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Category Archive: BS Daily Tune Up, FORD

BangShift Tune-Up: “Legs” By ZZ Top, Complete With The Eliminator Coupe

Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill have been cranking out tunes since 1969 as ZZ Top. Let me put that into perspective for you: the band is only four years younger than my mother. The...

Epic Craigslist Find: Holman-Moody’s 1967 Ford F-100 Shop Truck

Holman-Moody’s 1967 Ford shop truck is for sale for $14,000. Do you really need to know any more than that? Working with Ford products, Holman-Moody were the name in motorsports in the late...

Freiburger Is Back With A Bolt-On Suspension Kit For Hot Rod Garage’s Mustang…And You’ve Got To See This Episode’s Q&A Session!

We’re really digging what Freiburger and crew are doing to the black 2005 Ford Mustang GT on Hot Rod Garage, which is pretty much what we’re doing to our Chrysler 300C. Hmm…maybe...

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Ebay Find: It’s a ’57 Chevy On A 1941 Military Weapons Carrier Chassis, Powered By A Small-Block Chevy – Is This The Most Epic Trar Yet?

If only one of us had the money…this thing would be good as sold. I promise you that. This 1957 Chevy four-door is sitting on the frame of a World War II weapons carrier, most likely a Dodge...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Texas Ranger Ram, Porsche’s Tantrum And Your Shocking New Virgin

What a week for the news…between Clarksongate, rumors for the New York Auto Show rumors and “oh, yeah, did you hear, Clarkson got fired from Top Gear?”, we were still able to find...

What Does Lincoln Have For The New York Auto Show? Strong Indications Predict A New Continental

Lincoln has been drifting for years, relying on rebadged Fords to keep itself afloat. But if the code-crackers at Blue Oval Forums have things right, it looks like Lincoln has been keeping a...

The 2016 Ford Focus RS Debuts At The New York Auto Show: All-Wheel Drive And “Over 315 Horsepower”! Subaru, Be Worried.

(Photos: Ford Motor Company) We knew it was coming, we’ve been waiting for it, and now it’s official: This is the US-market Ford Focus RS. And it’s exactly what we were hoping it...

Question Of The Day: What Automotive “Bigfoot” Rumor Would You Like To Actually See In Real Life?

A “Bigfoot” rumor works like this: it seems that everybody knows about it, except nobody knows details, has no proof, and the ones who have claimed to have seen it are the most likely to...

Watching This Explorer Crawl Through Box Canyon In Arizona Is Awesome – Off-Road Family Wagons Rule!

First-generation Ford Explorers make killer trail rigs. They’re comfortable, they have room, and since they’re Ranger-based, they can take a ton of off-road parts to become whatever you...

Question Of The Day: WHY? Will Someone Please Explain What Happened To This Poor Mid-1960’s Mopar?

Let me start by apologizing for ruining your breakfast, and quite possibly your lunch too. About this time last year I stumbled across a 1980s Chrysler Cordoba that had been treated to the Superbird...

See The Taillights On That Baby-Blue Escort? Get Used To Them…0-60 in 2.9, Nines In The Quarter!

The Mk3 version of the European Ford Escort is just about identical to the first generation Escort we got here in the States in the early 1980s. Keep that in mind as you watch this robin egg blue...

This Facebook Group Points Out What We’ve Never Noticed Before: It’s Always A F***Ing Camry!

It has either topped or has been near the top of the auto sales charts for years. They are considered safe, reliable transportation, and if you make it through your day without seeing one, expect the...

Unveiled: 2015 Saleen 302 Black Label, Complete With 730 Horsepower. Here, Kitty Kitty…

(Images: Drew Philips) It seems that the last time anybody looked at Saleen, they were circling the drain. Steve Saleen had bailed the company to start SMS Supercars, let another company take over...

These Mustangs Go Head-To-Head In An Australian-Style Burnout Contest In The U.S.!

With the exception of the Powercruise USA events in Brainerd, Michigan, we haven’t seen a true Aussie-style burnout competition in the States. By that, we mean that we haven’t seen...