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more about #oakland more comments → LTDScott: yeah, that has just the right touch of racerness. I dig. The wheels are rad. more » MushyHeirloom: The dirt, scarcity, and the emptiness/ Of our Snow Belt... Seriously, I've never seen one of these in the, er, steel. And this one has enough metal l... more » theeastbaykid: Actually this Corona's owner is one of the few of us east bay crazies who doesn't own a small armada of Alfas. That said, his other cars include a rot... more » The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: Does the inside driver's head light look like an intake to anyone else? Hey Murilee! Did your fellow party goer tell you what's under the hood? more » Novaload: So if he drives it when the Giulie isn't running, it must have lots and lots and lots of miles. But seriously, I want to know how long ago that fender... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: I think all Italian cars sold should come with a cheap Japanese Toyota run-about as a standard feature. more » If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: I've always been a big fan of Coronas. Simple, durable, unkillable cars, provided you lived someplace that was road salt-free. My parents had an '80 ... more » tonyola: A rare sight these days, but a very important vehicle in that it was this generation of Corona (beginning in 1965) that established Toyota's reputatio... more » LostAmerica: I love me some junkyard vista cruiser action. Especially when they are left open and the interior fills with sand, tumbleweeds and animals. A Vista ... more » feeble: I know where there is one of these sitting complete with a 455 Rocket Olds. Been there since I was teenager, I had my 20 year HS reunion in 2006 an... more » Six Flags Over Tomsk: Sigh...an inglorious end for the King of the Longroofs. more » Illini300C: Somewhere, in an alternate TV universe, Red Foreman is shedding a tear. This Oldsmobile will no longer be able to "cruise the vista." more » philibuster: Someone really wanted that side-view mirror, and fast. more » Novaload: I would be upset except it's clear this basket case is getting picked clean so that others may live. Noble sacrifice! more » Anaximander: That first picture looks like a Bechtle painting that's run off the tracks. Rich metallic earth tones, hazy California sky... and an empty radiator ju... more » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Alfa Not Running? Take The Corona!
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. How could you not love this battered old Toyota? More » -
#downonthejunkyard
Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Gets Last View Of California Sky Through Roof Windows
I can't recall the last time I saw a GM Skywagon in the junkyard; these things have been getting lovingly restored for decades. This Vista Cruiser, however, didn't get that memo… and here it sits. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Welcome To East Oakland, 1989
Now that I've sorted out all the SCSI termination headaches on my 1998-vintage slide scanner, I've digitized some more of my old 35mm negatives. Here's a trio of old cars I shot in 1989. More » -
#artcar
Fireballs, Accordions, And Art Cars At Oakland's Boiler Bar
I headed over to West Oakland last night, to check out the Boiler Bar May Day Party, featuring a slew of art cars and a few of the contestants from the Escape From Berkeley race. More » -
#artcar
Fun With Fireballs, Handmade Hooch, And Art Cars In West Oakland Tonight!
Want to check out the Golden Mean, a fire-belching Volkswagen Beetle-based giant snail that seats six and packs an 800-watt sound system inside its shell? With snake charming to boot? Head to Oakland tonight! More » -
#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, San Francisco Edition: Vixen 21 TD, Plus Bonus Mopar Deathwagon
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out street-parked vehicles located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. We continue the San Francisco fun with this BMW-powered RV. More » -
#safety
Engine Cover A-Flapping, Wheels A-Wobbling, Danger Bus Makes Oakland Driving Fun
What do you do when you're driving through industrial East Oakland and nearly get sideswiped by a bus with one front wheel about to fall off and the open engine cover whacking parked cars? More » -
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#wrecks
Olde English 800-Fueled Driver Obliterates Union Jack-Adorned MGB-GT, We Struggle To Find Meaning
When you've poured gallons of sweat and stacks of cash into a beloved project car, your heart gets crushed by Fate's hobnailed boot when you come home to discover it's been totaled while parked. More »
