chicago street racer names and reputations, late 60s - Page 4

**kwhizz** · #31 01-09-2009, 06:23 AM

Bob...........Back in 68, one of the Guy's in our neighborhood (Belmont,Lincoln, and Ashland) got Killed racing somewhere on Archer.....He had a 67 Camaro 427 4 speed.....I wasn't there when it happened, but he lost it while racing and hit a Bridge overpass and died Instantly

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More to follow on the weekend........

Ken

hvychev · #32 01-10-2009, 07:11 AM

There was a big article on Archer Ave. back in the day in Car Craft I believe. Growing up in Berwyn I would always hear about Archer.

DarrenX33 · #33 01-10-2009, 05:33 PM

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There was a big article on Archer Ave. back in the day in Car Craft I believe. Growing up in Berwyn I would always hear about Archer.

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I posted that way back. I found the thread but the pictures are gone. It was in Car Craft July 1972. I am checking to see if I saved them locally.

**black69** · #34 01-10-2009, 08:29 PM

i talked to my father in law for a few minutes yesterday (he is helping me sell an engine to somebody he knows) and he said he has an actual picture of his nickey 427 engine 66 blue chevelle (streetcleaner) beating a guy in a green camaro called the 'tough rabbit' at us30. I will try to get that picture to make a copy and then post it. I cracked up when he said 'I had a car length on him when he was trying to find first gear'. Should be cool to see. he said he will write down for me all the names he remembers from the mid to late 60s, who had what, etc.

**wheelhop** · #35 01-11-2009, 02:24 AM

we used to go to 107th street to race. It was back in the forest preserves by the canals and junkyards off of highway 83 just south of Hinsdale and north of Lemont.

**Xplantdad** · #36 01-12-2009, 02:01 AM

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I don't have time right now......But I'll relate to my "Experience" of the Chicago Street Racing Scene during the Mid 60's Muscle Car Craze in a day or Two..........

....Won't be a Short Story and I have to Decide how much to talk about because some of the Real Story isn't too Pretty.....But....That's the way it was...

Ken

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Ummmm...still waiting!

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Maybe you can tell me when you get here?

DarrenX33 · #37 01-12-2009, 06:01 PM

Found it!

jeff morocco · #38 01-12-2009, 08:11 PM

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I don't have time right now......But I'll relate to my "Experience" of the Chicago Street Racing Scene during the Mid 60's Muscle Car Craze in a day or Two..........

....Won't be a Short Story and I have to Decide how much to talk about because some of the Real Story isn't too Pretty.....But....That's the way it was...

Ken

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Ummmm...still waiting!

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Maybe you can tell me when you get here?

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then maybe you can tell me/us

......i bet theres just tons of stories up in that noggin of his !!

hvychev · #39 01-12-2009, 08:19 PM

Darren, that was not the article I was thinking about. There was one that was like four pages and just focused on Archer Ave. I will try and see if I can find it.

**kwhizz** · #40 01-12-2009, 09:00 PM

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I don't have time right now......But I'll relate to my "Experience" of the Chicago Street Racing Scene during the Mid 60's Muscle Car Craze in a day or Two..........

....Won't be a Short Story and I have to Decide how much to talk about because some of the Real Story isn't too Pretty.....But....That's the way it was...

Ken

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Ummmm...still waiting!

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Maybe you can tell me when you get here?

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then maybe you can tell me/us

......i bet theres just tons of stories up in that noggin of his !!

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Sorry Guy's

.....I'll do it when I get back from Barrett-Jackson........