Van Nuys Cruise Night - HEX Van Nuys Cruise Night Home Blog Van Nuys Cruise Night March 04, 2021 We meet a lot of talented artists through our Photo lab LA events. Ask the lawyer, Is five enough? And, did I mention, .table_d2e42 { And the people! The days of $.23 tacos, bean burritos and bell burgers at Taco Bell! Due to the absolute I highly recommend it. But I love the cars that were driven at the time. I was at a car show last weekend.A friend of mine told me Van Nuys blvd cruise nights were back. } end of the paved section of the alley. In 1979, William Sachs shot the movieVan Nuys Blvd.with actress Cynthia Wood about cruising the famous boulevard. Well, it was under a penny a mile for gas. On the gasoline front,, a truly feulish thing was me piloting a 1950 Buick Super in 1980! A yellow Volkswagen bus, parked along the road, drew smiles and waves from the the spectators. On the night I went, it took place between Vanowen Street & Sherman Way. Despite its urban surroundings, Holmby Hills sports massive estates that contain 10,000+ square foot mansions. At that time I was running a body shop trying to emulate the California Custom styles. document.write(''); Get the Fuel Curve Insider and get the top posts delivered to your inbox each week. Those pictures and gas prices remind me of what I got to drive in the early 70s, after I got my license Dads 67 Chevelle hardtop. Cruising had flourished for nearly two decades on Van Nuys Boulevard and on countless other streets and avenues in cities and towns across America, but in 1972 there was a visible resurgence in this youthful evening pastime. One those who has become a regular is Jairo Morales. So, a neighbor was selling his old beat-up, faded 12-year-old Ponton Mercedes. We did that a lot back then. especially young men, were once again able to enjoy the freedom and the Was I lucky to be one of the cool kids, driving a cool car? We only live once so why not make the most of it?! The odds are quite good that some of his music was playing over the car radios or on 8 track tape as these were taken. It was a jam-packed car show.