To get the full Hummer driving experience, get in it wearing boots with 1” thick heels, a 20lb weight vest and a football helmet while carrying a rifle. Then put the pedal to the floor across a corn field.

My cars always end up getting named when they show their personality "quirks." First was my '89 Sterling 827SLi. It acquired the name Spaz after I discovered the reliability of British electrical engineering. My next few vehicles had no names. My '06 Dodge Dakota got its name when the power steering destroyed itself…

$5k? Try calling around to local National Guard armories. Guaranteed they have mechanics that work for beer. Source the parts yourself and save some money.

With a $9000 budget, you can get one of these

It's out of the price range, but this is the nicest 1985 Nissan Maxima you will ever see. One owner from new. 39,000 miles. This thing looks like it just came from the showroom.

A famous butt sat in these seats!

Whether or not a car is overpowered should be entirely dependant on what the driver can handle. There are plenty of drivers out there who have no trouble wrangling 700+hp monsters while there are many, many more who would have trouble with an early 2000's Taurus.

Here's the winner. There will never be another one like it and good God I hope it doesn't get over $10,000. 1983 Caprice in "Cocaine White." It's got low miles, a 10" in dash tv/dvd/radio, a new muffler and custom 24" rims. I think what really pulls the whole thing together is the Scarface mural on the hood.

How about a midsize pickup? Not a compact with a tiny bed and a shoe box cab and not a full size with 4 doors and a short bed. I mean a truck with a regular sized bed and a small back seat that can fit small adults if necessary.

This list needs a classic. Canadian barn find 1956 Hudson Wasp. One of only 2500 sold that year. It's a 60 year old car with only 31000 miles. Currently sitting at $3000 which leaves more than enough to make it roadworthy.

As cool as this seems, it isn't going to take off until 3D printing on a large scale gets way more advanced. It does look like it would be useful in the design process though.

1966 Ford Ranger II

Currently sitting at $5000 with one day left.

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