Cruising the strip in Toronto in 1964.

bjburnout · Uber Guru

Cruising the strip in Toronto in 1964.

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

There was a red 64 Galaxie 500 XL with a 427 dual quad that was often seen back in the day on Victoria Park at the Supertest station. The car still exists & belongs to his son, fully restored.

I remember driving with my dad early one Sunday morning on the backroads near Nanticoke, as he had some land use study to perform. I remember out in the middle of nowhere, loads of fresh, wide rubber strips along the road. Obviously there had been some unsanctioned grudge matches a few hours before. No carnage this time, but another time we were heading out to Dunnville when we passed a '67 Mustang fastback on it's roof with nobody around.

I think that most towns & cities had a strip that people would cruise. I don't really remember it distinctly in Hamilton but I do recall Brantford having a regular loop downtown. I remember a bright yellow Olds Rallye 350 in the latter 70s that used to cruise that loop. In Hamilton I do remember out cruising, a heavily chromed and customized '66 Mustang GT coupe powered by a 289 HiPo with completely chromed undercarriage (remember when chrome was affordable?), red metalflake paint with Kenny Kay murals on the hood and trunk lid. That was kind of a local thing in the 1970s. Ah, Kenny Kay. That could be a thread unto itself...

bjburnout · Uber Guru

CdnGMfan wrote:
There was a red 64 Galaxie 500 XL with a 427 dual quad that was often seen back in the day on Victoria Park at the Supertest station. The car still exists & belongs to his son, fully restored.

You mean this one - George's Ford......I lived in the apartment one block south and used to visit George.
They used to laugh at me cause I was drivin' a 63 Vette that wasn't quite as fast as his Ford........

-- Edited by bjburnout on Monday 12th of June 2023 10:39:49 AM

Magician40 · Poncho Master!

Great memories, I worked at that Supertest station pumping gas as one of my after school jobs. I drove a new 64 Pontiac CS 409 425. George and I never raced against each other, but a few street races out of the Harveys where against similar cars. My 409 never lost.
Brian

bjburnout · Uber Guru

Magician40 wrote:
Great memories, I worked at that Supertest station pumping gas as one of my after school jobs. I drove a new 64 Pontiac CS 409 425. George and I never raced against each other, but a few street races out of the Harveys where against similar cars. My 409 never lost.
Brian

What years were you there? I lived one block south from Jun 65 to Sep 68..... smile .

Magician40 · Poncho Master!

I worked there from 1963 till late 1964. My parents house was on Hexham Dr. off of Surrey. I also worked at the Fina on Lawrence through 1964 to 1965. Tom was the owner there. When I blew the rear end I replaced it at the Fina station. Great times.
Brian

NOS · Poncho Master!

the owner of the Rallee' 350 was the president of the Oldsmobile Club of America (Canadian division) Spoke to him several times when the meets were held in London. He was the original owner. He said the Brantford dealer sold 2 or 3 Rallee's

Dale

DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Had to look up the Rallye 350, was surprised to see it is my current calendar car in the garage. Its from 2006, but the days are the same days of the week as 2023.

-- Edited by DonSSDD on Sunday 18th of June 2023 01:31:53 PM

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DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

I remember seeing one at the London cruise nights back in the 80's and early 90's

LT1Caddy · Poncho Master!

I had one !!!! Super fast car with His N Hers shifter. Came from the factory with a shift kit in it. A buddy of mine set up the tranny about a year after I bought it, I have no idea what he did then, I'm thinking he adjusted the modulator valve, but it was noticeably faster after that.
Wish I had that one back, traded it for my first Vette