Who cruised Van Nuys Bl in the 70's?

"FOLLOW THE RUN!!!".

Oh I did follow the run - just maybe a little to heavy huh ? Something else I remember was procuring the rams and pumps off of truck lift gates before they made kits for lifts. I just saw a used C-100 sell for $300 at a little shop by me the other day, I think it had like 4 tapes with it. The funny thing about the color bars was that they were the same length as the speedometer and the GP plaque on the right side - one in each rear arm rests ,one in place of the speedo and one in place of the GP -plaque

 

Freedom, the people, movement, united, anything on these clubs?

 

Dam they ALL sure sound familiar. As I recall FREEDOM was an "arch" chrome plated, Calm, old English plaque. My best memory of the trickest lowrider I ever did was a '65 Impala SS called "Suavesito". I lettered more windows on saturday's at my shop in Van Nuys than Walt Prey did (Gypsy Rose), I also took Paintmasters from Prey cause he couldn't stay away from drugs, but I will give it to the man, he certainly is creative. I also was blessed with getting Gary Baca started in the custom paint world and watched him go to great hieghts! I really miss my Calif brothers. Miss the original GYPSY ROSE, the second one SUCKED!

 

would that be lil gents from Poly highschool??

 

I remember Lil Jesters from Poly High

 

Thats a negative, his name is shane, he's just a punk arse gear head.....we're in our....mid 30's, hes 33 and im 35...

GOT'CHA, how'd you hold off the "man" for your cruises. Did you just raise hell at the coucil meetings?? Inside help?? It seams like if your gonna take on the city or county now, you just make yourself a target.

i hope im not highjacking the thread....

 

Everybody in my neighborhood (including myself) went to Cohea's Muffler Shop to get our "shorts" lowered, and for our "twice pipes" and glasspacs. It was the place to go, for sure. I also collect Muntz stuff, like the stereo you have. I was invited to display my Jet on the roof of the Peterson during the showing of "Mad Man Muntz" movie, too. Small world.

 

I had these in my Lowrider cars almost 40 yrs ago. The Craig is a 4 and 8 track (and feels like it's all of TWENTY pounds). My buddy Dave used to call it the "Rainbow" Craig because of the 4 different color track indicator lights

 

One and the same my friend. Unfortunately we burned a '57 Olds of theirs at Poly one day. They retaliated by flipping Dickie Funkhousers MOM'S car on it's roof at the "Shoestring" (thanks for the brain fart Groucho), attempted to set it on fire, to many of us lived within shouting distance, kicked their ass (but we REALLY were friends) and later the lil gents pulled the first "drive-by" and shot a customer at the "Shoestring". Some dumb shit. And how did it all start? If you guessed a women you would be right. Mike Ferry was the one that started the UNDERTAKERS and the first to be lost in Nam. God rest his soul, he was my friend from the 3rd grade on. All the members of all the clubs were hardcore fighters and proved it when it came time to serve thier country.

 

wow what a story. when was this?

 

Teach me how to do a PM (private message) and I'll be happy to let you know how to "take care of business". But let me tell you, you best have big balls and be motivated to go the distance. And being "friendly" to the cops is the LAST THING on your mind. I know there are others that think playing along with the powers that be is the way to go and you couldn't be further from the truth. It's not the "street cop" that you need to worry about, it's "OTHERS". Are you gonna raise hell? You frickin bet. Are you gonna get to the city counsel? You will eventually GET AN INVITATION to a counsel meeting. Believe that. Please, for others that are weak of heart and prefer kissing ass, please don't invade on these thoughts. If anybody understands my approuch it would be Big Willie and the late Tomiko. Mark, maybe you ought to start another thread relative to this subject, what do you think Groucho? Is that something that would be permitted? You know me, I have trouble following rules. Yeah Mark, I was a target....................and frickin loved it!! My advantage now is that I am 1200 miles away and to clear my mind I inhale the smell of the ocean and pine tree's till the weekend comes and then it's trick racing fuel and tires!!!!! Yeah, I live in heaven. See how young it's made me!!!lol.

 

got'cha, i do appreciate all the stories that you have to share with us...

i just hope that one day i'll be able to share some of my own stories about how we brought back the cruises down van nuys blvd.

anyone else interested in beein a part of it should join together to bring back the good ol hot rod glory days.

 

1963 or 1964 in April or May.

 

And no one wishes you success more than I, my brother. Don't wish it, just make it so.

 

Knowing you Groucho, your still listening to 4 tracks!!LOL. Yur phone is still a rotary and you refer to your phone number as EMpire XX-XXXX!! Dam I kill me!

 

My old phone number in Granada Hills started with "EMpire"! This is getting spooky....

 

cohea mufflers man they just shut down a couple of years ago that was one of the last shops with history in the SFV.

 

Boo!

 

any more info on that 65 you are taking about? walts still stripping and putting out some fine lines, gary baca never gets the respect he deserves.

 

R.I.P., Is Mason still on San Fernando Rd? Bill Bailey?

 

The '65 went to the '74 Winternationals car show with me. Sorry I don't have pic's but it came in second to my coupe for best paint. Bill Carter was PISSED!! I went away with BEST PAINT, BEST USE OF COLOR and BEST EARLY COMPETITION COUPE. I was the first to ever use Alpha-Jewel metalflake (Donated by NICK at SPARKLETS in No. Hollywood) I was also the first that I know of that used the very first Urathane. Hey guys, tell'um what you thought of the "WILD ONE". Did that paint job "POP" or what?? Looked like running water! And the candie's were to die for. Am I right? Soon as I find this Camaro I did that was AWESOME I'll post it. I'm slowly finding more and more photo's from the old days. Gary's brother, Ben, was destined to become one of the worlds finest muralist until his untimly death. I'll post Ben's car in a few days.

 

stiil there! right across the street from fairway transmission

 

Wonder if Bob McClure still owns Fairway, He sponsored my black '64 Galaxie, 427, 425 hp that I bought in Chicago in 1970 and brought back to the valley in '71? Then built a mid engine black '57 Ford sedan called "WE-HAUL", Then came a gorgeous '66 Fairlane called "DARK SHADOW". Dam I've owned some rides!! Sorry, just day dreamin out loud. I'll go back to sleep, you guys just carry on.

 

i use to work for a tranny distributor in 93 and i use to sell to them. i don't remember the owners name but if he had a lot of odd looking cars then its him

 

kinda heavy set and in the '70's had red hair, was big into boats. AND weird cars.

 

is ben do the murals on dressed to kill (riviera boat tail from LIFESTYLE)?

 

sounds just like him

 

I don't know. He did 100's of murals in my shop on Keswick by the GM plant. And Wayne Frazier took his place.

 

McClure is a real nice guy. If you see him say hi from GOT'CHA.

 

HEY MIGUEL, When did we become grenade inspectors??? DON'T PULL THE PIN!!!!! LOL.