Rough Start: This Festiva Is A Cute Li’l Farm Truck!
I’ll be honest with you, readers: I was dreading looking for a Rough Start vehicle of any kind. It’s been a minute since I really went dredging for a cheap-car candidate, and for good reasons: 1. I’ve got my car and I don’t need to go out hunting anymore (my wife has a cast-iron skillet […]
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Still Stomping: Can Tony’s Mark VIII Throw Down 500 Horsepower On The Dyno?
The last generation of the Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar and Lincoln Mark VIII are, in my eyes, the most underrated, unassuming and unused cars on the market. There’s all sorts of options for Ford Modular powertrains and there’s an independent rear suspension. The Lincoln also has that leather interior that just coddles you wherever you […]
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Desktop Build: A Detailed Build Of A ’77 Dodge Warlock Model Kit
How long has it been since you put a model kit together? We’re talking paint, cement, the whole nine yards. My last one I built in 2017, the MPC “Fuzz Duster” 1980 Plymouth Volaré Road Runner kit. I laid down a color close to Sherwood Green, cut out the T-tops, left the interior white, and […]
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Not Muscle: This Basic Dodge Coronet Comes Back To Life
Yes, wild and hairy cars were built between 1964 and roughly 1972. Wild colors, nuclear option engine choices, exhaust notes that could make the dead perk up and take notice…they existed. You can argue who was faster or whatever until the cows come home, but there is no denying that Chrysler had a lock on […]
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Body-Swapping A Chevy Van To A 4×4 Frame Is Easy…If You Believe Pole Barn Garage!
When you live in the areas of the continental United States that regularly see snow, ice, and other forms of absolutely crap weather, a four-wheel-drive vehicle is almost the only option. It’s why pickup trucks have been a staple of the country’s vehicle sales, but a big truck isn’t the only game in town. Sure, […]
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This 1967 Ford Falcon Is Nice, But It Could Be A Lot Nicer!
It’s common knowledge that for every legendary dream machine of the 1960s, there was a much more pedestrian and common form that shared at least 75% of the basic composition and bones. For every Buick GSX, Pontiac GTO or Oldsmobile 442 there was your standard Skylark, Tempest and Cutlass that were powered by the basic […]
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Morning Symphony: The Small-Displacement V8 Bark Of A Lamborghini Silhouette
Growing up as a car-obsessed kid in the early 1990s, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you could count the models of Lamborghini on one hand: Miura, Countach, LM002, Diablo. The Miura was the car that caused the automotive world to stop and stare at Sant’Agata’s neck-breaking mid-engine creation. The Countach…well, nevermind that it nailed […]
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Carspotting: A Viking Funeral At The Last Night Of Rocky Mountain Raceways
The Charger, Part 8: Fixing Gauges Once And For All With Classic Instruments
In our last update on my Charger, I had just dragged my heat-soaked hind end from a 1,500-plus mile roadtrip to the Chrysler Carlisle Nats and back home again, with not one hint of trouble from our big B-body Mopar. It didn’t overheat, it didn’t ping in the mountains, it didn’t cough or bitch the […]
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