Old Auto Accidents in Fresno were taken by the talented Lance Nix, whose pictures of Vietnam are wonderful. These were freelance pictures taken for Fresno’s newspaper, the Fresno Bee, from about 1960 through to about 1966.
1957 Chevy after taking on a 1964 Chevy.
Ralph Nader’s favorite car. On U.S.Highway 99 in Fresno, California.
1964 Chevy after encountering a 1957 Chevy.
Old Tollhouse Grade Aug 1966–06
This Austin Healey 100 lost it in a curve while racing my Triumph TR-4 down Fresno County’s infamous Tollhouse Grade back in 1966. Thanks to a full roll-bar the driver walked away with only minor injuries.
28 OCT 1961 @ Fresno St & Belmont Ave–
An old GMC flatbed truck versus a 1956 Ford Fairlane 4-door sedan in Fresno, California. Taken with my Mamiyaflex. (a scanned negative)
20 March 1964 – Merced & P Street Fresno CA
A 1961 Ford Galaxie 4-door in old Fresno near the downtown area.
Tulare & Minniwawa Fresno circa 1965–06
A 1962 Chevrolet Impala, single car roll-over accident in 1965 in east Fresno, California.
Ventura & Cedar Fresno circa 1965–05
A 1957 Buick Special, single car accident in 1965 at Ventura & Cedar Ave, Fresno, California. An unmarked 1965 Chevy police cruiser front left in picture with a police officer visible thru the cars rear door window.
1200 Block Blackstone Fresno in about 1965
This car is a near new 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass at Blackstone and Olive in Fresno, California, in about 1965.
At Inyo & B Street in Fresno on 21 March 1964
A Renault Dauphine in a single car accident at Inyo & B Streets in Fresno, California, in 1964.
At Hazelwood & Ventura in Fresno on 22 March 1964
A 1957 Ford Fairlane involved in an evening accident in Fresno, California, in 1964.
At the Gateway Market in Fresno on 21 March 1964
Parking lot collision, 1962 Chrysler New Yorker vs 1957 Chevrolet, at the Gateway Market on the north side of West Belmont Avenue in Fresno, California, on March 21st, 1964. A 1964 Ford Custom police cruiser in the background.
At Olive and Blackstone in Fresno, California, in about 1964
A 1959 Chevrolet, evening accident the intersection of Olive and Blackstone in Fresno, California, in about 1964.
At Fresno & R Streets in Fresno on 02 Apr 1964
This 1948 Plymouth hit a 1955 Buick Century before taking out this street light in Fresno, California, in 1964. See other pictures of this series.
Before cell phones there was FRIED CHICKEN – 02 Apr 1964–04. Check out the fried chicken on the floor. At Fresno & R Streets in Fresno, California, a 1955 Buick Century collided with a 1948 Plymouth in Fresno, California, in 1964.
At Fresno & R Streets in Fresno on 02 Apr 1964
This 1948 Plymouth collided witht a 1955 Buick Century before taking out this street light in 1964 in Fresno, California.
McKinley at Van Ness in Fresno, California, in sbout 1964 just a couple blocks south of Fresno City College.
In old Fresno a couple blocks south of Fresno City College in California’s San Joaquin Valley in about 1964.
Cherry & Jensen Fresno-early-1960s
The famous 1961 Chevy Impala “Bubble Top Coupe” on the main drag of old Fresno in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
A 1956 Oldsmobile two-door. The Economy Market in the background.
A battered bug.
A fine example of side-ways parking. One of the many shots I got “ambulance chasing” with a police scanner during my youth.
A classic 1955 Pontiac station wagon caught on the mean streets of Fresno. (San Joaquin Valley, California)
A 1957 Chevy 2-door.
This week’s One of a Kind special at Friendly Fred’s Fine Used Cars.
About a 1955 Oldsmobile 2-door.
A literal interpretation of the old saying “Hit the Hay” as seen in Fresno County, California.
1964 Chevy after encountering a 1957 Chevy.
This classic Chevy woodie wagon almost made it into one of Fresno’s many irrigation canals back in the early 1960’s.
See Lance Nix and his pictures of Vietnam and more.
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