Category Archive: Craigslist Find
Inspiration Material: 1974 Ford Pinto – Okay, This Ain’t Bad At All!
I’ve managed to grow up past the old “kaboom” jokes and other one-liners about Ford Pintos. Looking at them subjectively, if it hadn’t been for the discovery of what is known...
Moonshine Dreams: 1974 Pontiac LeMans GT – A Street-Brawler In The Making
I have to wonder what the meeting was like the moment the civil war between the horsepower freaks and the European/Luxury types at Pontiac kicked off. Look at the entire Pontiac lineup from 1973...
Well-Hidden: This 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Type LT Is The Perfect Plain Wrapper!
I’m of the mindset that the 1978-81 Camaro Z28 is a bit too much, a bit overdone. Not that it doesn’t look cool…with the spoilers and flares and stripes, they look great…but...
Is This The Nicest 1976 Chevelle In America? The Interior Is Plush, The Paint Is Nice, and The Engine Is Fresh
This is a really, really nice car. At least by our estimation it is. We get caught up like everyone else in being obsessed with the flashy and high foot builds that some of the great shops in the...
Rough Start: Cruise Like A Boss In A Pontiac Executive
I’ve recently discovered a new pet peeve: the difference in automotive scale versus age. For example: conversing with someone ten years my junior, upon seeing a picture of my Imperial, I...
It Might Look Like A Fancy Pinto, But It’s Really Micro Luxury And We Love It
This 1979 Mercury Bobcat is amazingly clean, and while it might look like a fancy Pinto, we prefer to call it Micro Luxury. The Bobcat, Mercury’s “upscale” version of the Ford Pinto was...
Period Correct Style And Mag Turbines Too: 1979 Datsun 620 Custom
Mini-trucks are not a late 1980s-early 1990s phenomenon. Mini-trucks have had their fans since they first started rolling on our side of the pond. Toyotas, Datsuns, Mazdas and the American-branded...
Rough Start: 1974 Sterling – Hey, You Wanted To Stand Out From The Crowd!
Here’s a common theme for Rough Start cars from the past: Fox body Fords, most any RWD GM, whatever Mopar isn’t rotting from rust or has genuine potential, an AMC that isn’t priced...
Rough Start: 1989 Dodge D150 – Cheaper Than A Cummins By A Wide Mile
When it comes to the 1981-93 Dodge pickups, you’ll find them in pretty much three levels of condition: Decent street truck, cared for but worn. Decrepit. It’s a Cummins-powered...
Long-Roof Life: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon With A Six-Speed And Drag Week History
Oh, was it so long ago that the station wagon was the butt of jokes? Too large, too unwieldy, too much woodgrain appliqué, too much fuel going down the throat of a V8 that had all of the cylinders...
Black Beauty: 1986 Ford LTD – A 460-Powered Anti-Taurus!
Ford was playing with the whole bank on the line in 1986. The Ford Taurus program was either going to make or break the company, but Ford had to do something…after years of disastrous results...
Rough Start: 1977 Chevrolet Nova Rally – One Seriously Rough Bastard!
I grew up around plenty of people that would fall under categories like “shady”, “dangerous”, “unstable”, “criminal”, and just about every other...
This Levi’s Edition 1976 AMC Gremlin Has Just 48,000 Miles On It And Is A One Owner Car! Make It Yours Dude!
Sometimes it surprises me that there are still one owner cars left in the world like this 1976 AMC Gremlin Levi’s Edition. After all, this was an econobox car in it’s day, and even though...
Hail To The Chief: The Perfect 1982 Jeep Cherokee Chief Is Available!
Any other day, any other vehicle, this would be the point where I would start complaining about a lack of interior or underhood pictures on a classified ad for a car or truck. Not that I’m a...