The Piston Pigeon

The Piston Pigeon Keeping an eye out for weird & cool cars in the streets & car shows of Utah! (Mainly on Instagram!)

A 1990-1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV Minivan.A member of my coveted “Holy Trinity” of minivans. This (and its Pontiac & Olds...
09/09/2026

A 1990-1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV Minivan.

A member of my coveted “Holy Trinity” of minivans. This (and its Pontiac & Oldsmobile twins), the first gen Plymouth Voyager & the lightbar wielding 1993-1995 Mercury Villager. Anytime I see any of the three, I absolutely geek out. What a fantastically bizarre design on this thing. Looks both like a spaceship, and a frumpy handheld vacuum cleaner at the same time. I will never not love these, and would love to see one lowered, because the lines & shape would look absolutely crazy on air ride suspension if you ask me!

A 1978-1979 Subaru DL Wagon.2026 has not been a very car-focused year for me, but when I see a 10/10 car spot, I will dr...
08/21/2026

A 1978-1979 Subaru DL Wagon.

2026 has not been a very car-focused year for me, but when I see a 10/10 car spot, I will drop EVERYTHING and go take pictures, and this malaise era machine is a perfect example of this. How delightful it is to see such a mundane car from such an overlooked era in perfect crispy factory condition. For my taste in car spots, it really doesn’t get much better than this!

My (?) 1996 Buick Riviera Supercharged.Hopefully set to be my last post with the Rivi, as the Mustang should be up and r...
03/25/2026

My (?) 1996 Buick Riviera Supercharged.

Hopefully set to be my last post with the Rivi, as the Mustang should be up and ready for daily driving duty in a few days time! Hard to capture photogenic angles if this thing, but sometimes, when you get it just right, it is a handsome lil coupe.

My 2002 Ford Mustang GT Rebuild Pt. 9And just like that, the car is DONE.Well…it shoulda been, but of course there was O...
03/22/2026

My 2002 Ford Mustang GT Rebuild Pt. 9

And just like that, the car is DONE.

Well…it shoulda been, but of course there was ONE stupid issue that prevented me from taking it out on its first drive in 4 years. A tiny little PCV Valve on the passenger side valve cover that we finally got replaced was incompatible with the Mustang, so the intake manifold to throttle body hose can’t be connected (hence the high idle) and thankfully that’s not a bad fix. But that means I’m literally that pcv valve swap and basically a $20 6” hose away from daily driving this car once again 😳 It’s crazy how quickly it started back up, man it is SO eager.

Stay tuned for part 10 😈

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A 2000-2002 Pontiac Sunbird.Certainly a questionably styled car, but seeing a cheap commuter like this is amazing condit...
03/15/2026

A 2000-2002 Pontiac Sunbird.

Certainly a questionably styled car, but seeing a cheap commuter like this is amazing condition is always quite a treat!

My (?) 1996 Buick Riviera Supercharged.Getting pretty tired of driving the grandma’s car, but fingers crossed the Mustan...
03/13/2026

My (?) 1996 Buick Riviera Supercharged.

Getting pretty tired of driving the grandma’s car, but fingers crossed the Mustang will be back this month, so may as well squeeze one more post out of this coupy catfish before it’s back at granny’s. I wonder how many years of life the constant gasoline fumes have taken off me…

My 2002 Ford Mustang GT.Never got around to posting these, but to date these are my favorite pictures of the Mustang (si...
03/13/2026

My 2002 Ford Mustang GT.

Never got around to posting these, but to date these are my favorite pictures of the Mustang (since the accident), and this weekend with the last two parts that I need (🤞) I should be driving it again in a few days!! Been almost 4 years since my beloved daily was hit by a distracted driver & god I cannot wait to have this car back on the road again! (And eventually paint matched)

A 1996-2000 Nissan Leopard (Y33).Very uncommon these days that I drive past a car I can’t immediately recognize, but thi...
03/13/2026

A 1996-2000 Nissan Leopard (Y33).

Very uncommon these days that I drive past a car I can’t immediately recognize, but this 4th gen Leopard had me stumped! I was familiar with the first 3 gens, but I had genuinely never seen this car before, how cool! Nice to see it stock too, although I doubt that will last long…

My 1978 Dodge Challenger.Spent a couple hours washing and waxing my rare unicorn 1978 Dodge Challenger, and while I know...
03/13/2026

My 1978 Dodge Challenger.

Spent a couple hours washing and waxing my rare unicorn 1978 Dodge Challenger, and while I know it needs a proper buff and polish, I’m super happy with how pretty it’s sitting now! What an over hated, lovely little coupe!

A 1980-1985 Chevrolet Citation 5-door.Forgot to post this, but this was the first car spot to make me physically turn ar...
03/09/2026

A 1980-1985 Chevrolet Citation 5-door.

Forgot to post this, but this was the first car spot to make me physically turn around in a LONG time. While the sun wasn’t cooperating with the photos, I’m still happy to have found this troublesome quirked up terrible malaise era car still chugging around almost 50 years later.

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