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Rough Start: This 1979 Mercury Bobcat Is Minty Fresh! Can You Say “Autocrosser”?

The poor, maligned, and forgotten Mercury Bobcat. The Ford Pinto got the fame, good and bad, during it’s run. By comparison, the Bobcat was like the other sister…they were present, but...

Take Up Falconry: This 1967 Ford Falcon Looks Like A Rowdy Good Time

Everybody’s in Indianapolis for the PRI Show and I’m…not. I love the PRI Show, but after last year’s fun involving the Angry Grandpa Chrysler, a failed oil pressure sensor,...

Requiem For A Beater: A Tribute Video For The “Rotstang”

You know that it’s about time to let a car go when the rust is so bad that the door won’t close when you are sitting in the seat. But in some cases, it can be very hard to admit that...

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Polishing A Silver Nugget: This Ford EXP Goes From Grungy To Gleaming!

I won’t lie…I was seriously looking at this Ford EXP on Craigslist for the last week and a half. If you are shocked by that news, then hello, welcome to McTaggart’s World of Weird...

Money No Object: 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R With Sincere Racing Pedigree

The fun thing about getting older as a car freak is that you get to see whether or not your suspicions on which cars would be great and which cars won’t be was an accurate guess or the ultimate...

Classic YouTube: The 1978 Ford LTD II, Sold By Ron Burgundy Himself

In the beginning, there was Fairlane. Fairlane begat Torino, Torino begat Elite, and Elite begat LTD II. Ford’s midsizer packed on the pounds almost in time with Elvis himself as the 1970s...

Monday Shopper: This 1973 Ford Gran Torino Brougham Is The Right Car For The Right Ford Enthusiast

In the many cars that came through the yard when I was a kid, only a few really jumped out at me as being “good”. One of them was a gold 1972 Ford Gran Torino, the one with the formal...

A Thunderbird For Lohnes For Christmas? Surely, This 1963 Roadster T-bird Can’t Be Hated!

Unless it’s one of the very early two-seater types, Brian Lohnes hates Ford Thunderbirds. He’s been very clear on the subject, but I pride myself on locating one that I don’t think...

A Blower Makes It So Much Better: This 1977 Ford Mustang II Is Ready For Adoption!

“I’m 71, ready to get into a nice late-model Mustang.” Well…while we can’t say that we don’t understand the desire and we can assure the seller that the late-model...

The Junkyard Digs F-250 Is Moving Again! Check Out The Progress On This Pickup Revival

Kevin from Junkyard Digs has been hard at work in the garage ever since he got back from the other side of the world. Actually, he’s just been busy, period…he came out to Tennessee to...

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...

Money No Object: Two Fox-Body Specials In One Convertible – A 1985 Ford Mustang Twister II Predator G.T. 302!

Okay, four-eye Fox fans, have we got a doozy for you today. The bottom end of the Fox-body market is the dirt-cheap Craigslist find that can be scored for under a grand and built into something...

Ever Wanted The True In-Depth Details Of The Hoonicorn? Check Out This Go-Through Of Ken Block’s Monster Here!

Back in 2014, Ken Block put out the Gymkhana 7 video and introduced the world to the Hoonicorn, a twin-turbocharged, all-wheel-drive 1965 Mustang-shaped mental patient.The goal of the car was to...

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Stop! It’s Already Dead: This Ford Ranger Takes A Brutal Beating At A Tough Truck Course!

Nothing lasts forever. Nothing. It doesn’t matter how well you try to preserve something, eventually time and age will have their way with the materials and soon it will return to the Earth...