Category Archive: Craigslist Find, MOPAR
Craigslist Find: Think a Viper Weighs Too Much? We Have A Solution!
Do you remember the Corvette that Hot Rod hacked up a couple of years ago for the sake of proving that any weight removed from a vehicle can improve performance? Did you look at the finished result...
Caption This: Just Some Good Ol’ Parts…
I had to do a double-take when I first saw this picture. The last time I remember seeing a 1981 Dodge Diplomat from Washington State this psychotic it belonged to my friend Bobby and was packing...
Can It Be Saved Or Should It Be Parted? You Decide The Fate Of This 1967 Dodge Coronet
Ron Ward sends Brian the most killer Ranchero on Planet Earth and he sends me a flat-black 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 crew cab. Ok, I’m sure he’s trying to tell me something, but after...
Is This Chrysler Cordoba Good Enough To Warrant It’s Price? Disco Cruising At It’s Best Right Here!
Brian gave you guys a Regal Turbo to check out, and I’ll agree that for $1000 it’s a decent score, rusted through trunk and all. His choice highlights what I’ve been thinking for...
Rough Start: A Lincoln Mark VII LSC For A Grand-How Can You Lose?
The entire reason behind the Rough Start segment was to maximize the fun-for-the-dollar ratio. That means different things to different people and I think I’ve tried to spread that around as...
Craigslist Find: V8 Swapped Early Celica
The first couple generations of Toyota Celica were great examples of Japan copying the styling of muscle cars and pony cars and transferring the look onto a sporty chassis. The first-gen Liftback...
Craigslist Find: A Viper-engined Honda S2000, For The Deathwish You Never Knew You Had
The Honda S2000 is the least-annoying Honda made, if you want my honest opinion. It wasn’t a boring sedan that only just did it’s job, it wasn’t a pretentious hybrid, and it...
Craigslist Find: A Collection Of Potential Projects In Kansas Is Up For Sale
Got to thank BangShifter Ron Ward for turning me on to this sale going on out in Great Bend, Kansas. This is a potential treasure trove of cars and trucks that is up for sale. The vehicles run a...
Rough Start: A Cheap Way Into A 1964 Chevy
The 1964 Chevrolet full-size cars are an icon of sorts. They have classic good looks from the factory, the Impala SS cars were stout runners, and about every possible version of this car has been...
This 1969 Fury Is Cool For All Of The Wrong Reasons
In 1969, the Plymouth Fury did two things very well: It made for a badass cop car alongside it’s Dodge Polara twin, and it was the kind of car Dad bought if he was a Mopar guy and wanted to get...
Rough Start: Just In Case You Wanted A Tiny Roadster With ’70s Flair…
Not everyone marches to the same drum. Some like big diesel trucks, some like pimped out vans, some like farm equipment. But let’s suggest, for a second, that your tastes are for the weird....
Someone Put Cadillac Fins On A 1990s Lumina. Grab The Eye Bleach, You’ll Need It
Oh, the horrors…seriously, you have to be one very sick puppy to dream up a concoction like this chimera. What you are looking at (if you haven’t gone blind out of mercy yet) is a 1995...
Rough Start, Drag Week Edition: Nothing Brings Happiness Quite Like The Words “V8 Swap”
The second I laid eyes on this Isuzu P’up I started giggling like an idiot. Light truck, Ford 302, C6…yes, this is the stuff of dreams when it comes to a Craigslist find, and for Drag...
Rough Start, The Drag Week Edition: This 4th Gen Is A Power Adder Away From Greatness
Since the bosses are out enjoying Drag Week, I decided that my contribution to the events (besides keeping BangShift rolling along) would be to mess with the Rough Start parameters in the goal of...