Category Archive: CHEVY, Craigslist Find
Rough Start: Longroof Fans, Here’s Your Chance! A 1967 Chevy Impala 396!
Dec 06, 2018Bryan McTaggart9
A couple of years ago, me and Lohnes got into a mud-throwing contest over longroofs. We went back and forth over them for a couple of weeks and dredged up everything from big-block, wood paneled...
Introducing Project Evil Orchid: Scott Liggett’s 1965 Impala Has A Story To Tell
Dec 01, 2018Chad Reynolds9
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) The Impala was one of the first vehicles to hit the forum’s Project Vehicle pages way back in 2007 when this website was known as CarJunkieTV. Before that,...
An Auction Screwup Or A Surprise Score? Cleetus Gets Suckered On An C6 Corvette!
Nov 30, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
I’ve only bought one car at an auction. The truth was that I was looking to get my then teenage brother a car, I had a budget…and after I got out-bid on everything else I tried to score,...
The “WTF?” Files: Who Makes A Trar Out Of A 1986 Chevy Cavalier Convertible?!
Nov 29, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
I can’t even begin to hide my hatred for a Chevy Cavalier of this generation. As a young kid, we had one as the family car, a miserable turd of a white 1985 wagon with blue interior that I...
Number One On Our Christmas List: Check Out A Walk-Around Of The “Rerun” Chevrolet Camper From SEMA!
Nov 28, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
The 1972 Chevrolet C30 camper that was parked, well-hidden off of the far end of the Las Vegas Convention Center might be my most favorite vehicle from the 2018 SEMA show. “Rerun”, as...
The GM Future Transformation: What Is Getting Cut Out Of The General’s Current System
Nov 27, 2018Bryan McTaggart18
DETROIT – General Motors (NYSE: GM) will accelerate its transformation for the future, building on the comprehensive strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its core business, capitalize on the...
Racing Junk Find: A Former IMSA IROC Camaro Racer That Needs To Become An Autocross Warrior
Nov 25, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
By 1985, it was becoming apparent that there was a pulse, no matter how weak it was, coming from Detroit. After about a decade of slab-sided, softly sprung sedans that inspired exactly nobody,...
Rough Start: Where Did All Of The Second-Gen Camaros Like This Go?
Nov 16, 2018Bryan McTaggart12
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,...
With New Chevrolet Performance Parts, You Can Turn Your Colorado ZR2 Into An Off-Road Beast
Nov 15, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on With New Chevrolet Performance Parts, You Can Turn Your Colorado ZR2 Into An Off-Road Beast
When the Chevrolet ZR2 appeared on the new S-10 in 1994, it was a model that required attention. This wasn’t just a callout four-wheel-drive model…sporting a three-inch lift, a track...
The “WTF?” Files: You Could’ve Put The Fire Out First Before Taking The Craigslist Picture!
Nov 15, 2018Bryan McTaggart6
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...
Random Car Review: The 1980 Chevrolet Corvette Duntov Turbo
Nov 14, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Random Car Review: The 1980 Chevrolet Corvette Duntov Turbo
A large amount of Corvette folklore is centered around Zora Arkus-Duntov. The term “Father of the Corvette” might be a touch misleading…the Corvette existed before he joined...
The “Wild Cherry” Saga Gets Worse: The Controversial Chevy Van Has Been Found!
Nov 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart5
The story of the 1975 Chevrolet G10 known as “Wild Cherry” has become 2018’s biggest soap opera story. It starts out fantastic: a van seemingly left for dead is rescued by a man...
SEMA 2018 Show Cool Car: Creative Mobile Interior’s 1972 Chevrolet C30 RV
Nov 10, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
I want to be clear about one thing involved with SEMA 2018: there are far, far too many lifted and pretty trucks around. You know the types…bro-dozers. Rocker panels at my eye level, wheels...
Rough Start: The Work Truck Kick Continues With This Low-Buck Chevy Dually!
Oct 28, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
Yep, I’m still stuck on the idea of a purposeful work truck for BangShift Mid-West. We already have a truck, but that would be the wife’s Silverado SS, and the last time I used it as a...





