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Category Archive: FORD, Videos

Memory Bank: How A Suicide-Door Lincoln Connects The Present To The Past

Forget the cars of your parents for a moment and think back to the cars of your grandparents. What did they drive? In my case, I’ve got a wide array to choose from, but none of them were really...

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Pocket Rocket: This Unassuming Ford Fiesta ST Is A Giant-Killer!

A couple of years ago, I made an argument that pretty much anything that had a chromed bumper could no longer be considered a sleeper. Nobody is going to believe that a 1970 Nova that is at the strip...

Just Gone: M2K Motorsports’ Ford GT Runs 300.4 MPH At The Texas Mile

You want to know what a truly fast street car looks like? Meet your current goal: a 2006 Ford GT that is ran by M2K Motorsports. At the Texas Mile, the Gulf-colored GT trapped out the mile at 300.4...

For The Sporting Sir: The 1962 Ford Thunderbird Phantom Station Wagon

According to Lohnes, Ford screwed the pooch with the 1958 Thunderbird and from that moment forward, the model as a whole is dead to him outside of certain individual cars that earned their keep...

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The Coyote-Swapped Fusion: More Fabrication And The First Start!

We’ve been following Matt Soppa’s RWD-converted, Coyote-swapped 2016 Ford Fusion build since we first laid eyes on the subject. With looks that echo the dearly departed Australian-market...

Travel Well: This 1978 Ford F-150 Is Prepared To Be The Perfect Summer Travel Rig!

God’s honest truth, I didn’t look at this 1978 Ford F-150 Ranger Lariat as a potential BangShift feature when I first started looking at it. I didn’t see it that way. I saw this...

Crown Vic Drifting: Project Neighbor Hangs The Tail Out Like A Boss

Ford fought tooth-and-nail to fight downsizing in the late 1970s. GM had shrunk the Impala and Caprice and walked away smelling like a rose. The race was on…who would be the next to shrink...

RacingJunk Find: 1971 Mercury Comet With A 347…Street Car Material!

Junior supercars were the smartest move that the Big Four made at the turn of the 1970s. Insurance companies had targeted the popular and brash musclecars of lore and were bent on punishing the...

Big Boss: Chuckles Garage’s “Old Smokey” Ford Beds In Hoonigan’s New Burn Yard

So, Hoonigan got a new place where they can enjoy all of the automotive hijinks and delinquent acts they can tolerate without pissing off the neighbors. Irwindale Speedway gave them a plot to set up...

Clench Hard: This 1,000-plus Horsepower Four-Banger Thunderbird Gets Loose At The Top End!

Every now and then, when I’m looking for one thing, I end up finding another that’s even better. Today is one such case…after some discussions over what should be powering a...

The Ultimate Rescue Project: Who Has The Skill To Bring This Torino Racer Back To Life?

One of the cars I’m proudest to have had the privilege to show you is “The Bus”, a 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport that was brought back to life after years of being a...

Monday Shopper: This Sunbeam Tiger Will Get Your Pulse Moving Like None Other!

Are you a coffee drinker? Does it seem like your day doesn’t really start until you’re deep into your second cup of joe? Maybe you need an energy drink in the morning for that caffeinated...

Moved To A Higher Class: This 1958 Ford Custom 300 Has Stepped Up Nicely!

Trying to understand Ford’s model layout in the later 1950s without a flow chart is a bit of a chore. Just like every other manufacturer of the day, you have to look directly at the full-size...

Would You Rather: California Craigslist Scores – Do You Go For Small Japanese Two-Door Or Gigantic American Wagon?

Shopping for decent metal to work with is always best done in the American Southwest. The air is dry, the salt content is low, and the metal is nice and preserved. Add in a car culture that tends to...