Slicked-up hair. Motorcycle jackets. A pack of cigarettes placed gingerly in the rolled-up sleeves of their white t-shirts. Long before this iconic aesthetic earned its association with Broadway musicals, The Outsiders and Henry Winkler jumping the shark, real-life greasers raced through the streets of cities across the nation, flaunting their cars and looking cool as heck. 

From '40s motorcycle clubs to guys just working on their rides, here are 29 photos of old-school greasers that will have you twisting and shouting.