The Good Old Days
Personal stories from days gone by where a car was more than just a way to get from point A to point B
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Do you remember...? During these talks with fellow, (and gal), cruisers on Telegraph, where ever we sat, we all talked about the “Good Times”. The 1950’s and the 1960’s. Most of us in this hobby, are in our late fifties or early sixties, and have those good memories stored away in our minds. We lived them. We were there. |
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Cruising Grand River A lot of articles have been written about Woodward, Gratiot, Telegraph, Michigan Ave. and others, but from what I can remember (and trying to remember things is getting harder every year), I don’t recall a whole lot of stories on cruising Grand River Ave. in Northwest Detroit. |
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North Florida, Circa: 1966-1968 Cruis'news writer, Bill Stinson, talks about how a series of events back in 1966 led him to be able to experience Phil Hill in the injected big block Chevy-powered, automatic trans-shifted Chaparral. |
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Remembering Motor City Speedway There was a time, when on a warm, Detroit afternoon, those who lived in the vicinity of Eight Mile & Schoenherr could relax on their front porch and listen to the exciting sounds of flathead racing; and perhaps even see the Johnny Phieffer Beer blimp overhead. |
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Summer Recollections The summer Cruisin’ season now in full swing, I’ve noticed the resurgence of a neat activity that has sprung up over the past few years in conjunction with the times: as far back as late April, people have begun congregating in groups, sitting in lawn or camping chairs all along Woodward on Friday and Saturday nights just to watch the... |
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A Run at Motor City Dragway - Spring 1965 When I think about it, I can still almost smell the rubber burning and feel the ground shaking. It was over 40 years ago, but it seems like only yesterday that I raced a ‘59 Ford stick six in the ‘P’ Stock class at the old International Raceway Park near Marine City, Michigan. |
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Towed to Detroit Dragway, Not Home? It was sometime during the late summer of 1965 when a group of local Detroit teenage hot rodders were talking about setting up their cars for a trip to Detroit Dragway on the following weekend. There was going to be a big meet there Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- three days of drag racing |
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