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The Cars => 1967 Shelby GT350/500 => Topic started by: 1690 on October 07, 2019, 11:36:36 AM

Title: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: 1690 on October 07, 2019, 11:36:36 AM
Has anyone ever seen this photo before? It's a new one for me.

Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: Shelby_r_b on October 07, 2019, 11:39:20 AM
GREAT picture!  I had not seen this before - well done.
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: Side-Oilers on October 07, 2019, 12:49:33 PM
Yes,it was posted on Forum 1.0.  It's part of a series of vintage photos from Van Nuys that you can probably find with an internet search.
Lots of really cool period pix on there.
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: 1690 on October 07, 2019, 01:09:32 PM
I just downloaded that series of pictures...I found 43 in total.
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: 557 on February 21, 2020, 08:50:48 PM
Cool,what era?
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: 427heaven on February 21, 2020, 08:54:46 PM
That was the place to be in the 70s if you had a cool car or just wanted in on the action. I spent many years there until the fuzz shut us down... lots of fun!
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: pchmotoho on February 22, 2020, 01:14:06 AM
Great pic! i moved to So. Cal to late to experience Van Nuys but back in 72 I was on Woodward all the time.
Unfortunately I was all of 7 years old riding in one of my dads company cars.

I was born 10 years to late!
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Post by: 69mach351w on February 22, 2020, 07:04:51 AM
Yea, if my memory serves me correct, in that group of photos, there's a couple hot chicks in tight white shorts leaning against a 67/68 white FB with a guy sitting on the hood ;D


UPDATE: Found the photo
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: 427heaven on February 22, 2020, 09:24:13 AM
Mmmm- Mmmm That's the way it was, and they were everywhere. White Daisy Dukes, Jordash jeans , Dolphin shorts. Stuff of young mens dreams back then. Just opened the flood gates of memories. ;D
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: greekz on February 22, 2020, 12:08:38 PM
Also, in the San Gabriel Valley was cruising down Whittier Boulevard in Whittier.  Plenty of street racing there in the late 60's early 70's, until the police shut it down.  Nothing better than cruising in to Bob's Big Boy on a Friday or Saturday night.

Greek
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: deathsled on February 22, 2020, 12:15:55 PM
Great shots. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: 427heaven on February 22, 2020, 01:22:30 PM
Quote from: deathsled on February 22, 2020, 12:15:55 PM
Great shots. Thanks for sharing.
We went there looking for something... Looking for chicks , street races , trouble. You would usually find at least one, sometimes all three. ;D
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: tesgt350 on February 22, 2020, 05:17:04 PM
https://www.facebook.com/100007074730469/videos/1617362631842879/?t=2
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: deathsled on February 22, 2020, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: 427heaven on February 22, 2020, 01:22:30 PM
Quote from: deathsled on February 22, 2020, 12:15:55 PM
Great shots. Thanks for sharing.
We went there looking for something... Looking for chicks , street races , trouble. You would usually find at least one, sometimes all three. ;D
No matter what anyone says about California, I found it dreamy when I was there in 1994.
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: 557 on February 22, 2020, 10:02:44 PM
Angelos drive in in Orange County in the early 80s was a huge one.My buddy and I used to run down there in our 67 gt500s.Always created quite a "stir"... ;D
Title: Re: ‘67 GT-500, cruising Van Nuys in ‘72
Post by: texas swede on February 23, 2020, 12:26:27 AM
My Swedish friend Rolf and I were cruising there in June of 1977. Had just bought my 67, #1317.
Remember a funny thing happening a few days later at a Ford dealership. I asked a guy on the lot
if they had Cobra air cleaners for sale and he answered, " I only sell cars I don't make them"
Me and Rolf had a good laugh about that answer.
Texas Swede