I had a VW bug n the late 1950s ... and I live in Maryland (east coast). My German-made model was before the large back window, but after the split back window. I Giggled Chevy model images and that is a 1960 Chevy.
OK on California. But those car license plates don't seem to have enough combinations to handle all the cars in California unless they reissued old numbers as soon as a car was scrapped..
The 'copter seems to be landing on a school's sports field.