We haven’t done a Showa Snap in a while, but this shot of Tokyo from 1964 seemed like a good photo to bring it back with. This shot of eastern Tokyo is another bustling street scene, with buses, streetcars, and swarm of sedans. The big ones — Toyota Crowns, Nissan Cedrics, and the occasional Isuzu Bellel — are almost all taxis. Privately owned cars number much fewer. Datsun Bluebirds seem to be the popular choice, and the distinct rounded shape of a VW Beetle stands out from the crowd. You can practically smell the hydrocarbons as you gaze upon that beautiful sunset.
Love these windows back in time… keep bringing them for our enjoyment…
Thanks
jim
The 410 and 411 Datsun Blue Birds were the favorite of non-Diabatsun controlled taxi firms [Green cabs]. Why? “Strong car, never break” per drivers whom I asked.
More please!
I like Showa Snap. 🙂
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. We will do more!
Great picture. Can anyone see a single dirty or bashed up car?!
They’re all dirty cars nowadays aren’t they? (Net Zero) (-:
No bashed-up examples spotted, but I do have an early Mazda R360 catalogue and I don’t know if they were on an extremely thin budget back then, but one of the cars pictured definitely has a dent in it!