Back to France in just two short weeks? Is Nicolas Sarkozy's wife double-barrel smoking hot? And why you ask? Because this week our LeMon is a rusty 1973 Citroen SM. According to some of those car cognesceti types (hi mom!), the Citroen SM is one of the very greatest cars ever made. If not the greatest. To more rational, reasonable and logic-based types, the Sport Maserati by … [Read more...]
Pinto Squire Wagon
Proving that finding a classic and driving it to a car show doesn't require a federal bailout are Steve and Tina Lencioni of Pacifica, California and their 1973 Ford Pinto Squire station wagon. Steve has owned this top-tier optioned Pinto longroof for a little over a year now after spying it in a garage as part of his travels as a roofing contractor. The previous owner wanted … [Read more...]
Fiat Multipla Revealed
We know what you're thinking. Please no, not the new Multipla! Fear not. We would never do that to you. As there have been a few questions about the contraptions on the header image, we dug through the Clunkbucket photo archives to solve the mystery. The tank on the left remains mysterious. It is some sort of movie car, based possibly on a Chrysler or Ford chassis judging from … [Read more...]
Long Roof is Long
From the flagship of the fleet department comes the finest in American family wagons. Why? Because we really don't know of anyone else who tears into the absolute largest of fusty old Mopar station wagons and transforms them into ridiculously fast drag machines at a more alarming rate than Gaffo Jones from Wagons of Steel. Mr. Jones has been up to this sort of mayhem for a … [Read more...]
Pug and Puppy
Behold this 1942 Ford COE Rollback with a 7.3-liter diesel Ford and Gale Banks supercharger. There's a 4.11 Dana 70 Posi rear end, too. Did we mention working AC? But, like most children, we're just enamored by the paint job. Jack Safro and his family referred to this good looking hauler as the Pug. Here's a little background info on Jack: … [Read more...]