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more about #1950s more comments → Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Ford has two jet engines, and the Russkie only one. Pretty easy choice. Besides, the Ford gets you a bubble canopy, wings, and racing stripes. Of c... more » Franzouse: Sorry, gotta go with the Reds on this one. The Ford is the Jetsons to the ZIS' Deathrace. more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Pedestrian safety?? Pah!.. more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: The ZIS wins with me because of it's lack of hubcaps in the photo. That's the kind of attention to detail which allowed a wingbat like Reagan to "win"... more » Novaload: I voted for Ford but if I could go back in time to the 50s for advanced car technology, I would bring back this--which I only recently discovered! more » wkiernan: As nice as that Ford is, I'm gonna go with the ZIS because a.) I live in Florida and would certainly perish under the clear dome of the Atmos in the s... more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Ho great, I clicked on the link to the article about the soviet cars and ended up buying a bunch of books from that website. Thanks Murilee. (OT: I ju... more » MushyHeirloom: I voted for both, because the Ford is cooler, but I like bullet-nose Studes. more » lowmiles: I love everything about the Ford Homer. more » underwear-ninja: the Atmos lets me live out my dreams of being a Speed Racer villain, while the ZIS lets me live out my dreams of being a Batman Villain... Well, with ... more » CraigSu: My vote is conditional on whether or not the ZIS-112 can be -amino-ized. That would be awesome. The Ford has too much additional bling to make it -ami... more » Skink: The Ford is go. It would appear Bentley recently cadged the commie car's windshield/A pillar/frame design for one of their cars. more » AlienProbe: Bah! Who needs the original? A little work and welding could make a Honda Civic look like either of those in no time. -This message was brought to ... more » MadMechanic: You had me at 'experimental V8'. more » SerbianKowalski: Russians and design... hmmm If you are an artist, then you think freely, if you think freely, then you might act freely, if you act freely, then you a... more » -
#questionoftheday
Ford FX-Atmos or ZIS-112?
Let's say you could go back to the early 1950s and snag a super-futuristic prototype automobile as your 2009 daily driver. Which side of the Iron Curtain would you choose? More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Abandoned Cars Down In The Kentucky Weeds
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. Goingincirclez took some arty shots of sad-looking discarded cars found on Kentucky roadsides. More » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: BMW OHV V8
A pushrod, carburetor-fed V8 from BMW? Sure, but you have to go back about a half-century. More » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: Studebaker V8
After World War II ended, Americans knew what they wanted: overhead-valve V8s and plenty of them! It took a few years, but almost every manufacturer had one by the mid-1950s. Studebaker joined the V8 club in 1951. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Jaguar Mark IX, Jensen GT Down On The Boston Street
Let's make today an Anglophilic Down On The Street Bonus Edition Sunday, with a couple of British machines that Dr. Danger photographed for us. More » -
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Austin-Healey 100-Six Down On The Denver Street
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. What's the ideal Denver car? No, not a Subaru Outback- it's the Big Healey! More » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: Ford Kent
We've already honored the Ford "Pinto" OHC engine here, but what about the pushrod four that served as the early Pinto's base engine? More » -
#downonthestreet
1959 Ford F100
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. You've all heard my "Real Trucks Versus Pretend Trucks" rant, so consider it delivered again! More » -
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#pinups
Girls With Cars: Photographs By Phillip Hall
We learned last year that most of you prefer hot rod pinups to European Booth Professionals, so here's a selection of Alameda photographer Phillip Hall's "Girls With Cars" work for you. More » -
#adwatch
James Dean Dodges '50 Ford, Goes On To Save African Children
What if James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder had missed that Ford Custom at the intersection of State Routes 46 and 41? According to South Africa's Allan Gray Investments, Things Would Have Been Different. More » -
#carshows
The Island That Rust Forgot Attracts Vast Swarm Of Italian Iron
One day after the big Park Street Auto Show, the All-Italian Car And Motorcycle Show takes place just across town. No way could I resist a middle-school playground packed with weird Fiats! 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 » -
#downonthestreet
1959 Chevrolet El Camino
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. You know what's missing from modern trucks? Fins! 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
Automotive Survivors Part II: More Cars Made For At Least 20 Years
When we had the 50 Cars Made For Over 20 Years list a few weeks back, we were deafened by the howls of outrage from those whose favorite cars didn't make the cut.
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#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: Saab Two-Stroke Three-Cylinder
Two-stroke engines for cars have always been on the smoky and noisy side, but they sure do make a lot of power for their size! 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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#projectcarhell
PCH, Divina Commedia Edition: Toyota-Powered Fiat 1100 or Lancia Beta Berlina?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! As you saw in last week's episode, we love Italian Hell Projects! More » -
#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 » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Rust Hasn't Forgotten Staten Island, But It Hasn't Yet Eaten These Two GM Survivors
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. Nuyear68 has found a couple of The General's old soldiers. More »
