Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD
The Redemption Find: This 1980 Ford Pinto Wagon, As It Should Be!
The Ford Pinto predates me by at least three years, so I simply have to take older folks’ word on just what the little rolling ball of dynamite from Ford truly meant when sold. Was it supposed...
Morning Symphony: The Sound Of Going Fast By Any Means Necessary
Sorry, Ford fans, but this bitchin’ bumpside is powered by a Rat…one very, very angry Rat, but a big block Chevy nonetheless. I can already hear the hate comments flowing, so let’s...
Howl, Baby, Howl: This Coyote-Powered Mercury Capri Is One Mean Little Ripper!
If you want a silky-smooth wave of torque that flows uninterrupted, get yourself an old-school Cadillac and enjoy having someone else drive for you. When it comes to our track cars, we want violence...
Shop Tease: This 2016 Mustang Might Be The Most Evil Hustler We’ve Met Yet
The message from KingSpeed Race and Repair was loud and clear: if we wanted to see something really cool, we were to head to a quiet little shop just outside of the northern edge of Bowling Green,...
Rough Start: Doubt It Sucks Nitro, But This 1987 Lincoln Mark VII Mad Max Clone Could Be The Duck’s Guts!
I understand the appeal of wanting to build your own V8 Interceptor. Cloning a movie car that you love is understandable, but locating a suitable Aussie Falcon to start with is like finding...
Pure Seventies: This 1977 Ford LTD II Needs A Monster Motor Stat!
The move from performance to luxury in the Seventies was an interesting way of glossing over the fact that every V8 produced in the decade had been seriously neutered by the EPA and that none of the...
Epic Fail: This Capri’s Hood Calls It A Day In The Middle Of A Run!
The ultimate bad day scenario for anyone, anywhere, is when the hood flies up at speed, completely blocking the forward view. Been there, done that, and I hope I never see that scene again so shall I...
They Don’t Come Cleaner: This 1979 Ford F-250 Is A Truck Fan’s Dream Rig!
I’m sure most of you remember a time when a truck was popular based upon it’s work merits and not how many cows were sacrificed to line the interior surfaces. I certainly do, and after a...
Why Buy New? This 1977 Ford Bronco Has Been Lengthened And Customized To Be The Perfect Family SUV!
Last we heard, Ford is still bringing out a new Bronco. We know that developers are trying to line up the new SUV to compete with the Jeep Wrangler, but that they don’t want the Bronco to be a...
2018 Ford Mustang: The Pony Has Been Enhanced Even More! Sub Four-Second 0-60 For GT, 30 More Ft/Lbs For EcoBoost!
(Photo: Ford Motor Company) The Ford Mustang is getting a facelift for 2018, but slightly changed looks are only just a little bit of what’s been updated for Ford’s popular coupe....
Rough Start: Going For The Unbeaten Path In A Mercury Montego
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -“The Road Not Taken”, Robert Frost. The road not taken. The direction not...
The Farmer’s Hobby: Watch This Ford Truck Get Down On The Strip In Georgia!
The old truck…the stories it could tell. From the day it was brought home, to all of the work that it put in to earn it’s keep, to the day when the wear and tear got to be too much to...
The Hidden Fox: This 1990 Ford Mustang 7-Up Special Was Hidden Where I Grew Up As A Kid!
Port Orchard, Washington is a sleepy little village on the Sinclair Inlet of Puget Sound. Growing up, it was where I “went to town”…I lived in Olalla, which is at least ten miles...
