Cruising on Van Nuys Boulevard like it's 1979
Van Nuys Boulevard — and the recently shuttered Rydell Chevrolet lot at the corner of Van Nuys and Burbank boulevards as well as the kitty-corner lot between Ralphs and Four 'n' 20 Pies — was blanketed by vintage cars of all kinds last night during what wasn't the first (and hopefully isn't the last) Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard night.
We stumbled upon it (Ilene has the full shiz) and got to see what looked like a few hundred sweet rides, everything from '20s coupes to '80s lowriders, parked for all to see and then cruising a street that hasn't seen such unbridled but exhaust-filled excitement in many a decade.
More pictures tomorrow.
Last night was AWESOME! Brought back some great memories and I'll guarantee that we'll be there earlier next month!
I posted the below on my Gear Head forum at http://www.westcoastgearheads.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=381&p=1897#p1897, and thought it fitting for a response to your article.
The Van Nuys Blvd cruise is so much more than Vintage cars, as suggested by others. Although there were many sweet early rides, late model eye candy roamed the streets as well. Especially noticable were the late '60 - early '70 muscle cars that left us in awe.
Although not quite as threatening in my 2003 Mustang Cobra with it's factory supercharger under the hood, my wife and I enjoyed an evening that took us back over 20 years, when we cruised this very stretch in my '66 Mustang.
Cruising has no regard for year, make, or model of the car or the Gear Head. It's simply a way of life.
That is soooooo cool!
When's the next one? I wish I had known about this one!