Category Archive: Craigslist Find, FORD
Rough Start: This 1971 Pinto Is A 289-Powered Firebomb That Could Be The Most Fun You’ve Ever Had
Some days shopping for a car with a five-grand max budget sucks. Between the hoards of silver sedans and ragged-out shells of what used to be desirable cars, you have to wonder if it is even worth...
Rough Start: Finding A Drivable 1970 Chevelle For The Budget? It Is, But Expect Some Compromises…
It is well beyond the time to start looking at four-door versions of cars as something more than a parts donor. That might be a hard pill to swallow, especially for the “four-dorks” crowd...
G-Body Rarity: A Cheap 1986 Pontiac 2+2 That Needs Your Help!
You may have seen McTaggart’s post a few weeks back on the much maligned 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2. Yes, the car may have been smacked around a little with the ugly stick, and yes, they left the...
Devilish: Someone Is Listing A Hellcat Challenger With A VIN Ending In “666” For $89,000
Nearly a year after the cars were confirmed, the Hellcat twins are still riding a tidal wave of hype and for good reason: that engine cures a LOT of ills. The Challenger Hellcat’s unofficial...
Craigslist Find: This Sam Foose-Built Creation Is A Mix Of Pantera And Alfa Romeo
In 1969 Bertone unveiled the Carabo concept car. It was wild, mounted on an Alfa Romeo Stradale 33 platform with a wedge body and a 1.9L V8 mounted mid-engine that drove the rear wheels. The doors...
Rough Start: This 1963 Buick Electra 225 Is A Wyoming Survivor That Only Needs Some Brightening
Trying to score a bonafide classic car on a $5000 total budget isn’t going to fly in most circumstances. Nobody wants to be seen in an out-and-out rot box, and if it is pretty you are running...
Very Rough Start: It’s Part Vega, Part Astre, Small Blocked, And Has A Story Involving A Mad Wife…
When you are scraping the bottom of the barrel so that you can buy a hot rod, you have to be prepared for what you will come across. If you buy a running and driving vehicle, expect a ton of...
“Rough” Start: This 1978 Dodge Magnum XE Is The Cheap Alternative To A Big-Block Charger
First off, I want to thank BangShifter Joe Haber for sending this to me. Haber knows that he has an advantage when it comes to Craigslist surfing: he is based out of Tucson, Arizona, land of the...
Rough Start: This Built 1985 Ford Thunderbird Just Might Be The Best Find Yet
The entire point of the Rough Start series was to find the best balance between a maximum budget of $5,000 total for a vehicle and the desirable reasons for owning said vehicle. We’ve seen...
Rough Start: This 1971 Dodge D100 Is In Need Of A New Home
There’s just something about an old pickup that’s awesome. Every nick scratch in the paint tells a story of what the truck has seen over the years, from rock chips to the one time the...
Craigslist Find: A 1974 Mazda Rotary Pickup With An Oldsmobile 455 Mounted In The Bed!
Bring A Trailer doesn’t normally run features on freaks of this caliber, and when they do it’s something worth checking out. Other than their obscurity, why would they focus on a 1974...
Rough Start: Back To The Budget With A Black Buick Regal – Family Car Or Four-Door Screamer? Why Not Both?
(Burnout photo by Bryan Hiberman) – If you are being genuinely honest with a $5,000 budget, you will struggle to do better for an all-around vehicle than this 1999 Buick Regal GS. I can hear...
This 1969 Dodge Power Wagon 3/4 Ton Has 8,000 Miles On The Clock And Can Be Driven Away. Interested?
We love our trucks around here. We love them more if they are seasoned, able to work, and simple to maintain. And if that same truck isn’t rotted, bashed beyond recognition and running, all the...
