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Category Archive: Craigslist Find, TRUCKS

Redneck RZR? This 1996 Suzuki X-90’s Owner Makes A Great Case For A Forgotten Toy SUV!

The entry level Polaris RZR starts off just north of ten thousand dollars and can go as high as nearly thirty grand. Yamaha side-by-sides hang around twenty thousand dollars, and Can-Am isn’t...

Late Model Stomper: Salvatore Iovino’s Dodge Charger Is A Monster!

Fifteen hundred horsepower. Yeah, that’ll get some attention in a freaking hurry, but don’t sweat the numbers on the dyno…worry about the numbers on the front facia near the...

The Carfection Team Look Back On The Making Of Their Ford GT Celebration Video

For every bit of polished product that is put out in the automotive world, there is a ton of work going on behind the scenes to make things happen, and there are stories that usually don’t see...

Question Of The Day: How Far Would You Go To Save A Cool Car?

If you are a “glass is half-full” kind of person, you probably believe that if you hunt hard enough, ask the right people the right questions, and keep up the work, that sooner or later...

MORE: eBay Find, FORD

Late-Model Restomod: A 1989 GMC Jimmy With A Vortec 4.2 Inline-Six!

As much as modern engines have improved in the last twenty years, it is kind of surprising that we aren’t seeing more of what we are about to show you: in this case, forum member Tardis454...

MORE: CHEVY, TRUCKS

Best of 2016: A White 1993 Lincoln Town Car That Is Packing A 700 Horsepower Monster Under Its Expansive Hood

You want to build a sleeper that will work in today’s day and age? Good luck. You have two options: find a platform with a ton of aftermarket parts and support, downplay the image, and hope...

Top 11: The Strangest Special Editions We Could Find – The Lengths That Manufacturers Will Go To Sell Cars Are Pretty Long

Special editions are, in my eyes anyways, just a way to peddle more iron out of the door by giving off the illusion that you are holding on to something truly special once you have the keys in hand....

MORE: AMC, FORD, MOPAR, Top 11

Historical Footage: The Car And Track Review Of The 1974 Chevrolet Camaro Type LT!

By 1974 the party was over. Unless you knew your way around an option sheet at Pontiac or were willing to look at an AMC Matador coupe, the fun had been killed, by insurance companies, the EPA, and...

Caption This: Why Going Cheap On An Auto Transporter Is Going To Cost More In The Long Run

I will not, under any circumstances, explain how I managed to end up in trouble during my military career that put me on extra duty for a month and a half. Some of you military types can come up with...

It’s Done! Hot Rod Garage Finishes Up Project Fishtail, Their Drift ‘Cuda!

Forty-something days to take a shell of a car from out of a barn and turn it into a stomping drift car from pretty much scratch. Even when you factor out the help with parts or any of the perks of...

MORE: MOPAR, TECH, Videos

Money No Object: This Viper-Powered Dodge Dakota Is Like Standing In The Open With A Sledgehammer!

General Motors had the 454SS, the Syclone/Typhoon twins, and the C-series Sport trim pickups. Ford had the first-generation Lightning. And the folks at Chrysler had…well, in the 1990s, it was...

Rough Start: Who Doesn’t Want A Lifted Ford Cop Car?

A 1980s Ford LTD Crown Victoria isn’t the first vehicle that comes to mind when you think about a lift kit, is it? Most people picture a cop car from a bad 1980s cop flick, and the only one...

Mopar Muscle Done Right: Jay Leno Cruises His 1966 Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi

The 1964-72 era of performance was undoubtedly one of great power excess, factory competition, one-upmanship and proof that competition breeds excellence to all involved. But if you look at the cars...

MORE: MOPAR, Videos

Rough Start: This 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Is Perfect If You Don’t Want To Do Any Work!

If you’ve got champagne taste, a beer budget and a thing for fast cars, then you probably know the drill when it comes to hunting down cars on Craigslist: imagine the best and wind up with the...