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Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD, TRUCKS

Rough Start: This 1972 Ford F-100 Needs…Nothing More Than A New Home!

Ok, the Rough Start schtick is pretty much set in stone: find something on Craigslist that might be BangShift-worthy…sometimes not…and proceed to explain in so many words just how far you...

Money No Object: This 1983 Ford Ranger Prerunner Only Exists To Have A Blast In!

A prerunner truck…a true pre runner, not some hacked-up truck with fiberglass panels…only serves two purposes: it’s a riot of a four-wheeled toy and, as far as I’m concerned...

Rough Start: This 1977 Dodge Power Wagon Has The Look And Is Ready To Roll!

The Dodge D-series truck…other than minor bits here and a facelift there, between 1972 and 1993, it’s pretty much all the same. Same frames, mostly the same bodies, and generally the same...

Farmhand Favorite: This 1973 International 1110 Is Too Clean For Words!

I’ve lived in Pennsylvania once. I was very young, and my family stayed there maybe six months, but one thing always stood out: everybody had a work truck. Everyone. My dad used his...

eBay Find: The “Rollsmokey” 1973 Dodge D200 Is Up For Grabs! Do You Need Over 700 Foot-Pounds Of Torque In Your Life?

This 1973 Dodge D200 has the luck of a typical cat. When initially purchased by David Freiburger, it was going to be an engine donor for some multi-colored shell of a project that he was digging out...

Classic Workhorse: This 1965 Dodge D600 Flatbed Truck Is The Perfect Foundation For A Salt Cruiser!

Are any of you shocked that Brian and Chad both are going nuts over the rigs that are out at Bonneville right now? No, not the race cars…the big trucks and RVs that are serving as homes on the...

Help Wanted: Does Anybody Know The History Of This Right-Hand Drive Dodge D-100?

Nestled in the “judged” lot at Mopar Nats was this clean driver Dodge D-100 pickup truck. I didn’t think much of it at first when I walked past it…nothing against the truck,...

Is It Just Us, Or Does This 1981 Chevrolet G20 Need A Fifth Wheel And Matching Trailer?

Vans are a strange subject for me. I understand that they make for an excellent work vehicle, especially if you need to crate around a ton of tools, rolls of carpet, or about fifteen people who...

Want Nines? Add Nitrous! This Monster Jeep SRT-8 Finally Hit The Bottle, And We Know Why…

We know Jeremy Webb’s Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8. We’ve seen videos of it all over YouTube and we’ve personally seen just how hard of a charger this big black tank is on the quarter...

This 1974 Dodge D300 Flatbed Is Perfection! This Black Beauty Looks Ready To Either Show Or Work!

When it comes to trucks, I am actually pretty easy to figure out: manual transmissions, large V8 or diesel, single-cab, dually, and if possible, a flatbed. I like my trucks ready to work. Nothing...

Rough Start: Finding A Very Workable 1978 Chevrolet El Camino Super Sport At A Still-Reasonable Price

1980s cars are in their own right now, and prices are going to start climbing for desirable ones. There’s sure to be plenty of kickback by traditionalists over that statement, but all you have...

Getting It Done In The SUV – This 1,500 Horsepower Jeep Is Still Testing!

Jeep Grand Cherokees aren’t aerodynamic. Not even close. You could literally shove the broadside of a barn out of the back of a cargo plane and let it plummet to earth, and that would stand a...

eBay Find: One Of The Wildest Custom Chevrolet Pickups We’ve Ever Seen!

The word “custom” gets thrown around a lot in the automotive word, but make no mistake, there is no question that the term applies when used to describe this 1975 Chevrolet truck. No, we...

Question Of The Day: What Is The Worst Vehicle You Miss The Most?

Today’s question comes from a camera that I haven’t seen since 2009. As I’ve been sorting through boxes that I haven’t opened since before I left the Army, I’ve been...