NY Street Racing - Back in the Day

[cammer427]

Glenn, I wonder if that altered wheelbase Mustang was the ex-Dyno Don car he sold to Tab Talmadge... Awesome stories though! Keep 'em comin!

[cammer427]

Glenn, could you provide the dates of the issues these articles are in, if you don't mind?

[cammer427]

There's a book by ex-Cars editor Joe Oldham (who was also Editor in Chief of Popular Mechanics for many years) called "Muscle Car Confidential". The first chapter is all about his experience in the NY street racing scene, especially at the Connecting. It features some wicked photos as well! It's a thrilling read! The rest of the book is a giant review of some of the greatest in American muscle cars and tells it like it is: today they are million-dollar cars; back then, they were just hoping the Hemi 'Cuda they were drag testing for a review would live for another run without puking transmission fluid all over the track. Awesome book, and for the first street racing chapter, check this out: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=120680

[Dog427435]

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Glenn, could you provide the dates of the issues these articles are in, if you don't mind?

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[b] Shawn
The first article was from Cars Illustrated - sorry I'd don't know the issue, it was ripped out of the mag years ago.
The second was from Machine Racer winter of '81.
The third's from Street Freaks issue #1 from '82.
The last was Car Craft 9/72.

[markjohnson]

There was a great story about the "re-discovery" of Tab's ex-Dyno Don Nicholson A/FX Mustang in one of the Ford magazines about 10 years ago. That was a fantastic find! I tell 'ya, I've often wondered about how many rare musclecars and even lost race cars ended up in scary neighborhoods where people are afraid to search for them. Just a few years ago, I looked at a real Bill Thomas Chevy II Drag car that was in the scariest neighborhood that you could EVER imagine. I can't begin to tell you the relief I felt once I got back on the Interstate.