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Hey MikeNoun, man do I miss cruise nights. Remember when everyone drove such cars as those in your photo and you could actually cruise some boulevard in some town and the cops wouldn't immediately shut it down? How about Car Craft's "Cruisin' USA" monthly series on where to find the best "Mains." In the San Francisco Bay Area (East Bay) we usually went out to Pinole on Friday nights unless there was a bigger "Main" happening somehwere else. People would make flyers and post them at all of the local auto parts stores and speed shops and cars would come from all over Northern California. North Main street in Walnut Creek was legendary in the late 1970s until the lowlifes found it. Once it was 'discovered' it was all over in a few months. Vandalism, gang fights, etc., caused the local merchants to jump on the police to put a stop to the whole thing. Then on to Pinole, Petaluma, San Rafael, Napa, and the same thing happened. Coincidentally, all of the Bay Area "mains" were dead by 1985. Now if the cops see a car making more than one pass down the avenue on a weekend night they'll pull you over and ticket you. Another wonderful pastime lost.
I also miss the Car Craft Street Machine Nationals West at Cal Expo in Sacramento. That event also resulted in a huge cruise in downtown Sacramento on Saturday night. Not anymore. You might look at someone the wrong way and get shot.
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That brought tears to my eyes. I remember in the early 80's when El Camino Real in San Mateo was a hot spot. That was until they had the same problems as Walnut Creek and other places... Ahhhh, the good old days.
