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Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD

Craigslist Find: This 1996 Lincoln Hearse Is Claimed To Be The Final Ride Of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. And Is Up For Offers

There’s always a strange fascination with a celebrity, regardless of who they are. And sometimes, that strange fascination bleeds over into some extremely strange fascinations that border on...

Who In England Is Drag Racing A Richard Petty-Tribute Plymouth Superbird?

Yes, this video is a couple of years old, but let’s face it: it’s not everyday you see any Plymouth Superbird doing a burnout, much less a Superbird done up as a tribute to Richard...

Meet “Twork”, The Only Chrysler Sebring Mud Truck That Could Possibly Exist On The Planet

It takes a sick, sick mind to come up with this kind of combination, it really does. Some of the trars we’ve featured here over the years lend themselves nicely to the treatment, some are the...

Rough Start, The Import Edition: Bringing A Chrysler Ute Into The U.S.

After finding the sociopathic Chrysler Valiant CL ute with the “340” earlier today, the part of me that likes shopping for cars I can’t afford woke up. I’d really like a...

Australian Burnout: “UIDIOT”, A Chevrolet-Powered Ford Cortina, Lets Loose At Brashernats

As most of us continue to freeze our bits off here in the Northern Hemisphere, in Australia they are still enjoying their summer. And of course, that means that we get more and more gratuitous...

Rough Start: You’re A Seat Fitting Away From A Turnkey SCCA American Sedan-Prepared Mustang

What sounds more awesome than buying your very own turnkey race car? No building, no BS…just make sure the car fits your frame and go racing? That sounds good to us, so in the spirit of the...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: iDrive Featuring Siri, Your One-Armed Budii, And A Broken Weiner

Come inside from the cold, dust the snow off of your boots at the door, and sit down. We’ve got the Malört poured and we’re frying up some of our favorite news from the “who gives...

What Hellcat? RSI Is Now Offering A Twin-Turbo Flame-Spitting Dodge Viper TA…

There’s something about “twin-turbo Viper” that just makes us smile. Sure, we’re no closer to ever driving one than when these things started rolling off of the assembly line,...

Watch As Jay Leno Cuts Loose With James Garner’s Oldsmobile Banshee – He Even Drives The Beast On The Street!

The Oldsmobile Banshee is a freak among freaks. Set up similar to an old Baja truck, it’s roughly based on a 1969 Oldsmobile body that is shortened by two feet. They were built by Vic Hickey, a...

Top 11: No V8 Needed – A Selection Of Cars We Would Take A Different Path With

(Lead photo: Bret Kepner) I can’t speak for the other two, but in my automotive history I’ve only dealt with two vehicles that did not have V8s: a Chevy Blazer that had the 4.3 V6, and a...

Craigslist Find: It’s Big And Beautiful, But Is This 1972 Buick Centurion Convertible Really Worth That Much?

Spring is closing in quickly, and soon enough summer will be here, and there is nothing that sounds better for summer than a big old American drop-top, the kind you can pack all of your friends into...

Question Of The Day: Would You Leave This 1927 Model T Alone Or Would You Modify It?

Locating an untouched Ford Model T that’s in any kind of shape is a surprising find. Either they are perfectly restored and pampered to death or they are yard art that would require an absolute...

Rough Start: Fast For Cheap, It’s Hard To Beat A Fourth-Gen F-body

This might be the best Rough Start candidate I’ve found yet. I’m pleased with this one. The fourth-generation GM F-car might have it’s problems, but it has it’s potential and...

Question of the Day: The Postal Service Needs A New Fleet Vehicle. So, What Would You Have Them Drive?

While many of us still have fond memories of the local Post Office employee tooling around in a Jeep DJ mail truck, that hasn’t really been the case since the Grumman LLV (Long Life Vehicle)...