Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD
That Seems Safe: This 1977 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon Now Has A Lincoln Heart And A Need For A New Home!
All of the requirements were met: monster motor, questionable installation into seriously unqualified vehicle, Washington State plates…yep, the one and only, the legend, our friend Bobby had...
Farm-Find Freak: This 1974 FiberFab Aztec 7 Is Part Volkswagen, A Pinch Of Pantera And A Dash Of Bricklin!
It’s amazing what people can do with the floorpan of a Volkswagen Beetle and some resin, isn’t it? Think about all of the interesting creations that have been made using those items:...
Rough Start: Pay By The Ton With This 1972 Plymouth Fury III Two-Door Hardtop!
The era of cars like this 1972 Plymouth Fury III two-door are long gone. What was considered the proper sized American car was quickly becoming too big for everyday use for a lot of people, and sales...
Rough Start: If You Can Troubleshoot A Fuel System, This 1955 Oldsmobile 88 Could Be Yours On The Cheap!
While most people agree that muscle cars as we truly understand them started with the 1964 Pontiac GTO, there is a solid argument that the first one appeared over ten years earlier in the form of the...
Want To Roll Like A Baller Gearhead? Take A Look At This 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Limousine!
Anyone can get out of a jet-black Lincoln Town Car that has a stretch on it. That’s nothing…hell, it’s almost plebeian anymore. You have to up your limo game, son! You can’t...
This 1974 AMC Hornet Is Too Clean! It’s The Perfect Turbocharging Candidate!
American Motors pretty much ran on a shoestring and a prayer for their entire existence, relying on a combination of niche product marketing and the talents of designer Richard Teague. Except for a...
There’s Dare To Be Different, Then There Is This 1973 Mercury Montego With A Rare “Split-Top” Roof Treatment And Inline-Six!
We’ve been saying it for years: the cars are out there, you just have to go looking for them. And some flexibility is needed when looking. There’s a reason why a rusted, rolling shell of...
Rough Start: One Survived! Someone Do Something With This 1977 Dodge Monaco That Doesn’t Involve A Cop Car Paint Job!
Do you want to know what karma looks like? Here goes: back before I wrote for BangShift, I used to enjoy Craigslist surfing, looking for the kinds of vehicles that would make Lohnes weak in the...
Australian Rough Start: This 1979 Holden HZ Ute Is Ready To Make The Trip Across The Pond On The Cheap!
It’s been a while since we perused Gumtree, the Australian analog to Craigslist, for a set of wheels. While there is plenty of quiet complaining about American cars heading over to Europe, you...
Rough Start: Like To Gamble? Take A Risk On This 1978 Chevrolet Camaro And You Could Come Out A Winner In The End!
It used to be that second-gen Camaros, especially ones made after 1973, were a cheap entry point to having a fun hot rod. Not anymore, sadly…a quick peruse through the classifieds will tell two...
Craigslist Find: A Cheap Former SCCA Third Gen Camaro That’s Begging For Some Track Time!
Last week, we asked you what you thought the automotive equivalent of a mullet is. A good number of you responded by proclaiming that the Third Generation Camaro was in fact a Tennessee Mud Flap...
One Of A Kind: This Big-Block 1971 Dodge Van/Truck Combination Is Bitchin’!
At this price, there is absolutely no way that this Dodge will be online by the time this story will publish. If it is, someone needs to go get it like RIGHT FREAKING NOW. Why do we say that? Easy:...
Craigslist Find: 1967 Camaro + Vega Station Wagon Ass = Chad Is Going To Kill Me – Viva Las Vegas!
Chad is the resident Camaro expert and lover around here. I am pretty sure when he sees this thing, his heart will cry and then he will fly into a blind rage, smashing stuff around his house. Either...
Ok, LS Haters: Tell Us What Engine You’d Rather See In This 1985 Chevrolet Chevette!
I’m expecting it like I expect the sun to rise in the east in the morning: Someone, somewhere, is going to lay out why a 1985 Chevrolet Chevette should have any other engine besides an LS1 V8...