Category Archive: Craigslist Find, MOPAR
Rough Start, The Import Edition: Bringing A Chrysler Ute Into The U.S.
After finding the sociopathic Chrysler Valiant CL ute with the “340” earlier today, the part of me that likes shopping for cars I can’t afford woke up. I’d really like a...
Craigslist Find: It’s Big And Beautiful, But Is This 1972 Buick Centurion Convertible Really Worth That Much?
Spring is closing in quickly, and soon enough summer will be here, and there is nothing that sounds better for summer than a big old American drop-top, the kind you can pack all of your friends into...
Question Of The Day: Would You Leave This 1927 Model T Alone Or Would You Modify It?
Locating an untouched Ford Model T that’s in any kind of shape is a surprising find. Either they are perfectly restored and pampered to death or they are yard art that would require an absolute...
Rough Start: Fast For Cheap, It’s Hard To Beat A Fourth-Gen F-body
This might be the best Rough Start candidate I’ve found yet. I’m pleased with this one. The fourth-generation GM F-car might have it’s problems, but it has it’s potential and...
Craigslist Find: The Good, The Bad, And The Sparkly All Meet In This 1995 Ford Mustang GT
We must warn you up front, this train wreck is not for someone with a weak stomach. We’re not sure why it happened, we’re not sure if it can be fixed, but deep within the tacked-on...
Craigslist Find: A VW Beetle With A GM 3800 V6 Hanging Off Of The Back
It takes some serious stones to think up an engine swap like this. This 1973 Volkswagen Beetle has been subjected to one of the strangest engine swaps I’ve seen in quite some time, where a GM...
Eddie Van Halen’s 1934 Ford Is For Sale On Craigslist!
Imagine our surprise when during a normal hunt on Craigslist we found Eddie Van Halen’s 1934 Ford for sale right here in SoCal for $70,000. How cool would it be to fly in here to SoCal, buy...
Rough Start: On The Hunt For A V8 Chevy Monza, And We Find…Two.
The Chevrolet Monza…originally designed to be GM’s first rotary-powered car, the Monza (and it’s H-body siblings) essentially were a glossing-over of the very maligned Vega with a...
Rough Start: The Dreaded One-Pic Ad – Is This 1975 Firebird Good Enough?
Gaaaah! If there’s one thing I hate when it comes to surfing Craigslist, it’s the one-picture ad. It’s one thing for AutoTrader and the local newspaper where you’re paying for...
Rough Start: It’s All Go, No Show With This Cadillac-Powered Citation X-11 [with Video!]
The Chevrolet Citation was supposed to be a good move to counter the fuel crisis: GM’s solid attempt at a small front-driver looked promising when they hit the market in 1979, and it’s...
Rough Start: Got A Rally Itch? How About A Toyota Celica All-Trac?
The Toyota Celica All-Trac was the hidden gem in the Celica lineup. A 190hp all-wheel-drive version of the GT-S, the car was a rally rocket before the term existed. However, the Celica All-Trac tends...
A Final Parting Shot For The Wagon War: 1969 Chevrolet Impala 396
I’m grinding my teeth saying that I concede to Brian…it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort, and I will maintain that the Savoy he posted up was a race car that was chosen simply...
Craigslist Find: Is This The Bullitt Charger? For The Money, It Had Better Be
Bullitt‘s place as an iconic film is sealed. Steve McQueen, a green Ford Mustang chasing a black Dodge Charger, San Francisco, and all of those flying hubcaps as the cars race on. It’s...
Craigslist Find: This Caprice On 30″ Wheels Is Putting The “Wagon” Into “Station Wagon”
Lohnes and I are currently in the middle of a bitter and cold war of the station wagons, and so far every shot has been, in one way or another, a good one. A low-mileage clamshell Pontiac, two Caddy...