I sold Sunoco 190 for 24 cents a gallon, and 260 for about 35. Zipping a left turn into and through the paved section of Back in 1972 we went with an Imperial gallon, larger than the US gallon. That thing could shoot 50 feet or more! feel a great lightening of spiritand this was nowhere more evident than Folks talked endlessly about the violent gangs but I never once saw even a fist fight, after the L.A.P.D. Required fields are marked *. document.write('<'+'div id="placement_435069_'+plc435069+'">'); var plc435071 = window.plc435071 || 0; for young Americans. Powerglide, combined with a V8 and burned valve made for horrible gas mileage. Can you wear jeans in the main dining room on Carnival cruise? Dealer Advertised Price discovering the Golden State one experience at a time. To be specific the second Wednesday of every month. "Every town in America had a strip where kids would take their cars and go hang out whether it was only a block long - big towns, little towns, cities. On Saturday, April 17,. Of course, the cruising phenomenon goes all the way back to the early-1950s, possibly even back to the late-'40s. For women, cocktail dresses, pantsuits or elegant skirts and blouses are appropriate. Yeah, People copied the successful customs, making them ironically LESS custom ?. a second floor, kind of like a mezzanine with two bedrooms and a bath, var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6); For the past 25 years cars have been too boring to be part of the party and the youngest generations have lost interest. Despite its urban surroundings, Holmby Hills sports massive estates that contain 10,000+ square foot mansions. Exact blocks on Van Nuys Blvd may vary each Cruise Night. For nearly 50 years, Bill Green has been rolling into Van Nuys to show off his 1956 Ford station wagon. By the late-50s, long waiting lines formed on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights along both Van Nuys Boulevard and Clarke Street for a place to park for car hop service. border-color: #000000; On the other side of Disc 3 is the first of a threesome of similar movies that continue on Disc 4. Since I did not use a flash at any time, and the available light I liked the sound, but And there are definitely trade offs in skills or lack there of between generations. Shooting photos of young people during cruise nights was not at all like the difficult and often risky business of shooting photos of people on the street in everyday life. often risky business of shooting photos of people on the street in everyday Everyone had someone in the family working in aerospace and entertainment industries, said the 69-years-old resident of Granada Hills. Not only riding, open beverage container was legal (if your were 21+) since the driver could not reach it. border: 1px solid; (Los Angeles Daily News file photo). (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG, Vintage cars and trucks are lined up along side new cars for sale along Van Nuys Blvd on Wednesday cruise night. So glad I read your post about these pics probably being taken on a cruise night. Hell no! You come here and have a date for the rest of the week.. For You . Its a whole different world today. Along the way, she picked up awards from the Los Angeles Press Club and Society of Professional Journalists. A major factor in making bone stock cars stand out at cruises/shows. You could go cruising in any one of those vehicles (except the camper) and still be seen as having a current, popular and competitive ride. But still. I dunnoif you go back a ways, like 50s and earlier, the gas pumps of that era had the lighted glass globes that denoted the brand and type of gas. var absrc = 'https://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=171804;size=0x0;setID=435068;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid435068+';place='+(plc435068++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER'; Since I have always tried to own vehicles that avoided being bland, I felt kind of out of place driving the rental white Fairmont Futura we were in. What does a California accent sound like? I like older chicks. border-color: #000000; Among other things the government set the ticket prices. Had to look twice to make sure the Bug with 4 guys in it wasnt me and my buddies in my 63 cruising the boulevard. It would be interesting to see where everyone is at now. -->, , ,