Most kind Bob, rather the "the region" most locals call it "Da Region". Not good enough for Chicago to claim and a stepchild of Indiana Government.
I recognize the photo and location from our local paper. Will watch more closely in the future.
Scott K
Absolutely, Tom. It says the photo was taken June 1964 in Highland IN. Highland IN is up in "The Region" in the northern part of Indiana; among the worst climates for automobiles in the country due to Chicago traffic and Michigan Lake-effect snowfall, mandating heavily-salted roads for months on end in the winter. 
The subject car appears to be a 1959 model, so by June 1964, it would have experienced at least four such winters, or five if had been delivered new in late fall / early winter 1958.
Entirely believable that it would have serious front fender rust by then....in fact, highly probable.
BP
I recognize the photo and location from our local paper. Will watch more closely in the future.
Scott K
Originally posted by BobPalma
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Absolutely, Tom. It says the photo was taken June 1964 in Highland IN. Highland IN is up in "The Region" in the northern part of Indiana; among the worst climates for automobiles in the country due to Chicago traffic and Michigan Lake-effect snowfall, mandating heavily-salted roads for months on end in the winter. The subject car appears to be a 1959 model, so by June 1964, it would have experienced at least four such winters, or five if had been delivered new in late fall / early winter 1958. Entirely believable that it would have serious front fender rust by then....in fact, highly probable.
BP
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