Category Archive: Craigslist Find, TRUCKS
Rough Start: The Blue Plate Special! This 1977 Jeep Cherokee Has A Surprise For You!
Happiness is an SJ Jeep that isn’t completely rotted, left in some dusty field in Arizona or Colorado or wherever else I’ve seen them in more-or-less one piece. I’ve seen plenty...
The Road Less Traveled: This 1975 Pontiac LeMans Needs An Alternative Build Plan!
My normal reaction whenever I see a clean 1970s-era GM A-body: “Oh, cool, it’s kind of like the Chevelle I used to own. Make power, praise handling, decry gigantic bumpers.”...
Rough Start: Germany And USA In One Package In A 1995 BMW 318ti!
One of Ford’s snarkiest commercials was for the 2007 Shelby GT500. As a white-and-blue one is unloaded from a ship, the stevedore pops off with, “So, you couldn’t find a car you...
This 1941 Willys Project Car Could Be Your Big Tire Fun Machine
Everyone loves a 1941 Willys. I mean what’s not to love? They have big fenders, a sexy nose, and when built right they sit awesome. We love them when they have a big injector hat resting on top...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Big-Block, Four-Speed, And Rust – Is This 1984 Caprice Worth It Or No?
Okay, readers, I’m leaving this ball in your court. Normally I feel pretty confident when I pick a Craigslist ride to share with you, but in the case of this 1984 Chevrolet Caprice station...
This LS Swapped Jeep Wagoneer Is Off-Road Family Fun In A Plain Tan Wrapper…And We Love It
This is my kind of 4×4. Or one of my kind anyway. This 1977 Jeep Wagoneer, aka Cherokee Chief, is a two door SUV that oozes Jeep cool. If it were a 4-Door it might be even more family truckster...
Rough Start: A Super-Clean Chevy Silverado That’s Just Waiting For Your Internet LS Build!
Take an LS engine, do a camshaft swap, upgrade the valvesprings, slap on a turbocharger, do some tuning and in short order, you will have something to behold. That’s the recipe, right? Not...
This 1937 Chrysler C-16 Royal Is A Literal 80+ Year Old Daily Driver – An Unrestored Marvel Of A By Gone Age
So my pal and fellow NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart sent this tip along and while I was a little suspect to open the link at first (you gotta know Reinhart…) I did and I was greeted by a truly...
Sunrise Over Black: This 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Is An Eye-Grabber!
Thank you, Mike Finnegan specifically for flaring off my second-gen Camaro fixation. Finnegan has had his rounds with Camaros…his first car was a 1976, and he managed to wrap it around a pole...
D.I.Y. Deathtrap: A Rough Start-Ready Chevrolet Chevette – Just Finish The LS Swap!
I’m old enough to remember tiny cars like Chevrolet Chevettes, Pontiac T-1000s and other too-late reactions to the 1970s gas crisis incidents still toodling around the neighborhoods I grew up...
Rough Start: The Boat-Tail Bomber! A Buick Riviera That Could Either Get It’s Old Engine Back, Or…
Ahhh, dammit, my weakness: cars that look like race car extras from any Dukes of Hazzard episode! Inappropriate vehicles give the semi-stock car look encourages violent driving in my book. It’s...
Rough Start: Not Afraid Of Building From Scratch? This 1970 Mercury Cyclone GT Could Be A Killer Start!
Treading the fine line between a useable second vehicle and a very cool low-buck project vehicle can be done. But you need to be very, very honest with yourself about your abilities, your time, and...
Sneaky Swap: This Ultra-Clean 1987 Dodge Charger Actually Has A 360ci V8 Under The Hood!
As often as we bag on stuff around here, we need to highlight the good and the creative as well. This 1987 Dodge Charger is just that. Creative and good are two words we would use to describe this...
