The Way It Wuz San Francisco Chinatown 60-70's

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Where were you in the '60-70's in San Francisco Chinatown Hot Rod & Biker scene? Remembering the original OG's that will not be forgotten, bring back Al's Automotive where tube axles, dropped spindles, lift bars and leaf spring rear ends were the norm to make your car special and different from everyone else. Unfortunately this original dvd produced by Jerry (Beav)Eng Iwas unable to download the full version and 6 minutes of the memorial portion was omitted at the end. Enjoy!

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@mattbenson-zf7tw 4 ай бұрын

What a great collection of photos of a magical time in San Francisco

@raymondchan273 4 ай бұрын

Missed my 69 Road Runner 383 with 335 hp 4 on the floor and 3:55 posi rear end. And Al’s 6” spindles and reversed leaf springs

@chinatownboy7482 4 ай бұрын

I still ride my Harley, and eat at Pork Chop House.

@raymondchan273 4 ай бұрын

I ride my Dyna Wide Glide cross country until I have scoliosis. Can’t eat pork because of gout.

@terryquan9052 3 ай бұрын

Cool to see a few of my dad’s cars and bikes.

@hungryforknowledge5072 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for putting this out.

@leong228 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for these pics. Treasures.

@MrGlenLouie 3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@alanwrenchgarage 4 ай бұрын

Would love to know where some of these cars are today!

@MrGlenLouie 4 ай бұрын

The only surviving cars that are known to be still around is the orange ‘55 Chevy Belair that’s on a tube axle and is now silver grey color and the tube axle El Camino which the original owner still has it stored in his garage somewhere. Hemmings Motor News has video documentary currently being shown on their KZbin channel under the The Motor Underground named Chinatown Confidential episode 1 three more episodes to be shown each week for next 3 Thursdays check it out

@alanwrenchgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Glen Louie, just watched the hemmings Chinatown Confidential looking forward to the next one this Thursday. Great history you never hear about.

@dogsense3773 4 ай бұрын

In 2019 a guy in san francisco showed me his 58 corvette in his garage, on the wall was a picture in Chinatown maybe late 60s or 70s of this car and three other corvettes with straight axles, this car now has stock suspension, but the straight axle was in the garage on the floor, he never takes the car out

@stanhall6424 4 ай бұрын

A friend I know owns a 65 Malibu on a tube today. I remember seeing it before he restored it. Was blue with tear drops. Has the monster bars and a small block.

@RonNorman-ie1nv 4 ай бұрын

I call this video if only if only we knew what these cars would be worth today we would have kept them

@larrykroger3100 4 ай бұрын

Dig the early 70's photos with the the wide wheels up front !!

@chrishenniker5944 3 ай бұрын

I watched the Chinatown Confidential documentary series and it lead me here. These cars are dynamite, I love them. The two Sunbeams were adorable, it’s great to see the British end being kept up in San Francisco. Did you ever go by Anton La Vey’s house? If so, I bet you went there to do a magickal working before getting started on wrenching. You have the ingredients for a screenplay, ever thought of putting them together?

@MrGlenLouie 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your input on the little history of the hot rod biker culture in SFCT, maybe Dan Stoner can talk to Justin Lin who does the Fast n Furious franchise to do a movie

@chrishenniker5944 3 ай бұрын

@@MrGlenLouie I want to know more of it. I hope it’s still going on and going strong.

@acumanscott Ай бұрын

Mason Auto Ray bought the Shelby motor new in the crate from Giles. I was there when he came to pick it up. I got to ride in Steve's Tiger but not Ray's. Giles had a garage besides the gas station on Filbert between Mason and Columbus. He then moved up to Filbert and Grant. He had the Service contracts for doing the Sunbeam and Datsun warranty work. I had to drive to the east bay warehouse to pick up parts for him. Giles ended up throwing away all the leftover new parts when the dealerships got sold and he didn't have the warranty contract anymore. That would be a gold mine if they were stored instead of trashed.

@acumanscott Ай бұрын

Worked at Giles gas station on Lombard and Columbus for years and we had some nice hot rods there too. Giles said not to let them take up all the parking and scare regular business away at night. We pumped lots of gas every day. Thanks, I recognize a lot of the people in the video. Lots of memories. I am in 1 shot only and a car I ended up with is in one too. hehehe

@MrGlenLouie Ай бұрын

@@acumanscott that is cool, do you have any photos of the cars at the station or of your cars during those old days?

@acumanscott Ай бұрын

@@MrGlenLouie Only a few in 1 photo album but more in storage boxes or slides. A lot of the cars and bikes in the video came through Giles service station besides John Choy's. I even hung out at John's sometimes. I always wonder how many old timers are still around now. I know many of them are not with us anymore.

@MrGlenLouie Ай бұрын

@@acumanscott you are right many OG’s aren’t around any more, if you seen the Hemmings Motor Underground series Chinatown Confidential I tried to get some of them involved who had the tube axle or dropped spindle cars in the documentary so perhaps Dan Stoner could add another episode with the current situation of the now younger generation in the hot rod and chopper scene

@acumanscott Ай бұрын

@MrGlenLouie I had the green 55 nomad that I got from Byron Chow. He passed over a decade ago. We used to have lunch every couple of years. I think he got it from Steve who had the light blue sunbeam tiger with a hopped up small block v8. (289). Steve gave me a ride in his and fish tailed the rear up the block.

@stanhall6424 4 ай бұрын

My friend was still getting tear drops done on his cars during the 90s from Ken Dong in foster city. That was a customization popular with these cars back then. You can see it in most of the cars here. His tear drops were distinctive. Thanks for the upload.

@MrGlenLouie 4 ай бұрын

Yes I agree with you, Ken’s pinstriping were distinctive, most ppl would recognize his work, unfortunately he passed away several years ago. Ppl would come up to me while gassing up and ask me if they were Ken’s work. Very few strippers can paint his style😎

@MrGlenLouie 4 ай бұрын

Btw Stanhall6424 I’d like see some pics of your buddies Chevelle, I wonder if it originated from one of the OG’s in the video, Dan Stoner of The Motor Underground been looking for these survivors 🙏

@stanhall6424 4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I didn’t have an iPhone to get that pic. But according to my buddy, the chevelle belonged to a JB. It had original paint that was faded and turquoise window tint. I believe he painted black now and the tear drops are gone. Another friend on Hemings video name Ray C. Repainted his blue 69 chevelle and got rid of the tear drops. Nice bikes btw.