The pics are great. Everyday Americans who owned and drove these cars like there was no tomorrow!
THAT is SO MUCH a BIG part of my love,
LOVE of these cars, of the era!
Before I was born, in his teens, my dad was "into" the New Orleans, more specifically the "Gentilly" area street cruising racing scene. Just like in American Graffiti, and other movies and stories of "the scene" from then, he told me about the places that were on the cruising circuit, burger joints, restaurants, gas stations, etc etc.
He is 22 years older than me, so not that far apart in age.
In the 60s as a child I'd see the Lake Pontchartrain Drive "scene" and participate like kids do. As a teen, it was more of the same, but once I got my 71 Charger R/T, I WAS A BIG PART of the BEST PART of the experience.
Those were some of the BEST times of my life, and that whole scene that lasted for decades was OVER in the 80s never to return.
