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more about #1930s more comments → Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: #1 is a 50 or 51 Ford. Definitely not a 49. Under the front bumper is a piece of chrome trim that surrounded the front turn signal, which the 49 did... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: It looks to me that Street View has found a ghost of Alameda motoring past, just to the right of that telephone poll. It's not just cars that live fo... more » SeanKHotay: Love these old pics, Murilee! Slice of life from years past! #photography more » beercheck: All I had for sure was the Terraplane. Uncle's got one.. #photography more » Novaload: So where are these cars now, Murilee? Because you know they are still lurking around Alameda somewhere. Probably not DOTS but in the garages somewhere... more » UDMan: I can identify the first four, but the 5th has me stumped. - #1: a 1949 -1951 Ford Club Coupe - #2: a 1935 Hudson Terraplane Sedan. I can't identify ... more » Six Flags Over Tomsk: Pic #1 is a '50 or '51 Ford, and pic #4 is a '41 Buick. No idea about the other three. #photography more » Turboner: Damn, two out of three cars on the list (M30 and Sirius/4G63). If you would get off your ass and induct the Audi 2.7 Biturbo, I'd have a full sweep! ... more » Rupunzell: How about a list sub list of these engines that tend to survive LeMons and the ones that do not? #engine more » Murilee Martin: I'm working on an All-Time Engine Survivors post, sort of the engine counterpart to the All-Time Automotive Survivors post. Small-block Chevy, Toyota ... more » pauljones: As an LS-series kind of guy, I don't often realize that there are other great engines out there, and rarely can I name them. But, there they are, in a... more » zacharyzoomy: no volvo B230FT? its a brilliant engine more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: My two personal choices for post-apocalyptic powerpants. The ChryCo slant-6 until all gasoline has turned to varnish ('bout 12 months after productio... more » Ford Tempo Fanatic: Okay, what, no 2.3.L HSO I4? Now for the Ford Tempo Fact of the Day! The HSO (High Specific Output) version of Ford's 2.3L I4 was the slightly more... more » A strolling player: Imagine, if you will, an articulated bus of some length, powered by one of each of these. This road train would travel the nation, stopping for every... more » -
#ennuicountermeasure
Down On The Alameda Street, 1940s Style: Can You Identify These Mystery Cars?
On my way to the neighborhood taqueria, I passed the Eternal Yard Sale House down the block- every 'hood has one, right?- for the thousandth time... and finally bought something: a 50-year-old photo album with some cool old car photos. More » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day Overload!
We've been doing the Engine Of The Day series for a couple of years, so it's time we put all 74 EOTD honorees together! More » -
#jalopnikbookreviews
Ferdinand Porsche - Genesis Of Genius by Karl Ludvigsen
You know how a lot of marque-specific car books tend to be a bit on the lightweight side? A couple of anecdotes about the designers and then a lot of pretty pictures? Not this monster! More » -
#downonthestreet
500 Old Cars And Trucks Down On The Streets Of Alameda, California
More than two years after the first street-parked Alameda car in this series, we've reached the 500 mark! 1919 to 2000, Chevrolets to Rolls-Royces, econoboxes to muscle cars: all here! More » -
#retro
The Ultimate Automotive Survivors: 50 Cars Made For Over 20 Years
While the Beetle, Ambassador, Mini, and 2CV each enjoyed more than four decades of production in pretty much their original form, we mustn't overlook the other long-term survivors of the automotive world.
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#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: Chrysler Flathead Six
How long does an engine family need to survive in front-line use to become a legend? 42 years, like the Toyota R? 47, as with the small-block Chevy? Today's engine may have them both beat! More » -
#downonthestreet450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury!
I've shot so many interesting street-parked cars and trucks in Alameda that I can't fit them all in one post without causing brownouts along the Eastern Seaboard. Today is FoMoCo's turn!
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#moviecars
Murilee's Movie Car Hall Of Fame
If you were outraged by our neglect of your very favorite films in the 12 Greatest Car Movies post, get ready to blow your remaining head gasket! It's time for Murilee's Maddening Movie Machines!
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#downonthestreet450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Other Europeans
As we continue to celebrate 450 cars photographed down on the Alameda, California street, we're going to follow up the Germans with the rest of the Europeans: Italy, France, Sweden, and the UK!
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#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, Fun With Engine Swaps Edition: Hero Of Billetproof!
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! We haven't done a serious Engine Mix-&-Match PCH for a while, so let's burn!
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#retro
1939: When Chryslers Assembled Themselves
Imagine how much cheaper car assembly would be with no workers. No healthcare costs! No strikes! The pistons, they just march right in to that ol' flathead six! More » -
#hillsboroughconcoursdelegance
Someone's Gonna Get Fired: LeMons Cars Invited To Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance
The Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance is a super-upscale car shows, with the rich folks showing off their high-buck machines. This time, the organizers had the bright idea of inviting five 24 Hours Of LeMons racers.
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#classicadwatch
The 1932 Ford: As Many Ball Bearings As Cars Costing Four Times As Much!
Les Firestine Ford disappeared from Oakland's Auto Row many decades ago, but this promo film- apparently shown in theaters around the East Bay- makes the Deuce Coupe seem like a pretty good deal, even now. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Golden Hits
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. I've got Colorado photographs aplenty, so get ready for high-altitude survivors! More » -
#jalopnikbookreviews
Cars Of The Soviet Union: The Definitive History, by Andy Thompson
Whether you're wrenching on a flying Spitfire or a leaking Spitfire, Haynes has a shop manual for you. Very useful, but hardly the sort of thing you'd keep on your coffee table. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: Mystery Rod
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting cars in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. The San Francisco onslaught continues with this car Vulber found for us. More » -
#retro
Stainless Steel Fords Scoff At Rust, De Loreans
Back in 1936, Allegheny Ludlum Steel and Ford Motor Company collaborated on the production of six stainless-steel-bodied 1936 Ford sedans. Pretty cool idea, but that wasn't the end of the stainless steel Fords! More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $3,500,000 Maybach SW38 Roadster?
You're a hard-to-please bunch, with only 17% of you opining that the $50,000 Porsche 928 was nicely priced. Today we're going with a much, much cooler vintage German machine… at 70 times the price! More » -
#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, Brain Worms Edition: 1941 Lincoln Lead Sled or MOGZILLA?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Today we have a couple of projects that defy easy categorization. More » -
#downonthestreet
400 Old Cars And Trucks Down On The Alameda Street
The streets of Alameda, California, never seem to run out of surviving vintage machinery, and we've got the proof right here. That's right, the 400th street-parked classic Alameda vehicle was featured in this series last week, and that means it's time to see 'em all! More »
