Category Archive: Craigslist Find
Rough Start: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna 454 – Do What Scares Others.
It’s hot rod black. It’s got the required 7.4 liters of thumping big-block Chevrolet under the hood. It’s got the rally gauges with the tachometer, as they all should have come....
Rough Start: 1976 Oldsmobile Omega – Mostly Camaro, Kind Of Nova, Plenty Of Potential!
It’s small wonder that I like Olds Omegas…I grew up in one. We had the 1975 with the bent-nose, a Chevy straight-six, and the cool floor-shift automatic. My brother and I rode in the...
Rough Start: Give The Neighborhood Something To Worry About With This Lifted Dodge Diplomat!
I might be completely and utterly out of love with the platform at the moment, but the Chrysler F-M-J platform series is pretty much intertwined into my history. Ever since I bought my first one in...
This 1978 Bubble Deck Eliminator Jet Boat Is Summer Fun With Big Ford Power
I’ve always wanted to own a jet boat. After all, the jet and v-drive boats are THE hot rods of the water. Big blocks, headers, cool paint, they are street machines that put up big rooster tails...
This 1976 Malibu Is An SS Tribute With A 4-Speed And All. Because A Stick Shift Makes Everything Better.
The 1973-1977 Chevelle/Malibu lineup has never been the most popular among performance enthusiasts. Stock they made no power and were such a departure in styling that they just never have gotten the...
Rough Start: Two Challengers For Half Of What You’d Normally Pay For A Rough One!
For this round of the Rough Start cheap-car project hunt, I’m suspending one rule: the cars that you will be purchasing for $5,000…yes, the entire budget…will not run and drive....
This 1971 Chrysler Newport Is A Giant Family Sedan From Days Gone By
In the 1970s the Big Three made design changes to their family sedan lineups that put the BIG in big cars. These cars were available with both big and small American V8s and became the cruisers of...
This Collection Of Barn Find Projects Has A Little Bit Of Everything, And All Of It Is For Sale.
Sometimes you find one project you just can’t live without on Craigslist or something. But every once in a while you end up seeing a whole collection of potential projects that has too many...
Ice Cream Wagon: This 1965 Pontiac Tempest Is As Cool As It Gets!
Welcome to summer, readers! The long, hot days of the year are upon us and I, for one, am so grateful they are here. I love the warm temperatures. I love the long evenings. And above all else, I love...
Different Flavors: An Opel Manta A And Some Project Dreaming
Recently, Haley and I took a trip up north to Cincinnati, Ohio to one of our favorite places to grocery shop: Jungle Jim’s International Market. Sadly, there isn’t a Nova-bodied flopper...
Whole Lotta Mirada: This 1982 Dodge Mirada Has An Engorged Big Block And More – Neat Car!
We know, and yes we feel bad. We’re feeling the same thing that you are. A certain uneasiness, right? Living with the knowledge that McTaggart is going to see this and lose his mind has us a...
Van Alive: This 1965 Chevy G10 Van Is Amazing, Unrestored, and Totally 100% Functional
You simply do not see these things with any regularity, anymore. Right? Honestly when is the last time you looked up to find a first generation Chevy G10 van zipping down the road. Think on it....
Rough Start: No More Minivan Blues With This Plymouth Voyager Pickup Conversion!
Being born in 1983, the minivan boom and bust is the first automotive styling trend that I’ve seen the beginnings to and the end of in my lifetime. When they appeared right about the same time...
Risky Investment: Would You Restore This Ratty 1970 Plymouth Superbird Or Would You Start Building It Up?
That beak. That wing. That shape that was meant to convey one meaning only, directly to Ford Motor Company: “Richard Petty is OUR driver, and you will pay dearly for your treachery.”...