New box! KODAK Ektachrome, 1963. I am feeling like a kid in a candy store!
I have absolutely no idea where this was, other than "somewhere in the Midwest." It could have been in the next town over here in Michigan, or it could have been any number of places (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana). More than likely these were someone's grandparents. I am seriously digging the trailer and the car!
You know, sometimes it's difficult for us to imagine what our grandparents were like when they were younger. We don't usually think of them in terms of being young and in love, and the thought of grandma necking with grandpa in the back of an El Camino or GTO on a Saturday night just seems off, but this image really tells a story! It carries an awkwardness that many new couples lack nowadays. Both are a little reserved during this photo. I'm not great with old cars, but I think this is a 1962 convertible Corvair? I would love to own this.
I get that he is an extension of his car, and she is an extension of her upbringing. He has a sort of subtle Norman Bates quality to him, but in a good way. They are both adorable. Simple life, somehow, some way, it just seemed easier; inescapable. I can imagine him pulling up with the engine revving, and her greeting him with a glass of lemonade and talking about what was going on in the world.
Summer of 1963, Midwest
The slide turned red because Ektachrome slides quickly lose their cyan, which is part of the dye process. Some of the yellow is still there, and luckily, this slide still has quite a lot of details! Looking forward to going through the rest of this batch of slides over the next few weeks to see what else I can discover about this family.