In '65 the V-8's were 289's with the 6 bolt bellhousing. I have owned a '65 Futura since 1971, and it is a 4 speed.
WHAT? I spent the funnest years of my life in and around Anaheim/Orange County. We used to go to dances with live bands at a roller skating rink in Stanton. We rode our bicycles then later drove down Hwy 39 AKA beach Blvd to the beach. Wasn't there a drive-in movie in Westminster? I probably made out with a girl there. I can't believe I've never heard of Midway City. What is the intersection in the photo? Beach and what?
Hello, Sometimes memories fade or the fun part of cruising was there so much that little communities were there but, looked over quickly. Highway 39 was one of the most traveled roads and consequently, the zillion shops along the highway were mostly the same. So, one community led to another and so on. The other busy street was just South at Brookhurst Street. It had the same North/South route and the same zillion little stores that lined up both sides of the street. Today, it is still used as a direct route to the coastline, and yes, there are more stores and centers for the m***es to get their lunches, gas, 7-11 fix or a mattress shop or two, let alone a ton of auto repair shops. So, the inland cities had a problem. It was usually hot and sunny and so a trip to the beach during May, June andJuly led to a fog laden beach and movement miles inland as most approached the coast. Yikes! Jnaki Beach Blvd is/was probably the most used highway to get to the beach from inland Orange County or farther inland deep into the foothills near La Habra. So, any folks living on short driving distance of Highway 39 had access directly to south Huntington Beach at the sand and beachfront. Consequently, it made for that location always crowded, but it led to the opening of the Huntington State Beach location and tons of parking. The good surf was located up the beach at the pier and south at the end of the state beach at the river mouth. So, there were miles of empty beach sand for everyone else to enjoy the ocean and not crowd the popular surf spots. Note: We used to drive to the Highway 39 drive in a lot, from Bixby Knolls and later on when we lived in Orange County. It was a large location that no one could miss from the freeway or Highway 39. They were the first ones to incorporate the skinny wires attached to the car’s exterior antennas, doing away with the heavy window clamp on speaker and wire poles.
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