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This Ranger Gets Down The Strip With A Duratec 2.3L Four Making The Power!
The old 2.3L “Lima” four-cylinder engine, when turbocharged properly, are eye-opening little monsters that can take stunning amounts of boost and stay together under pressure....
Money No Object: This 1974 Chevrolet K30 Stepside Fire Truck Is Too Cool!
It’s a given: at some point in their lives, a kid wants to be a firefighter. They want to ride on the trucks, put out the flames, and to be the hero. Certainly you remember that point of your...
Get Them Out Of The Junkyard! This Dodge Stepside Drove Out Of The Spot It Sat In For Thirteen Years!
Something funny that I’ve noticed in the many groups, forums and other venues I tend to frequent: when it comes to the subject of junkyard rescues, it’s amazing just how little actually...
Grand Theft Boogie Van? The “Wild Cherry” Chevy Van Is Now Embroiled In Legal Issues!
When we got tipped off to the rescue and revival of the “Wild Cherry” van, a 1975 Chevrolet that had a small bit part in the movie “Van Nuys Blvd.” back in 1979, we were over...
Down To The Ground: This 1999 Chevrolet Suburban Is Cruising Sweetness!
Just wait and see…the 1988-2000 GMT400 series of trucks will be the next classic GM truck to have, following the 1967-72 second-generation C/K and the third-generation “Rounded...
Money No Object: A Dream El Camino For Chad? This 1969 Could Be The One!
So Chad wants to tempt me with a Dodge Mirada that has a straight body and…well, that’s about it, really. Ok, it didn’t have a roof diaper on it, but still, it would be ground zero...
Rough Start: Never Pass On A Properly Lifted Ford Explorer…They’re That Good!
Back in 2009 I had the opportunity to purchase a lifted Ford Explorer that had been passed around some of the guys I worked with in the Army. Forest green and tan, a mild lift kit and 33s, and...
This Chevrolet R3500 Is Missing It’s Engine…What Would You Stuff Into The Engine Bay?
The other day I posted up a square-body GMC that had no bed that I had dreams of turning into a big-block flatbed howler. That didn’t seem to go too well, so I’m gonna send up another...
Rough Start: This 1982 GMC Dually Has “Wicked Work Truck” All Over It!
If there is a good side to what you are looking at, it’s the price. Only $900 of your hard-earned dollars from your rainy-day fun need to be sacrificed in the name of picking up a square-body...
Belts Are Burning: The NHTSA Is Investigating 2015-current Ford F-150s For Seat Belt Pretensioners That Self-Ignite
If there is one safety item that doesn’t deserve any pushback against, it’s the seat belt. Forget air bags that turn the interior of a car into a marshmallow, the basic seatbelt has done...
Rough Start: A Flamed 1984 Chevy Van Is Always A Good Idea!
It has been suggested that I should leave my comfort zones of vehicle hunting and dig through locations other than the deserts and the High Plains areas of the country, where the metal is awesome and...
Recycling Gone Wrong: GM Announces The New 2.7L Turbo-Four Will Be Called “Tripower”
Dusting off an old, storied nameplate to affix it to a new thing almost never works out well. When Pontiac re-badged the Holden Monaro, a potent rear-drive coupe with a V8 and a six-speed, into the...
Camp Wagon: This 1979 Plymouth TrailDuster Is The Camping Rig Your Dad Wished He Had
“Camping” in my family meant one of two things: either we rolled out the old Coleman pop-up trailer out into the middle of the field and me and my brother lived semi-independently for the...
