Toronto.Harveys 1979.On the street.

[XXXGoldL34M20]

Those were the good old days,
Harvey's Burger place near the corner of Jane + Keele and from there we went to the corner of Finch and Weston (Canadian Tire Parking Lot).
Both location were near the highway 400 exit with very low population back then, lots of races were done on highway 400 until the cops shut everyone down after cathing on.
I had a Fathom Blue with White stripes 1970 Chevelle SS396 for 13 years back in those days.
Lots of good memories [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[flyingn]

wow.. Very cool vid.. Thanks

[ZiggyL78]

I was recently contacted by Pete Stillman.He was the driver of the Camaro.He told me the vid appears so professional for back in 79 because it was a university project.They used a lot of film to make it right.He was talking to Dieter recently.Dieter sold the car to some kid and he parked it on some frontyard in Brampton.This guy from Orillia or Barrie who works at a Ford dealer bought it for 2500.oo and it now has a built big block in it ...the guy who owns it now will not sell it.

[realzed]

(quote)..&quot;Great stories, pics and thread PJ...more, more!.

I heard many tales of Harvey's and this era cars over the years...nice to see and hear more facts of what was going on only an hour or so away from where I was growing up!.

On a sadder note, the area being discussed isn't far from where the Golden Horseshoe Dragway was and the location of Dick Harrell's fatal accident in Sept. '71..
Pete&quot;.. (quote)

Could someone try and give me an idea of where this 'Golden Horseshoe Dragway' was located?
I recall going to some races in the late '60's early 70's, with my cousin who lived then in Georgetown (I guess Halton now) and it seemed a lot closer to get to from his place than Cayuga would have..
I was always wondering where we had attended the races and now after hearing this was wondering if this could be where we went. If so any idea where is exactly was and for how long it operated?
Thanks for any info - sorry for the HiJack somewhat - Randy

[ZiggyL78]

#7 and 4th line.Georgetown.

[realzed]

Thanks Zig - I knew it seemed a lot closer than Cayuga - rightly so I guess..
Any idea how long it was open and running and the reason why, if other than being squeezed out by housing and development, it was shut down?
Just there the once - but I seem to recall seating down just one side, but it appeared to be a decent venue..
Randy

[BARRY]

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[ZiggyL78]

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I think the track was open for 5-6 years.It changed hands a couple of times.After the track closed we would pull the barriers aside and race on weekends.They finally used a grader to carve up the track.
Here is a shot of my Vega running the &quot;Polar Express&quot; on one of those secial days.As you can tell I was already off the mark as the Nova was sleeping.This is real &quot;arm drop&quot; racing.It's a poor pic but you can see a number of spectaters holding a beer.

[realzed]

Too bad - wish there was a strip near Toronto still - but I'm guessing that is what in the end determined the fate of this one, considering especially how much the city has grown Westward..
I did try a Google Earth search of the area to see where it might possibly have been located - but it appears that they obliterated any remnants of it well, as nothing jumps out now as having been a possible site.
I have a few friends who travel down to Cayuga and London to race but with the price of fuel and time it takes to get there from N. Ontario it becomes a very hard deal to do on a regular basis and only for the 'well heeled'..
We need a strip up North here and there is one sort of 'in the works' but these days $$'s are hard to free up from even the most sympathetic of donors and supporters..
Thanks - Randy

[ZiggyL78]

This one looks like it will happen even though it is 3 1/2 hours from Toronto.

http://www.kingofthenorthdragway.com/