Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, TRUCKS, Videos
Petrolicious Shows Us A Custom Willys Jeep And Trailer That Are Family Heirlooms That Still Get Taken Off-Road To This Day!
Handing things down from generation to generation seems to be a dying practice, and that’s something to be sad about, because that means history is being willfully forgotten for the sake of the...
FCA Teases Two Of The Concept Jeeps That Will Appear At The 2016 Easter Jeep Safari: “Trailcat” and “Crew Chief”!
Every year Jeep brings out some tasty treats to the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. This serves two purposes: it’s a kind of “thank you” to the legions of Jeep-loyal fans that...
eBay Find: Is This 2010 Holden VE SS Ute The Only U.S. Legal One?
This is Australia’s trump card over the United States, right here. They get utes…you know, a car/truck combo that is a useable size, and can be ordered with decent six cylinders, V8s,...
eBay Find: The 1972 Ford Ranchero From “Leepu And Pitbull” – If You Wondered Who Would Replace Barris, Wonder No More
One of my more recent automotive kicks is to take a 1972-79 Ford Ranchero and build it up into a muscle ute. Not like a hot rod, but like a badass shop truck: clean, restoration look body, beefed up...
Would You Rather? It’s A Battle Of The Blowers, But Which Would You Pick: The Hemi Dart Or The Pissed-Off Ford?
Sleepers are cool and subtlety is fun when it comes to horsepower, but sometimes there are days where you just want to let the car speak for itself. Not a word from you. Even the car can remain shut...
Craigslist Find: We Have Never Felt Sorrier For A Lincoln Town Car Than We Do For This One
Oh, no. This isn’t starting out good at all, is it? This poor, poor Lincoln…it looks like someone answered the question nobody asked, the kind of question that a crowd of people would...
eBay Find: A Homebuilt 1996 Dodge Ram VTS Project, Complete With Built V-10 And Cage!
In 1996, high on the successes of the Viper, Dodge took the super car’s V-10 powerplant and jammed them into the equally successful Ram truck, creating the Ram VTS concept. Concept or not, it...
Craigslist Find: This 1994 Cadillac Pickup Conversion Could Be Your Sweet-Riding Parts Hauler!
It might actually surprise you to know that I have a soft spot for Northstar-powered Cadillacs of the 1990s and 2000s. I shouldn’t…if that engine isn’t 100% perfect, it’s...
eBay Find: The Most Unloved Shelby Is Looking For A New Home! Can You Find A Use For A Shelby Dakota?
Ok, so the 1989 Shelby Dakota isn’t going to set anyone’s pants on fire in stock form. Consider it a solid attempt at creating a sport truck and an early shot in the sport truck scene...
This Mashup Of A Cummins Dodge And A Volkswagen Camper Van Is Weird, Creepy, And Just A Little Bit Genius
Between 1974-1993, Dodge made a full-size sports utility vehicle, the Ramcharger. It was always two-door, was solid-roofed after 1980 (prior to, the roof and “cap” area was removable) and...
Ford Performance Is Taking The New Raptor To Best In The Desert Racing’s Factory Stock Class!
(Photos: Ford Motor Company) We’re loving the fact that Ford is putting their actual cars into racing. You have the Fiesta in touring car races, the Focus in rally and rallycross, the GT in...
Ebay Find: A Pro Street Ford Ranger That Is Tempting Our Inner Hoon To Come Out And Play!
It’s almost a meme: “V8 ALL the things!” What can we say, we are enamored with power. And we’re not talking sophisticated, Mercedes-like tidal waves of torque or the high...
Would You Rather, The Rough Start Edition: Which Sub-$5000 Craigslist Find Would You Choose?
February is so close that you can taste it, and you know what that means? It’s crunch time for that winter project. Soon March will be here and with it, racing, shows, and decent cruising...
