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Monte Carlo
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« on: March 19, 2010, 10:07:16 pm »
http://www2.canada.com/langleyadvance/news/letters/story.html?id=753f4c92-273e-40db-8783-9cff27955841
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2010, 10:14:02 pm »
Are you a nascar fan montecarlo?
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2010, 10:15:45 pm »
Langley Speedway was a former Nascar Winston West Track.
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 10:31:15 pm »
Quote from: Monte Carlo on March 19, 2010, 10:15:45 pm
Langley Speedway was a former Nascar Winston West Track.

really, i never knew that. i happen to be an indy car fan--scott goodyear, paul tracy. i was never a greg moore (bc born) fan, but i was watching the race (live) that took his life and, of course, it affected me. same with senna. oh well, what else can i say.
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2010, 08:04:15 am »
Have a Look.  http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/langley-speedway/view/?service=1
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2010, 12:00:55 pm »
why is it so isolated?  it looks like it never had any accommodations, not even access.
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2010, 01:08:26 pm »
Looks are deceiving. Parking lot held 5000 cars.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langley_Speedway_(British_Columbia)
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2010, 01:12:57 pm »
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charlieliberal
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2010, 02:39:06 pm »
That is a really cool old photo! What year was that?
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2010, 02:59:18 pm »
1970
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2010, 04:03:11 pm »
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« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2010, 04:09:30 pm »
i wish i was around here back THEN, i woulda really enjoyed going there.
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« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2010, 04:11:11 pm »
in the first photo, that looks like a '57 chevy at the lead position.
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2010, 04:34:48 pm »
57 chev it is.
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« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2010, 04:36:04 pm »
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« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2010, 05:06:12 pm »
just a guess. is '37' an impala? i would love to own that buick riviera on the other side. it's a '64 or very close to a '64. it is one of my all time fav designs from the sixties.
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« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2010, 05:13:06 pm »

'64 riviera
Engine: 425 cu.i V8 (6.96 liter) - 340 SAE HK - 465 ft-lbs torque
Transmission: SuperTurbine 400 - 3-speed with Switch Pitch Converter
Rims/Tires: Edelbrock Type 409, 8x17" with 255/50-17 tires
Exhaust: 2½" with Flowmaster serie 40 mufflers
Options: Powerbrakes, powersteering, A/C, tiltcollumn, powerwindows, powerseat, tinted windows, vacuum trunk release
Performance: Topspeed: 125 mph.   -   0-60 mph: 7.8 sec.  -  1/4 mile: 16 sec.
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #17 on: March 20, 2010, 05:17:30 pm »
Very expensive car in 64,one most could never afford. Very good photo.
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2010, 05:19:36 pm »
I have 8000 photos from three decades of Langley Speedway. 
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« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2010, 05:20:29 pm »
well, if precious metals move the way i expect in the next 5 yrs, i just might buy one and restore it.
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« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2010, 05:22:52 pm »


this is what i drive today and i love it. not too big and not too small. it is a very solid car with a 302 ci--very good engine.
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Monte Carlo
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« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2010, 05:28:02 pm »
The days of real metal, not pop cans on wheels.
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« Reply #22 on: March 20, 2010, 05:28:46 pm »
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« Reply #23 on: March 20, 2010, 05:29:29 pm »
Quote from: Monte Carlo on March 20, 2010, 05:28:02 pm
The days of real metal, not pop cans on wheels.

exactly, i'll likely live through a crash. here's another beauty--
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« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2010, 05:37:33 pm »
i'm looking for one of these right now. '86 lincoln mark 7
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