The Motor Underground: Chinatown Confidential | Episode 3 | Secrets & Lost Innocence

[@stevemcelfresh85]

Never realized how much chinatown contributed. Cool story

[@danielstoner2843]

That’s the most amazing part of this: total underground car culture…

[@tiptop8584]

What a fantastic snapshot in time! I went to Galileo high school from 1968_1970, I was lucky enough to see the Underdog make more than one pass by the open doors of our high schools auto sho. I've never forgotten seeing those cool cars! Great memories watching this!

[@danielstoner2843]

Amazing! Got any pics from back then? Love to hear more about the Underdog…

[@Zed32_Customs]

This is the BEST car-based documentary in a long while. Got me on the edge of my seat waiting for a new episode

[@danielstoner2843]

The master plan is working!

[@Roguescrambler]

Very cool series. Can’t wait to see the next episode… there’s a couple cars I’d like to locate. Maybe you can help…could make a cool story

[@danielstoner2843]

DO TELL!

[@AliasHSW]

My distant uncle (RIP) may have known and hung out with some of these OGs. Whenever I visited his home in SJ in the late 70s. I always peeked into his garage to looked at his dark blue modded Malibu (🤔). As a kid I didn’t know better but know it was special because of the super clean high gloss paint and chrome wheels, and it was my first up close and personal taste of (Chinese) American hot rod. He kept it for the longest of time like the OGs in this video, but finally sold it to a neighborhood kid that was admiring it for the longest of time when he was no longer fit to drive.

[@danielstoner2843]

Dangit! Once again, I was too late to snag it up for myself... 😃

[@galendea1855]

Great story. This took a lot of "sleuthing" around and interviewing some of the folks that experienced a great time of car culture history in Chinatown. I remember most of this stuff as I saw and knew some of the guys who owned these cars. I was also into hot rods at that time and had mustangs, camaros, GTX, GTO, roadrunner and cruised the streets of Chinatown in the early 70's. Sometimes we had challenges for racing from a few members of the Wah Ching gang. I distinctly remember one was a 65 light green GTO and a 66 blue GTO. I also knew the guy who had the straight axle copper color 62 Nova with the straight axel. I remember the Underdog at Galileo high school and Chinatown. It was a "bad ass" car! I kept my 69 Camaro and sometimes go sit in it and listen to the 8 tracks :)

[@danielstoner2843]

You still got your '69 Camaro? Let's see pics!

[@galendea1855]

still got the Camaro, was at a car show a few years back with Brian Fong and Andy Yun also had a 65 Stingray but sold that about 15 years ago. Let me take some pics of the Camaro and will send it to you. I remember some guys brought their gassers to auto shop at Galileo to work on.

[@ryurc3033]

I've been obsessed with cars my entire life. Tri 5 always had a special place because my uncle Al picked us up from the airport in Reno, and drove us up to Oregon in a baby blue 55 nomad with a Pontiac 455. His drag car was another baby blue 56 post, jacked up, craigars, white fender well headers, aluminum head Pontiac stroker motor, tunnel ram, blue plexiglass hood scoop. I just remember that was the first time I got planted in the seat, and as my head hit the back, I realized I couldn't move, my arms felt like they weighed 100 lbs. Nothing else quite like it. I have 3 current projects. 87 2 door blazer with a 2003 5.3, a 76 Silverado stepside with a mildly built 454, 4 speed. And a long term project 72 Chevelle that needs everything, but it's mine. So I will never let it go.

[@danielstoner2843]

We need to see more of your stuff!

[@shermanlee9157]

Great stuff. And a nostalgic walk down memory lane. "Born and raised in SF" Thanks Dan...

[@danielstoner2843]

What 'hood you raised up in, Sherman?

[@shermanlee9157]

@@danielstoner2843 I was born in Chinatown. But raised in the Richmond district.I was a regular at the Great Highway and Brotherhood way.

[@murdoc6501]

This story just keeps getting better! Compelling exposition and production of a unique and equally compelling story and history! You are knocking it out of the park! Go Stoner and Motor Underground, keep moving forward!

[@terrystewart2070]

The ultimate next episode teaser.........can't wait!

[@andrewlee88]

What's better than 'Just another car documentary?' A CAR COLD-CASE. The history of sf Chinatown with a history lesson of American automotive culture has just kept me on the edge of my seat. Well done and love how the car had shaped the culture and vice versa with style and identity. 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

[@prestonwayne-c3i]

Can't wait for next episode.

[@danielstoner2843]

One episode to to go! I almost don't want it to be over...

[@Dirtbagdaryn]

Man these cliff hangers are really getting to me

[@kylesedgley7530]

Stay tuned!

[@martincardone5727]

Keep it coming

[@peterong1295]

I remember seeing 55-56-57 Chevys cruising on Grant Avenue, left turn up Washington Street, left turn to Waverly Avenue, left turn down on Clay Street….

[@danielstoner2843]

YES! Like I always say...I was born 30 years late. Woulda been sooooo cool to see them in their natural habitat

[@scottmoto]

happiness is finding out you posted the next episode. Thanks for the series.

[@ConemantheBarbarian]

Now that’s a cliffhanger!

[@carloberardis1461]

You’re killing me !!

[@danielstoner2843]

Hey, imagine having to MAKE the damn thing!

[@New_Jax_City]

You know what Ol’ Jack Burton always says at time like this… “Have You Paid Your Dues Jack? Yes Sir The Check Is In The Mail”

[@Flatland-Relics]

Next series is when they go and search for the Pork Chop Express 10 Wheeler

[@New_Jax_City]

@@Flatland-Relics your not looking for a truck!! Your looking for a girl with green eyes. Yes!

[@MarkD-tt8qz]

This Chinatown underground needs to be exploited, our history of this country, is so biased, Waiting for a part 2, very interesting, i see a movie out of these storys, Awesome

[@kevinwilliams7979]

Great job Dan. Great job 👏

[@GreggGonzalez-ei1gu]

Awesome stuff 👍

[@johnmorello1164]

I remember the Chinatown Racing Team from Half Moon Bay !!!

[@danielstoner2843]

Who were the members of that team? We never found out...

[@noverguy]

You couldn't have ended part 3 better! Go Dan Go! USA-1

[@danielstoner2843]

Thank you, noverguy! Appreciate you, my dood...

[@noverguy]

@@danielstoner2843 You got it Dan! Keep up the GRRRREAT WORK! USA-1

[@maximuswedgie5149]

Someone needs to make a movie about this

[@danielstoner2843]

Believe me: now that it's done, I'm hearing enough before-hidden stories that we totally could do that and make such a killer film!

[@noverguy]

Thanks for posting Dan!! We've been waiting! USA-1

[@knutbkristiansen]

Awesome series

[@danielstoner2843]

One more to go!

[@geedee94134]

I remember those days while growing up in San Francisco. They were Street racing Heroes everyone went crazy tracking down where the races were being held.Usually Brotherhood Way or the Great Highway.

[@danielstoner2843]

Ever race on Carroll Avenue?

[@geedee94134]

Yes! I grew up in Bayview Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley in the 60's and 70's.I had a 68 Chevelle I raced around the City back in the day.

[@yamarider6199]

thanks for this, not very many kids my age (27) are in to straight axle gassers. maybe im an old soul or born in the wrong generation (or both). im building a 62 mercury comet gasser right now and have a 52 chevy business coupe next. some day ill get my hands on the holy grail gasser (55-56 chevy)

[@danielstoner2843]

Best news all day! Let's see pics of your axle cars and I think a Comet gasser is in my future, too--I'm thinking '65 Caliente with a 429 and a toploader...

[@yamarider6199]

@@danielstoner2843 YES! 64 fairlane and 65 comet are definitely on my must own list also. im a chevy guy but dont dig the chevy prices lol. love the ford styling and prices.

[@malibuconv1968]

All the Straight Axel cars shown that were running the streets in the late 60s/early 70s were the early Street Freaks. They were mainly street driven and not built for a specific Drag Class. I'm a Bay Area "native" that grew up in the South Bay.

[@danielstoner2843]

Yep--that's what makes these so cool: they weren't pulled to tracks on trailers...these guys lived their lives in them!

[@hotrodhustle5456]

Me and a buddy had a conversation about these cars being street freaks the other day the cars are very similar to what alot of the street gassers we see today

[@danielstoner2843]

@@hotrodhustle5456 yeah, these guys seemed to be the first in Nor-Cal to street these cars!

[@chaloy67]

Yesss!!

[@grabasandwich]

19:09 great blur job on the plate right as it changes angles at 19:10 🤣

[@malibuconv1968]

"The Steets of San Francisco" season 1 episode 20 was about a Chinese Gang that kidnapped Det Stone called "The Cobras". If a tv show in 1972 used that as a plot point, you know it had been an issue for a long time.

[@danielstoner2843]

Man, that is SO true! Now I need to find that episode and watch it...

[@malibuconv1968]

@@danielstoner2843 Season 1 Episode 20 "Trail of the Serpent"

[@josemejia9349]

High Riders Rule

[@danielstoner2843]

my dood...if anyone can talk about the high riders and the low riders it's you! Well, and Carlos and Javs, of course 😍 MISS YOU!

[@josemejia9349]

@@danielstoner2843We’re all enjoying this Baddass series! We miss you too

[@TheBFN]

👿🔱😈 im looking at a 1947 Plymouth and I already got a gasser name picked out for her... bad intentions

[@danielstoner2843]

I'd like to think we had a little sumpn' to do with all your terrible car decisions...

[@mikel7296]

"THE TRI-FIVE TRI'FAC'TA" Continues...

[@danielstoner2843]

THE TRI-FIVECTA!

[@mikel7296]

Dan, your cliffhanger expression is "PRICELESS",. GOOD JOB!