We told you we would be down at Detroit's Campus Martius last Friday night for the "Hot Latin Nights" lowrider show, and we have proof of our presence. Yeah, okay, we may have showed up a little late, but we have many important people to see about many different things. We're making up for our tardiness with pictorial…

We've seen 11 Alameda vehicles from the 1950s in this series, but not a single one of them was a Ford product. Well, that changes today! I spotted this heavily customized Ford when I was lured down an East End side street by a quick glimpse of a late-60s Dart, spotting this '54 in all its lowered orangitude just across …

Looking for gas mileage so good that a miserly talking eyedropper personally squeezes drops of go-go juice into your carburetor? In 50s Brazil, the choice was clear: Renault Dauphine! – Murilee Martin

Don't be put off by the police tape around this late '40s-era Ford bomba-lowrider mashup — it probably won't bite. But don't get too close; you might have to face down a guard unicorn who's got a switchblade for a horn. [Thanks to Dave for the tip.] [Gallery]– Mike Spinelli