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more about #sanfrancisco more comments → Xelmon: What a car... Something that the Italians truly blessed us with. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Amazing catch. Nicely done, Naters. more » Mobius: That is the greatest ever hatchback/rally homologation road car. more » 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 » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V Down On The San Francisco 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. Top Gear honored the Delta Integrale last weekend, and now it's our turn! 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 » -
#novelties
Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer
The Illegal Soapbox Derby race was to be held in San Francisco over Halloween weekend, and four-time DOTS honoree WhatWouldJesseDo needed a driver's seat for his race car. More » -
#infrastructure
Adventures In Bridge-Building: The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge, architectural wonder and American icon, opened May 27, 1937 after four years and over $35 million. Life magazine's put together a killer gallery of the build from its archives. Here's a couple of our favorite shots. 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 » -
#planelopnik
Bi-Plane Pilot Does Best Maverick Impression Atop Blue Angel
Sean Tucker flying his Oracle Challenger bi-plane inverted over U.S. Marine Corps Major Nathan Miller, flying a F/A-18 Blue Angel, over this weekend's San Francisco Fleet Week. No word whether Tucker's attempt at "communicating" resulted in any birds being flipped. More » -
#lolcars
"You Hit Me With Your Prius"
A San Francisco bicyclist and Craigslister offers to sit down with the Prius driver who hit him for a nice cup of coffee... and strangulation!. Moral of the story? Don't hit and run, it's not polite. [Best of Craigslist]
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#novelties
Man Builds Model Of San Francisco Out Of Toothpicks
Using his OCD for good, folk artist Scott Weaver has built a working model of San Francisco in toothpicks. Even better, you can drive around the toothpick city via ping-pong ball. [CNN] -
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#downonthestreetbonusedition
Automobile As Landscape By Dave Glass
Joe Bob Briggs hisself reviewed Alameda's drive-in theater back when I worked there, and I decided to write about it. First, though, I'd need a photo of the place, so I headed over to Flickr.
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#googleearth
The 20 Most Traffic-Congested Cities In America
From New York to San Bernardino, drivers in America's cities live in their cars. Below we use Google Earth to take an in-depth look at the intersections of the nation's 20 most traffic-congested cities.
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#downonthestreetbonusedition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: Rover 105S, With Bonus Gulf Oil Beetle
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. When was the last time you saw a Rover 105? More » -
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: 1978 Ferrari 400
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we admire street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Would you park your Ferrari in the City Of Unlimited Door Dings? More » -
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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 » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: Citroën DS21
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. Citroëns survive everywhere! More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: Datsun 510
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. WhatWouldJesseDo caught this 510 survivor on his way to work. More » -
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: 1992 Acura NSX
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition. Here's a car I shot parked near the starting area of the Gumball 3000 in San Francisco last August. Maybe it's Willie Brown's daily driver! More » -
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: Torino, Tradesman, Sapporo, Barracuda, And Move!
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. Next up are some high-quality photographs, courtesy of Wimbles. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: 1963 Ford Ranchero
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Imports are fun, but we need some old Detroit iron too! 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 » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, San Francisco Edition: Jensen-Healey
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. Here's another San Francisco survivor, courtesy of Superasiaone. More »
