By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Thanks to Brayden for the tip! In case it disappears, I’ve pasted the text from the Craigslist ad after the jump!

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By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

Flat-fender Jeeps are coveted by collectors and off-roaders alike. They are iconic American vehicles, and in the case of this 1955 CJ-3B for sale in the Chicago area, direct descendants of the Jeeps that helped to win WWII. We’re not total Jeep geeks, but we know some of the subtle differences that a 3B model has over its older brothers.

The CJ-3B was the first civilian Jeep to used the F-head Hurricane engine that replaced the little “Go-Devil” flattie four banger that had been powering Jeeps for years. The Go-Devil, while reliable, was a wimpy engine, not suited to meet the demands of a power hungry public. The valve-in-head Hurricane filled that bill but required some cosmetic changes.

Due to the increase in height with respect to the engine, these Jeeps have a higher hood line than previous models. The little CJ-3B was kind of lost in the mix when CJ-5 and CJ-6 models hit the sales floors, but production trooped along until 1967 with nearly 200,000 of the little toughies built.

This one is a great example of a bone stocker. It has 21,000 miles, retains the stock six-volt electrical system and has no lift kit or suspension modifications. It’s a Jeep we crave. It would be fun to wheel this thing and see how capable those oldies really were.

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

We have to thank our bud Matt King for this gem of a CraigsList sale. We all remember the classic (and infamous) Caddy-hack and later Ponti-hack stories that ran in Hot Rod Magazine. Staffers bought land barges and cut them to pieces, while running them down the drag strip. It was a great illustration of the performance enhancements that can be made just by shedding weight.

That concept makes loads of sense with respect to big Cadillacs and Pontiacs, but what about with a tiny car like, say, a Geo? This seller attacked his and made a self described, “1,000cc go-kart”. We want this thing so badly that it hurts us. We’d do some sweet jumps with it. This is the one and only Geo that we’ve ever wanted and ever will. Too much fun to be had with this car!

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

The 1985 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo was a neat little car that managed to trade blows with the European offerings of the day and with a little work, could shame the overweight and underpowered pony cars of the mid-’80s.

The GLH could be had in turbo and non-turbo versions. This one is a rarer turbo model and came equipped with a 146hp 2.2L four banger. It made 170 ft/lbs of torque at 3,600 RPM and was matched with a five-speed transmission. 6,500 of the cars were made, and it is not known how many were turbocharged and how many were naturally aspirated.

This particular car appears to be in decent shape with respect to the body but the motor is ill and needs to be pulled apart due to a lack of compression. Sounds like a perfect excuse to build an anvil of an engine and hit the drags.

Click here to check out the ad. Little motor, little car, big fun!

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

This week we head up north, way the hell up north, to the permafrost of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We scouted out a beautiful, big-block powered, 1971 Chevelle wagon that is the perfect mix of family hauler and hot rod bruiser.

Personally, we’d knock and inch or few out of the ride height, probably with some goodies from Air Ride, and we’d probably swap out the wheels, but the aluminum-headed 454 would stay put and roast tires all day long.

The car that the project started with sounds like it was a cream puff. Only 39,00 original miles, all the factory glass, and the original 12-bolt rearend all point to a car that lived a decent first life before being turned into a hot rod.

Fire up the money conversion calculator and start crunching numbers. Wherever you live, it would be a hell of a road trip home.

Go here to see the ad.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Another Craigslist classic, via VWVortex. Read the rest after the jump!

So the girlfriend is moving in and I need my parking space back.
She says that hooligan hotrod has to go and I guess she’s right. She says that it’s time to grow up and put away childish things and let our relationship blah blah blah. That’s when I go to the basement with a 6 pack to try to figure out what the hell happened to me and then I remember the one thing in this world that I’m certain of. That vacuum ain’t gonna push itself so I better man up and ditch the yard ornament.

This old Chevy was once my daily driver, then my weekend car until I only drove it a few times a year and that’s how we arrive here. Despite the fact that she has probably provided more happy memories than my girlfriend has, and has been with me for far longer I can no longer find the time or suitable space to do even basic maintenance and she deserves a roof over her head and somebody willing to take better care of her.

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Is it a faux pas to photograph a convertible with the windows rolled up? Is that yellow stuff all over the interior pollen? And where is the shift knob? 1991 Saab Turbo convertible on Craigslist

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

In our ongoing quest to find Ryan a Fremont car, Rob ran across this Mustang-powered Volvo wagon on Craigslist. It’s got some cool suspension goodies from IPD, the company in Oregon that does performance aftermarket for Volvos. It’s also running Flowmasters, so I doubt you’d be able to pass it off as a stock 240 with an exhaust leak. That and the badging kind of give it away, but it’s still running the grandpa automatic. Sleeper indeed! Pics and ad after the jump.

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I think I found the perfect car for dealing with Fremont. More pics and details after the jump. Via Jalopnik

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By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

I can’t even hope to do justice to this ad, so I’ll just re-post it in its original Engrish. It’s been flagged for removal from Craigslist, but you can still get the full text below the jump. I wonder if the seller is surprised he’s not getting his $6500 asking price, considering the speakers make weird Satanic backwards-mumbling sounds, the car moves itself after being parked, the mirrors readjust themselves in an effort to cause an accident, and specters with glowing red eyes appear in and around the car when it’s left overnight. Sign me up!

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