.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.

Category Archive: CHEVY, Craigslist Find

Rough Start: Finding A Drivable 1970 Chevelle For The Budget? It Is, But Expect Some Compromises…

It is well beyond the time to start looking at four-door versions of cars as something more than a parts donor. That might be a hard pill to swallow, especially for the “four-dorks” crowd...

Random Car Review: The GM Futurliner – Showcasing The World Of Tomorrow, Twelve Tons At A Time

Imagine you are a farmer at the beginning of the 1940s. You’re working a stretch of field near a road. You are used to Model T Fords, and have seen cars like the Ford V8 and even that new...

This 1964 Rambler 770 Is Dead-On Perfect! Take Out Home Equity, Smash The Piggybank, Someone Bring This One Home!

It takes a tremendous amount of talent to make a car look plane-Jane, absolutely menacing, period correct, and show-quality in one package, and usually an attempt results in a car that might do one...

MORE: AMC, eBay Find

Caption This: “Yep, Just Like I Thought. Still Leaking! I’m Coming In, Guys.”

Maintaining a racing superbike is a labor of love, emphasis on labor. As the rider, you and your team together have to be responsible for keeping the temperamental two-wheeler in tip-top shape for...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Big Fords, Purple Mopars And More!

Is the week over yet? It’s been an interesting one, complete with blisteringly quick professional drag racers, a blustery Internet tidal wave of opinions over a staged street race somewhere in...

Short Street Rod Shop Tour: The “Hustlin’ Hillbilly” 1946 Chevrolet And The 1929 Ford Model A Phantom Build!

Missed the first installment? CLICK HERE to see the 1955 Ford Fairlane street freak! The Fairlane might be the newest ride at the shop, but it isn’t the only ride. There are currently nine cars...

Bangshift Visits The 24 Hours Of LeMons: Pure Automotive Insanity!

Last weekend, the insane automotive circus/racing event/social commentary comedy that is the 24 Hours of LeMons settled in at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson CT. In brief, the 24...

Customer Support FTW – FAST Tech Line Is Now Open 9-4pm Central On Saturdays

Customer service and support are two of the hottest topics on everyone’s lips these days because with the increasingly technical nature of the stuff gearheads are bolting on their cars for more...

If You Don’t Believe That Motorsports Is An International Affair, Then This Ford Falcon Ute Drifting Is For You

Many things cross language borders: food, drink, sports and music, for instance. Look at how many countries play soccer, and how many countries celebrate soccer games with riot-like celebrations....

Crashing His Dodge Viper At The Nurburgring Was Just The Start Of This Guy’s Bad Day

Touristenfahrten days at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe offer drivers a shot at the infamous Green Hell itself. There are plenty of rules in place to keep every would-be racer well-behaved and sorted,...

Check Out The Takeoff And Landing Distances Of Bobby Breeden’s Plane At Valdez STOL 2015!

Taking off and landing a plane are the two most worrisome times for a pilot. Normally, the best way to handle both situations is a long and wide runway, and no potential chance for obstruction, rogue...

NSRA Nationals 2015: More Photos From The Humongous Gathering In Louisville

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Here’s kind of a funny story. Last weekend when I was at the Mopar Nationals I got into town a little early. Because I am a drag dork of the highest order I...

Freiburger’s Pic of the Week: Wendover Airfield

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Now that your eyes are bugging out of your head since you just saw the title, this item first ran on January 20, 2009 when we were known as Freiburger’s Junkyard and...

Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: More Cool, Ragged, Interesting, And Totally For Sale Stuff!

We’re back with another installment of photos from the August 2015 Pomona Swap Meet. Again this time we are going to concentrate on the cars and trucks that were for sale in the car corral...