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The hot rod movement of the 1950s was about cars and car clubs. As early as 1952, the Pharaohs of Jefferson High School in Portland, OR, were part of the "fever pitch" of the hot rod movement.

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In the '50s, if you weren't part of a car club or into cars, you were "Square." The Pharaohs' clubhouse was located in North Portland at Gustin's Service Station; it was a place to gather and work on cars. In 1955, a Jefferson High School senior (pictured above) was a U.S. record holder in the D-Stock at 71 MPH in his 1939 Ford Deluxe.

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Well into the '60s, car enthusiasts used a quarter mile of NE Gertz Road as a drag strip to show off their prowess and knowledge of cars.

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Today, the Pacific Northwest Pharaohs encourage owners of all car types to participate in the many summer car shows and cruise-ins, whether they belong to a car club or not.