Category Archive: FORD, Monday Shopper
Truly Cherry: This 1993 Ford Bronco Is A Five-Speed Throwback To Good Old Trucks
In order to explain why this truck screams out to me, I have to go back into my history, specifically January 20th, 1993. I’d been living in Washington State for days at this point, having...
Copart Cadaver: Guess This DeLorean Isn’t Capable Of Going Back To Before The Crash
Alright, I’ll be straight about it…I loved the DeLorean from the first time I watched Back to the Future. I loved the perfect 1980s lines, the slope-back shape that reminded me of a 1971...
Money No Object: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX – Echoes Of A Cop’s Dream Machine
In 1971 and 1972, the State of Alabama utilized the AMC Javelin as a state trooper vehicle. You might think that the 5.0 Mustang SSP program was the first time a pony car got tagged for cop duty, but...
Flying Blind: Do You Really Need All Of The Information On This 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS?
I don’t know about you, readers, but when I’m looking at cars that are up for sale or for auction, there are things I’d like to know so that I can make an informed decision about...
Money No Object: 1961 Pontiac Ventura – With Modified Pontiac Power, Too!
Of the many things that Semon E. “Bunkie” Knudsen did right, his crowing achievement has to be his work in turning Pontiac around from a staid, conservative brand that clung a bit too...
Bug-Out To Nowhere For The Next Couple Of Weeks In This 1977 Dodge Maxiwagon!
It’s called the Hoh Rainforest. It’s located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, it’s located within Olympic National Park, and it’s one of the more remote locations...
Copart Cadaver: 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente With A Caved-In Back-End
I must have some kind of subconcious draw to little red Ford droptops, because this is the second one I’ve found while working my way through Copart’s listings of the damaged, destroyed...
Money No Object: 1991 Mazda B2600i 4×4 – Clean And Simple, Just How They Should Be
Which was more influential in this decision…the lowrider 1989 Mazda B2200 that did family-car duty for a summer, the 1988 Dodge D-50 that I used for work that doubled as my practice vehicle for...
Money No Object: 1974 International Harvester Wagonmaster – Here’s What Outdoorsy Family Truck Looks Like
The trope about the family packing into the SUV or four-door pickup and heading to the mountains or lake for some camping and family bonding makes my head hurt. There are precious few that actually...
Money No Object: 1969 Baldwin-Motion Phase III GT Corvette
Corvette tuner names…go. Let’s see…you have Callaway and the RPO B2K and SuperNatural machines. You have Mallet and the wild late-model rides. And…well, for anything else,...
Dearborn Heavy Cruiser: Comparing Wagons And SUVs With A 1974 Ford Country Sedan
In many ways, I personally equate what is going on in the world of SUVs right now to what the world of station wagons went through in the 1960s and 1970s. They had their uses and their neat tricks...
Money No Object: 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 – Lady In Red
John Z. had a vision when it came to the sports car that would bear his name. He wanted sleek styling. He wanted the car to handle, to be the uncluttered vision that he felt he could do without the...
Money No Object: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 Hemi – The Art Of Subtlety
In the 54 years since the Street Hemi was unleashed onto an unsuspecting public, just associating the name with a car conjures up images: a row of neon rainbow-colored wings over the trunklids of...
