8929
    @ohreally89298 ай бұрын

    0:33 Happy new owner of the 1957 Junkmobile.

  • @earthstewardude
    @earthstewardude8 ай бұрын

    Mothers Against Drunk Drivers were not quite around yet? Bartender - can you make that a double?

  • @billiebobbienorton2556
    @billiebobbienorton25568 ай бұрын

    KA BOOM ! ! !

  • @mrcoz1764
    @mrcoz17649 ай бұрын

    Them old tanks had to really get up some speed to get that damage

  • @ffjsb

    @ffjsb

    8 ай бұрын

    They didn't have to go fast for the passengers to get "damaged"...

  • @mrcoz1764

    @mrcoz1764

    8 ай бұрын

    @@ffjsb I wasnt talking about the "People",,,Those cars were built with Steel,,unlike today`s plastic cars

  • @newyorker641

    @newyorker641

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@mrcoz1764Those old cars are tin boxes on wheels, nothing is 'sturdy' on them compared to new cars which have sophisticated unibody designs made from far better steel and are numerically optimized via linear and nonlinear finite element methods. I would sit in a new Audi, Chevy, Ford or Toyota and hit those old cars with 40 mph straight on and be able to walk away whereas the old banger would be crushed, the steering wheel would probably touch the drivers seat.

  • @user-sf7bh8mu5v
    @user-sf7bh8mu5v8 ай бұрын

    この時代にしては珍しく、カラー写真ばかりなのが驚きなのですが、CGで着色したものなのでしょうか? それともアメリカでは当時から、カラーフィルムが普及していたのでしょうか? いわゆるZ世代の方々には理解し難いお話かもしれませんが、少なくともこの当時、日本では写真と言ったらモノクロが当たり前で、カラー写真は極めて贅沢な代物でした。

  • @lklpalka

    @lklpalka

    8 ай бұрын

    No these are colorized photos

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator743017 ай бұрын

    At 7: 27. That's late 1950s. Newest vehicle show is a 57' Ford. If it was 60s there'd be at least one vehicle from that time period amongst all of those shown.

  • @stevedickson5853
    @stevedickson58537 ай бұрын

    Could have sworn that was a bullet hole in the passenger window on the black and yellow 56 chevy near the beginning of the video

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator743017 ай бұрын

    Picture from 2:54 is not " 1960s ". Look at the car and the clothing styles of those bystanders. Early to mid-50s.

  • @aaronwilliams6989
    @aaronwilliams69897 ай бұрын

    Some pictures show an incorrect time.

  • @cofeebeing
    @cofeebeing8 ай бұрын

    Music inappropriate to the tragic scenes. Then again perhaps not? Author of this post have schadenfreude in mind?

  • @amyyoung2830
    @amyyoung28308 ай бұрын

    7:12 that is a closed casket service 😔

  • @oscaracme
    @oscaracme9 ай бұрын

    How do you know those drivers were insane?

  • @franklangone712
    @franklangone7128 ай бұрын

    We’re a lot of these cars repairable or all scraped

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator743017 ай бұрын

    At 7: 45. The cars, the clothes. That's from the early to mid-30s,...not 1952.

  • @kennethreed2186
    @kennethreed21866 ай бұрын

    2:49/829 1960s Good people 😊

  • @whaheydelee
    @whaheydelee7 ай бұрын

    Back when "One for the road" was a popular saying but probably not such a good idea. 2:48 depicts a crash from the 1950's, with a 1962 Chevy Impala passing by. I guess the occupants are visiting from the future 🤣

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator743017 ай бұрын

    At 19 seconds in , those were not Sheriff's deputies. Those were state troopers from the Illinois State Police.

  • @seank4250
    @seank42508 ай бұрын

    Weird. No glass. No skid marks. No debris. Cool "accidents".

  • @mdogg1604
    @mdogg16048 ай бұрын

    Ruined the pain job, but the over spray on the spare and right rear tire survived.

  • @mdogg1604

    @mdogg1604

    8 ай бұрын

    at 2:22 that is....or is it part of the colorization process?

  • @WellsLarry
    @WellsLarry7 ай бұрын

    2:45 / 8:28 Not 1950s. That's a 1962 Chevrolet in the background.

  • @ohreally8929
    @ohreally89298 ай бұрын

    7:07 "Dear? Dear? Are you in there dear?"

  • @02chevyguy

    @02chevyguy

    8 ай бұрын

    I have a feeling "Dear" is DEAD!

  • @WellsLarry
    @WellsLarry7 ай бұрын

    4:35 / 8:28 The cars shown are not 1960s cars.

  • @russellswanson7907
    @russellswanson79076 ай бұрын

    The dates on some of the photos are not correct.

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator743017 ай бұрын

    Photo at 2:32 is very doubtful as " 1957 " More likely late 30s or early 40s. Wrecker as even from 30s-40s.

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator743017 ай бұрын

    At 4: 08. Again, look at vehicle and clothing of bystanders. Not " 1946 ". Sometime in the 1930s.

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator743017 ай бұрын

    At 4:34. Again, look at the vehicle and at people's clothes. Early to mid-50s...not 1960s.

  • @WellsLarry
    @WellsLarry7 ай бұрын

    7:25 / 8:28 Not 1960s. Not one of the 20 or so cars was later than 1957 at best.

  • @extremedrivr
    @extremedrivr8 ай бұрын

    Any expert tell me what that antique van was at 3:95?? That looked like maybe a milk 🚚 of old??

  • @deweygill1973

    @deweygill1973

    8 ай бұрын

    At 3:55 there is a Metro delivery truck made by International. Probably mid to late 1950’s. The styles didn’t change much year to year on those.

  • @grahamwilliams7114
    @grahamwilliams71148 ай бұрын

    I didn’t get to watch it all I fell sleep to the music

  • @firestunt
    @firestunt8 ай бұрын

    So many of these "totalled" cars would get rebuilt today.

  • @tamer1773
    @tamer17738 ай бұрын

    The colorization is imaginative, but there really weren't many pink or purple cars in the '40's.

  • @MattGuzman-ng2yx
    @MattGuzman-ng2yx9 ай бұрын

    3:35: Everyone is jaundiced! 😮😱🫣

  • @petergerritgroen3157

    @petergerritgroen3157

    8 ай бұрын

    Sepia

  • @lklpalka
    @lklpalka8 ай бұрын

    2:35 "the car was carried into the ditch in 1957". Actually it was in 1857. Lol, this is fun!😅

  • @richardswann5300
    @richardswann53009 ай бұрын

    The dates are way off in so many pictures. Interesting nontheless .

  • @zzzut
    @zzzut5 ай бұрын

    Many dates are way off.

  • @timothyortiz2222
    @timothyortiz22229 ай бұрын

    Let The Bodies Hit The Floor.

  • @earthstewardude
    @earthstewardude8 ай бұрын

    Vintage? Were they Vintage when they crashed?

  • @jamescooley6781
    @jamescooley67818 ай бұрын

    Those dang hoodlums terrorized us back then

  • @bretluyet1896
    @bretluyet18968 ай бұрын

    narrate the correct year in one claimed to be the 1950s there was clearly a 1962 chevy impala in the background i know the car because that was my first car that i ever owned,not in the picture shown to clearify

  • @derekcrymble9085
    @derekcrymble90858 ай бұрын

    2:50 , NOT in the 50s

  • @CoachAndrewV
    @CoachAndrewV8 ай бұрын

    Had to give this vid a thumbs down just for how inaccurate the years were on these photos

  • @michaelharris8421
    @michaelharris84219 ай бұрын

    It most people lived through the crashes do they made cars fall apart in accidents to kill off people at higher speeds

  • @MattGuzman-ng2yx

    @MattGuzman-ng2yx

    9 ай бұрын

    Not sure what your babbling... 🤔🤨

  • @spdaltid
    @spdaltid9 ай бұрын

    "Vintage" = pre 1930..... lightweight coverage.

  • @luisclaudiofontenelle5513
    @luisclaudiofontenelle55134 ай бұрын

    sad

  • @mlleolivianne
    @mlleolivianne8 ай бұрын

    Airbag can safe life 😅😅😅

  • @johngranato2673
    @johngranato26738 ай бұрын

    They're all can-openers and toasters

  • @Wilt8v92
    @Wilt8v928 ай бұрын

    I bet lots of these drivers were drunk,it was perfectly normal back in the day...

  • @eknaap8800
    @eknaap88009 ай бұрын

    Driving licenses were obtained by collecting stamps from breakfast cereal and petrol pumps...

  • @falcon4548

    @falcon4548

    8 ай бұрын

    And now …. Not required… apparently 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @eknaap8800

    @eknaap8800

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes, seems to be...@@falcon4548

  • @MattGuzman-ng2yx

    @MattGuzman-ng2yx

    8 ай бұрын

    Never heard that before... 🤔

  • @eknaap8800

    @eknaap8800

    8 ай бұрын

    How else can there be so many bad drivers?@@MattGuzman-ng2yx

  • @Nunofurdambiznez
    @Nunofurdambiznez6 ай бұрын

    Thumbs DOWN! Too many wrong years!

  • @spooky3120
    @spooky31203 ай бұрын

    I think your dates are just a little off.

  • @CountryFenderBass
    @CountryFenderBassАй бұрын

    90% were just fender benders… nothing exciting

  • @fratzogmopars
    @fratzogmopars8 ай бұрын

    Is artificial intelligence adding the captions for this video? If so we don’t have to worry about computers taking over the world, this one is dumb.

  • @chiefvilla3167
    @chiefvilla31678 ай бұрын

    The good old days. When cars were built tough and strong. Nowadays you had a freaking speed bump and told her car out. My daughter recycle plastic.🤷🏽‍♂️🙏🏽🔩🤙🏾🤘🏾👍🏽🖐🏽🤟🏽🙋🏽‍♂️😊😎.

  • @Juan-ll6sf
    @Juan-ll6sf8 ай бұрын

    Classic vintage cars are death traps in crashes. No seat belts, safety glass, air bags, or reinforcement in cabin, roof, and doors. Good luck and don't crash if you drive a classic car Thanks.