So. no one here ever street raced!! It was just as illegal then as it is now, and we all have the utmost respect for law and order on the highways as it pertains to others. My first "racer" was a '56 Ford 2dr sedan. My Uncle Roy and Dad helped me put a 312 in it out of a T-Bird that I found in the junk yard. Had a 3 speed od in it. I got numerous tickets in the car, and when it got really "hot" with the local posse, sold it to a friend of mine and let him take the heat!!!
I grew up in a small town, so it was a matter of community pride to put a whoppin' on the boys from out of town, and a double whoopin' if you could beat their cars and steal their girls!!
I don't think we were really all that bad, by today's standards we certainly weren't very fast, but we did have a lot of fun!! How about "rat races", or playing "bumper tag" with beaters? Seems kinda crazy now, but not as crazy as taking a gun to school and shooting your classmates. The "good old days" were really good, weren't they?