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more about #retro more comments → Heftyjo: What the hell was the point! Not a single person or horse was crushed by a trolley car. Hell no one even get hit with a baseball bat in the nads. T... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Aren't you neglecting the earthquake that preceded the fire? And a points deduct for a soundtrack that's not period correct more » OM617952: MY EARS! Why did they put that "mosquito noise" in the background? more » KillerBRacer: That video and accompaniment totally reset my week. Reminds me of how they would play "Cristo Redentor" every morning on KZAP back in the day, and I w... more » FrankGrimes: this is so rad. though it's easy to think life back then was so perfect since we don't see the prostitutes and the opium dens. I was kind of shocked... more » 68Fastback: Watching this makes me feel a lot less cynical about the way people drive today. I mean, at least now traffic is split into lanes, and people drive mo... more » petersterncan: That video is really cool. The things I find fascinating about this video: -The clothing... lots of hats, lots of suits, no jeans. There didn't seem... more » Quattro-luvr: I bet personal injury lawyers wish they had a time machine after watching this. Becker Law Firm to the rescue. more » Novaload: So many lessons. There must have been an enormous number of deaths and injuries with the random movements of horses, cars, pedestrians, bicycles, ... more » Maxximtl: Here is the same trolley line filmed after the earthquake. [www.archive.org] more » beercheck: Okay. Now. Name every car. Er.....one. Name one car. more » Turboner: I would like to hear this song more often on Sirius Chill. Their playlist has become sorta stagnant... more » Rodney McDonald: So, what's with the guy in the hat? more » Ayabe: Thanks for posting this, very nice way to start my day. Something that always creeps me out a little about these very old films is that every single p... more » flyingstitch: Looks like one of those Third-World traffic cam videos, but with the cam also moving. I could watch this all day, soaking up new details. I've always ... more » -
#retrolopnik
1905: San Francisco Has Always Been Chill
One streetcar, a handful of cars, and San Francisco's Market Street before the 1906 fire — all of it set to Air's "La Femme d'Argent." In other words, the best YouTube clip we've seen all month. More » -
#retro
Back When Automotive Interior Designers Weren't So Slick: SECU- RITY Indicator Lamp
Ever notice how every interior component in cars these days, no matter how cheaply made, appears to have been vetted by a crew of marketing types and focus groups? That's why it's refreshing to see this Maxima's dash. More » -
#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 » -
#foundoncraigslist
A Tale Of Two Fiat 128 Hatchbacks: One Goes To Loving Home, One Gets Crushed
A couple months back, I found a 1974 Fiat 128 Sport Coupe while searching for likely Project Car Hell candidates. Only 500 bucks, and the listing included those three magical words: Ran when parked! More » -
#carshows
Pretty Emblems And Engines From The Island That Rust Forgot
While most of you know my city for its street-parked old cars, Alameda also boasts plenty of high-buck-type show cars. Once a year, they take over the island's main drag. More » -
#auctions
Truppi-Kling Chevelle Drag Racer Depreciates $1 Million In 3 Years, New Owner Gets Screamin' Deal
You need nerves like bridge cables to play the muscle car auction game, as exemplified by the crazy ups and downs of the famous Truppi-King Chevelle SS 454 convertible. 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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#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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#retro
From Street Sweepers To Maseratis, 1950s World On Wheels Cards Had Them All
Back in 1953, Topps issued the first World On Wheels series of trading cards, eventually honoring 180 different vehicles. Collector Chuckman has scanned and posted them all on his site, and some are seriously cool. More » -
#retro
So That's Why You Don't Park Between The Signs
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#foundonebay
Lincoln Sentinel Concept: Buy It Now For $48,500!
There's a chance to own a piece of Ford history on eBay — the Blade Runner-esque, Lincoln Sentinel concept from 1995. This questionably-styled, rolling retro-futuristic concept chassis can be yours for a buy-it-now price of just $48,500.
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#autoparts
Carpocalypse Hasn't Yet Brought Down One Of The Last Independent Auto Parts Stores
Not many downtown car-parts stores remain viable these days, what with the Carpocalypse on one hand and the relentless spread of big chain parts outlets on the other. Lee Auto Supply in Alameda remains, though! More » -
#retro
Hot Rod Hooligans Rip '60 Buicks, Make Getaway In Chicken Truck: The Choppers!
The ringleader drives a T-bucket with six pots, and the gang earns their bread strippin' the squares' sleds. Welcome to 1961's The Choppers! More » -
#rally
This Is Why They Invented The Internet: European Rally Hoonage Of The 1960s
Do you like to watch Minis, 2-stroke Saabs, Citroën DSs, and even Ford Mustangs tear up the streets, fire roads, and goat tracks of Europe? Of course you do! More » -
#retro
Honda Sets Up 50th Anniversary Homage 1959 Storefront In HQ
In 1959 Honda established itself here in the U.S. selling motorcycles out of a small storefront in LA. Fifty years later, the folks at Honda erected a homage to that first little store in their U.S. headquarters. See it below. More » -
#retro
Automobile Details Restored Scarab Transporter
Famous vintage race cars worthy of restoration are getting scarce, so wealthy hobbyists are having to move on to a new frontier — race car haulers. Don Orosco's Scarab Transporter is one of the best. More » -
#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 » -
#barnfind
Arlen Ness Bike #6 Found In Oakland Garage, Gold Leaf Still Looks Great
I'm not really a motorcycle freak, but like all right-thinking Americans I'm bummed that custom bikes have followed rods over the precipice into the Overwrought Rococo Era. That makes this 1970 time capsule especially refreshing. More » -
#retro
Hoisting A 1966 Mustang To The Roof Of The Empire State Building
When Porsche put its Panamera on the 94th floor of the Shanghai World Financial Center, we thought it was pretty clever. Turns out Ford did the same with the Mustang, some 44 years earlier. More »
