Despite what owners think, Rat Rodding isn’t anything new. In 1972, Rod & Custom Magazine dedicated a whole issue to the “beater,” aka the low-budget alternative to slick customized cars. Few Rat Rods of today fit into that category as many are highly customized and labor intensive works of art. Look hard enough though, and […]
All sorts of vans have been converted with high top roofs and DVD screens surrounded by wood, but I don’t think I’ve seen a Ford Explorer high top….at least before today. Find this 1996 Ford Explorer Centaurus Conversion here on eBay offered for $4,900 buy-it-now located in Grand Rapids, MI. This Explorer was converted to […]
People routinely ask me the best car for their particular situation and transportation needs. They typically ignore my well thought out advice and go buy some overpriced pile of depreciation from the first dealer lot they drunk-walk into (oooh…it smells newwwww) but that doesn’t matter because I will continue to dole out unheeded advice like […]
Imagine for a minute that you are insane want the comfort and reliability of a 90s Explorer combined with the looks of a ’52 Studebaker and faux wood sides of various classic woodies. Taken alone each one of these things is perfectly good, but combined it sounds like a plate of deep fried gummy bears […]
Ford had a massive issue back in the 1990s with Explorers exploring the roll over integrity of their chassis on a regular basis. In the end Ford managed to transfer most of the blame to Firestone tires, but a top heavy truck equipped with tires that spontaneously combusted like a drummer from Spinal Tap was […]
This week’s we’ve got a Mid Week Match-Up request from longtime DT commenter Doctordel: An unfortunate and significant shift in my domestic situation has me looking for a people-mover that will accommodate two preteen boys and their attendant lacrosse gear and guitars. I find myself scouring CL for reliable yet interesting transportation but my aim […]
Debuting in 1954, the second-generation Ford F100 sported a 110-inch wheelbase, which is just 1.5 inches off of the second-gen Explorer. Sandwiching one body to the other frame together must be as easy as dragging and dropping elements in Photoshop, right? Regardless of the labor put into it, the result is the restomod you see […]
In 1998 Saleen started to modify a few Ford Explorers in the same way it had created scores of modified Ford Mustangs. The basic Saleen recipe was to take a Ford product and add a supercharger, body kit, a few badges and significant digits to the price tag. Saleen was one of the few aftermarket […]
In case you aren’t familiar with the Daily Turismo riddler badge – it is a unique honor that we heap upon particularly unique vehciles and is represented by the universal symbol of the penguin, wrench, lawnmower and question mark. This featured riddler is a 1949 Ford Carry All Panel Truck body, 48 F-100 cab, sitting […]