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Category Archive: eBay Find, TRUCKS

No, Not The Band: This 1948 REO Speed Wagon Is Packing A 12V Cummins Swap And Could Be Yours!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You might see an old truck with a funky nose that looks like it’s barely hanging on for life, but we see an awesome build that we’d love to own. What...

Craigslist Find: This Sam Foose-Built Creation Is A Mix Of Pantera And Alfa Romeo

In 1969 Bertone unveiled the Carabo concept car. It was wild, mounted on an Alfa Romeo Stradale 33 platform with a wedge body and a 1.9L V8 mounted mid-engine that drove the rear wheels. The doors...

The FCA Truck Buyback: What You Need To Know As An Owner

The NHTSA, fresh from a proper dressing down, has taken to swiftly kicking FCA US in the junk with cleats on. Some of the punishment is deserved, some of it is a little more questionable, but...

BangShift Test Drive: Chevrolet SS – An American Sedan That Hides A Split Personality In A Discreet Package

When Bob Lutz read a Car and Driver article praising the Holden Commodore but lamenting that it couldn’t be bought in the United States, he had a brainchild. After driving a Commodore...

Roadside Find: A 1954 Ford Customline That’s Barely Aged And For Sale, And More!

BangShift contributor Scott Liggett has an eye for finding some neat iron that most people haven’t seen outside of a car show in decades. We simply can’t explain why he is able to find...

A Close Look At A Drop-Dead-Gorgeous Piece Of Rolling Art In The Form Of A 1960 Pontiac, Courtesy Of Speedhunters

(Photos: Mike Garrett/Speedhunters) While I prefer stock or simple paint jobs on my vehicles, I’m drawn to the intricate paint jobs that low riders and some kustoms sport. Lacing, airbrushing,...

How In The…?! Balancing A Camaro On A Subaru In Tennessee

The photo kind of says it all. Somehow, some strange series of events caused this late model Camaro to wind up as an oversized hood ornament for this unwitting Subaru in Maryville, Tennessee. While...

Would You Rather, The Big Boy Special: Take Your Pick Between The Nitrous Mud GMC And The Twin-Turbo Dune-Running Chevy!

1973-1987 Chevrolet trucks are just plain awesome. They straddled the gap between a working man’s pickup and a comfortable family truck nicely, they were simple enough to work on, they could...

Rough Start: This 1963 Buick Electra 225 Is A Wyoming Survivor That Only Needs Some Brightening

Trying to score a bonafide classic car on a $5000 total budget isn’t going to fly in most circumstances. Nobody wants to be seen in an out-and-out rot box, and if it is pretty you are running...

Very Rough Start: It’s Part Vega, Part Astre, Small Blocked, And Has A Story Involving A Mad Wife…

When you are scraping the bottom of the barrel so that you can buy a hot rod, you have to be prepared for what you will come across. If you buy a running and driving vehicle, expect a ton of...

Ebay Find: The Nicest Fullsize 1983 Cherokee In Existence – Mint Is An Understatement!

We love the Full-Sized Jeep platform here. J-trucks, Cherokees, Wagoneers, and M-715 military trucks all sit well with us. There’s just one problem with them, as far as we’re concerned:...

Charity Shouldn’t Look This Badass: Dream Car Giveaway’s Dodge Challenger Hellcat X AND A 1970 Challenger R/T 440 Could Be Yours!

The Dream Car Giveaway is a pretty cool deal…they hold a buy-in raffle for a grand prize that consists of an older and newer version of a vehicle that any gearhead would be quite happy...

Roads Untraveled Reviews A Five-Year-Old Challenger To See How It Is Upon First Impression

Have you wondered how the late-model muscle cars will fare after a few years of use and abuse, especially in the face of competition? I have, but it is difficult to get an unbiased opinion, or to...

This 429-powered Ford Torino GT Gets Revved To The Moon As The Tires Go Up In Smoke!

I’m having a form of cabin fever in July…this isn’t right, but it is happening. Why? Two reasons: the Angry Grandpa 300C does not do a burnout worth mentioning right now. Stupid...