Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD
Rough Start: This 1969 Ford Torino Is The Budget Musclecar Of Someone’s Dreams!
The other night I got to do a rare thing: interact with a reader not through the forum, or Facebook, or in person…but rather as we were being shot at mercilessly by a ten year old with a major...
This 1990 Lada Niva 1600 Is Soviet 4-Wheel Drive Hatchback Greatness
So describing this as a hot hatch might be a stretch, and it is also NOT all wheel drive, but we sure think it would be a riot to own and drive this Lada Niva 1600 with just a few mods. Unlike all...
Rough Start: Hit The Trails With A Prepared 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Crawler!
Part of the fun of the Rough Start series is trying to work practicality into a project vehicle hunt. It has to be useful, because for a $5,000 budget, chances are good that this is going to be the...
Rough Start: This 1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Is Perfect! Don’t Change A Thing!
When I’m hunting through Craigslist, especially when I’m on a cheap-car hunt, I tend to do something: as I study a potential victim project car, I look to see what I would change. Is the...
Here Is Our Dream Cruiser Jet Boat For The River This Weekend
Since we’re on a Jet Boat kick this week, we decided to roll with one that we think is the ultimate cruiser and party boat. We’ll admit, a pontoon boat makes a REALLY good play for the...
We Want To Be Driving This Around For Labor Day On The River…Big Block, Tunnel Ram, Metal Flake, And A Jet!
Out west, going to the river means Havasu. But where in particular depends on the kind of boat you have. If you have an outboard, v-drive, or traditional inboard outboard, then you are most likely...
Rough Start: A One-Year-Only 1974 Camaro Up For Grabs Cheap! Get The Catalog Ready!
Sometimes, all you need for a perfect Craigslist score is the seller’s capriciousness. The prize up for grabs used to be what they wanted…until they saw something they wanted just a...
Turn-Key Rocket: This Drag-Prepared 2002 Saturn SC2 Is Built To Run Tens!
Ok, yesterday’s foray into the world of Saturn automobiles was pushing an envelope, one the size of a freaking Post Office. I knew that. But I honestly like early Saturns, before they became...
Love The Looks Of A ’57 Chevy But Want Utility? How About The Bel-Kota?
In 1957, if you wanted to go haul a bunch of lumber home in the back of your Chevrolet, nobody was going to stop you. I’m willing to bet that in 1967, you’d still be OK, since the Chevy...
Rough Start: Horrible Photos, Great Deal…A Box-Top Fairmont For $800!
The recipe is simple: yank gutless wonder mill out of a featherweight box-top Fairmont, cram in as much turbocharged LS motor as you are willing to fit, add whatever safety equipment you deem is...
Want To Go Racing At Bonneville? Here’s A Car AND Trailer For Sale!
Plus the trailer has living quarters so you don’t have to worry about where you’ll live when your wife finds out! See? We have it all planned out for you. What could possibly go wrong?...
Rough Start: This 1995 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe Is The Perfect Boosted Foundation!
Let’s look at some realities for a second: if you’re looking in the five grand range for a car, and it’s going to be your one and only for a while, you aren’t hunting down a...
The Redemption Find: This 1980 Ford Pinto Wagon, As It Should Be!
The Ford Pinto predates me by at least three years, so I simply have to take older folks’ word on just what the little rolling ball of dynamite from Ford truly meant when sold. Was it supposed...
Money No Object: This 1984 Jeep Cherokee Is Too Clean And Blown!
Yeah, I’m into the weird ones. Sue me. Here’s my deal: I’ve seen tons upon tons of Fox bodies and F-cars. But I promise you…it is not everyday where you see a...