In the ’60s, a car was important—a big-engined hot rod…imperative to nearly every red-blooded male, it allowed freedom. Weekends meant cruising the “loop” or drive-in hangouts, street racing, or trying to meet females. In Midwestern towns, that four-wheeled gem was your whole world…a way to explore, show off, and a means of meeting that perfect companion. “Factory hot rods,” off-the-showroom-floor 1960s big-engined sedans came around. Drag racing became the game, speed and fearlessness ran rampant…illegal drag races were standard fare. These stories will take you back to the 1960s…a time of civil unrest, constant change, and growing up…although most of us didn’t ever want those days to end.