Category Archive: BangShift XL, Craigslist Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
A Road-Going UFO: This 1972 Rectrans Discoverer Class A Motorhome Is A Freakshow!
How could the man who was responsible for the Ford Mustang Boss 302, the 1963 Corvette and 1968 Corvette be responsible for one of the strangest motorhomes ever conceived? Larry Shinoda’s body...
Perhaps The World’s Nicest 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T 5-speed Is For Sale CHEAP
In the realm of “under appreciated early 1990s performance cars” the Dodge Spirit R/T is close to the top of the list. You are looking at the quickest four door mass-produced car in the...
I Know Summer Is Over But I Want This Jet Boat!
Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean I can’t wish it wasn’t. And what better way to celebrate summer and water and all the fun they have to offer than to ride around in a big...
Rough Start: Making A Case For A Sweet Dodge Shortbed
On the very short list of vehicles that I regret getting rid of, one that stings pretty hard is a 1984 Dodge D100 pickup truck. I found the little red shortbed parked along an Illinois rural route,...
Rough Start: The Work Truck Kick Continues With This Low-Buck Chevy Dually!
Yep, I’m still stuck on the idea of a purposeful work truck for BangShift Mid-West. We already have a truck, but that would be the wife’s Silverado SS, and the last time I used it as a...
Rough Start: This 1976 Chevy Monza Towne Coupe Is A Blank Slate!
Finding a Chevy Monza that hasn’t been done up to death, already V8 swapped, and isn’t rustier than the Titanic’s prow is probably pushing impossible at this point. It has been...
When In Doubt, Blower: This Blown 2005 Chrysler 300C Is Ready To Mess With The Neighborhood
Okay, some actual talk for a second instead of my usual prose. When I first saw the pictures of this Chrysler, I’m not kidding, I studied them thinking that this was some kind of mental...
Rough Start: This International Flatbed Is A Work-Truck Dream!
As Angry Grandpa got his bath at the local car wash, I walked over to the Toyota dealership that is butted up right next door to walk through the used car sections to see what was available. Most of...
The Purple People Eater: How Often Would You Drive This 1974 Chevrolet LUV?
For a section of time in the mid-1990s, my stepfather was enamored with Chevrolet LUV pickup trucks. One was slammed on it’s nuts and was a sprightly little thing, dressed in primer gray all...
Rough Start: If You Can Find A Reason Why You Shouldn’t Buy This 460-Powered Mustang, Share It.
It’s getting around to the one surefire point of proof that it’s Autumn in North America. No, not changing leaves…none have fallen at my house and barely any were turned on my...
Rough Start: A Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 That Has Been Dormant For Three Decades
When I put together the concept of Rough Start finds, one of the main things that I’ve rarely swayed from was the need for the vehicle in question to run and drive. Small repairs that were...
Rough Start: This Great Dale House Car Is What Happens When You Cross A Buick And An RV
Well, what do we have here? At first glance it appears that a rather large in-bed camper or maybe a fifth-wheel trailer of some kind was bashed together with the front third of a 1966 Buick Wildcat....
Rough Start: This 1979 Chevrolet Impala NEEDS NOTHING! Best Rough Start Find Yet?
You like 1977-90 GM B-bodies. So do we. You like them with some grunt under the hood that the factory was too scared to put in. So do we. You like them clean and presentable, comfortable without...
Optimistic Seller: Would You Pay $6,500 For A Volkswagen Thing?
Every time I voice an opinion about a used car being too expensive or well above what the market value should be, I get hate mail by the truck load. I’m jealous of those with money and should...