Category Archive: CHEVY, Craigslist Find
Rough Start: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle That Looks Very Familiar To One Of Us…
The moment I saw the listing for this 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle, a meme popped into my head: “It’s called ‘karma’, and it’s pronounced ‘Ha-Ha, F*** You!'”...
Rough Start: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Sedan – A Bit Of Sage Advice
A few days ago, while driving through town, I spotted a vehicle I would’ve never expected to see still on the road in 2020: a G-body Buick Regal four-door from the mid-1980s. In a sea of...
Rough Start: 1993 Chevrolet Blazer Sport – The Dying Breed
Forty years is how long the Chevrolet Blazer K5 lasted in it’s original form, a two-door full-size sport-utility vehicle. That body shell outlived the Blazer name, living on as the two-door...
Go Green: 1977 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban Station Wagon
I’m normally not one to get argumentative with anyone. I’m happier to keep my mouth shut, keep my judgements to myself, and move on. But I swear, if one more mouth-breather approaches me...
Too Quiet: 1981 Chevrolet Malibu 9C1 For Flying Under The Radar
I recently had a guy pull me to the side to tell me about how he saw a couple of supercars and a built Mustang GT500 ripping down the Interstate near where I live and that he probably saw a...
This 1962 Nova Project Is Running And Driving. Make It Your Own And Enjoy It!
Projects…man they rule…and they SUCK. I have a bunch of them, because I’m a sick bastard who can’t help himself. But sometimes getting a project that needs tons of work...
Rough Start: 1980 Toyota Celica GT Sunchaser by Griffith
For our younger readers: ever look at stuff made after about 1973 and wonder why you can find sunroofs, T-tops, targa tops and the like, but nobody outside of the biggest Buicks, Oldsmobiles and...
Rough Start: 1973 AMC Hornet – Call It The Mongrel!
Does that seem like I’m already picking on this little Hornet, calling it “The Mongrel”? I don’t think so. Part of me is looking at this car with truth: it’s rough...
Rough Start: 1968 Dodge Dart Sedan – The Yellow Brick Road To Fun
In the 1990s, Mopar Action magazine built up a 1969 Plymouth Valiant four-door, dubbed it the “Green Brick” and proceeded to road-race the dog snot out of the car. It competed at many...
Pitchin’ Mustang: This 1988 Ford Mustang GT Has Some Interesting, If Not Mysterious Road Racing History
For the asking price, this seems like one heck of an awesome car. The way that prices are rocking up on Fox platform Mustangs these days, to get one with a 13:1 compression 371ci stroker small block,...
Rough Start BOGO: 1979 Chevy Monza 2+2 And 1980 Monza Spyder
Finding a Chevy Monza that meets the Rough Start qualifications is a bonus to begin with. H-bodies don’t grow on trees anymore and if you can find one that is still capable of being on the...
Rough Start: 1971 Ford Maverick Sans Engine
The Ford Mustang is the car that America loves…except those made between 1971 and 1978, it seems. The final form of the first generation Mustang got big to accept big engines at precisely the...
Throw Down Old School: This 1971 Vintage Funny Car Is Just Begging For A Restoration And Re-Power!
There’s “nostalgia funny car racing” and then there are real, period correct funny cars. This 1971 Charger funny car is for sale at a dealer’s place in Texas and while...
The “WTF?!” Files: 1993 Geo Metro Dually Truck Conversion In Full Trolling Mode!
Do any of you remember the 1993 Chevrolet Highlander concept truck? It was a preview of the upcoming 1994 Chevrolet S-10, with a bunch of the cues that made it to the ZR2 off-roading package, painted...