"Datsun is going to pick you up". Thanks to the upbeat singers it sounded like a good thing, but no one in this…

Although it wouldn't take much to talk us into purchasing either of these full-size SUVs, back in 1981 when they…

You don't always have to look tough to be tough, at least that is what it seemed Dodge was attempting to…

What do you do when the trusty 5 cylinder diesel in your 1981 Mercedes 300TD finally requires a replacement? While…

Several years before the 4runner was introduced to the world an odd collaboration between Toyota and Winnebago…

The 1981 Buick Regal and figure skaters (specifically Icecapades star Charlie Tigner) had a lot in common, at…

We aren't sure there is such a thing as a normal AMC Eagle, but we feel safe saying other models of the 4x4 car were…

If you had other ideas when "they" told you to go into medicine, the strikingly new 1981 Monte Carlo was the car…

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot:…

You know you're in the Malaise Era when the best quarter-mile times for the wildest street cars money can buy are…

After a few years of double-digit annual inflation in the late 1970s, Americans had become accustomed to Malaise Era…

Yes, what could be more American than a Volkswagen-engined Plymouth based on a Simca design? Actually, big spenders…

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust…

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust…

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the…

When you're 21 years old and you've already owned a Yugo, a Fiat Spider, and numerous air-cooled Volkswagens, what's…

More than any car we've seen, the Mustang has always been marketed as a product that can transform its owner's…

Was the Renault Le Car (aka Renault 5) really the best-selling front-wheel-drive car in the world in 1981? From the…

Though the cars themselves must cost less than $500, the cost of the required safety equipment pushes the build cost…

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust…