Category Archive: eBay Find, FORD
This 1977 Pinto Trar Is A Swiss Army Knife Car – Do Everything At Once!
This, folks, is a case of just how many vehicle types you can jam onto one set of wheels. Let’s break this down: you have a 1977 Ford Pinto Cruising wagon, which checks off station wagon,...
Road Trip? This 1978 Mercury Marquis Is Ready To Roll Anywhere!
There is a lot of travel going on here at BangShift this week! Chad and Daphne are road-tripping around my neck of the woods on the FM3 Road Trip Cars and Cones deal, and in a couple of days we both...
Money No Object: This 1971 Mercury Cougar XR7 429 Ram Air Is Good As Gold
The 1971 restyle for the Mercury Cougar did the model no real favors. The sexiness of the 1969-1970 models got lost in translation as the Cougar, like it’s cousin, the Ford Mustang, got even...
Rough Start: This 1973 Ford Gran Torino Hasn’t Been Tagged Since 1991, But Is Ready To Hit The Road!
A few years ago, AutoZone ran a commercial that showed a kid on a bike riding down some dusty road in who-knows-where when he happens upon an old, derelict Ford Torino in the tall grass. In the...
The Six-Cylinder Family Sedan Of Your Dreams: A Barra-Powered Falcon That’s In The Mid-Eights!
Not long ago, the six-cylinder powered four-door sedan was the car of choice for most folks. Unfortunately, the majority of those cars were Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, and similar snoozemobiles that...
Rough Start: Your Best Shot For A Nice Old Truck Is This 1985 Ford F-150!
The inspiration for today’s Rough Start find comes straight from the weather around BangShift Mid-West. Thanks to all of those April showers that will bring May’s flowers (read:...
The Crown Hick Is Finished! Hot Rod Garage’s Frame-Swapped Ford F-100 Is A Riot!
The “Crown Hick” project that the fellas at Hot Rod Garage have been working on for a bit is finished up, and it’s a beauty. Using the frame of a Panther platform car to underpin a...
Would You Rather, The Alternate Future Edition: Which FWD Pony Car Concept Appeals To You Most?
We know how the pony cars managed to survive the 1980s: Ford managed to give the Mustang a desperately needed horsepower injection that really came into play in 1982, and over at GM, the...
Rough Start: A Unibody Ford Pickup On Slot Mags…Tasty!
Ah, Las Vegas. Dry air, desert…car hunting paradise if there ever was one. From lots filled with project car material to the cable television fodder, the love of the car is alive and well here....
This 1963 Ford Econoline Is Completely Impractical And Perfectly Bitchin’!
I’m willing to go under fire for this opinion: some vehicles don’t do anything well. Take this 1963 Ford Econoline: it would be a cool truck, except that there is no useful bed left. Part...
The “WTF?” Files: A Flatbed Lincoln, For When You Need To Carry A Load With Class!
The behemoth that is a late 1970s Lincoln Continental four-door sedan is something to behold. Just like the pre-1977 GM full-sizes, and the Imperials and New Yorkers from Chrysler, the Continental...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh-“Worthy News! This Week: Charity Done Right and More!
1. EcoBusted.(Photo: Ford) Need another set of headlights to memorize as you tear up the Interstate, late as usual? Here you go: Ford has unveiled Special Service Vehicle variations of the F-150 and...
