Category Archive: BangShift XL, Craigslist Find, XL Online Find
Craigslist Find: This 1962 W300 Dodge Power Wagon Is Big, Burly, and Just Rough Enough
Well I have to blame or thank my pal Alan Reinhart, voice of the NHRA for the tip on this big, rumbling 1962 W300 Dodge Power Wagon that’s currently for sale. The truck is what I would call...
Rough Start: A Ratty Muscle 1979 Mustang Indy Pace Car
Today’s Rough Start find is more of a selfish move than anything, but here me out because this is a pretty good budget build recipe that could be duplicated in most any market in the United...
Grand LS Swap: This 1977 Pontiac Grand LeMans Wagon Is Ready To Rip
An older GM station wagon and the undeniable power potential of the LS engine. Argue with me all you care to about how it’s sacrilegious or how it’s otherwise some kind of affront to...
Craigslist Find: This Old Hawks Indy 500 Chevy Small Block Is AWESOME!
Back in the early 1980s when the Indy 500 was still the kind of place where you could build some weird stuff and try to run it as hard and as fast as it would go, the engines were super interesting....
Rough Start: Where Did All Of The Second-Gen Camaros Like This Go?
Second-generation Chevrolet Camaros have finally eclipsed their reputations as the ultimate redneck hot rod and have started skyrocketing in value. We aren’t talking just the 1970-73 models,...
Craigslist Find: This Indy Pace Car Edition 1973 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible Could Be Yours!
We often make jokes about how jacked up the American auto companies were in the 1970s and this is yet another awesomely hilarious example. When anyone thinks of an Indy 500 pace car they think of a...
The “WTF?” Files: You Could’ve Put The Fire Out First Before Taking The Craigslist Picture!
If you haven’t guessed by the thousands of “Rough Start” projects that I’ve posted over the years, I surf Craigslist with the intensity of a true addict. It’s true. I...
Rough Start: This Dodge A100 Can Be Enjoyed Without Stealing It!
If everything old really becomes new again, then I have some bad news for you folk that aren’t too appreciative of vans and van culture: it’s coming back whether you like it or not. From...
Would Hoon, 10/10: This Blown 1970 Ford Maverick Is Begging To Be Romped On!
One of my ideal build templates is the “primer black whipping boy” build. The premise has been simple from the start: either a Ford Maverick/Mercury Comet or a Ford Mustang II, in primer...
Tetanus Shots For All: The Infamous “Broughammer” Cadillac Is Up For Sale!
You would not believe how many people ask me about Roadkill. Do I know Freiburger? Do I know Finnegan? Which one is my favorite? Do I know what the guys are going to do next? And that’s before...
Rough Start: Diving Off Of The Deep End With A Big-Block Ready Plymouth Turismo
Believe it or not, I do have a limit when it comes to automotive weirdness. There is only so far I can go before even I stop in my tracks and utter an expletive or two under my breath as I absorb...
This $1,000 Nissan Pulsar Seems Like A Barrel Of Fun In The Dirt – The Cure For The Quarter Million Deusey
Life is about balance and on a day when we showed you a $250,000 clone Deusenberg we felt that there needed to be an appropriately BangShift palate cleanse to follow it. This car stands as a perfect...
Rough Start: Want A Stock Car For The Street? Start With This Rough And Ready Firebird!
One of my favorite cars that I’ve had the privilege of writing up is “The Bus”, Chris DeWeese’s 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport that has been a stock car since 1973. Why...
This Jeep Cherokee Wagoneer Is A Woodgrain-Paneled Q-Ship, And Not The Go-Fast Kind!
At some point in your travels, you’ve probably heard someone call a car a “Q-Ship”. That term dates back about 100 years to World War I, when heavily armed ships disguised as...