Category Archive: CHEVY, Craigslist Find
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...
This Is The Ugliest Mustang In The World. Period!
When Carl Ogren from Chris Alston’s Chassisworks, on of our great BangShift sponsors, sent me an email yesterday titled “Awful Mustang”, he was being kind. WOW This thing fell out...
Rough Start: This 1970 Plymouth Duster Trar Is Rough, Alright, But It’s Set Up For A Big-Block – What Do You Think?
Tucson, Arizona…land of dead airplanes, scalding temperatures, and BangShifter Joe Haber, who spends his free moments of the day hunting through the pristine metal around his area. Joe also...
Ebay Find: This Dart-blocked Monte Carlo Is A Hustler, Ready To Go
When I typed “pro street” into the search bar, I was expecting fully tubbed-out fairground cruisers with blowers that with a little tweak here and there, could become something heroic. I...
Rough Start: Making A Statement With A 1942 Chrysler New Yorker 4×4
Is it just strange enough to be cool, or just weird enough to avoid? I’ve been wrestling with that question ever since I laid eyes on this 1942 Chrysler New Yorker. Part of me really likes the...
Rough Start: The Fastest (And Cheapest!) Way Into The Friendly Skies!
Once again, it’s time to break the Rough Start rules, but this time it’s not because the car is worth it, or because we’re shopping abroad. Nope, the target is in Kansas and the...
Craigslist Find: Is The Price On This 1970 Torino A Simple Typo, Or Is This The Most Optimistic Seller Ever?
Have you ever had the moment where you see someone’s pride and joy and the first thing you want to do is to crush their soul by telling them about the twenty thousand things that are wrong...
Grand Plan: A Big Window 1958 Chevy Pickup For Ten Hundred Dollars!
Okay, it’s listed for $1300, but anyone worth their salt at negotiating can get this big window 1958 Chevy Pickup for a grand! A couple weeks ago, while searching Craigslist, I realized that...
Rough Start: A 4.6 Thunderbird Begging For The Rude-And-Crude Treatment
Fresh off of my quick trip to Kansas this last weekend, I figured I’d troll through the Craigslist to see what is out there for sale. There are all sorts of cars and trucks for sale along I-70,...
Ruined Or Rad? This 1966 Lincoln Trar Is Something Else, And It’s For Sale!
This Trar, half truck half car, is epic in so many ways. First off because our own Brian Lohnes knew nothing about it and it’s located in his neighborhood. Second, it’s a 1966 Lincoln! I...
A 4400 Mile 1971 Big Block Corvette, For Sale On Craigslist With An Interesting History.
Normally low mileage Corvettes are the kind of thing that you see sold at auction, or listed in one of those high end cars for sale magazines that we never buy but leaf through in the airport shops....
Grand Plan: A Vega Hot Rod Project You Can Get For Only Ten Hundred Dollars!
Okay I lied, it’s only $950, but that doesn’t go with the theme here. The other day, while looking at my normal Craigslist stuff, I realized just how much cool stuff there is within two...
Craigslist Find: One Of The Original Four AMX/3’s Is For Sale In Indiana!
This is far beyond the normal Craigslist find we show at BangShift, because instead of finding a low-buck budget ride or something that pegs the “WTF?” meter, this one is one of the...
This Rear Wheel Drive Conversion Plymouth Scamp Could Be Yours!
We don’t know much about this thing, but it is in Brian’s neck of the woods, so maybe we can convince him to go check it out. After all, it’s not very often that you find a Plymouth...