Here is an amusing old video from a Driver’s Education Class in 1954… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ7mbmNMks8 The Driver’s Ed Car is a 1949 Ford, Custom Club Coupe, known as the “Shoebox Ford.” The first major change in Automobile design after WWII… Although the title of the video has “1954”…

The 49 Ford was not the first major changei n American car since WW ll. Studebaker and Kaiser Fraser In 47 and Cadillac and Hudson in 48

Oldtimer is correct. Stude’s slogan–in 1947–was, “First by far with a postwar car”. [image] And, here are the all-new 1947 Kaiser and Frazer: [image]

And, in late '47, Hudson rolled-out their all-new 1948 models. So, it appears that, with the exception of Nash, the indy car companies were all able to beat Ford, GM, and Chrysler with new postwar models. [image]

Mitchum’s girlfriend was played by Keely Smith. If you watch the Frank Sinatra Ocean’s Eleven, you will see her name on one of the casino marquees. Back to cars, yep, the “Big Three” did not bring out their new designs until 1949. At 4:19, I can’t tell for sure film is a little too grainy, there …

Getting back to the topic of Driver Education, my high school had ONE vehicle for Driver Ed, despite an enrollment of close to 3,000 students. Naturally, most of us never set foot in that car–including me. But, the school informed the state’s DMV that I had completed behind-the-wheel driver trai…

[image] VDCdriver: Getting back to the topic of Driver Education, my high school had ONE vehicle for Driver Ed, despite an enrollment of close to 3,000 students. This posting is from several years ago of my experiences in my Driver’s Education Class… [image] High Scho…

We had a new 64 ford. There were three of us in the car for an hour so each drove for 20 minutes or so. I think we met twice a week for about four weeks. I don’t know how many other classes there were. I liked that car but have never been crazy about the 64 body style. Our instructor was a teac…

I and most of my classmates got our learners permits when we were 15. About 25 of us enrolled in drivers education in the spring of our sophomore year. We had new 1966 Oldsmobiles. First a Cutlass two door, I don’t remember the trim level but it had bucket seats and vinyl roof, not a 442. They ha…

At the high school where I was a faculty member, we had 3 Driver Ed cars (loaned by local dealerships), and 3 Driver Ed instructors. But, because of budget cuts, by the early '90s, the program had been completely disbanded, and families then had to pay private driver training companies for this ser…

This is the church and neighborhood where I taught my daughter how to drive… The neighborhood is VERY hilly in places, can’t tell from the screenshot though… Lots of curves, hills and 2way stop signs… Started when she was 14 (maybe late 13)… When I took her for her driving test, the instructor tha…

Here is an amusing old video from a Driver's Education Class in 1954…

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This posting is from several years ago of my experiences in my Driver’s Education Class…

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Here is an amusing old video from a Driver's Education Class in 1954…

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