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Some Sort Of Land Rover
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Just a block from the Triumph Stag was another British machine. More »
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Comment by jdoubleh's terrified of explosive castration: Anyone the utility of the cables going from the fenders to the roof rack? Perhaps the vehicle's had an engine... 3 Responses | Other threads
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DOTS Pontiac Makes Parade Appearance
So the Alameda Fourth Of July parade- which used to be a lot better, back when the Navy was still here and every ship had a marching band- passes right by my front door. More »
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Comment by engineerd is back in the D...for now: Nice 4th of July DOTS, Murilee. I hope you are taking time to enjoy America today. Grill up... 2 Responses | Other threads
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1961 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How about we follow up one vintage Chevy wagon with another? More »
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Comment by JB_Finesse: Why do I sometimes see these old quad-headlight cars missing half the lights? Do these people find high beams unnecessary... 5 Responses | Other threads
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1971 Chevrolet Concours Station Wagon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a very original, possibly even original-owner-driven Chevelle wagon. More »
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Comment by tonyola: Entire herds of these used to roam the landscape, now they're endangered and few are seen in the wild. The... 7 Responses | Other threads
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1982 Mercedes-Benz 380SL
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Mercedes-Benz built the R107 for nearly 20 years- definitely DOTS-worthy! More »
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Comment by darkstar: I have a soft spot for old mercs. They're really quite nice. 11 Responses | Other threads
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1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a classic that just needs a little TLC! More »
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Comment by HenriPro: hmm wonder what would go well in the engine bay?? 8 Responses | Other threads
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1972 Triumph Stag
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a really rare one! More »
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Comment by Timtoolman, now with power tools!: So poor engine design, and poor qulity control- sand in the waterways, ugh! Timing chain issue sounds like my old... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Very First DOTS Car Up For Sale!
When you have a '61 Mini and an '83 Toyota 4x4 pickup and you're dangerously close to building the first-ever VW-based kit car 24 Hours Of LeMons racer, you might need to shed a project. More »
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Comment by thunder; now eta-powered: Cool. The only question in my mind is, why is this not the very first DOTS to PCH post? You're slipping... 5 Responses | Other threads
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1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today's isn't particularly old, but it is our first Roller! More »
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Comment by Mobius_1: That is properly British, awesome. Just wondering though, if I spot a nice car parked on the sidewalk or something,... 7 Responses | Other threads
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1960 Rambler American Custom
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a proto-AMC to remind us of the transience of car companies. More »
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Comment by .357: Ramblers are some of the best AMCs. And, I especially love the 58-60 MY wagons. Flathead 6 engines are... 16 Responses | Other threads
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1981 Toyota Corolla Tercel Coupe
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Our last DOTS Toyota was all the way back in January. More »
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Comment by citroën67: Great minds must think alike because I saw this little fella at the RR street warehouse in Ann Arbor about... 10 Responses | Other threads
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1962 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. This Greenbrier created quite a stir when it appeared on the island. More »
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Comment by tonyola: Very cool, I haven't seen one of these in ages. I like the copper/white color combo too. Now let's see... 10 Responses | Other threads
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1951 Willys Jeep Station Wagon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Sure, we just saw an old Willys on the Alameda street. More »
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Comment by Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Virgil Exner is alive and well in South America! Seriously, it's been a long time since my HS Spanish class,... 14 Responses | Other threads
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1975 MGB
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. The street-driven MGB is nearly extinct these days. More »
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Comment by oyumurtaci: Which MG was it that looked like a breadvan? I was helping my boss fix up an old Spitfire, and... 11 Responses | Other threads
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1965 Plymouth Belvedere Coupe
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. The Belvedere was Plymouth's answer to the Chevelle and Fairlane. More »
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Comment by DrLemming: UDMan's right: The Belvedere was a lightly facelifted version of Chrysler's disastrous attempt in 1962 to trim the fat... 5 Responses | Other threads
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1958 Willys Pickup
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How about a half-century-old Willys pickup as a work vehicle? More »
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Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: Believe it or not, here's an array of colors for your Willys -- including pink! What are there these days,... 20 Responses | Other threads
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1937 Beardmore Taxi
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's the fourth 1930s car I've found down on the Alameda street.
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Comment by jduffy13: It's funny with some of the new cars today doing two tone and getting it wrong, this old beauty gets... 4 Responses | Other threads
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1972 International Harvester Scout II
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We might as well call Alameda "Island Of The Scouts."
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Comment by UDMan: ahhhh, I've tried the Tilt Shift website as well, very cool indeed. While I'm not a big fan of Photoshop,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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1966 Dodge Dart GT
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Our last Chrysler A-Body was in December, so we're due.
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Comment by jduffy13: This car looks great and ready for action. Anyone here drive one of these and what was the experience like? 12 Responses | Other threads
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Pontiac Is No More, But The Survivors Flourish Down On The Street
Oldsmobile, Plymouth, and now Pontiac; this century is rough on the old Detroit marques. With the the demise of Pontiac in mind, let's check out the classic Pontiacs I've photographed down on the Alameda street.
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Comment by FP - tittin' and shittin' with Tomsk: The '57 is probably my personal favorite, but the GTO has undeniable don't-fuck-with-me (and if I remember correctly it started... 4 Responses | Other threads
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1973 Datsun 510
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's the fourth Datsun 510 in the series. More »
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Comment by BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ with quadrozontal expierience: Escort Mk1 and Mk2, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Datsun 510, BMW 1602, BMW 1802 and 2002, they all had one thing... 9 Responses | Other threads
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1966 Cadillac DeVille Convertible
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How about a'67'66 Cadillac convertible as a company car?
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Comment by Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: I think I'd pony up the extra 5-600 for an Imperial ragtop.. How much for a mid-'60s Caddy "company car" like... 19 Responses | Other threads
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Some Cars Take A Beating Down On The Alameda Street
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're going to return to a couple of old friends. More »
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Comment by tomlewis: I would probably get mad over the weeds before I got mad over the car if they were my neighbor. 27 Responses | Other threads
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1962 Chevrolet Nova
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Our last Alameda Nova was 6 months ago.
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Comment by DrLemming: In the early 1960s GM was at the peak of its dominance of the American market. I don't have... 7 Responses | Other threads
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Sooner or later, I knew I'd find one of these!
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Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: My granddad bought one new and kept it for at least 20 years. He couldn't understand why all the "young... 24 Responses | Other threads
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1969 Mercury Cougar
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Everyone loves the Mercury Cougar, right? More »
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Comment by Graverobber: An interesting tidbit about the '69 Cougar: One of the defining features of the early Cougars was the sequential turn... 14 Responses | Other threads
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1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Cabriolet
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. In the German cars of DOTS, the Rabbit count was too low!
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Comment by dculberson: Murilee, a friend of mine just bought a 1981 Rabbit Diesel. Yes, voluntarily. That's the only car I've... 7 Responses | Other threads
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1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Can you believe 450 DOTS vehicles and today's is the first Corvair?
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Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: I guess we should ask, "What ISN'T on Alameda?" It's good to know that Corvairs have rabid fanclubs. I was a... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Down On The Street 450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Germans
The Hamsters are resisting our efforts to continue the 450 DOTS commemoration, but we've finally got Round Two ready for your enjoyment. Here are the German cars that roam the Island That Rust Forgot. More »
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Comment by eggwich del fiero ttt!: I'm guessing there are going to be a lot of pageviews from BMWphiles here, so I need to ask the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Down On The Street 450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Wagons
We've hit another milestone, with 450 interesting street-parked vehicles in the Down On The Street series. That means it's time to have our customary DOTS roundup, but we're doing it a bit differently this time. More »
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Comment by Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Well, I'm already married, so- Murilee, will you adopt me? 8 Responses | Other threads
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1967 Chevrolet Caprice
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Is it ever possible to have too many full-size Chevrolets?
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Comment by Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Very nice- 1967 was one of the best-looking fullsize Chevs ever. One of my favorite features of these (silly I know)... 9 Responses | Other threads
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1965 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We're returning to a block that's given us three vehicles already.
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Comment by Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: What rust? That thing may have spent some time in road-salt country, but not at the same time as the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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1973 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, With Bonus Big Chevy Poll
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Big Chevrolets like this once ruled the highways of North America.
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Comment by Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Be honest folks: how many of you have been convinced by the DOTS posts that you want to move to... 19 Responses | Other threads
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1968 GMC Pickup Truck
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. There's no reason that Truck Monday shouldn't fall on a Saturday!
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Comment by Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: I love the old yellow-on-black California plates! One of my friends said you might be able to still get... 6 Responses | Other threads
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The Most Reliable Motor Vehicle I Know Of: 1988 Toyota Pickup
Just as we make jokes about unreliable cars, we make jokes about the Toyota pickup's reliability. My brother-in-law's '88 has close to a quarter-million miles and it has yet to suffer any significant mechanical problem.
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Comment by grzydj: The 22R is better than the 22RE even though the fuel injected 22RE makes a bit more oomph and gets... 7 Responses | Other threads
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1971 Volkswagen Squareback
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. A few months have passed since our last Alameda Squareback.
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1974 Jensen-Healey
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We saw one in San Francisco and two in the junkyard…
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Comment by skitter: It's obvious that the 907 derives its power from the dual overhead camshafts. DOHC means twice as much power. /Welds junk... 13 Responses | Other threads
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1976 BMW 2002
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. 2002s everywhere on the island, so let's see another!
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Comment by UDMan: I kind of preferred the big bumper design. BMW at that time seemed to have the ability to tack on... 7 Responses | Other threads
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1979 Chevrolet Corvette
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We haven't seen an Alameda Corvette since this '73.
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Comment by P161911 now with M POWER!: I've really got to get the 77 Vette in the basement back on the road. Going off to look through crate... 4 Responses | Other threads
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1969 Citroën DS Station Wagon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. See, I'm not leaving, and DOTS isn't going away! More »
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Comment by engineerd is back in the D...for now: Woohoo! Murilee is back! And with a Citroen wagon, no less! My life is once again complete. Sweet... 18 Responses | Other threads
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