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Category Archive: CHEVY, Craigslist Find, TRUCKS

Rough Start: This 1988 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Is A Dream V8 Swap Candidate!

The entire reasoning behind the Rough Start series was to find reasonably affordable vehicles that were possible options for turning into a really neat project vehicle. Some were cool just because of...

We Need This: Check Out This Laid-Out Ford And Matching Camper Trailer!

Somebody is gonna need to check on Chad after he sees this combination. You see, everything you will see in this video is aimed squarely at the Bearded One. He likes recreational vehicles. He likes...

MORE: FORD, TRUCKS

True Survivor: This 1979 Ford F-150 Is Too Clean For Words!

The Ford F-series pickup might be the ultimate expression of the American vehicle. Forget the Camaro and the Mustang…it’s the Ford truck that has gone the farthest in connecting people...

Rough Start: Flat-Faced Van Goodness Can Be Yours With This 1968 Dodge A108!

I don’t quite get the appeal of the flat-faced van. I understand how Ford Falcons, Corvair Greenbriars, Dodge A-100s and the GM twins became popular as work and utility vehicles, but when it...

This 1984 Dodge W150 Power Ram Is A Dream Work Truck: Big Block And Clean As A Whistle!

The three of us all have our weak points, and today, this 1984 Dodge Power Ram is mine. Good lord, have you seen a Ram this clean in a bit? Not likely…if you’ve seen one at all,...

Money No Object: This 427-Powered 1983 Chevrolet El Camino Choo Choo Customs Conversion Is A Shop Truck Dream!

  Is it strange that I don’t see a useful need for a half-ton pickup? I get why a 3/4 ton or heavier truck could be useful, but to me…and this is an opinion, remember…a...

Tow Rig, Spare Truck Or Just A Clean Big-Block Cruiser…This 1984 Chevrolet C-30 3+3 Can Do It All!

There is just something about a clean square-body Chevy dually. What that un-tangible thing actually is might be difficult to pin down, though. Certainly the lines of the 1973-87/91 Chevrolet trucks...

Rough Start: Give Your Inner Child What They Always Wanted: A Big Red Fire Truck!

Unless you are an absolute savant like the three of us were as kids, chances are pretty solid that the first vehicle you could name without any provocation whatsoever was “fire truck!”...

BangShift Adoption Services: “The Brick” Is Up For Sale! Anybody Interested In One Nasty Grand Cherokee?

It’s big and it’s badass. We’ve seen this beast tear the quarter-mile a brand new one with all four wheels digging down for some semblance of traction. And we were not ready to find...

You Thought The Lil’ Red Express Was The Hot Ticket Truck In The Seventies? How About A Ford Indy Pace Truck – Half Ton And 460 Power!

The story of how the Dodge managed to turn the D-series pickup into some of the most exciting performance products of the late 1970s is well known: the company found a loophole that allowed trucks...

Money No Object: A Viper-Powered Ramcharger With Grand Cherokee SRT-8 AWD? Sign Us Up!

The Dodge Ramcharger, especially it’s 1981-93 variation with the fixed roof, doesn’t get a lot of respect compared to the full-size Chevrolet Blazer and the Ford Bronco. Maybe familiarity...

Rough Start: This Shortened 1993 Plymouth Voyager Is For The Minimalist!

You can’t knock Chrysler’s minivans for what they were. When they appeared in 1984, they proved to be the right kind of vehicle at the moment and undoubtedly pulled Chrysler from the...

Power Wagon Week: Sorry, Kids, But This Power Wagon School Bus Will Get You To Class On Time!

Between the WC and M-series platforms that compose what most people collectively call a Dodge Power Wagon, there were about three hundred thousand made, many of which saw use in some of the most...

MORE: MOPAR, TRUCKS

Power Wagon Week: This 1979 Dodge Is As Mint As They Get! Big-Block And Comfy For The Era!

I have a certain vision for what a truck should and can be. There is the viewpoint that the truck is little more than a tool, in the same way a Caterpillar bulldozer or a farm tractor is viewed. I...