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07-18-2009, 01:59 AM
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Duke's Drive In
Anyone in the Chicago area know if Duke's drive in on Harlem Ave in Bridegeview is still around??
Back in the 80's this was one of the great musclecar hang outs with some pretty neat and unusual stuff that showed up regularly. I understand it went to the subwoofer/crotch rocket biker crowd in the 90's and have not heard any updates since then. 
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07-18-2009, 11:28 PM
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Re: Duke's Drive In
From 1981-1985....the summer weekends we were there almost every weekend. It was the place to be! Lots of great memories, street drag racing and I294 racing. I`m lucky to be alive when I think back at all the crazy things we did!
 Dan.
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07-19-2009, 02:09 AM
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Re: Duke's Drive In
I was by there about six months ago and it was still there.
Don't think too much is happening there anymore. I went there a few too many times in between 1978 and 1983. Didn't know Dan (postsedan) back then but probably would have beat him in a race if challenged!
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07-20-2009, 05:07 PM
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Re: Duke's Drive In
------Used to go to Dukes all the time when we lived in Hinsdale. Actually stayed up late (3 or 4 in the morning) a couple of times and followed the action waaaaaaaay down on the south side out in nowhere and caught the racing. You are right,,,those were great times!!!
 ......Bill S
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07-20-2009, 10:19 PM
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Re: Duke's Drive In
Were you there the night of the famous 409 vs. LS6 corvette race - I think it was on the way home?
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07-21-2009, 03:28 AM
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Re: Duke's Drive In
Bill, we used to go down by the canals off of 83 (Kingery Hwy) and raced back in the forest preserves on 107th, were you ever there??
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69 Chevelle SS L88 "Day-2" Lemans Blue 69 Chevelle SS L34 postsedan project-Azure Turquoise
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07-21-2009, 05:50 AM
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Re: Duke's Drive In
------Hey Jake!!! Yup, I was definetly there for that one. Actually I was in the drivers seat of the LS6. That car now resides down in Texas and is still in beautiful shape. Remember the gear in that thing??? The year I took it to B-G I passed Stretch with the needle pointing straight down. That baby was one top end machine. Stretch bought it from me shortly after.
 ........Bill S
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