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Rough Start: A Chevrolet Malibu Wagon That’s Worth Every Last Cent Of The Price!

This 1983 Chevrolet Malibu station wagon is good, period. It’s a V8/automatic longroof from Arizona coated in black, sitting on 16″ IROC knockoffs that look pretty damn good. For $3,000,...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was The Car You Hoped You Didn’t Get For Your First Car?

You saved your pennies. You worked your ass off saving up the coin to get your first car, and you knew what you wanted. But things didn’t work out…that Mustang was too expensive, your...

This 413 Powered 1963 Chrysler 300 Is Uglier Than Sin Dipped In Mysery, But Man That Makes It Cool

During my high school years, Dusty Renteria had one of these Chrysler 300 sedans with a 440 and a set of N50-15 Indy Profiles. I should have known then what my tastes would later turn to, as I always...

Project Raven Imperial: A Re-Assessment Of Sorts For Our J-body

It’s been over a year since we’ve done anything with Project Raven, the 1983 Imperial coupe that I’ve had for five years now. The last update wasn’t good news: after taking a...

Money No Object: Is This 1972 Continental Mark IV The Perfect Lincoln?

“The Perfect Lincoln”…is there really such a thing as “The Perfect _____”? What does that mean? Well, there are two good ways to measure a vehicle in judging whether or...

Check Out The Final Race For Nostalgia Muscle Car At The NMCA Bluegrass Nationals – Too Close!

After days of downpours that varied between a gentle shower and the kind of rain that would have Noah running around yelling, “I told you so!”, the NMCA Bluegrass Nationals finally got a...

Bumper Dragging Small Tire Nova: David Holtgrew’s Wheelstand At The Battle Grudge Race

It sounds weird to say, but there are times on a dragstrip when too much bite actually does exist, and David Holtgrew experienced it first had when his cool small tire Nova stood up at the hit during...

Want To Know How To Drive A Slow Car Fast? Watch These Guys Put On A Clinic! Awesome Battle

It’s pretty cliche to toss out the old “Momentum is a terrible thing to waste” cliche here, but damn if it isn’t appropriate. When you only have 100 horsepower in your Honda Fit to work with,...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week: Falconry?!

Been a minute since we whipped up some tasty news vittles that would’ve otherwise been thrown out, but don’t worry…there’s plenty of Scrapple to go around! Enjoy! 1. The...

This Flared Datsun 240Z Would Be Pro Touring Fun Like None Other

There is something so cool about Datsun Z cars, and there always has been. No matter whether stock, on the dragstrip with big tires out back, or with giant flares and super wide tires, they are all...

This 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang Clone Is One Bad Ass Hot Rod

I’m a Chevrolet fan. A diehard Chevrolet fan. And if I was going to own a Ford, a Maverick or Pinto would be the first two on my list. But coming in third would be a 1967 or 1968 Mustang...

Morning Symphony: Letting Freedom Ring From The Pipes Of A Corvette C7.R GTE!

Forget the American-car bashing. Forget anything Jeremy Clarkson ever said about the Corvette on TopGear. Forget gold-chainers in C3s and C4s. Forget it all. It used to be that the concept of a...

Genius Or Insanity? Check Out This 2005 Pontiac Vibe That Has Been Turned Into An RV!

Once again, I take aim at Chad’s kink for strange and unique recreational vehicles, and this time I’m going with one of the strangest finds I’ve ever encountered: a 2005 Pontiac...