Category Archive: CHEVY, Monday Shopper
Money No Object: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO 9561 – The Brutalist
Park A 1969 RS/SS Camaro next to this car for a second, and proceed to eliminate that gene mutation that tells most of you why you should look at this car. Go stock for stock for a moment, like...
Rough Start: 1978 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe – Grandpa’s Grand National
I’ll always advocate an model that isn’t as popular as the typical selections here, mainly because I feel that a lot of good looking machines got overlooked simply because they were a...
This Chevrolet Firenza CanAm Is Violence In A Small Package! Check Out This South African Muscle Car!
The Chevrolet Firenza CanAm is the very angry distant cousin to the Vauxhall Firenza, a handsome enough coupe based on the otherwise homely Vauxhall Viva. Look at it…are you getting an odd hint...
Random Car Review: The 1981 Mercedes-Benz 500SL, The Teutonic Rally Terror That Could Have Been
Mercedes-Benz had a unique take when it came to auto racing at the beginning of the 1980s: If their vehicle didn’t outright dominate, they didn’t want to play ball. That pride put a...
Dream Sleeper: A Turbocharged, LS-Swapped RWD Converted W-body Monte Carlo!
Peeling paint to the metal, cheap plasticky 1990s interior…no, I understand if you want to have my head examined by a professional for saying that this Monte Carlo would be a dream to own. But...
Pro Commuter Perfection: 400WHP 1993 Ford Escort GT
I’ve got a weird relationship with Ford Escorts. On one hand, it’s the closest I’ve come to being seriously injured or worse in a car…I was a passenger in one that went...
Classic YouTube: When The Boost Kicks In On This Wild Jeep SRT-8, The Red Mist Appears…Literally
OST Dyno’s 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is one sincerely wicked piece just sitting still. With drag radials on all four corners, a seriously pressurized 6.1-based 426ci third-gen Hemi under...
It’s Back! Just As Big, Just As Bold…The 440/4-speed 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Is For Sale!
This car makes the rounds every few years and every time I see it, I twitch, because this would shut up my Mopar freak show itch permanently…If I could ever afford the damn thing when...
It’s Always A Gold Grand Marquis! Maybe Not On A Racetrack, But Still…
You know how this goes…you’re cruising along a nice, winding backroad heading towards a decent little town. Sunny day, good temperature outside, perfect weather to go have a nice blast...
Random Car Review: The 1993 Chevrolet C-1500 “Coolside” Factory Concept…Because What Compliments A 510ci Big-Block Better Than All-Wheel-Drive?
At the dawn of the 1990s the auto manufacturers were still in the “early awakening” process, barely stirring, just starting to figure out that smog equipment, emissions laws, computers...
Classic YouTube: The 1977 Dodge Ramcharger Promotional Video – The Bright Spot In Chrysler’s Dark Days!
Chrysler in 1977 was a mess. At least, the car side of the house was…the mid-size models got the same names as the full-size models, the big cars weren’t selling because the buying public...
Unhinged: The “Bronco II Incident”, Or How I Managed To Not Land A Truck On A Friend
In the summer of 2000, I was living a teenage fantasy: I was living all but unsupervised, had a job at a carpet installation shop, a T-top Monte Carlo to bomb around in, a girlfriend, a couple of...
Unveiled: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 Prototype – 8-Second All Electric Drag machine
It’s difficult to determine whether or not the electric movement is going to actually permeate into the performance world properly or if it’s just a wish, but there’s no doubt that...
Random Car Review: The Monteverdi Sierra – Putting A Volaré Into A Tux And Teaching It How To Be Swiss
When we think of the Plymouth Volaré, we think of rusting sedans, half-assed Road Runners, and if we’re having a decent day, the 360-powered Petty Kit Cars. Even though I’m a fan of the...