Category Archive: Craigslist Find
Rough Start: A Budget-Buster Worth Getting The Loan For, This 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Is BRUTAL!
Brutal and functional…do you need a hot rod to be anything else? Hell no you don’t. You need power, you need durable parts, you need enough safety gear that you’ll walk away if you...
Rough Start: A Mercury Comet That Is Ripe For A Build
I love Mavericks and Comets. I grew up with a 1973 Comet GT that entered the yard…it showed up painted red and black, with a hit on the driver’s side behind the door that was mild enough...
Rough Start: A Big Green Chrysler As Big As A Whale, So That You Can Set Sail!
Every gearhead is inspired by something, and nine for ten that inspiration comes from a family member. Two separate events pretty much cemented my love for all things fast and unholy: the day my...
Love Or Hate? This GTO-Nosed 1986 Chevy Truck Harkens Back To The Grandaddy Of The Musclecars!
I don’t care what year it is, a Pontiac GTO is a badass car to have. Whether you have one of the legit years of A-body, the funky one-year only 1973 big-boy, the Ventura with an attitude, or...
Rough Start: This 1973 Gold Duster Might Be The Most Sure Bet We’ve Found Yet – Everything’s On The Internet!
The problem with hunting Craigslist or eBay is that you’re gambling a little bit every time. Photographs can lie…trust me, every photo of the Imperial looks pretty decent, but in person...
It Needs License Plates! This 1982 Toyota Celica GT Is A Parnelli Jones Racing-Built Race Machine!
I’ve only watched it once, ever, and that was because my mother had a crush on Jason Priestley because she wouldn’t stop watching Beverly Hills, 90210. The Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race...
Rough Start: This 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Is The Best Argument For Rust Repair We’ve Ever Seen!
There are two things you could always count on General Motors to do: work on problems on a model until they were polished out, and the moment the model was spot-on…they killed it. The 1994-96...
Rough Start: Who Likes Their 1981 Chevrolet Malibu Chilled And Cheap?
“Spare vehicles”. If there was ever music to the ears of the budget-concious car shopper, it’s “spare vehicles”. When a vehicle is useful or desired, there’s...
Rough Start: 351 Cubic Inches In A 1991 Ford LTD Crown Victoria That Has Train Horns!
Crown Vics come in two flavors: cop and old person. That’s the way it’s been since full-size cars fell out of favor to mid-sizers. While everyone was snapping up Fairmonts, Fox LTDs and...
Beaked Badass: Can You Overlook This 1971 Ford Thunderbird’s Face For The Good Stuff It’s Got?
It’s called a Bunkie Beak. It was supposed to project the image of the beak of a bird of prey, but instead it looked like the fifth-generation Ford Thunderbird had undergone a rhinoplasty so...
Rough Start: This 1988 Toyota Celica Turbo All-Trac Is The Rally Rocket Daily Driver For Those Who Don’t Want A Subaru
190 horsepower, 190 ft/lbs of torque, a five-speed manual, a central differential, and unlike most other cars from the last twenty or so years whose lineage came back to rally racing, the spoilers...
The Faint Shine Of The End Of Muscle: This 1975 Chevrolet Nova SS Had The Right Options At The Wrong Time
Before I begin, I must cop to something: I have a strong link to the shape of the 1975-79 GM X-bodies. Growing up in the 1990s, most kids were shuttled around in either minivans or a green SUV that...
Rough Starts: A 1972 Pinto And 1977 Mustang II Together In A Cheap Car Package Deal
Going out on a limb here: finding two project cars that are both reasonably close to driver level machines for $1800 in a package deal is a pretty decent find, especially when you are talking about...
Caught Snoozing: This 1987 Dodge Charger Is One Of The Best Sleepers We’ve Seen In A While!
In the world of performance cars, the “Sleeper” is a rare treat. For those not in the know (and I’m assuming most of you ARE in the know!), the Sleeper, or Q-Ship as some call them,...