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From: mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
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Subject: Re: Song of My Ride - May 20
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 16:28:29 +0000
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On Wed, 21 May 2025 15:15:25 +0000, Steve Mc wrote:

> On 5/21/2025 7:04 AM, Jim Colegrove wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 May 2025 10:56:20 -0700, Steve Mc
>> <stevemc209@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Not really, but it got me wondering.
>>>
>>> I'm guessing there wasn't much of a Car Culture and/or Surf Culture of
>>> songs on the East Coast, and in the UK.Probably predominately just a
>>> California thing ? Am I correct ?
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ABNahv1-T4
>>>
>>>
>>> Falco Records – F-302
>>> Country: US
>>> Released:
>>> 1961
>> It's OK with me.
>>
>> Where I grew up in Ohio there were several car clubs when i was in
>> high school ('55-'59). Hot rodders, while not being predominnat, were
>> around and we were certain to notice their hopped up rides. We had
>> bikers too.
>> One club was "The Kleen Kar Klub" (KKK?), rhw other was "Satan's
>> Angels." Although they might have been more of a clique than about
>> cars.
>>
> When I stared driving in '64, I think they were mostly done around
> here.  My brother was in The Shaft Snappers, and I actually have the
> plaque ( a caveman snapping a shaft over a campfire) that they installed
> beneath the rear window.

The UK chapter of The Shaft Snappers have a very similar plaque
depicting a caveman snapping Isaac Hayes over a campfire