Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CHEVY, FORD, Monday Shopper, MOPAR, Top 11, TRUCKS
Top 11: We Rifle Through The Consignment List For Mecum’s Houston Auction For Some Gems!
When I paw through Mecum auctions each month, I always try to stay away from the obvious answers to “Which one would you have?” and go for what could be really interesting, really...
Freiburger And Dulcich Rip Apart A Mercury Cougar’s 351 In The Pilot Episode For “Roadkill Garage”!
Can you rip out an engine after work on Friday, rebuild it in over the course of the weekend, and dump it back into the car so that you can drive the car to work on Monday morning? That’s the...
This Mud-Running Ford Bronco Is A Beast! Wheels Up In The Mud From A Dead Launch!
Traction in the mud…yeah, this big Bronco has it in spades. It’s also got enough power to hang the front end in the air from a dead launch in the mud! This is the John Deere Bronco and...
Ken Block’s Gymkhana Eight: A Rally Fiesta In The Middle East
For the eighth Gymkhana film, Ken Block had to do something dramatically different. We’ve seen his repertoire of stunts, we have seen him in Subarus and Fords, and we are all very well versed...
This New Edge Mustang Doesn’t Have A Ford Motor, Or An LS Block. But It Will Whip A Hellcat!
Ok, ok…we’ve stirred up enough LS hate for the week. Have no fear, it’ll probably be about a week or so before the next big Chevy-swapped hatefest shows up on these pages, but for...
Rough Start: A Fast Track To Pro Luxury In The Form Of A Five-Speed Lincoln Town Car
The pictures of the car themselves aren’t the best, so let’s start off with the real reason a cheap 1988 Lincoln Town Car should even be here: three pedals and a shifter through the...
Beauty And A Beater: Is There A Better Combination Than A Junkyard LS Engine In A Ford Fairmont?
It’s strange to think that LS swaps really took off because of one Ford Fairmont. The “Leroy Brown” 1982 Fairmont sedan built by Matt Happel was known for clubbing unsuspecting...
What Dreams Are Made Of: This 1960 Ford Starliner Is Drop Dead Gorgeous!
The words I uttered when I saw this 1960 Ford Starliner can’t be printed here. Long, low, black and red, and gorgeous from just about every angle in the pictures provided, this qualifies as one...
eBay Find: The 1972 Ford Ranchero From “Leepu And Pitbull” – If You Wondered Who Would Replace Barris, Wonder No More
One of my more recent automotive kicks is to take a 1972-79 Ford Ranchero and build it up into a muscle ute. Not like a hot rod, but like a badass shop truck: clean, restoration look body, beefed up...
Would You Rather? It’s A Battle Of The Blowers, But Which Would You Pick: The Hemi Dart Or The Pissed-Off Ford?
Sleepers are cool and subtlety is fun when it comes to horsepower, but sometimes there are days where you just want to let the car speak for itself. Not a word from you. Even the car can remain shut...
Craigslist Find: We Have Never Felt Sorrier For A Lincoln Town Car Than We Do For This One
Oh, no. This isn’t starting out good at all, is it? This poor, poor Lincoln…it looks like someone answered the question nobody asked, the kind of question that a crowd of people would...
Question Of The Day: Real Or Fake? You Make The Call On This Mangled Craigslist Mustang
Ok, readers, I need your opinion in regards to what is supposed to be a 2007 Ford Mustang. Am I off of my rocker for thinking that this is a joke and a severely Photoshopped car, or is this a...
Rough Start: A Lifted, V8 Swapped Ford Explorer, Because The Family Car Shouldn’t Suck
What’s the bane of a young family that has a gearhead? Being reasonable when it comes to the “family car”. Contrary to popular belief, your 1991 Chevy Camaro isn’t going to do...
Rough Start: Would You Be Willing To Spend A Couple Grand On A Clean Ford Station Wagon?
We love a good station wagon around here. We might not agree on what makes a good station wagon among at least two of us, but we like them just the same. They have room, they are practical, and...