STREET RACE, SPEED SHOP, and Van Nuys Cruising Locations in 1980s Los Angeles!

[@ngehrer]

Freiburger is a national treasure. A true hot rod historian. Thanks David!

[@jimbeam7160]

True Dhat. I want to know how Dave got fired from Burbank Dodge? That should be a good story.....no? Dave.....tell us what happened.

[@davelowets]

I agree... The history ALONG with the hot rods is a great mash-up for an episode. 👌

[@CaptainTonus]

YES! This is exactly the kind of content I was hoping for from this channel. So awesome! Hoping to see more of this type of stuff on here. Thanks, Freiburger!

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

You got it!

[@taunovalo2964]

@@TheDavidFreiburgerI wonder if the sideshow dudes will wax nostalgic about their intersections like this in 50 years.

[@johnknowlton3998]

Yes!🇺🇸❤️

[@gordocarbo]

@@TheDavidFreiburger Loved this, was there at the same spots, time as you were! Got written up a few x at Roxford (san fernando road). Growing up in the valley back then was the frigging best Running wild in Tampa land was a blast also.

[@gordocarbo]

@@taunovalo2964Yeah from prison lol

[@-nitroace]

Love the longer videos and history related stuff!! Great work man

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

Thanks!

[@quirkydad6083]

Agreed. He’s a great storyteller. So much of KZbin is throw it against the wall and see what sticks or over production with a team of writers.

[@sprintcarsandguitars959]

@@TheDavidFreiburger cool video,i was in the northern ca seen in the 80s. we cruised el camino blvd fri nights. but i have to tell you,graffiti nights in madesto in like 88 was just off the hook. 3 days of pure cruising when you didn't have too register to cruise like now. santa cruz even had a cruise one year called beach st cruise.

[@johnknowlton3998]

Yes!🇺🇸

[@Imp5011]

Vega Queens @ 35.33 What’s a Vega Queen?

[@MrAntz2525]

Man this guy is one of the greatest legends of our car communities! Thanks for all your time DAVE!

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

That’s pretty big, thanks

[@alanbarron6758]

David, you are my comfort being

[@Darrenseelye9]

@@alanbarron6758I totally understand and agree with your statement.

[@stevewood4031]

I just realized why i like this series so much. It brings the past back to life and reminds me just how good it really was. Young people of today cannot know how much fun it was to be able to roam the streets and enjoy life to the max.

[@DroneStrike1776]

As a 43 year old Asian who lives in New England, I was always fascinated by movies like American Graffiti, Vanishing Point, Two Lane Blacktop, and the old American car culture. Seeing how everyone got together at burger joints, did some street racing, no side shows, no guns, no fighting, no twerking. Seems like yall had more fun back in the day when America was what it was supposed to be, unlike the America of today. I swear I was born in the wrong era.

[@jasonshull3106]

You & me, brother. Born in California 1970 but was brought up in AZ. Dad was a street racer but mom hated it, that's mostly why they moved here. Peace and happiness to you😊

[@craigerickson6308]

Hollywood Knights is another cool movie with cool cars in it.

[@afterthought3341]

Taken too long for Frieburger to tell his tales.

[@StrawHatGarage]

​@@afterthought3341I'm just glad he's telling them, many are not around anymore to even share their stories. Life's short

[@leskobrandon538]

​@@craigerickson6308Nubomb Kirk signs Volarie!.... Lol

[@george1la]

I am 77 and grew up on the Old Van Nuys Blvd. starting in about 1963. It was unreal. Wednesdays was Girls Club Night, at about 7-8:00 they would all hit the boulevard. What a time. Bobs was unreal to get into. You had to wait forever. Racing then was largely from June Ellens near Ventura and McDonald's at the other end. Bill the Postman had one of the first supercharged Larks. I started racing at San Fernando in about 1963 and Palmdale opening day. I still have a Palmdale Raceway trophy jacket. We also used to spend a lot of time in oval track at Saugus and Ascot. What a fun time. Anyone could race then with no money just enough to get in. I had a 56 Chevy with a 235 6 with a corvette cam and two barrel carb. Then I put a large GMC in it with a 4 barrel and headers, then to a 371 Oldsmobile with a hydro. That care would move for the time. I also had a shop across the street from the end of the San Fernando Airport runway. One Saturday while at work I came out to take a break and what do I see? Aimed right at my shop, crashed in the street just before it hit the building was an airplane burnt to the ground and I did not know it happened until I came out. Not long after that no more airport just the swap meet. I now drive a 1969 Chevy G-10 stretch van with a mildly built 4 bolt main 350 with a quadrajet, electronic ignition, and a yellow Accell coil. It has about 1.5 million miles now. You can do this with maintenance and rebuilding motors. The latest trick to get away from the insane problems with flat tappet cams is Diamond Like Coating (DLC). 4 cams failed in 5 minutes in a row. Then I saw a video that talked about DLC. I called Summit and exchanged the lifters for DLC. End of problem. I have had the intake off two times and taken out a lifter and it looks on the cam face like it came out of the box and never used. The cam looks like it was polished with 12,000 grit.

[@gordocarbo]

checking to make sure the taper in the lifters is correct is a big thing. Machinist buys boxes of them to get 1 good set

[@georgeponnay447]

When I was a kid in the 60s, Dad took us to San Fernando airport. There used to be an abandoned B25 bomber at the end of the runway we'd spend the whole day playing bomber pilot in.

[@Gunny426HemiPlymouth]

That must have been amazing

[@gordocarbo]

Ever eat at the 94th aero squadron in Van Nuys! Old planes all over the place. Sits right on the runway

[@paulcarbin4464]

I lived near the San Fernando airport in 1964, 1965 and we used to walk to the airport to play in that same B-25. We might have played together.

[@VWscooter24]

​@gordocarbo I loved that place! I begged my parent to let me decorate my room with stuffed sand bags to replicate it. They said no way" ughhhh. Remember listening to the tower with the radio headsets in the booths!

[@Mtlmshr]

@@gordocarboabsolutely ate there and had drinks down in the bar that was like going into a WWII bunker! Great place!

[@timzipfel7363]

I love seeing this type of content. I miss the world we used to have. Keep preserving the past through photos and stories. Our kids will never fully grasp what we did in the good ol days.

[@mr.espeedshop4839]

I've gotta admit, this was way better than I initially expected by the title.

[@markmonroe7330]

Excellent presentation. Thank you. Really enjoyed this one.

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

Thanks!

[@_lucas_1k_]

LA used to be such a riot back in the 80’s. Shame what’s it become now. But love the history videos, keep them coming!

[@br549200]

Imagine the 50s, 60s and 70s.

[@everyhome9936]

Lots of 20 year olds of 2024 will be saying how great it was in 2024 and what a shame it is in 2064.....something about what advanced age does to your perspective....

[@quirinm.]

@@everyhome9936i mean im 19 and it’s great, i mean 70’s muscle is still cheap and now you can build a 700hp beater for cheap with some ebay parts

[@crnutsmotorsports]

Your ability to bring the past back to life is amazing. A gift few have. 👍👍❤❤

[@vonflierl8071]

I may be speaking for myself but THIS is the content we NEED.

[@tonydincau1488]

Grew up in Sylmar and graduated in 83'. Many of the same memories, particularly San Fernando Road, and Glen Oaks and Peoria. A few I'd add, racing at Chatsworth and De Soto, hanging out and setting up races at Tommys on Roscoe and at Kevins Burgers. Also some old spots like Service Center in Van Nuys, the old PAW location in Chatsworth, going to Milodon and Landy's place in person. Good times.

[@gordocarbo]

Remember Bob jennings dyno up off Sepulveda? Remember those spots and Kevins burgers well. Cool laid back crowd not like the bs you see now

[@VWscooter24]

How about "Accessories Wholesale"? I used to drive down from Saugus to get cheap go fast parts. Blackjack headers and turbo mufflers comes to mind. How about "The Recycler" classified paper? I used to drive down on Thursdays to pick it up at the office so I didn't miss out on anything before it got delivered to Saugus,lol

[@gordocarbo]

@@VWscooter24 Early thursday mornings at 7-11 I remember it. Everyone knew who sold what and was pretty good source of cars, parts.

[@lloydkratka3733]

Damn bro, you bringing back all my memories . Glendale, Burbank and Van Nuys. Late 70s and 80s best years

[@rayblanco5204]

Let's Take a trip DOWN WHITTIER BLVD GREAT MEMORIES OF MY 64 Falcon Sprint

[@toddt65]

I drove to California from Ohio in 1972 and we got to cruise Van Nuys Blvd one Saturday night. Very cool experience

[@gordocarbo]

Was a kid then, uncle used to take me down there in his Javelin. Later tried the scene myself 15 yrs later it was dead..total bust

[@ronaldbush9023]

im 62, and hes literalygoing through my teenage history. i grew up and went to every one of these places.

[@ellenwilt5875]

I agree David is a National Treasure.....the knowledge and expertise is priceless..,.

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

That’s nice, thank you

[@jrpefx]

Thanks David, as a kid with my dad , he brought me to the San Fernando Drag strip. Regrettably it is too far back for me to remember who was racing that day. Back then we would go as a family to Ascot Racetrack on Sunday for the jalopy races, oh what fun. I had lost track of that drag strip, thanks again for showing it to me.

[@ShaneMalone-y6l]

Freiburger is the GOAT. Keep doing what you do until the wheels fall off! So much entertainment and knowledge and it is greatly appreciated!

[@Grampyglide]

I love this content. I’m a little younger (41) but I absolutely love the deep dives into the hot rod culture. I’m at the age now where thinking back to the stuff we did in the late 90’s early ‘00’s is like listening to the stories we used to hear as kids hanging around the local hot rod shops here in NY.

[@Festerman50]

Yes please more trips down memory lane. It brought back memories of the 70’s in Michigan. So many sweet cars!!

[@hiltonveir5715]

THANKYOU THANYOU ,Still watch 50,s and 60,s TV Shows to see the streets as i remember them,and the CARS!!!

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

Same

[@JONNYHOTROD]

On vacation from England in 1981 called in the super shops on van nuys for a look round !!!….a memory ill cherish forever!!

[@MrNitrocat]

Add Chatsworth and Zelza. Meeting up at Winchell's. Canoga and Nordoff. Woodly and Saticoy, A bunch more. San Fernando Road and Glen Oaks and Peoria were around forever. If you wanted the bigger bucks, make the trip from the Valley to Compton. That could be an adventure. So many great memories from back then and so many friendships made.

[@805NAVE]

Zelzah*

[@OpenRoader]

I was at everyone of these locations in the early to mid 80's in my white 64 Chevelle SS that was built at the Van Nuys GM plant. Good times

[@papascustomcars]

My wife bought my Christmas gift of an intake, carb, and headers for my current Nova at a Supershop. Wow that takes me back.

[@mojonaut]

Your wife sounds like a legend!

[@CHIEF1420]

Hells yah this is why I love watching your videos

[@whiteburnsbright2041]

Wednesday night on Van Nuys Blvd, remember it fondly.

[@pr3modeling239]

Dude drops a picture of the Van Nuys Super Shops, with a DUALLY 65 A100 VAN out front and... where did THAT little piece of awesomeness go? My dad in the late 70's had an A100 van that he used for laying carpet... That he dropped a 340 SIX PACK in that him and his brother took out of a wrecked Challenger T/A (you know, back when you could find that stuff in a junkyard) for SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS(!) And he had it jacked up in the back, with 12 inch wide Mickey Thompson Indy Profiles on the rear, little skinnys on the front, with Ansen five slot mags, and more than once he won bets in bars that his work van (he was a carpet installer most of his life, he had a series of customized vans he used for hauling his tools and rolls of carpet) would do a wheelie... And trust me, if pops heated those Mickey's up, and he revved it to admit 6,000 RPM, dumped the clutch, and with all of his carpet tools in the back, she'd hang the front hoops about a foot off the ground... Sadly, my uncle borrowed it in 1983 and she ended in a gnarly rollover accident... Even worse, is pops SCRAPPED A 340 SIX PACK after she got wrecked... *sigh*

[@markpatton1214]

Glad the algorithm suggested this to me. First cruised Van Nuys in 1978, worked at Customs by Eddie Paul in the early 80s. Lived in Long Beach so more familiar with Super Shops in Long Beach and OCIR. Love to see more like this

[@williesweetjr8713]

Judging from the comments, your video has done more for the brain health of half the population in LA then all the Nuero specialist combined! Being from the Third Coast, some of the places you cited were just places I read about or saw a picture of in a magazine.Thanks for the tour, your storys gave the places soul.

[@Win-cp5ox]

I too worked at Joe Phillips right out of High School in 1979. Line mechanic, managed 5 bays by myself (across from Joe, the tune up guy) plus helped out the RV guys in my spare time!!

[@Pixture2]

History is great! I reminisce about the cruise strips from my days in the 70's and 80's.

[@ryanderespini6945]

We need the 2-3 more videos you referenced, Dave! This is fantastic content!

[@rickuyeda4818]

My last street race was on Glenoaks and Peoria. I ran Jimmy from Glendale in his White Vega with a SBC with a tunnel ram. He had come from Irwindale where he ran11's. I ran my '68 Corvette Roadster with a 454, Isky solid cam, Airflow Research Heads, 850 Holley with Nitrous. 4 speed and 4:88's. I gave Jimmy 4 cars and beat him by 5 cars.

[@gordocarbo]

there were some quick cars around back then and lots of cool sounding turds like my own. Great memories!

[@PhilAVega]

Very cool I was there in 81 to 82 watching the racing on that corner It was on our Friday night activities to do Do remember the Black Willy's truck with the Chevy in it Big 538 gears winding it up So many cars and friendly racers back then I remember some Glendale speed shop boys and Alhambra had some fast cars too Sylmar was the place for non stop races under the fwy bridge Dodger Stadium was cooking too on its drag strip in front of the Academy There was Rick in his GTO n Mr Groucho in his Camaro Saticoy n Woodman Then Van Nuts Blvd the super shops store Good times for me as young racer 👍👍👍

[@JohnDoe-e1y7f]

What were you doing for work to afford a car like that back then? @rickuyeda4818

[@PhilAVega]

@@JohnDoe-e1y7f Mc Donald's minimum wage n a lot of hours flipping burgers The car was bought for $2,500 bucks from a marine leaving on duty I traded my first car a 57 Chevy 4door for it It had a bent sway bar on the GTX I repaired it n all was fast n good I then too bolted on 🐴 n the street race we went I once gave 10 cars in front to a Cuda 318 na 68 302 mild I blew by both n color me gone ! It was cool

[@emilianocruz11]

We need some behind the scenes of roadkill garage with steve dulcich

[@davelowets]

Roadkill garage Extra....

[@chucky104]

Seeing this video makes me LOVE Burbank/California Even more than I already do and I'm from TX! I Love so much the Then and now segment!

[@joeh1940]

Yes more history videos..... man that's cool you lived it and and still living it

[@robertobuenrostro2781]

Make Street Racing Great Again! Vote for David Fryburger! 👨‍🔧🇺🇸

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

See the Dulcich-Freiburger 2024 shirts in my store. shop.davidfreiburger.com/

[@EricKoch-s5b]

RIGHT ON BROTHER!

[@noise5555]

In the late 80's I was racing my '68 Riveria against a 5.5L Trans Am along Crenshaw Blvd in Torrance. Freiburger saw us and stopped us to say hi and learn about the cars. He told us he was big into racing and introduced himself to all of us. Super nice guy. He was impressed that I had my Riv bored 80-over, "nobody ever does that to a Buick". Anyhow, we chatted a while until one of the guys in the Trans Am (I didn't know then too well - they were my brothers friends) insisted the TA could pull 9's in the 1/4-mile. Dave said FU liars and bailed.

[@GordoGrande69]

Must've been a 4.9L or 6.6L

[@davelowets]

What's a 5.5L T/A?

[@freshvintage]

Love the video! Seeing the surprise NCC-1701 ORIGINAL Enterprise just made my day too keep up the great work!! 💪👊

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

Trying, thanks!

[@johnknowlton3998]

Muscle cars and star trek!! 1970’s!!!!!❤️🇺🇸

[@towman2068]

I love the trivia and seeing all the classic photos and the way things were back then . I would love to see more

[@MarcusSandoval-kx2th]

Graduated in '84 ... love the history lesson 😊👍

[@CHAPPYakaBRAT58]

Just wow, so many memories, Flipping crazy awesome ❤

[@vxpenfold]

Absolutely loving this content Freiburger, really helps us from very far away (in my case the uk) understand the hot rodding history in California and beyond, I find it all fascinating 👌

[@BUCKSTALKER123]

Hell yeah! Thank you David for the videos!

[@WilliamKiene]

Hwy 99 in the 1950s was the highway from NorCal to SoCal. It went through the downtowns of many cities.

[@BUCKSTALKER123]

Good to know...i live near highway 69 in Oklahoma, its known to be one of the deadliest highways in America. ​@WilliamKiene

[@rexdouglas4874]

Yes! Keep it up. My uncle raced there at the San Fernando drag strip, & Lions Drag Strip. His first drag car was a 1961 Corvette, then a 1965 Ford Thunderbolt, then it was a 1967 Mustang Fastback. Thanks for bringing back great memories!

[@chrispixx]

I love this kind of content, the stories from the past along with the pictures, especially the pictures from Van Nuys Boulevard matched up with how it looks today. amazing.... great job... More of this please.

[@kiiiisu]

hah i was thinking that 1320 for speed shop was too coincidence pretty cool they managed to get it :D

[@red-doggracing5557]

I worked at Super Shops at PCH highway Orange Street from 83-86? Good times

[@hotrodvon]

I used to go there! I still drive by and remember it.

[@l.j.r.8448]

I spent money on the store in Torrence on Hawthorn Blvd.

[@patrickhood4545]

007 long Beach? Eployee#?

[@jons7771]

P.A.W. warehouse and the DONOVAN machine shop are in the Valley also.

[@greggcrannage740]

Oh man, the cheap street Chevelle I can’t thank you guys enough for building that. I had just bought my 71 Chevelle in high school a week later that magazine dropped, I followed along, doing everything to my Chevelle that you guys were doing to that one. My Dad wasn’t into cars so I was lost without you guys. I still have my car, and those magazines. You really have made an impact on my life, and roadkill videos is about the only car stuff my kids will watch with me so thank you for those as well.

[@TheRedRocket]

Cheap Thrills Dart! @ 15:50 I remember! Trans mount made out of hose clamps: "This is the kind of butchery you can expect" I had a '68 Dart GT at the time. Great times, great reading! I remember the Orange Duster too!

[@cactuspete2727]

Boom !! First to view !! Ridin the storm out in Florida

[@JonStein-mu5eb]

Blessings to you and yours.

[@CHAPPYakaBRAT58]

Same here in Saint Johns

[@MrChuckMCCEAST]

Same.. New Smyrna Beach. Good stuff Freiburger!

[@charlestorruella8591]

St pete and ya the wind is pretty bad but not alot of rain

[@williemorgan6738]

You and me both be safe tonight.

[@barneyba]

There was a van called Wild Cherry in the opening credits of the movie, Van Nuys Blvd. Google the drama surrounding that van the last few years.

[@emilianocruz11]

Good Job in the videos David hope see next about the story of the roadkill muscle truck

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

Eventually I’ll get to that

[@danielwatson6373]

I love then and now stuff! I lived in Glendale for awhile before the galleria was built! good memories! Thank you Mr. Freiburger!

[@gnws6]

Man, there's nothing cooler than "then and now" images. You can get a better taste of the LA landscape just watching old movies and TV shows. You see like desolate areas in the mountains in old shows, and you just think to yourself, "Yeah, you KNOW that's all developed/overdeveloped now." I lived in SoCal for a year back in '12-13, but I wish I could have seen it in those days. Awesome video, David. Thank you for sharing your story, man.

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

Thanks for watching

[@allautollc1]

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS finally new content!!!!!!!! Will watch on big screen at home !!!!!

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

I’ve been dropping every Thursday and 3:00 PST

[@allautollc1]

@@TheDavidFreiburger I've been stalking your page all day waiting lol

[@allautollc1]

@@TheDavidFreiburger your content never fails keep up the great work!!!!

[@junkyardjunkie7192]

Dude what a banger keep up the good work loving ur channel long overdue but I know ur slammed with everything you do already so just know we appreciate you putting in the time to provide us even more great content Freiburger for president 😂😂😂

[@speedfrk73z]

Have any super shops stories? How about PAW stories? I’ve bought many speed parts from both places.

[@chiefknowstomuch]

I never bought anything from PAW but I had their catalogs! Most of my speed parts where picked up from Service Center in El Monte, Blair's In Pasadena or Super Shops in Alhambra.

[@davidcallahan5157]

Bought my headers for my 1966 Chevy 2 from PAW!

[@markely7587]

I had a PAW tee shirt! I bought few parts from them back in the day.

[@AsswipeGarage]

I still have a 1983 PAW catalog! The year I graduated! Bought my first cam, lifters, timing chain, and oil pump there, and a lot more.

[@flpanhead]

After I bought my Mustang, the first thing I did was go to Super Shops and bought a new shifter. I also wanted to show it off to my buddy there. I left out of the parking lot and got sideways in the main road, then ran back off the road into the grass. I don't think they saw it. I built a 460 for my F100 and used parts from PAW. I think I did several engines like that. When SS closed in the 90s, I went to SECO. It lasted awhile longer, but is now gone. I did some of my first street racing not far from there. Lots of good memories. This was all in Montgomery, AL in the 90s.

[@davidnorth3411]

Such a rich history of an era , you had a good place to grow up David , thank you for sharing the people , places and grand times , keep on trucking .

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

I’ve got a couple more like this in the tank. Thanks!

[@robertbraun7155]

I love this.. I had watched Roadkill from the start. Watching and listening to the stories is like reading and autobiography except it's chocked full of photos, footage, showing us places that are a backdrop to your life as you tell these stories.. I could watch and listen all day.. Thank you for the videos because they spark many memories I've since forgot.. Fantastic content.

[@rogue13131313]

I miss the simplicity of the 70s & early 80s

[@stephengrambsch4232]

Your police story reminded me of one of my first times ever being pulled over. To set the scene it was peak fast and furious time and I drove a lowered HHR Panel with the full ss bodykit and purple neon. I was just driving to my job at 3:30 am and I got pulled over. The officer made me get out of the car, had me open the hood for some reason, and the gave me some kinda lecture about street racing. After his song and dance was over I was handed a ticket for street racing. I went to court over it. I was ready to fend for my innocence because I was driving alone and certainly wasn't street racing. That day I learned that Ohio doesn't actually charge you if the officer doesn't appear in court. I paid a $20 court fee and went home with no marks on my record.

[@Tunnelramlife]

Keep up the great content! Loving it! Should have taken the $18000 for the duster😂

[@AR_420]

Same here, love it!

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

I would not have been able to live with myself

[@Tunnelramlife]

@@TheDavidFreiburger I completely understand. You're a solid guy.

[@xtr3m3fLx]

@@TheDavidFreiburger Was offered 125K CAD this past summer for my '68 GTX 426 Hemi 4 speed and I turned it down.

[@gordocarbo]

@@TheDavidFreiburger Would take too much to try and replace, keep it!

[@DougWard-b6s]

I could watch any of these you make. We appreciate it.

[@BestLittleStudio]

David, I could listen to you talk about this all day long. In fact, I have been trying to work on my 95 GMC Suburban for the past few weeks and could not find the motivation, thanks to this video I was able to spend the last 45 minutes just relaxing, working on the truck and listening to this video, with the 30 years of Crusher Camaro queued up next. Please keep these types of videos coming, they are incredible treasure troves of knowledge.

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

I’m glad to help! Thank you!

[@Fatty420]

The speed shops I knew of in LA have all closed up or moved out of state. Are there any left or is it all pretty much online ordering now?

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

There are a few, like Westside Performance

[@TheDeckofCard]

Team C Performance in Bellflower is still solid too

[@DLRPyro1]

Blair's Speed Shop is still in business in Pasadena

[@Akestler]

BDS blowers

[@stevefirth2013]

Is there still one in Whittier?​@@TheDavidFreiburger

[@NeffedUP1970]

Why did you get fired from the Dodge dealership? Please say it was for doing burnouts in the parking lot...LOL

[@Jake.schriver88]

I wanted to ask the same thing!!! But wasn't sure if I just missed when he was speaking on it and I didn't want to rewind 😆

[@speedpartsKomets]

You never mentioned the real street racing spots in the valley. Woodly and Saticoy, Sepulveda and Plummer, were the big spots in the late 70'. Prudhomme crew chief would come out with the Snake and bring a Blown V8 Datsun 240z.

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

I recall Chatsworth and Zelzah. Those places are all too developed now.

[@craignmz5264]

Old San Fernando Road, Canoga and Lassen, there were several. I haven’t watched yet was meet up spot at Tommy Burger on Roscoe mentioned? Then there was the Thousand Oaks and Camarillo areas.

[@speedpartsKomets]

The street racers knew to meet at Jack In The Box next to Super Shops to find the real fast cars in the late 70's.

[@speedpartsKomets]

I was based in the valley. I would flat tow to Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Dodger Stadium, Compton since my car was well known locally. I had a yellow small block Vega, my car was on the cover of Popular Hot Rodding magazine with Mike Johnson PHs Project Big Block Vega build. Fast times

[@armondoborjas2442]

Also Raymaer & be hind the Chevy plant on Van Nuys

[@whiteorchid5412]

I graduated HS in 1979 in San Bernardino.. Most of my friends owned an assortment of muscle cars and much like Van Nuys there was a 1/4 straight away marked out for racing on Old Green Spot Road out by the orange grove not far from the broad cast towers for a local radio station that played a rock format.

[@Bowtie_Mike7319]

I could watch and learn from Freiburger all day long! Currently laying with my 1 month old at 3:40 in the morning. Such great content

[@Elbeerad]

as a gen zer that grew up here in socal my dad would tell me all the stories of these race spots, cars and how hot rodding in socal was the place to be. now that you released this video its so awesome that the very streets i still drive to this day have so much history.

[@MikeVannatter]

This video closes the loop for me. Born and raised in So California. But I did miss the early days of drag racing as I was in to road racing since 1970. Although I lived in Pomona in the fifties and sixties again drag racing just wasn’t my thing. Until I became art director at Hot Rod magazine in 199?? Between Craig Corn and Todd Westover. I came from the outdoor group and ended up ADing Sports Afield in 2000. So, with a break as Sr. designer at Mattel doing Hot Wheels I spent nearly ten years working for R. E. Petersen. Best years of my life. Thank you for bringing so much car culture and awesome racing history from the glory days of automotive history. Keep them coming…

[@sivvybee]

Me, Dan Lisella, Tim Strobehn, David Lutz, used to come out to these places from Simi Valley as often as we could about same years you are talking about. Three times a week sometimes. I had a red 66 Chevelle, Tim had a crappy 65 chevelle and Dave had the nicest Burgundy 57 Chevy around. Come to watch the Robbie show.

[@shanehansen2141]

This is great! I hope you continue to do these. Sometimes the then/now comparisons can be depressing but your stories make it really interesting.

[@jackwernet2691]

Born and raised in Denver. In the late 50's and early 60's 16th St. downtown Denver on the weekends looked like a scene from American Graffiti. Cruise down 16th to about Larimer st. then left to 15th st. back up to broadway and do it all over again. Not many "drags" but a lot of trash talk about cars and tryin to pick up girls. Good times. The other gathering place was the Scotchman Drive in on Federal Blvd. Was a carbon copy of Mel's drive in. There you could set up a race with anyone willing to do so, hook up with girls and eat burgers and shakes. Such a great time. Thanks for your video and many good reminders/memories.

[@johnnorthrup1240]

AS a relatively younger guy from the Central Valley who now lives in LA it's been a blast watching the stuff with Steve that looks like my hometown and now seeing your history here in LA, super cool Dave! Would love to see more like this

[@TheDavidFreiburger]

Right on

[@LeiRol-u8d]

Love these sorts of things. Just interesting to see how places and things have changed, but also what remains. More please Mr F!

[@jezahawk]

David Freiburger what an awesome automotive trip down memory lane for you! It captures the scene back in the day must have been quite an experience!! Perfect content

[@motoromos]

Yes, more! As an LA native, I know how things change and evolve so quickly. Someone that can point out culturally relevant info with deep dives of lesser known is wonderful. Need to go check out the old station and terminal in Glendale. Freiburger/Dulcich 2024!

[@anthonyross9276]

Sweet! I could listen to history and old hot rodding storys all day!

[@FastKiwiBoss]

Great doco, luv it....even from New Zealand we all knew about these places from in the 70s/80s, we read all the US magazines and drove American cars, i had a 68 GT Mustang FB in 77(i was 17), our dreams were to visit SoCal which i did in 1981, in 84 ended up in the Bay Area...bought a set of 4V Mustang headers from Super Shops for $39.95, couldn’t believe how cheap they were...thanks for the great memories. Us Kiwis luv America and its car culture.

[@ScottDLR]

Thanks for taking us back, David. Here in Seattle, we cruised Lake City Way, which was a blvd back in the late 70's to early 80's. No racing because of the heavy police presence but lots of great cruising and hanging out with friends.

[@timothybragg7983]

Yes please do more videos like this. Very entertaining. A wealth of knowledge.

[@thephantom6027]

Van Nuys and Hamlin, dang. Haven't seen that street since I was a little kid.

[@bluekoi455]

Dave and Stevie Mags are two of my favorite people, I really dig the history of hot rodding and especially fastest street car stuff

[@waynesmith-r8c]

you lived the life many dream of,such a wealth of information and history of a bygone era i miss dearly

[@PrecisionSolarCare]

Born and raised in the SanFernando area and its surrounding city’s, my grandfather sold goods for years at the sanfernando swap meet. I went with him when I was a kid and I had no idea the history of the location. Super cool watching this video and recognizing all the locations/streets. Thank you from a fellow fan/hot rodder. 👍🏻

[@CattywampusOverland]

Love love this stuff! DF telling these stories and showing us where they happened is entertaining and appealing to so many other people because they have similar stories about when they grew up wrenching and street racing and hanging around and different things. We need more content like this David! Thank you for putting in the work to entertain and educate us!

[@randyhaar6325]

I loved this episode! Loved the stories and seeing the locations then and now! So cool to see some of the places I’ve been without knowing they were that cool at the time!

[@JohnM-c5f]

Thanks for the great memories from a fellow class of ‘85 kid! Love these stories of the good old days!

[@MacktasticSlick_]

This is cool getting history straight from someone that was actually there, being born in 89 it’s a bit before my time so I’m loving this

[@cbobmonster]

Dude, you are a freaking encyclopedia of motors and all things hot rod. I love it.

[@videojameplayer1448]

So cool, you’re like a historian. First person perspective of a world I’ve only ever heard epic stories of! I love your encyclopedic mind

[@Don67Satellite]

Different city and country, but even so, this brings back my memories of cruising and racing in the 80's. You're right Dave, wish many things were still like that.

[@peterphillips1493]

You were my favorite reads back in the day,love reading your article in the back page of HotRod