THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN HIGH SCHOOL DRAG RACES EVERYWHERE . COME ONE COME ALL. !!! LETS SEE WHO THE BOSS IS !!! LOL I AM 76 YRS. OLD AND BORN AND RAISED IN MCKEESPORT PA. PID, NEW CASTLE,. BUTLER,. DRAGS EVERYWHERE. THE EAT N PARKS. RULED WITH THE 55 , 56, 57 CHEVYS , MOPAR , CORVETTES,. THE GOOD OLD DAYS ,. MEMORIES. GALORE. 😁👍👌🙌
Yes, those were the days, I grew up in Flint, Michigan, I'm 72 years old, had 4 corvettes, one 55, 2 57s, 1 63 Chevy SS 409/425 4 spd. 2 4bbl carbs, and a 4.11 rear end. Lots of fun back in those days.
Tom Miller, you can’t forget about Keystone which became Pittsburgh Raceway Park and is now back to Keystone Raceway Park out in New Alexandria! Growing up in McKeesport, I’m sure Lysle Blvd seen its fair share of dragstrip action, even if it was stop light to stop light. It’s a shame Pittsburgh International Dragway got closed down! Im quite young (30), I don’t remember ever hearing about drag racing in New Castle or Butler. I’m sure if you wrecked on Lysle Blvd racing on Friday or Saturday night, on Monday morning you went up to see Whitey at Bobs Auto Body on Evans St right next to the hospital and right across from Beacon St. By chance, did you happen to have a repair shop down in McKeesport?
It was the same way in Oregon. I'm 70, had a '56 2dr sedan, then found '57 2dr wagon in a field & it was all over; love at first sight. Ended up w/ a 1 piece tilt front end I designed & gas welded @ 17. I was just reminiscing about the ease of having fenderwell headers plumbed the same as this orange '55. Always wanted a '55 w/ a BBC & a 4 sp, a wheel standing monster. No straight axle, tho, they need a stance like the red one parked in front of the house. I was chatting w/ a youngin' recently, talking cars, & told him I was glad we didn't have nitrous or know we could put a semi's turbo on our Chevy motors. W/ the mostly stock chassis, bias ply tires, we'd have killed off a whole generation of racers & there wouldn't be nearly as many today. Did you ever think you'd see drag racing become mainstream popular; we were the bad boys in my day, the girls liked us, but that was where it ended.
When I was a young kid back in the seventies my dad drove (and raced) a car like that on the street ,a gasserd out 55 Chevy with a big block, roll bar in the back seat ,he used to scare the hell out of me with that thing, he was the "Bob falfa" of our town LoL! He would come pick me up from school with it and pull up and be rattling the windows of the schoolhouse , great memories!!
I have a 55 Chevy 210 2 door post myself. I got it from a guy that rescued it from rural North Dakota in 2019. It had been at a farm site sitting since 1973. I bought it in 2019, and drove it for the first time in spring 2022.
I love that 55, nicest I've ever seen. I have another video of this 55 at a drag strip saved in my favorites and I bet I watched it a hundred times. My first car at 16 was a 55 2 dr sedan and I had a 56 2 dr Belair.
I`m glad you guys got together and made this video...great running Ratted 57 and friends enjoying themselves ! I hope 2017 is treating all of you well.
I loved the fenderwell headers on my '57 2 dr wagon. Had the exhaust plumbed out the collector side; all it too was 3 alum wingnuts & a flat plate in each side & I could be uncorked for racing. I'd be all closed back up by the time the cops got to us while all my buddies would be scrambling under their cars to get headers closed up. We had vindictive cops; if they could get us for "Conducting a Speed Contest", they'd make certain everybody w/ open exhaust got an excessive noise ticket. I kept a pair pliers & leather gloves under both front buckets, whoever was shotgun was responsible for that side & I did the other. Took less than a minute; open or close.
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THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN HIGH SCHOOL DRAG RACES EVERYWHERE . COME ONE COME ALL. !!! LETS SEE WHO THE BOSS IS !!! LOL I AM 76 YRS. OLD AND BORN AND RAISED IN MCKEESPORT PA. PID, NEW CASTLE,. BUTLER,. DRAGS EVERYWHERE. THE EAT N PARKS. RULED WITH THE 55 , 56, 57 CHEVYS , MOPAR , CORVETTES,. THE GOOD OLD DAYS ,. MEMORIES. GALORE. 😁👍👌🙌
Sounds like it would be a lot of great bench racing!!!
Yes, those were the days, I grew up in Flint, Michigan, I'm 72 years old, had 4 corvettes, one 55, 2 57s, 1 63 Chevy SS 409/425 4 spd. 2 4bbl carbs, and a 4.11 rear end. Lots of fun back in those days.
Tom Miller, you can’t forget about Keystone which became Pittsburgh Raceway Park and is now back to Keystone Raceway Park out in New Alexandria! Growing up in McKeesport, I’m sure Lysle Blvd seen its fair share of dragstrip action, even if it was stop light to stop light. It’s a shame Pittsburgh International Dragway got closed down! Im quite young (30), I don’t remember ever hearing about drag racing in New Castle or Butler. I’m sure if you wrecked on Lysle Blvd racing on Friday or Saturday night, on Monday morning you went up to see Whitey at Bobs Auto Body on Evans St right next to the hospital and right across from Beacon St. By chance, did you happen to have a repair shop down in McKeesport?
Life just wouldn't be the same, if we didn't have the wonderful good old day's to remember and think about 😎👍🇺🇸
It was the same way in Oregon. I'm 70, had a '56 2dr sedan, then found '57 2dr wagon in a field & it was all over; love at first sight.
Ended up w/ a 1 piece tilt front end I designed & gas welded @ 17. I was just reminiscing about the ease of having fenderwell headers plumbed the same as this orange '55.
Always wanted a '55 w/ a BBC & a 4 sp, a wheel standing monster. No straight axle, tho, they need a stance like the red one parked in front of the house.
I was chatting w/ a youngin' recently, talking cars, & told him I was glad we didn't have nitrous or know we could put a semi's turbo on our Chevy motors.
W/ the mostly stock chassis, bias ply tires, we'd have killed off a whole generation of racers & there wouldn't be nearly as many today.
Did you ever think you'd see drag racing become mainstream popular; we were the bad boys in my day, the girls liked us, but that was where it ended.
When I was a young kid back in the seventies my dad drove (and raced) a car like that on the street ,a gasserd out 55 Chevy with a big block, roll bar in the back seat ,he used to scare the hell out of me with that thing, he was the "Bob falfa" of our town LoL! He would come pick me up from school with it and pull up and be rattling the windows of the schoolhouse , great memories!!
Awesome memories 😎
I have a 55 Chevy 210 2 door post myself. I got it from a guy that rescued it from rural North Dakota in 2019. It had been at a farm site sitting since 1973. I bought it in 2019, and drove it for the first time in spring 2022.
So much badass in this clip!🎉
This 55 is my dream car. Even the color is right! ❤👍🏻
Brings back good this man really built
Great 55 ! Perfect color !
Beautiful
your neighbors must love you.
They wave with one finger everyday.
I'll take that over an LS any day of the week...heaven
AMEN. I am a 65 yr old hotrodder , & that is how we always did it. LS is ok, but, give me an old school BB or SB .
LS in an old school gasser is just wrong!
Awesome, and that Elky is sweet too.
Holy Rev Limiter Batman
Betcha' he doesn't get Christmas cards from the neighbors.
Beautiful double nickel, that sounds healthy
I bet he’s the pride and joy of his neighbors!! The red 55 sitting there looked better!!!
BAAAEAST!!
I love that 55, nicest I've ever seen. I have another video of this 55 at a drag strip saved in my favorites and I bet I watched it a hundred times. My first car at 16 was a 55 2 dr sedan and I had a 56 2 dr Belair.
I`m glad you guys got together and made this video...great running Ratted 57 and friends enjoying themselves ! I hope 2017 is treating all of you well.
Where do you see a 57?
Gassers. Man and machine. No computers. Drag racing the way it was meant to be.
I loved the fenderwell headers on my '57 2 dr wagon. Had the exhaust plumbed out the collector side; all it too was 3 alum wingnuts & a flat plate in each side & I could be uncorked for racing.
I'd be all closed back up by the time the cops got to us while all my buddies would be scrambling under their cars to get headers closed up.
We had vindictive cops; if they could get us for "Conducting a Speed Contest", they'd make certain everybody w/ open exhaust got an excessive noise ticket.
I kept a pair pliers & leather gloves under both front buckets, whoever was shotgun was responsible for that side & I did the other.
Took less than a minute; open or close.
Having fun yeah..Way Cool 55 also dig that Camino
You would be awesome to have as a neighbor!! 💯 ❤️
55's for ever.
There's that bad ass chevy Milner was looking for!
I want to hear the red one
Probably the best automotive custom painter ever !
Damn i love that car. Looks and sounds mean af
There is no better cause than the 55 Chevy American graffiti lives on
Excellent!
I. Like. That. Tune
He has nice toys
Like the Red 55 over the Gaser! 👍
I want to ride!!! They had a 2 seater dragster at a drag strip a few years back and my wife got a ride and she loved it!! Cool cars!!
Very cool ride brother!
That's the BADDEST 55' Chevy i ever saw, besides the one from American Graffiti
Two lane blacktop..?
Is this dave verschave with the orange/ white with red grafix pro street bigblock 1966/67 chevy nova ???
Now that we Have a chance to make a difference in the world make it
U got it diesel mechanic mta Greensboro north Carolina department of transportation and the one of the best in my class because I I'm the best at everything I do and that's u to if u find out about the 25th stars I'm coming to Winston Salem NC going to play guitar and singing with the 25thstars Winston Salem NC I love u more than words could ever say but I don't think u
Love me because I'm the only one that loves u
Isn't that is going forever right your friend to the end right there huh
Love will last forever but bug shit u w no want for the power of jesus christ your father and savior u Have a problem
And dam i do every ant Like you think it is look between the lines CNN
Good God I Reagan dam I do
Good 👍looking ride!
Always loved that 55. Heard he sold it?
The orange krate
Very nice
My kind of music...
Dayum that rev limiter!
NICE TOYS
😊❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm jealous
265?
Oh my!
Sweet
Sorry the red tubbed one looks better not a fan of gassers tho
Ausome
thats pure sexy...gassers rule
Wow.
Hurry up park before law enforcement shows up .....
Well that was disappointing
Raucous
Best of times all motor no nitrous
You had a car like that you could drive you wouldn't be able to keep it straight if you tried that's a gasser full muscle
He must have sold that car because I seen a black guy driving it around Lansing Illinois
All that for what? Didn't do shit.
That guy needs driving lessons