My Father very much like Charley and other used to run the Corvette and his 356 Porsche thru Mulholland having worked out in West LA, back in the day. He would detour up to Mulholland and take a pass thru coming home from work once or twice a week. He wasn't one of the late night racers, but he scared many a fast car on those stretches of Roads! He had all of the Road Racing modifications and Guldstrand components. Some of my family were GRA group members.
Me I was up there in the 1978-1987 eras with a Road raced 914, and a very Road Race capable 1967 Camaro and a 1969 Z-28, then a flared modified 1964 Corvette Roadster. And I would borrow Dad's car also (sneak it out!)
I was one of the founders of the Turnbull Canyon Road Racing Society and out Whittier/Hacienda Heights we were doing our own thing! We would basically close off the road with sentries and walkie-talkies and then hold very organized runs up thru the Canyon. I will post some of this up! But I also did quite a number of visits at Mulholland and Van Nuys Boulevard in the dark of night and participated in the related activities with the locals and am familiar with a number of the cars talked about!
Here is my Dad's car!
My father James Ekas in his hip clothing! Back in the Day! Every car in the picture has a California Black Plate last issued in 1969. The bus is an out of state plate. All of the cars look to be pre-1970 in the lot (The Mustang, the Bus, the Dodge, Plymouths, etc., etc.)
And the car as it is today! My father is in the cool Steve McQueen replica jacket sitting down!
Video of car in action (younger brother Dean Ekas driving)
Video vette.MOV - YouTube
Vette Video 3 Irvine Meadows 1993 - YouTube