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Forgotten Brand, Forgotten Car: 1929 Oakland All-American Six

Can you imagine a brand marketed above Pontiac and below Buick, Olds and Cadillac? Neither could GM after 1931, but before that Oakland was such a brand. Proving platform prostitution isn't a new idea, this 1929 Oakland All-American Six is basically a badge engineered Pontiac with a fancy interior. The story here isn't really the car though, it's the history. Somewhere around 1949, a mechanic parked this car in his garage, and it sat there ever since. Preserved even in the San Franciso climate, the Oakland is nearly perfect, right down to the velvet on the doors. Make your way over to telstarlogistics and ogle the incredibly clean flathead straight six, completely rustless doors and still intact emergency kit. What a find.

7:30 AM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,048 views, 25 comments

Latest by SuperCarnitas: I'd like to see the Oakland beat the shit out of the Berkeley. [en.wikipedia.org] more »

down on the street

1965 Rambler American 220

How long has it been since we last saw an Alameda Rambler? Since July, that's how long... and that's just too long to be deprived of pre-AMC-nameplate Kenosha machinery! So here's a pretty clean '65 American to start our day. This car parks next to the '61, so we have to assume they're owned by the same person. More »

9:00 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,051 views, 36 comments

1961 Rambler American
I'm going to go with a fine patriotic machine this Fourth of July, a car literally named American. This little Kenosha coupe lives in Alameda's West End.

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news

Jalopnik Gets Massively Mopar At The 2007 Chrysler Employee Motorsport Association Auto Show

We took a moment out of our lazy busy weekend schedule to head on up to Auburn Hills and the DaimlerChrysler Tech Center for the annual auto show for the Chrysler Employee Motorsport Association (CEMA). Although they've been doing it for 18 years, this is only the second time we've been lucky enough to attend an event all about featuring the best and brightest of Chrysler employee-owned classic and not-so-classic cars. There's no requirement of ownership of Mopar muscle for membership, there's obviously more of that on display at the show than any other brand of Motown motorabilia. For instance, we found these twin 1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Ams sitting amidst the 340 or so vehicles on display at the mainly Mopar event. With one dressed up in admiralty blue and the other colored buccaneer red, these Super Duty-powered screaming chickens drew respectful nods from even the most die-hard Chrysler employees. More »

Feature

12:00 PM on Mon Jun 11 2007
By Ray Wert
999 views, 6 comments

Latest by Turboner: A guy I know has an Omni GLHS, and he rallycrosses it in the FWD stock class, usually kicking serious ass in the process. It's amazing how much a turbocharger and some aero bits can make it so much more »

news

Toyota's As American As Apple Pie: So Sayeth the 'Today Show'

The 'Today Show' ran a nice little piece this morning on the "fact" that foreign automakers are just as "American" as can be — and yet again we're wondering if the mainstream media ever does their homework on these pieces or if they do — what's their litmus test for what makes a company "American." We feel like maybe we've got to give them a little primer so they've got the right notes for next time. More »

1:14 PM on Wed Jun 14 2006
By Ray Wert
433 views, 11 comments

Latest by PromisedPlanet: boldventure said it all. All you "buy American" types, why do you hate capitalism so much? Toyota builds the best product, end of story. I'll buy American when an American manufacturer can build a car that I can more »