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Category Archive: Craigslist Find

Rough Start: This Low-Mile 1984 Pontiac Grand Prix Is Just Begging For An Engine Swap…

The G-body variation of the Pontiac Grand Prix was the whipping boy of the lot. Whereas Chevy, Buick, Oldsmobile and even GMC embraced some semblance of performance (yes, GMC…the Diablo),...

HooptieCon: 24 Hours of Lemons Launches Festival for Crap Cars

While most people think of the 24 Hours of Lemons in terms of the low-buck road-racing series, Lemons is trying some new stuff lately. That has included the recently launched Lemons Rally...

Morning Symphony: An Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme That’s All About The Launch

Outside of my weird Mopars, the next prolific vehicle type I’ve got in my back catalog is the GM G-body. I’ve owned one Monte Carlo SS, two 1979 Cutlasses, and have worked on various...

This Front Drive Rental Car Burnout Will Make You Smile

Being mean and nasty to rental cars is a national past time. One that rental car companies would like to see stop, or don’t want to recognize in the first place, but one that is going on...

Over 200 Horsepower Per Cylinder: Scott Forrester’s Holden Gemini Runs A World-Class Four-Banger!

In 1957, Chevrolet hit the goal of one horsepower per cubic inch from their 283ci V8 by way of fuel injection. Back then, that was a hell of a goal to achieve. But that was over sixty years...

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Wanna Build A Fox Body Race Car? This Is THE Best Start Online.

Before you look at the pictures and start griping at me, keep in mind that most of the time even a street/race car is going to have so much stuff removed from it before it ever hits the road or the...

BangShift Test-Drive: 2018 Buick Regal TourX AWD: Trying Out A Wagon In A Sea Of SUVs

I don’t care how Buick wants to market the Regal TourX…it’s a station wagon. A turbocharged, all-wheel-drive station wagon, but a wagon nonetheless. And that’s ok…the...

Rare Forced Air: This 1980 Monte Carlo Turbo Is Not Something You See Every Day!

Back when I was in high school in the late 1990’s, my friend Greg had a thing for GM G-Body cars of the Chevrolet variety. He had a 1986 Monte Carlo that we called the “PseudoSport”...

Unhinged: When It Comes To Driver Assist Technologies, Say It Plain – “We Don’t Trust You To Actually Drive The Car.”

I wanted to be excited for the press release, I really did. There was a teaser image of the upcoming 2019 Shelby GT500, a monster waiting for a crack at the Hellcat and Demon in one shot. There was...

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Money No Object: This 1982 Puma GTB/S2 Is A Brazilian Original, With An American Powertrain Swap, In Australia

Brazil is where you go to see tiny pickups based on small cars and hopped-up Ford Mavericks, isn’t it? Well, true…but Brazil has also made their own cars at one point or another, usually...

Burnt Rubber And Cut Grass: Honda’s Making A Fireblade-Powered Lawnmower!

Here’s a fun fact: that beast you are looking at has a six-speed transmission that should be good for 90 MPH in first gear. First…out of six. Raise your hands if you’ve got the...

HURRY! Howell EFI Is Offering 10% Off Of All Complete TBI Kits Through The End Of March

The men and women at Howell EFI has even in the fuel injection business nearly longer than anyone else on the market. They offer an insane multitude of products but their TBI conversation kits are...

Classic YouTube: The 1981 Kelly American Challenge Race From Portland, Oregon

Between 1977 and 1989, IMSA had a race that allowed you to bring any American car to play on the roadcourses as a kind of preview race ahead of the IMSA GT main event. Dubbed the Kelly American...

Another One? This 1966 Mercury Monterey S-55 Is Crossing The Block In Kansas City!

Yesterday, Lohnes found you guys a 1966 Mercury Monterey that was in perfect Rough Start territory…packing a 428, looking like a very well-aged survivor, and priced within the realm of reality,...