Category Archive: CHEVY, Unhinged
Unhinged: The Fastest Dealership Vehicle Purchase We’ve Ever Seen (That Didn’t Require A Suitcase Full Of Cash)
My in-laws have been hem-hawing around the issue of a new vehicle for a few years now. It’s not like they don’t need one…between the two of them, there is a 1997 Tahoe that...
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...
The #11 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR And Its Reunion With Builder Junior Johnson
If you point to any car and say that there is any kind of tie to Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr. you can bet that any NASCAR fan is giving you their full and undivided attention. Junior...
BangShift Project Files: An Old Friend Reappears! The CarJunkieTV.com 1972 Nova Has A New Owner!
If you’ve been around since the beginning of this whole show, back when it was known as CarJunkieTV.com, you might remember this 1972 Chevrolet Nova as one of the CJ fleet cars. There was...
This Craigslist Ad For A Third Gen Camaro Needs To Be Seen To Be Believed
There’s more than enough ways to make fun of third-generation Camaro owners. Mullet-mobiles, redneck Ferrari…there really isn’t anything wrong with third-gens that wasn’t...
Holden Brings Back The “Sandman” Name For The Ute And Wagon As Another Part Of The Farewell Tour
(Photos: GM/Holden) Even though we know the Holden name will exist, most enthusiasts will agree that once the Commodore is axed and the Australian factories close up shop, that Holden will simply be...
Rough Start: On The Hunt For A V8 Chevy Monza, And We Find…Two.
The Chevrolet Monza…originally designed to be GM’s first rotary-powered car, the Monza (and it’s H-body siblings) essentially were a glossing-over of the very maligned Vega with a...
Blog War: No Hard Work Required With This Caddy-Powered 1953 Chevrolet Flatbed
Brian took a safe swing today with the Ford wrecker. Does it tick all of the right check marks? Of course, and it’s in decent shape to boot. While I struggle to understand how someone who...
BangShift Project Files: A 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon That Is As Good As Gold
“Shelty” is the owner of this 1966 Bel Air six-passenger wagon, a second car that he has been playing with for a little bit. It’s not a $5000 Challenge car, but with a goal of being...
Do You Miss The Early 1990’s? Then This Body-Kitted Chevy 1500 Is For You!
The 88-97 GM trucks might be best remembered for their role in the creation of the “sport truck” modification craze of the 1990s. You couldn’t get away from them…dropped low,...
Roadkill! The Dynamic Duo Are Back With An Old Friend, The Vette-Hack!
About five years ago, Freiburger, Finnegan, and our own Chad Reynolds met at a racetrack in California with a derelict and abandoned C4 Corvette and about half of the Harbor Freight tool catalog....
The Zingers inspired a generation of car geeks, and we talked to the guy who built them
There was a time when custom car culture was as mainstream as professional sports. Back in the 1960s, custom car shows were huge events that hundreds of thousands of people saw over the course...
Party Barge: Holley’s Project ’74 Chevelle “Low Buck Long Roof”
Some vehicles catch your eye with bright colors, big motors, loud noises, a thumping stereo system. Some are so frighteningly ugly that you’d just as soon go look at whatever’s in the parking lot...
