Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD
Rough Start: Buy A 1978 Ford Granada And Get Two Engines As Well!
My opinion of the Ford Granada is well-known here: nope. They are an over-dressed Maverick, which means that really, they are nothing more than a gussied-up 1960 Ford Falcon, from the “that...
Rough Start: This 1972 Ford F-100 Needs…Nothing More Than A New Home!
Ok, the Rough Start schtick is pretty much set in stone: find something on Craigslist that might be BangShift-worthy…sometimes not…and proceed to explain in so many words just how far you...
Money No Object: This 1983 Ford Ranger Prerunner Only Exists To Have A Blast In!
A prerunner truck…a true pre runner, not some hacked-up truck with fiberglass panels…only serves two purposes: it’s a riot of a four-wheeled toy and, as far as I’m concerned...
Rough Start: This 1977 Dodge Power Wagon Has The Look And Is Ready To Roll!
The Dodge D-series truck…other than minor bits here and a facelift there, between 1972 and 1993, it’s pretty much all the same. Same frames, mostly the same bodies, and generally the same...
Rough Start: It Runs, It Drives, But Is This 1953 Buick A Good Project Start?
The problem that naturally occurs with the Rough Start finds is that in order to meet certain criteria (running, driving and basically functional), the general range for hunting gets limited to 1970...
Act Perfectly Normal: This 1978 Mercury Zephyr Station Wagon Is A Sleeper Fan’s Sleeper!
Okay, so it’s lowered just a bit. It still looks like Grandma Anne’s Mercury wagon has just seen the light of day after sitting in the garage ever since she stopped driving in 1991. Cream...
Rough Start: This 1984 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe Five-Speed Needs Nothing!
Fox hunting is almost too easy on Craigslist. It’s simple: pick your body, pick your tolerance for condition, plug in a number and mile range and go. If you aren’t stuck on Mustangs,...
Super Sleeper Find: This 1987 Dodge Charger Is A Masterfully Crafted Pocket Rocket!
The Dodge Charger might be the most abused nameplate in all of automotive history. Starting out as a sporty Coronet, it morphed into a musclecar whose shape and presence makes even the most ardent...
Rough Start: A 1972 Thunderbird In Detroit – Paint It Red, Add A Blower…
As you read this, I’m rolling north and will soon set eyes on the Detroit Metro area for the first time. Like most places I’ve traveled, it’s hard to go in without a preconceived...
Rough Start: Like Fox Mustangs? Check Out This 1985 Mustang GT – Get ‘Em While They’re Still Cheap!
I find it kind of surprising that you can still hit up Craigslist and find decently priced Fox Mustangs within the first page or two of searching. They’re so popular it’s not even funny,...
This 1969 Mercury Marquis Is An Awesome Boat To Cruise The Vegas Strip In!
It’s a fantastic fantasy: land somewhere with money in hand, buy a car immediately and just drive it for the rest of the summer to wherever the hell you feel like going. I don’t know if...
Not-So-Rough Start: A Cadillac CTS Comes In Under Budget? Yes It Does!
Color us absolutely stunned. A 2003 Cadillac CTS for $3,100? In what looks to be running, driving condition, with no major body damage? Surely, something is wrong here. We know that the regular CTS...
Rough Start: Handy With A Paint Gun? Then This 1979 Chrysler 300 Is For You!
First off, I want to extend a huge thanks to everybody who sent me the link to this car. I’ve been successfully pinned down: a 1979 Chrysler 300 that is rough in all of the right ways in...
Epic Overkill: Using Beautiful Photography To Sell A 1998 Ford Ranger XLT!
A good photographer can make an absolute turd of a car look like rolling artwork. That’s truth…I have studied proper photography for maybe five seconds, yet somehow I can make the Raven...