Quote: I hate to sound "high-handed", but despite Detroit being THE "motor city", and SoCal the birthplace of hotrodding, NYC was THE place to be back then. If the cars didn't draw you in, the sheer number of cars & frequency of streetracing would & the personalities involved could get strange. Somehow though, I suspect the guys down South have some stories they don't wanna own up to. Seeing how it was the birthplace of matchracing, some their rides & races have to be interesting. BUT in true streetracer fashion they don't want to "give up" anything---which is our loss..
I would have to disagree.Detroit easily had more cars street racing back in the day then any two places combined.Every drive restaurant in was packed with performance cars, street rods and plated race cars.The area of the city alone is huge for those who don't know,how big? The northern border (8 mile) is 19 miles long.Add Boston and Manhattan together with a little left over.Then there was the Burbs.Woodward got the pub but the cars were everywhere.Of course we didn't have a magazine featuring it nation wide like N.Y.There are so many people here with cars that you wouldn't believe it.That's why the Woodward cruise is so huge.People who come here for the cruise are shocked when they see the mass of cars.
I would agree that the hardcore N.Y scene may have lasted longer but never was better.
