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Category Archive: CHEVY, FORD, FUNNY STUFF, Videos

Roadkill! It’s A Camaro Versus Mustang Battle To The Death On The Dirt Track! SN-95 V6 Against Clapped Out 305 RS!

To whomever handles Roadkill’s hate mail department: you had better start lobbying for a pay raise, because your job is about to suck badly. The Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro have some of...

Rough Start: This 1971 Ford Torino 500 Station Wagon Is An Emerald In The Desert!

I love hunting for old iron in the deserts of Arizona. For the rust-averse like myself, it’s a paradise. The sheetmetal is anywhere from pristine to paint-roasted and the chances are good that...

This Turbocharged Barra Six-Powered Ford Cortina Rules! Wheels-Up High With Turbo-Six Power!

It might look like a lightly shrunken Mercury Montego wearing Valiant Charger headlights, but the Ford Cortina had nothing to do with a midsize Ford…it was just meant to look like one. Offered...

When Mustangs Attack! Will Leaving A Car Meet In A Hot-Rodded ‘Stang Cause Mayhem And Property Damage? Cleetus Tests Out The Theory!

If you haven’t been on the internet in the last couple of weeks, you’ve been missing a meme war against the Ford Mustang of epic proportions. If you are a Mustang owner, chances are very...

Rough Start: What Rough Start? This One-Owner 1977 Ford LTD II Might Empty The Bank, But What More Could You Want? (Besides Smaller Bumpers…)

There is always something to be said for finding a gorgeous, one-owner car that has been babied all of it’s life up for sale for a decent price. It’s a rare event and not something to be...

Watch as Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud Try Out Their New Ford Focus RS RX Race Cars

There is nothing like the first time behind the wheel of a new car, and for Hoonigan Racing Division’s Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud, it had to be extra special, because it represented the...

The WTF? Files: It’s A Mercury Cougar Chopper, Powered By A Chevy Mill!

The 1989-1997 Mercury Cougar wasn’t a bad car…just a bland one. Ford was so focused on front-wheel drive midsize cars that the simply ignored the Cougar and it’s Ford Thunderbird...

Top 11: We Cherry-Pick Mecum Auctions’ Indy Event – Too Many Choice Cars To Select From!

Normally, we peruse Mecum auctions to see what might be attainable. For their Indy auction, we had a hard time doing that…mostly because all of the lots are desirable enough and popular enough...

eBay Find: This 1972 Mercury Comet GT Would Make An Awesome Cruiser! If You Want A Mustang Alternative, Here It Is!

A 302 and a five-speed in any Ford product outside of an F-600 is a recipe for fun, but when you put it into a Mercury Comet (the Ford Maverick’s fraternal twin), the fun is at it’s...

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This 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback Is The Genesis Point For An SCCA Spec Mustang Racer!

There is always a starting point to any car enthusiasts’ sickness, whether it was a car they spotted as a kid, a project worked on with family or friends, or the moment they realized they were...

eBay Find: For The Classy Connoisseur, A 1977 Lincoln Mark V With A Bed!

Coupe utilities don’t get the respect they deserve in America, in our opinion. It doesn’t matter how nice one is, how well taken care of it is, most people view it as the ultimate redneck...

Is This Supercharged 1979 Mercury Zephyr A Score, Or Too Good To Be True? You Make The Call!

The downside of Craigslist is that you don’t get up close and personal with the vehicle that you are possibly laying good money down on. You have to trust a few photos and whatever the seller...

eBay Find: This Starsky And Hutch Gran Torino Is The Real Deal! It Was In Both The TV Show And The Movie, And Is For Sale!

Paul Glaser hated the car from the moment when the production company for “Starsky and Hutch”  introduced him to it. The 2B Bright Red Ford Gran Torino, sitting on slot mags, with a...

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This Ford XE Falcon Doesn’t Look Like The 9-second Quarter-Mile Car That It Is!

If it weren’t for the small aftermarket hood scoop on top of this Ford Falcon, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was just a wicked-up street car. It makes a nice, cammed idle and...