Darn hot rodders....

[Track-T]

Bad boys...Bad boys...watchya do when they come for you....

Herald-Examiner Collection
LAPL00071934

Young hot rodders are being processed by police at the Lennox station for participating in hot rod racing at 135th and Broadway. The photo caption reads: "Teenagers nabbed in Lennox "hot rod" spree. Apparently unimpressed by the fact that they are under arrest, here are six of 17 persons - 11 of them teenagers - who were nabbed in a crackdown on Lennox "hot rod" racing last night. These youths identified themselves as Mert Dettwiler, 16; Vern Terry, 16; Walter Bier, 17; Earl Wade, 17; Duane Daniel, 17, and an unidentified youth (left to right). They face arraignment in Compton Court today". Photo dated: Sep. 10, 1952.

 

[Gerry]

Bad boys...Bad boys...watchya do when they come for you....

Herald-Examiner Collection
LAPL00071934

Young hot rodders are being processed by police at the Lennox station for participating in hot rod racing at 135th and Broadway. The photo caption reads: "Teenagers nabbed in Lennox "hot rod" spree. Apparently unimpressed by the fact that they are under arrest, here are six of 17 persons - 11 of them teenagers - who were nabbed in a crackdown on Lennox "hot rod" racing last night. These youths identified themselves as Mert Dettwiler, 16; Vern Terry, 16; Walter Bier, 17; Earl Wade, 17; Duane Daniel, 17, and an unidentified youth (left to right). They face arraignment in Compton Court today". Photo dated: Sep. 10, 1952.

Respect.
But they could do with shinning their shoes.

Gerry

 

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Another group..
Herald-Examiner Collection

LAPL00071933
A large group of young hot-rodders mill through jail doors are they are processed after sentencing. The photo caption reads: "35 "Hot-Rod" drivers get jail sentences. Shown above are some of the 35 young "hot-rod" driving enthusiasts who were sentenced today to five days in jail each. All of the drivers lost their licenses for 30 days. Officer Harold Nenny, background, holds the drivers' suspended licenses (arrow). The young drivers were accused of holding regular weekly "meets" along Sepulveda boulevard near San Fernando road". Photo dated: Mar. 11, 1948.

 

[Northstar T]

Oh man... the memories. I grew up in a small town in SW Oregon, but we had very active cruise and drag race (street) activity every weekend during the warmer months. There were a couple places near town that we used as our drag strips, one of them being the 5 or 6 year old interstate 5. the two exits at either side of town made it handy, and a mile long straight streach between the two was usefull. once in a wile we'd have to let a car go by, but for the most part you could just line up and go right in the middle of the freeway back then. I was never arrested, and very few others were hassled. I was "sent home" by the police a couple times because of beer in the car and being unable to walk or talk coherently, but other than that..........

you're only invinceable once,
Russ

 

[Track-T]

Little bit before I got into hot rods...mid '50's LA river...

 

[TDitty]

just think these are guys are someones granddads now with baby blue pants up to there chest and a button up sweater. I love my granddad. He was killin Nazis in WWII at 18 came home built hot rods then took a job as a mechanic for the city until he retired in 1982. But the old pictures I saw of him he was just the same as those boys. I wish I knew him then.