Quick Shifts

Quick Shifts: Forward Control Edition

In light of the recent Encyclopedia Hoonatica, I thought I would share this great find from the parking lot of a car show I recently attended.  Enjoy!

24 Hours of Lemons, For Sale, Terrible Ideas, Too Cheap to Pass Up, Your Next Project Car

God Help Me...

I’m a lucky man. I’m lucky to have a great little family (Junior’s 6 months as of yesterday!) and the opportunities to play the way I do. But most of all, I’m lucky this car’s in the opposite corner of the country. If it weren’t I’d be picking it up on my way home from [...]

Craigslist Egregiousness, For Sale, Your Next Project Car

Found on Craigslist: Not for the squeamish.

I has a sad.

I am not a big Corvette guy, but I do like C3s. Especially ‘75 roadsters, the last convertible Vettes of their era. It was an emissions-choked dog, yes, but very, very attractive, and the one Corvette I seriously would like to own one day. Every once in a while I go [...]

For Sale, eBay Insanity

Ebay Find of the Day: A 1946 Studebaker Hot Rod Pickup

Another great tip sent to us by Tony (Thanks Man!) and this one will have you scratching your head. Yes it is a 1946 Studebaker Truck front end, with a 1950 Studebaker Champion Sedan Body (complete with suicide doors), finished off with a Dodge Dually Pickup Bed. It is all cobbled together on…. well, you [...]

Showdown

Showdown: Obscure 4x4s Edition

Our last Showdown was a close one, one that gets right at the heart of our spirit of automotive omnivorousness (which is, apparently, a real word). Surprising (to me, at least) the $300 more expensive Vic edged out the early 5-er for the win 56 to 54, as of this writing.

Today, we’re getting [...]

Craigslist Phantastico, For Sale, Modern Art Monday

This Datsun 610 Will Keep You Awake, Because Rust Never Sleeps

Rust, meet bucket.

Normally, you’d expect a car’s condition to be comparable inside and out. In the case of this 1973 Datsun 610 Coupe however, a rusty, corpulent exterior hides an interior resplendent in its garish artistry.