- Children around the world uploaded photos of their fathers across the decades
- Some show free-spirited men in the throws of the 1960s sexual revolution
- Others capture rugged adventurours firing up their motorcycles and flash cars
Parents might have a reputation for embarrassing their children, but these vintage photographs prove that they can also be the epitome of cool.
Proud sons and daughters around the world took to Bored Panda to share pictures of their fathers looking effortlessly trendy over the last 60 years – and they will leave you yearning for a bygone era.
Some of the young men are captured showing off their favourite high-octane hobbies, from motorcycle riding to car racing.
Others show that style really is timeless as they pose for photographs in outfits that would not look out of play today.
And one charismatic young man is seen surrounded by a bevy of young women as he enjoys the freedom of the 1960s sexual revolution.
Here, FEMAIL rounds up some of the best examples…
Woah, there! One father showed off his adventurous side in this photograph taken in 1980
I wear short shorts: This Mustang provides the perfect prop for an ultra-cool 1970s dad
Boy racer: Perched on a motorcycle, this 1970s dad oozes a feeling of effortless cool
Need for speed: One woman who lost her father when she was young shared this photo
Road trip: One man shared this picture of his father and mother, seen pointing, from 1952
‘The old man at the sea’: This 1960s gentleman came prepared for a day at the beach
Catch of the day! At just 15, this man was catching fish as big as himself in British Columbia
Summer of love: This ladies’ man was captured in an unusual position in this 1969 photo shoot
Style icon: This 1992 photograph captures a father with very on trend aviator sunglasses
Surfers’ paradise: Port Alfred, South Africa, proved the perfect place for this group to unwind
Artistic eye: A son revealed how how his father was a photographer for ‘nudie magazines’
Boys and their toys: This father made sure his son had plenty of gadgets to play with
High flyer: Stefano shared this photo of his father, centre, at a 1960s business conference
Outdoors lifestyle: Pete shared a photo of his father, right, with his nephews and herding dogs