Cars

Anyone remember this old Atherton street sign?

Showing that the InMenlo tentacles reach beyond the geography it covers, now Sacramento resident Brian Smith, who grew up on the Peninsula, reached out recently,

by Linda Hubbard
on February 19, 2011

Spotted: Candy apple red ’55 Thunderbird

It was impossible not to notice this near mint condition '55 Thunderbird parked on Santa Cruz Avenue this morning. We got lucky and met its

by Linda Hubbard
on February 15, 2011

Bruce Ives tools around Menlo in his 1966 Mercury Comet

You can hear it coming - the unmistakable sound of a hot rod. Then it comes into view - top down, the Emberglo Bronze color

by Linda Hubbard
on October 7, 2010

Menlo Park’s only auto factory assembles $100,000 cars

Passers-by may well have seen the sleek, gray and very modern Tesla dealership at 300 El Camino in Menlo Park, just opposite the intersection with

by Chris Gulker
on September 28, 2010

Spotted: Thanks Yahoo!

We found ourselves being a little curious about this $100,000 Mercedes SL500 convertible spotted recently, parked in a stock brokerage's slot at Menlo Center. A

by Chris Gulker
on September 21, 2010

Spotted: License plate with a Menlo Park attitude

We spotted this license plate in the garage below the Menlo Center shortly after lunch time today - and had just enough time to ask

by Linda Hubbard
on September 15, 2010

Spotted: Little Deuce Coupe – or is it?

We're counting on InMenlo readers to set the record straight if we've mis-identified this apparently street legal and very cool Deuce Coupe spotted on Cambridge

by Linda Hubbard
on September 6, 2010

Foster brothers are Menlo’s new “ice cream men”

If summer jobs are tough to get, invent your own. At least that's the view of Joe (left) and Pete Foster, two young men from

by Linda Hubbard
on June 22, 2010

Spotted: a ’56 Chevy by any other name

Depending on the era, this car would have been called many things: hot rod, wailin' short, bad ride, cool wheels. The chrome is good, the

by Chris Gulker
on June 21, 2010

Spotted: waiting for a Mocha latte?

What else would a brown and black dog in a cool brown-and-white Jeepster be waiting for, especially considering 'dad' was in Peet's? Maybe the Menlo

by Chris Gulker
on June 12, 2010