Category Archive: Craigslist Find
The Dependable One: This 1973 Plymouth Satellite Is A Fine Example Of The Working Car!
There are cop cars and then there are working cars. Yes, there is a difference. A police cruiser is just that…the full deal, ready to hit the road and put in hours upon years of duty time...
Rough Start: This 1976 Chevrolet Camaro Type LT Is A Value Speculator’s Dream!
For the record, anyone who buys a car solely to speculate on it’s value like real estate rubs my nerves raw. But, whether I agree with it or not, value speculation is a real thing in this hobby...
Rough Start: Is This 1981 Ford Fairmont Futura In Your Future?
The Ford Fairmont held such promise. The Fox Mustang was just a side effect of the Fox platform, really…the Fairmont and it’s Mercury Zephyr twin were supposed to benefit the most from...
Road Touring Heavyweight: This 1979 Mercury Station Wagon Needs To Be On The Back Highways!
Power Tour is currently roaming the country, and in the grand tradition I go through just about every year since it first kicked off, I wonder what I would drive on the route. When it first started...
The “WTF?” Files: Anybody Need A Double-Ended Dodge Omni?
I ask for your forgiveness for the rather crude description for what you are about to see here, but I couldn’t think of anything more adept for describing two Dodge Omnis that were cut up and...
Right-Sized: This 1978 Chevrolet Monza Hatchback Is One Of The Nicest We’ve Seen In A Bit!
Let’s accept a couple of truths: most cars in the 1970s were much bigger than they really needed to be, Detroit hadn’t figured out how to utilize space efficiently, and in a broadly...
Time To Find A Wrecked Sportbike: This Lifted Lawn Tractor Needs To Be Finished!
It’s the go-kart for an adult: a lawn tractor. The basis is pretty similar: four wheels, rear-drive, simple steering, and usually a small output engine providing just enough power to get the...
Someone In California Really Loves Their K-Cars And Wants You To Love Them, Too!
“The patron saint of automotive lost causes.” That title was bestowed upon me by Lohnes years ago and looking at my track record of vehicles plus the ones I’d love to build, I...
Sinister Sled: Who Would Be Down For A Turbocharged, Three-Pedal Lincoln Mark VII?
Ford seemed to have a problem with Lincoln and Mercury having any kind of real performance cred in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Thunderbird was the star of the show and that was going to be...
Rough Start: Embrace Your Funky Side With A 1956 Nash Rambler!
Until the name American Motors Corporation became the actual make of the cars, it’s a bit of a stretch to figure out the history of AMC’s cars, especially when you go back into the 1950s....
This 1992 Suzuki Alto Works RSR Is Wee Little Bitty And Right Hand Drive!
I’ve only driven a right hand drive car a couple of times, and they weren’t as weird as I kinda thought they would be. I think driving on the correct side of the road, on the wrong side...
The “WTF?” Files: It’s A Monte Carlo! It’s A Boat! …wait a minute…
A wide swath of BangShift readership are into older American cars, so I’ll ask the question: ever catch hell from someone because they perceive your car as a boat? Whether you own a big-body...
Step Head-First Into Racing With This Back-Halved 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle!
Putting together your first race car is going to be one very solid shock to your wallet, before the first bolt is turned, before the first pass is ever made. Starting from scratch does provide you...
Rough Start: This Big-Block Pontiac Wagon Is The One You Want, Trust Us!
It’s official: filling up Angry Grandpa has crested over $50 a tank again. Joy. Not that it’s a surprise…the big gold brick feeds exclusively on 93 octane, so it’s going to...