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1973 MG Midget

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. After the Shark and Minnow Midget/Continental combo, it only seemed right to share some photos of another street-parked Midget (ideally, one not overshadowed by some monster land yacht), and Kitt has shot such a car for us in her South Denver neighborhood. This one's for sale, and instead of a price it's got a printout of the NADA Guides retail value; hey, it's worth a try! I've done a fair amount of Midget driving, and they're a lot of fun… provided you carry every tool you own in the boot- you'll need 'em, thanks to the one-two punch of Lucas Electrics and SU carbs- and don't mind the disconcerting experience of viewing the undersides of truck trailers on the freeway.


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1:40 PM on Mon Sep 29 2008
By Murilee Martin
784 views, 22 comments

Latest by truck-o-matic: I had one when I was an 18-year-old. Bought it when I got a bunch of insurance money. Never had the balls to drive under trailers while I was driving, but I did have plenty of fun zipping around. When it ran, it was the absolute best handling, except more »

down on the street bonus edition

1961 Dodge Lancer 770 In Denver May Be Obama's Personal Campaign Vehicle

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. It's been a while since we've seen one of Denver's many cool street-parked cars, and what better place to look for one than right in the heart of the Democratic National Convention madness downtown? That's what Kitt thought, so she braved the protesters and riot-ready cops to shoot this '61 Lancer. Now, we can't say for sure, but speculation (well, my speculation, anyway) has it that Barack Obama plans to drive this car for the rest of the campaign, to show that he's a man of the people! Make the jump for more of my crackbrained theory political insight (and the rest of the photos of this fine automobile).


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1:20 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,209 views, 64 comments

Latest by spectra: @jedchev: Romney's Rambler American was SURELY his daddy's more »

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Dirt-Oval Veteran '38 Ford Would Be Hell Project, Definitely Worth The Pain

I'm in Denver pretty regularly, and that means I'm often roaming about the area with camera in hand, looking for more photos of street-parked old vehicles to add to the Down On The Street Bonus Edition stash. I was happy to find three vintage Fairlanes on a previous trip, but I just about flew through the windshield in Englewood, so hard did I brake when I spotted what appeared to be an original 1950s race car sitting on a trailer in an industrial 'hood. I didn't know it yet, but I'd arrived at RoadSideWerx.
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5:00 PM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,280 views, 31 comments

Latest by B1663R: alas, its far to rusted and beyond all hope of a restoration. the best thing you can do is get an old frame and use the old body as a template and start fabbing... more »

down on the street bonus edition

Bavaria In The Rockies: A Trio Of Colorado BMW Survivors

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than Island That Rust Forgot. I've got quite the stockpile of photographs from Denver, thanks to Kitt, EJacobs, and my own bimonthly visits to the Mile High City. Today we're going to have another 3-Fer-1 Colorado-palooza, with one BMW from each of us!


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3:00 PM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
994 views, 21 comments

Latest by Cruising Interstate 76: @warpig: throw it up, i always love good bimmer porn more »

drag racing

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Nitro Fumes And Meat On A Stick At The Mopar Mile High Nationals!

Last weekend, I found myself in Denver on short notice, and damn if they weren't running the Mopar Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway! As a Doctor Of Automotive Journalism, it was my sacred duty to check it out, regardless of the fact that I hadn't brought my good camera. It was 97 degrees in the shade, engines and sea-level humans were gasping for oxygen, and there was much grumbling that Top Fuel and Funny Car classes were running 320 feet less than before...but there's still no substitute for the apocalyptic full-body sensation of an 8,000 horsepower blown Hemi blasting off a few yards away. Make the jump for the complete gallery.

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10:00 AM on Sun Jul 20 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,108 views, 29 comments

Latest by Slantsick goes hybrid: Burns Oil and Rubber: @MOPAR-MAN: I had Darts, so I just got the "I/my mom/aunt/brother/best friend/et cetera had one, great car" comments- never once had anybody mistake it for anything else. I do know a guy with a Cordoba who has to endure "Cool Monte Carlo!" comments whenever he takes it out, though. more »

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Three Photographers, Seven Fords, One Mile-High City

So the DOTS Bonus Edition photos keep rolling in from every direction- and I'm doing my best to post them all- but the stockpile of car photos from Denver has reached absurd proportions. First there was Kitt on the south side, then EJacobs started shooting interesting old cars in the northwestern part of town; by this time I have a backlog of a dozen vehicles from each of them. To add to the fun, I get shipped to Denver for work every few months, so I can add my own photos to the list! Today, we've got one set of photos each from Kitt, Ejacobs, and me. The unifying theme: Old Fords! Make the jump for three more big galleries.

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2:00 PM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,059 views, 22 comments

Latest by Mike the Dog: @FuzzyPlushroom: That would surprise me not at all. Ford has always been pretty good at "parts-bin engineering". more »

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In A City Of Subarus, The BRAT Stands Out

What with all the great DOTSBE photos coming in from readers all over the globe, we haven't had a chance to show any Denver cars for a few weeks. This means we have quite the backlog, because in addition to Denver regulars Kitt and Ejacobs, I get shipped to Denver for work every so often and shoot the occasional street-parked vehicle myself while in town. Today is Kitt's turn, with this clean BRAT she found in her South Denver 'hood. It seems that every third vehicle in town is a Subaru, but you don't see many of these things around.

2:00 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,641 views, 39 comments

Latest by subscript: @subscript: Luckily, I have a white '88 RX, black '89 RX, and a blue '87 GL-10 "Sportwagon" more »

gas prices

Coors Puts Beer Waste To Use As Ethanol

As we continue our march towards the end of the highest-priced gas day of the year, let's turn to something a little bit more enjoyable to think about — like beer! Who says you have to harvest football fields worth of corn for one gallon of ethanol? Molson Coors Brewing Company, the company behind the delectable Coors Light has announced that it is the official E85 ethanol producer for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Wait, what? Seriously? A beer company is the ethanol sponsor for the Democratic National Convention? More »

10:05 AM on Fri May 23 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,434 views, 40 comments

Latest by M0L0TOV: @offyatindy: Killians is also the king of hangovers. I've never experienced anything worse than a Killians hangover. Just the taste or thought of it makes me ill. Then again, Coors, I avoid their products, even if they're part South African now. Okay, well, I repent, I do like Blue Moon more »

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Another Alfa Romeo GT Down On The Denver Street

Remember when Kitt photographed an early 70s Alfa Romeo GT in her Denver neighborhood? What are the chances that another Alfa of similar vintage would be found across town by EJacobs? Welcome to Denver, where old Italian iron seems to survive just fine! This one is a bit more battered than the other, and the lack of license plates may indicate that it doesn't drive much, but it's on the street and looking pretty good.

4:40 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By Murilee Martin
880 views, 23 comments

Latest by monsterajr: i just realized how much I miss my alfa's... Haven't owned any in about 5yrs. ALFA=Always Looking For Another..sigh. The real torture is that I live within walking distance of an Alfa Repairshop well known on Long Island, NY and will walk my daughter past every now and again looking more »

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Oslo Traction-Avant... Or Denver SM?

After seeing some old Citröens down on the Oslo street yesterday, Denver's Kitt ran right out and shot a Citröen in her neighborhood. And not just a garden-variety DS or 2CV- this here is a genuine JFG-worthy SM! Looks like this one may be paying one of its all-too-common visits to the shop, but it's still alive and on the street!

4:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,623 views, 42 comments

Latest by abercrombie121: I drive by this car every day, i has been there for at least a month maybe more so I think it is the shop owner's car more »