I grew up in Essex MD. We had one of the last operating old style drive-ins
called the "Thunderbird drive-in" Complete with the in car service. This was in
1972 to 1975. Essex was a big Car town and if you were lucky enough to
get a parking spot, the place was a rolling Car show. Two Cars i do remember.
First was a 31 Model A with a blown big block called the "Blue Max" and the other
pretty much set me on the Pontiac path. It was a customized 69 GTO called the
"Jigilo" To my knowledge that car never lost a race, and very few would even run
the guy. Back in those days, you impressed your freinds by seeing how fast you
could take the Back Riverneck Road. There are a lot of monuments on that road
to this day for those that could not make the turns. Seems like another lifetime now.
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