Duke's Drive In

**RPOLS3** · #1 07-20-2009, 11:19 PM

Were you there the night of the famous 409 vs. LS6 corvette race - I think it was on the way home?

**wheelhop** · #2 07-21-2009, 04:28 AM

Bill, we used to go down by the canals off of 83 (Kingery Hwy) and raced back in the forest preserves on 107th, were you ever there??

DarrenX33 · #3 07-21-2009, 04:53 AM

Duke's is indeed still around. I think its mostly imports now though. Back in 85 - 87 my wife (then "date") would go with my Z. Crank up Peter Dean's oldies show and we were good to go! Those were good times.

**olredalert** · #4 07-21-2009, 06:50 AM

------Hey Jake!!! Yup, I was definetly there for that one. Actually I was in the drivers seat of the LS6. That car now resides down in Texas and is still in beautiful shape. Remember the gear in that thing??? The year I took it to B-G I passed Stretch with the needle pointing straight down. That baby was one top end machine. Stretch bought it from me shortly after.

........Bill S

COPO 70 RS/Z28 · #5 07-21-2009, 07:53 AM

Any old pics Bill???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Postsedan** · #6 07-21-2009, 08:26 AM

Didn't know Dan (postsedan) back then but probably would have beat him in a race if challenged!

Jim, I say... Hell no!

The only 2 cars that I would often race.... and lose. Was a 1972 Buick Skylark GS455, it was Dark Green, automatic, plates read.... "LastGS". Probably the reason I am now building a Buick Skylark 455. Funny how everything goes full circle?

The Buick owner was a loaner, he was always by himself. He never had a passenger. We all made fun of him because he wore black racing gloves. Off the line I had him everytime...but then right around 70mph, here he comes. His car was fast. I`d love to know where this car is today?

The second car I would always lose to was my buddies 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A..... Automatic, 3:90 gears.

My other buddies car was a Day 2 1973 Vega with a 350, It was scary. The back tail panel read...."Suicide is Painless"

Those were the days.

Dan.

**wheelhop** · #7 07-23-2009, 11:28 PM

Jim, I say... Hell no!

The only 2 cars that I would often race.... and lose. Was a 1972 Buick Skylark GS455, it was Dark Green, automatic, plates read.... "LastGS". Probably the reason I am now building a Buick Skylark 455.

The Buick owner was a loaner, he was always by himself. He never had a passenger.

If you continue talking about buicks, you are going to be a loner by yourself too!!

COPO 70 RS/Z28 · #8 08-09-2009, 11:15 PM

Heres the latest photo I found of the old "09" thats my sisters wildcat in the back. I'd say in the early 80's

Bill heres a photo of the black 64 I recently found. That car was remarkable. You can see Tenny's vette in the back!!!!

DarrenX33 · #9 08-09-2009, 11:32 PM

FYI- I drove past Duke's last night at about 10pm and it was closed. I would have thought that some cars would have still been there..

**RPOLS3** · #10 08-10-2009, 04:37 AM

Bill S. - I asked Emo this weekend (while out in your old Donzi) if that was his old Black 64 that Carl owned - he did not know for sure, evidently Emo's had a white and red interior???? Is this the same car?

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