Category Archive: Craigslist Find
The WTF? Files: This 1991 Mercedes 300TE Wagon Looks Capable…And Comfortable
Normally, early 1990s Mercedes-Benz products don’t tickle our fancy here…unless it’s a Geländewagen or a Unimog, at which point Brian might start to trickle a little bit of drool...
This GTO-powered Subaru Legacy Station Wagon Gives Your Inner Hoon The Look Of Responsible Adult!
It’s to the point with the current horsepower war that you can spot a heavy hitter pretty easily…the callouts on the fenders, the exhaust that announces itself well before the car is...
Want To Race A Nostalgia Funny Car? This Dodge Daytona Funny Car Rolling Chassis Is Ready To Go!
It isn’t everyday that you find a Funny Car just sitting on Craigslist, waiting to be sold. It’s also not everyday that you find a 1980s Dodge Daytona listed, either. Most of...
Rough Start: Can This 1974 American Motors Matador Coupe Be Your Poor Man’s AMX?
Nobody is ever going to call the 1974-78 AMC Matador coupes handsome. Put bluntly, the design is the most polarizing AMC ever produced…it had legions of fans, especially if you look at...
Rough Start: This 1988 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Is A Dream V8 Swap Candidate!
The entire reasoning behind the Rough Start series was to find reasonably affordable vehicles that were possible options for turning into a really neat project vehicle. Some were cool just because of...
Rare Does Not Mean Valuable: This One-Of-Eight 1982 Ford EXP Convertible Needs An EcoBoost Swap Stat!
Ever hear that phrase, “rare does not mean valuable”? If you have, then either you spend way too much time in antique stores or you like weird rolling stock like I do. Just because there...
Rough Start: Flat-Faced Van Goodness Can Be Yours With This 1968 Dodge A108!
I don’t quite get the appeal of the flat-faced van. I understand how Ford Falcons, Corvair Greenbriars, Dodge A-100s and the GM twins became popular as work and utility vehicles, but when it...
This 1976 Ford Gran Torino Is Too Clean For Words – Four-Door Fun Barge!
If it wasn’t for a red and white-striped Gran Torino that became famous on television, Ford’s intermediate would be nothing more than a footnote in the past. Compared with the sporty...
Rough Start: The Ghost Of Street Stompers Past Haunts This 1964 Dodge 330
That first photo is haunting, ain’t it? It’s the kind of scene a true gearhead hopes to stumble upon by sheer luck: they meet up with an older gearhead at a show who is just there to look...
This Vega Project Is Part Custom Van And Part 4×4 Trar! You Have To See This!
If there was ever a car that is way cooler modified than stock, it’s the Chevrolet Vega. From the factory, they were fragile econoboxes from a bygone era, with leaky engines and questionable...
Rough Start: A 1968 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop Is A Great Choice For A New Sled!
I wasn’t looking for anything in particular while searching for this Rough Start find. In fact, the field of finalists that I had located was nice and diverse: a $400 Chevrolet LUV truck that...
Rough Start: This 1979 Ford Mustang Turbo Indy Pace Car Will Make For A Great Project Start!
I’m breaking one of the Rough Start rules for this 1979 Mustang Indy Pace Car: bring a trailer, son, because this Mustang isn’t running anytime soon. Surprised? You shouldn’t be....
Rough Start: This Primer-Gray 1973 Mustang Looks Like A Lot Of Fun Ready To Go!
What is it about a car in primer, with the right wheels and stance, that somehow works? Normally, I have a strong aversion to gray primer anything…too many cars from my past were hastily...
Prepare Your Eye Bleach: This 1976 Buick LeSabre Is An Automotive Experiment Gone Awry!
Here at BangShift, we always get a kick out of what people do to their cars to make them stand out from the pack. You know we love crazy engine swaps and sleeper builds, making ordinary cars into...