21 1960's and 70's Street Racing Pics That Burn Rubber

Daniel Bonfiglio Published Yesterday in wow

Street racing might be annoying, illegal, and incredibly dangerous, but it is part of America's DNA, and gosh dangit - it's cool. (At least it was back in the 60s and 70s.)

With figures like Big Willie Robinson, street racing wasn't just a perilous hobby, it was a cultural movement. From the cars to the backdrops, it's a slice of American history worth remembering.

We've already given you 20 pics of 1970s street racing, but here are 21 more from the 60s' and 70s.'

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Drag racing in the desert outside Los Angeles.
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Street racing in Somerdale, NJ July 4, 1967.
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Big Willie Robinson was a street racing icon who bridged the gap between the people, A-listers, and lawmakers in the mid-60s, bringing peace to a racially torn Los Angeles through street racing. He founded Brotherhood Raceway Park on Terminal Island.
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A crowd gathered at a street race in Brooklyn. New York, 1968.
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Drag racing flag starter from around 1960.
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Kevin Lawrence, right, took on a Camaro in a race-for-cash contest of acceleration. 1977.
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Racer Jim Cusso is towed after a transmission explosion, 1965.
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A 70s street machine.
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Street racing in Marlborough, Massachusetts in the late 1970s.
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70s Cameros race on the streets.
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Indoor drag racing, 1960s.
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1.
Drag racing in the desert outside Los Angeles.
2.
Street racing in Somerdale, NJ July 4, 1967.
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Big Willie Robinson was a street racing icon who bridged the gap between the people, A-listers, and lawmakers in the mid-60s, bringing peace to a racially torn Los Angeles through street racing. He founded Brotherhood Raceway Park on Terminal Island.
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A crowd gathered at a street race in Brooklyn. New York, 1968.
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Drag racing flag starter from around 1960.
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Kevin Lawrence, right, took on a Camaro in a race-for-cash contest of acceleration. 1977.
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Racer Jim Cusso is towed after a transmission explosion, 1965.
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A 70s street machine.
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Street racing in Marlborough, Massachusetts in the late 1970s.
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70s Cameros race on the streets.
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Indoor drag racing, 1960s.
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