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Crowd looks on as driver turns Bathurst streets into a drag strip, filling downtown with the smell of burning rubber
Crowd looks on as driver turns Bathurst streets into a drag strip, filling downtown with the smell of burning rubber

Crowd looks on as driver turns Bathurst streets into a drag strip, filling downtown with the smell of burning rubber

Date7/9/1979
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  • Crowd looks on as driver turns Bathurst streets into a drag strip, filling downtown with the smell of burning rubber
  • Crowd looks on as driver turns Bathurst streets into a drag strip; filling downtown with the smell of burning rubber
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Original Toronto Star caption: Crowd looks on as driver turns Bathurst streets into a drag strip; filling downtown with the smell of burning rubber
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013451F
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