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Buckle Up — Or Don't: What a Cross-Country Drive Actually Looked Like in 1965
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Buckle Up — Or Don't: What a Cross-Country Drive Actually Looked Like in 1965

Before GPS, before rest-stop lattes, and before anyone legally had to wear a seatbelt, millions of Americans piled into their cars and just... drove. A lot has changed since the golden age of the American road trip — some of it wonderful, some of it quietly terrifying in hindsight.