Category Archive: eBay Find, FORD
Just Like They Used To Be: Would You Leave This 1975 Ford Maverick Grabber Stock?
They were everywhere when I was a little kid. Blue, yellow, green, red, white, and every shade of brown under the sun…you couldn’t turn a street corner in Colorado Springs in the late...
The “WTF?” Files: A Coal-Rolling Corvette That Gives Purists Coronaries!
Diesel power is good power. It isn’t difficult to make tugboat-levels of horsepower and torque with a good mill, but if there is a downside, it’s that normally you have to deal with the...
You Thought The Lil’ Red Express Was The Hot Ticket Truck In The Seventies? How About A Ford Indy Pace Truck – Half Ton And 460 Power!
The story of how the Dodge managed to turn the D-series pickup into some of the most exciting performance products of the late 1970s is well known: the company found a loophole that allowed trucks...
How Would You Build It? This 1976 Chevrolet Malibu Is Near-Stock And Ready For A Build!
They might not have jumped in value the way they were expected to about ten years ago, but the 1973-77 GM A-bodies aren’t any worse off because of that. In fact, if anything, now is an even...
2017 Winter Shop Tour Series: We Visit Attitude Rods by Tod in Oklahoma
(Words and photos by Bad Brad Klaassen) – Long time hot rodder and all around good guy Hot Rod Tod Barker knows a thing or two about building great hot rods for himself and customers too....
Wasn’t Expecting Nines: This Twin-Turbocharged Late-Model Mustang Runs Hard!
Straight off of the showroom floor, the new Mustang GTs are runners: they will easy sit right on the 13.0 quarter mile line all day long in stock form, and if you optioned gears deeper than 3.73,...
Money No Object: A Viper-Powered Ramcharger With Grand Cherokee SRT-8 AWD? Sign Us Up!
The Dodge Ramcharger, especially it’s 1981-93 variation with the fixed roof, doesn’t get a lot of respect compared to the full-size Chevrolet Blazer and the Ford Bronco. Maybe familiarity...
Rough Start: This Shortened 1993 Plymouth Voyager Is For The Minimalist!
You can’t knock Chrysler’s minivans for what they were. When they appeared in 1984, they proved to be the right kind of vehicle at the moment and undoubtedly pulled Chrysler from the...
Power Wagon Week: Sorry, Kids, But This Power Wagon School Bus Will Get You To Class On Time!
Between the WC and M-series platforms that compose what most people collectively call a Dodge Power Wagon, there were about three hundred thousand made, many of which saw use in some of the most...
BangShift Adoption Services: This 1961 Ford Falcon Is In Need Of A Loving Home!
Whenever I get a text from Jensen Masters at Short Street Rod Shop, I know I’m gonna see some good stuff. From the moment I met the guy three years ago, he has had nothing but some of the most...
It’s Got A Thousand Horsepower (AT THE WHEELS!) And A Thousand Reasons Why It’s Controversial – Jay Leno Checks Out The “Vicious” Mustang!
“It’s a 1965 Ford Mustang fastback…so far from stock, that it’s hilarious.” Well, Leno isn’t wrong on this one. It’s as much a Mustang as Ken Block’s...
There’s A Strange Bird: Anyone Interested In A Three-Wheeled Reliant Rialto?
Yes, readers, I’ve been buried in Craigslist today, and I’m completely unapologetic for it, because I’ve been finding weird, wonderful four-wheeled contraptions that should capture...
Power Wagon Week: This 1979 Dodge Is As Mint As They Get! Big-Block And Comfy For The Era!
I have a certain vision for what a truck should and can be. There is the viewpoint that the truck is little more than a tool, in the same way a Caterpillar bulldozer or a farm tractor is viewed. I...
Rough Start: This 1971 Mercury Cyclone GT Is Rough, No Doubt, But Is It Good Enough To Fix Up?
Ever look at a car you really want, only to sigh and turn away because it was just a touch too rough for you? I’ve done that once. I had found a 1969 Dodge Charger that was pretty bad off, but...