Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD
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...
Would You Rather, The Bizzaro World Thunderbird Edition! They Both Have Power Adders And Manual Transmissions, And They’re Both Freaks!
Between my own bizarre tastes and years of looking for every possible custom car I can think of, I’d thought that I had seen it all. I’ve seen trucks mounted onto tractors, semi-tractor...
Question Of The Day: What Are Your Thoughts On A Moonshine Car Build?
Call it what you will: mountain dew, white lightning, hooch…moonshine just might be the drink of motorsports. The high-proof liquor is the stuff of legends and is responsible for sowing the...
Theoretical Build: Turning A Mercury Capri “Black Magic” Into A Killer Daily Driver
The idea that a daily driver needs to be the easily ignored silver potato-mobile does not sit well with me. Growing up, my family attempted to find a commuter car for my stepdad to drive the sixty...
Ford Performance Is Taking The New Raptor To Best In The Desert Racing’s Factory Stock Class!
(Photos: Ford Motor Company) We’re loving the fact that Ford is putting their actual cars into racing. You have the Fiesta in touring car races, the Focus in rally and rallycross, the GT in...
