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[b] Mike - Great shots of some wild cars!!

...You must know Charlie & Freddie Bauer, their shop was on 3rd Ave right at the border. I used to run into Mike Ragusa there all the time. They did the cage & tin work on my Camaro and a bunch on some other cars for me. They were the best!

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<font color="blue">Speaking of the Bauer Bros...

http://www.murrayauto.com/gallery/al...x768.sized.jpg

... this was at Palm Beach International Raceway a couple of weeks ago.

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http://www.murrayauto.com/gallery/al...x768.sized.jpg

I am pretty sure C&amp;F did the back half on Vinny Collins "Enflamed" Chevelle.
He was the first one in Westchester to get the 'new' M/T Sportsman 21x33's.
That slowed down the https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif ... slightly.


BTW: I was on the phone with Vinny during the burnout picture.
He was pissed because it was snowing in NY &amp; I was at the track, but we had a few laughs.</font>

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Here's some photos from the street racing chapter in Joe Oldham's book "Muscle Car Confidential":

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/855/869155000.th.jpg
"The big street meets actually used flyers to get the word out."

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/8980/869105000.th.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7439/869145000.th.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3559/869075000.th.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1725/869115000.th.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/5899/869125000.th.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/292...oldham1.th.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/753...oldham2.th.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4738/...oldham3.th.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/791...oldham4.th.jpg
"This is Union Turnpike, the 'pits' at Clearview Expressway. The races took place on the road above."

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/338...oldham5.th.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4157/25d500.th.jpg
"Even though Cross Bay Blvd. had long ago been shut down by the cops, it was still interesting to park a test car in the 'pits' and gauge crowd reaction."

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Has no one any more photos, stories or comments on this fascinating topic?

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When I saw the first post in this thread i remembered that I have some old magazines with NY street racing articles. Today I found one of them, but I know I have others.

This one is from the Feb 1974 issue of Chevy Power Magazine.

Enjoy

http://www.protouring.se/files/chevy_power_feb_74_1.jpg
http://www.protouring.se/files/chevy_power_feb_74_2.jpg
http://www.protouring.se/files/chevy_power_feb_74_3.jpg
http://www.protouring.se/files/chevy_power_feb_74_4.jpg


Jan

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Awesome scans! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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<font color="blue"> https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif Very Cool https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif </font>

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How about some California street racing back in the day? This gallery has many photos of "Big Willie" Robinson and the Brotherhood of Street Racers: http://community.webshots.com/user/ethelkilledfred

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Article by Joe Oldham in the May, 2009 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines
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