Category Archive: FORD, Monday Shopper, TRUCKS
The “WTF?!” Files: 1976 Ford F-100 Custom, With Oldsmobile 455 Heartbeat!
The Ford F-series has been America’s best selling full-size pickup for what feels like for-freaking-ever. Why is that? Because every generation of F-series brought enough to the table to be an...
Classic YouTube: EVOC Training For The California Highway Patrol – 9C1 Caprices, B4C Camaro and SSP Mustangs!
The only way to become proficient at something is to do it until you master it. Doesn’t matter if it’s learning to play a musical instrument or shooting a machine gun, do it enough times...
American Ute Fixation: 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Adrenalin, With Coyote and Six-Speed
It’s a bit of a toss-up to know where the American SUV craze started. Was it the XJ Cherokee, with it’s boxy shape and it’s proven four-wheel-drive system that was smaller and...
Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1972 Ford Maverick Sprint
Out of all of the vehicles I’ve looked at for the Tour of Temptation, this 1972 Ford Maverick Sprint might be the most palatable, I think. I could’ve easily picked the 1989 Chevrolet...
Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1991 Ford Econoline Dual-Axle Bus
For those of you who are following along on our Rocky Mountain Race Week 2020 coverage, my end of the story goes like this: after the livestream at Bandimere Raceway, Haley and I crashed at the hotel...
Autocrossing A Barge: This Lincoln Town Car Owns An Autocross Course!
Normally when we show you a vehicle on an autocross that you normally wouldn’t expect to be there, you get wild, sideways fun but a lap time that isn’t what you would call...
Money No Object: 1976 Mercury Montego MX Villager – Roadtrip Wagon, Ho!
The lot at BangShift Mid-West is starting to look pretty sparse. Haley’s truck is in for damage repairs and paint after an uninsured, unlicensed motorist allowed his van to re-arrange the nose...
This Throwback Look At The Lincoln LSC Shows That A Good Design Can Age Well
The 1983-1988 Fox-based personal luxury coupes from Ford are all underrated, but to differing degrees. The Mercury Cougar was the ugly duckling and didn’t have much going for it in any...
Random Car Review: The 1999 Roush/Bondurant Crown Victoria “Cobra Vics”
The Ford Crown Victora, in it’s Panther platform life, was never truly a performance car. Sure, everyone and their mother has that headlight design burned into memory, just in case they flew...
Unhinged: That Unloved Car In The Corner Will Be Somebody’s Dream Car
I remember two things about the time my friend Hunter wanted me to come check out a derelict Chevrolet LUV pickup truck with him on a sunny afternoon: one involved riding down a grass hill and nearly...
Unveiled: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – A Limited-Edition Gap Between The GT And The Shelby
When Ford last mentioned the “Mach 1” nameplate, there was a genuine risk that the hallowed Mustang model would wind up as an electric crossover SUV. Fans went nuts, media folk had...
The Hauler: This 1978 Ford Flatbed Is A Coyote-Swapped Beast!
I’ve been thinking about duallies again. Now that we’ve ditched the experiment in fuel economy and “responsible vehicle decisions” that seemed like a great idea at the time...
