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Rough Start: A Pontiac Fiero That Is Still A Pontiac Fiero!
Fierce. Proud. Intimidating. Vicious. Those are some of the ways that the Italian word “fiero” can be used. But the car that Pontiac debuted for the 1984 model year didn’t exactly...
Rivan: The Electric Truck and SUV Startup That Caught Everyone’s Attention At The L.A. Auto Show
At the 2018 L.A. Auto Show, one truck and one SUV made waves, both made by a manufacturer that nobody had seemingly heard of: Rivan. The two concepts, the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV, are...
A Thunderbird For Lohnes For Christmas? Surely, This 1963 Roadster T-bird Can’t Be Hated!
Unless it’s one of the very early two-seater types, Brian Lohnes hates Ford Thunderbirds. He’s been very clear on the subject, but I pride myself on locating one that I don’t think...
Introducing Project Evil Orchid: Scott Liggett’s 1965 Impala Has A Story To Tell
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) The Impala was one of the first vehicles to hit the forum’s Project Vehicle pages way back in 2007 when this website was known as CarJunkieTV. Before that,...
An Auction Screwup Or A Surprise Score? Cleetus Gets Suckered On An C6 Corvette!
I’ve only bought one car at an auction. The truth was that I was looking to get my then teenage brother a car, I had a budget…and after I got out-bid on everything else I tried to score,...
Rough Start: Does A 19,000 Mile Plymouth Volaré Deserve To Break The Budget?
Over the course of the Rough Start searches, we’ve done our best to stay within the $5,000 and under budget on sheer principle. Five grand is a very approachable number for a running, driving...
The “WTF?” Files: Who Makes A Trar Out Of A 1986 Chevy Cavalier Convertible?!
I can’t even begin to hide my hatred for a Chevy Cavalier of this generation. As a young kid, we had one as the family car, a miserable turd of a white 1985 wagon with blue interior that I...
The Dodge Phoenix Big-Block Build Continues! A Good Cause Requires A Lot Of Hard Work!
The last time we saw the 1963 Dodge Phoenix that Street Machine was building to take to the Running On Empty festival, an event in the town of Cobar that raises money for a WW1 monument and has a...
Unveiled: 2020 Jeep Gladiator – Welcome Back, Jeep Pickup!
The last Jeep J-series, was built in 1987, the last Jeep truck, the Comanche, ended in 1992, and the last “jeep”-based truck-style unit, the CJ-8 Scrambler, ended production in 1985. Ever...
Number One On Our Christmas List: Check Out A Walk-Around Of The “Rerun” Chevrolet Camper From SEMA!
The 1972 Chevrolet C30 camper that was parked, well-hidden off of the far end of the Las Vegas Convention Center might be my most favorite vehicle from the 2018 SEMA show. “Rerun”, as...
Grand Theft Auto: You Can Still Get Into A Trans Am GTA Like This One Without Breaking The Bank!
Third-gen F-bodies often get typecasted as the ultimate mullet-mobile, but really, that is kind of an undeserved reputation. First off, the real mullet cars were the rubber-bumper second-generations....
The GM Future Transformation: What Is Getting Cut Out Of The General’s Current System
DETROIT – General Motors (NYSE: GM) will accelerate its transformation for the future, building on the comprehensive strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its core business, capitalize on the...
A Blower Makes It So Much Better: This 1977 Ford Mustang II Is Ready For Adoption!
“I’m 71, ready to get into a nice late-model Mustang.” Well…while we can’t say that we don’t understand the desire and we can assure the seller that the late-model...
