Oh, those krazy kids! There are at least eight of them packed into (and onto) an MG (this a mid-50s “TF” model, so I assume this is a mid-50s photo) heading up South Rodeo Dr. in Beverly Hills. They’re probably too hip to go to the Brown Derby but if I were the one behind the driving wheel, you know that’s where I’d be heading.
Andie says: It is ’50 to ’55 – the license plate is yellow on black and starts with a number. In 1956 plates were black on yellow and there were 3 letters and 3 numbers. The colors were reversed in 1960 and in 1970 switched to yellow on blue still 6 characters. In 1978 they switched to 7 character plates.
The style of license plates visible in the image starting with a number, then a letter, then four numbers ended on December 31, 1955, and the middle white car is a 1954 model-year Buick, so my best guess is that this picture dates to late 1954 or 1955.
Thanks David, that helps narrow it down considerably.