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• 70 Years Of Cars In Los Angeles: The UCLA Library Digital Collection [Retro]

  Because the 5,000 LA Times and LA Daily News photographs in UCLA's Changing Times: Los Angeles in Photographs, 1920-1990 collection were all shot in Southern California- where the car has been king for 75 years- a bit of searching will unearth a lot of seriously cool car photos such as this 1980 shot . Make the jump to see a gallery with 50 of our favorites, then follow the link to the whole collection and kiss the rest of your day goodbye! galleryPost('UCLACarPhotos', 6, 'Car Photographs From The UCLA Library Digital Collection'); [ UCLA Library Digital Collection , via BoingBoing , via Save Vs Death ] Posted Nov 03 2008, 02:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Retro, 1980S, 1960s, California, 1970s, 1950s, 1930s, Los Angeles, Photography, 1940s, 1920s

• 350 Old Cars And Trucks Down On The Alameda Street [Down On The Street]

  We've reached yet another milestone in the Down On The Street series- that's right, the 1960 Triumph TR3A was the 350th street-parked Alameda vehicle that we've seen here. Those of you who are new to the series should check out the Down On The Street FAQ before you blow the rest of your work day checking out all 350 machines; that's right, every single one of those little images after the jump is a link to a bunch of car photos. What the heck, it's Friday- you gonna let The Man keep you down? 1932 Ford 1937 Cadillac 1939 Chevrolet 1941 Chevrolet 1942 Pontiac 1943 IHC 1945 Ford 1946 Chevrolet 1947 Plymouth 1948 IHC 1950 Dodge 1950 Ford 1950 Ford 1950 Plymouth 1950 Pontiac 1951 Dodge 1952 Dodge 1953 GMC 1952 Dodge 1953 Packard 1954 Chevrolet 1954 Ford 1955 Mercury 1955 Plymouth 1956 Chevrolet 1956 Imperial 1956 Volkswagen 1956 Morris 1956 Willys 1956 Ford 1957 Volkswagen 1957 Cadillac 1957 Chevrolet 1957 Chrysler 1957 Pontiac 1958 Mercedes-Benz 1959 Porsche 1959 Morris... Posted Sep 26 2008, 03:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Alameda, Down On The Street, Feature, 1980S, 1960s, 1970s, 1950s, 1930s, 1940s, 1990S, 2000s

• 300 Old Cars Down On The Alameda Street [Down On The Street]

  We're now 14 months into the Down On The Street series, and the total of interesting old vehicles found parked on the streets of Alameda, California, reached the three hundred mark yesterday. Newcomers to this series might want to check out the Down On The Street FAQ before making the jump and viewing the smorgasbord of old iron that thrives outdoors on the Island That Rust Forgot. 1937 Cadillac 1939 Chevrolet 1941 Chevrolet 1942 Pontiac 1943 IHC 1945 Ford 1947 Plymouth 1948 IHC 1950 Dodge 1950 Ford 1950 Ford 1950 Plymouth 1950 Pontiac 1951 Dodge 1952 Dodge 1953 GMC 1953 Packard 1954 Chevrolet 1954 Ford 1955 Mercury 1955 Plymouth 1956 Imperial 1956 Volkswagen 1956 Morris 1956 Willys 1956 Ford 1957 Volkswagen 1957 Cadillac 1957 Chevrolet 1957 Chrysler 1957 Pontiac 1958 Mercedes-Benz 1959 Morris 1959 Volkswagen 1960 Cadillac 1960 Cadillac 1960 Mercury 1960 Studebaker 1960 Chevrolet 1960 Volkswagen 1961 Morris 1961 Rambler 1961 Ford 1961 Plymouth 1962 Chrysler 1962 Chevrolet 1962 Dodge... Posted Jul 17 2008, 06:30 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Alameda, Down On The Street, Top, Feature, 1980S, 1960s, 1970s, 1950s, 1930s, 1940s, 1990S

• The Skylane Is Cool, But Is It Worth 750 Grand? [Found On EBay]

  Here's a jaw-droppingly awesome custom machine dating from 1951, with a completely hand-fabricated steel body (note the lack of seams) and components from 14 different vehicles. We're talking about a work of art right out of the golden age of postwar custom cars ... yet it failed to sell on eBay with a Buy It Now of $750,000. What is this thing really worth? Did the owner make a mistake by not selling it to an insta-millionaire during the dot-com boom? [eBay Motors] galleryPost('SkylaneEbay', 3, 'Skylane Roadster For Sale On eBay'); Posted Jul 01 2008, 10:20 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: found on eBay, Buick, 1950s, 1930s, Custom, Buick Skylane

• 250 Vintage Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street, Trailer Queens Need Not Apply [Down On The Street]

  We've reached another milestone in the Down On The Street Series, with today's vehicle being the 250th vintage (or at least interesting ) street-parked vehicle I've photographed parked on the streets of Alameda, California. It's been a little over a year since we saw the very first DOTS car , and I never thought I'd be able to find as many as I have. Doing this series has turned me into an annoyingly slow driver when I'm in Alameda, as I'm constantly cruising at minimum speed and scanning parked cars for potential DOTS candidates; by this time I've developed the ability to pick out an interesting parked car just from a nanosecond's glimpse of a grille at a distance of several blocks. So make the jump and check out the cars! Since our server hamsters all die when we try to show more than 200 images in a post you can just go to the 200 DOTS post to see the earlier DOTS cars, I'm just going to show you cars #200 through #250 here. Those of you with questions... Posted May 07 2008, 03:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Alameda, Down On The Street, Feature, Retro, 1980S, 1960s, 1970s, 1950s, 1930s, 1940s

• 150 Old Cars Down On Alameda's Street [Down On The Street]

  When I started the Down On The Street series, I'd shot a handful of cars and figured I'd be able to do a few dozen more before running out. Sure, I knew the island city of Alameda, California, had plenty of old cars parked on the street, but with a population of just 70,000 on a mere ten square miles of land, how many could there be? Well, it turns out the answer is: Plenty! Not only have we reached car number 150, I have sufficient photos stockpiled to keep the series going for quite a while. And now I'll answer some of the questions I keep getting from readers about Down On The Street: Q: Did you really find all these cars parked on the streets of Alameda? A: Yes, every one of them. Sometimes we'll post photos of street-parked old/cool cars from other places, but they get the Down On The Street Bonus Edition title. Q: Why don't you obscure the license plates in the photos? A: These cars are parked on public property, with plates in plain view, which implies that their... Posted Dec 18 2007, 02:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Alameda, Down On The Street, Feature, 1980S, 1960s, 1970s, 1950s, 1930s, 1940s

• Down On The Street: 100 Cars Down On Alameda's Street!

  A milestone has been reached: today's Down On The Street car is the 100th street-parked Alameda car we've seen in this series! When I started shooting cars for DOTS, I knew Alameda had quite a few interesting old vehicles to be found, but I had no idea there would be so many... and I have plenty I haven't posted yet. So, in honor of #100, here's a list of links to the first 100 DOTS cars, arranged by model year. Note: In the handful of cases where we couldn't pin down an exact year, I just took my best guess within the probable range of years. 1937 Cadillac V8 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Coupe 1945 Ford GPW Jeep 1950 Dodge Pickup 1950 Plymouth DeLuxe 1950 Pontiac Chieftan 1951 Dodge M43 Ambulance 1952 Dodge 1953 Packard Cavalier 1954 Ford Mainline 1955 Plymouth Savoy 1956 Willys Jeep Station Wagon 1957 Chevrolet Station Wagon 1957 Chrysler New Yorker 1957 Pontiac Star Chief 1957 Volkswagen Transporter 1959 Morris Minor 1960 Cadillac Sixty-Two Coupe 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air 1961 Morris 850... Posted Oct 09 2007, 03:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Alameda, Down On The Street, 1980S, 1960s, 1970s, 1950s, 1930s, 1940s

• Engine: Workhorse Engine of the Day: Ford Flathead V8

  Since yesterday's Workhorse Engine of the Day, the Toyota R , inspired our readership to make so many good suggestions, we feel compelled to continue the series with today's engine. Suggested by commenter Joe_Bloe , the Flathead was built in the United States from 1932 through 1953 and beyond that in other nations, including France and the USSR. Since we've (arbitrarily) decided that "workhorse engine" means that the engine was built for at least 20 years and was exceptionally reliable and/or versatile for its time, this engine definitely belongs here. [Van Pelt Sales] , [Wikipedia] Posted Oct 05 2007, 07:30 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Ford, V8, Engine, 1950s, 1930s, Workhorse Engine of the Day, Flathead, 1940s

• Safety: The Sir Vival: Safe At Any Speed!

  With all your side-curtain this and active-restraint that these days, all mandated by a vast bureaucracy, it's hard to imagine a time when safety features were something that crazy white-coaters cooked up in their labs. Stuff like seats that swiveled... Posted Sep 24 2007, 05:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Safety, Retro, Crash Test, 1950s, 1930s