Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD
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...
eBay Find: The Most Unloved Shelby Is Looking For A New Home! Can You Find A Use For A Shelby Dakota?
Ok, so the 1989 Shelby Dakota isn’t going to set anyone’s pants on fire in stock form. Consider it a solid attempt at creating a sport truck and an early shot in the sport truck scene...
This Mashup Of A Cummins Dodge And A Volkswagen Camper Van Is Weird, Creepy, And Just A Little Bit Genius
Between 1974-1993, Dodge made a full-size sports utility vehicle, the Ramcharger. It was always two-door, was solid-roofed after 1980 (prior to, the roof and “cap” area was removable) and...
Want To Bulletproof Your 5.7L Chrysler Hemi’s Internals? Then Check Out Modern Muscle Performance’s New Drop-In Forged Pistons And Rods Kit!
The recipe for getting power out of a GM LS block is pretty straightforward: add turbo and hold on. And it is a successful venture, as we’ve seen in just about every form of racing out there....
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...
This 1973 Pontiac GTO Is So Damn Perfect, It Hurts! 455, Four-Speed, And Black? YES PLEASE!
“The patron saint of automotive lost causes.” Brian Lohnes once wrote that about me, because my taste in cars is at the fringe edge of acceptable on a good day. It’s not that I...
The Parting Shift: Ripping Gears In A Ten-Second Six-Speed Supercharged Challenger
Jay “Speedy” Orrand’s 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T is one bad mother. The namesake behind Speedy’s Garage and the creator and organizer of the ChallengerFest show in Bowling...
What Could Possibly Be Great About A Beater Chevy Cavalier? Let This Guy Show You!
Ryan Symancek came to light as a college kid who had the urge to drive rally cars. Not a bad plan to have…he’s been to New Zealand, driven a Lancia 037 ex-racer, and generally has enjoyed...
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...
Rough Start Racer: This 1989 Chevrolet Camaro Is Ready To Be Your Gear-Banging Second Car!
Welcome to another round of Rough Start rule-bending. Why are we ignoring the rules we set up for the challenge, you ask? Well, in this case, it’s simple: this time we are looking at a car that...
