Category Archive: BangShift XL, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find, XL Online Find

To The Ski Lift In Style! Who Wants A Cadillac On A Snowcat Chassis?

Sitting in my backyard, making sure that my lawn doesn’t suddenly blow away in the breeze, is the 1980 Cadillac limo that has a date with destiny during the winter months at NCM Motorsports...

Lust-Worthy: This DSE-Built Pontiac Trans Am Is Exactly What Dreams Are Made Of!

Ok, so I’m pegged as the guy who is into the really weird stuff. I’m cool with that. I’ll own that title and wear it with pride. But I’m not just about being weird just to be...

Rough Start: A Rowdy Olds Omega In Rhode Island! Is It Worth The Chance?

How do you hunt for a project car in a state that’s 48 miles long by 37 miles wide? How many potential candidates could there possibly be in the state of Rhode Island that would cut the mustard...

Rough Start: A 1974 Pontiac Grand Am That Is Infinitely Cooler Than Any Other Car In The Parking Lot

You know things are getting bad when you get excited to see a clean, well-kept late 1980s Chevy Cavalier in a parking lot, only because it’s not another silver or dark gray crossover. Yeah,...

Pimptastic: A 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ That Is Begging To Be Exercised!

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t be a fan of the late 1970s Pontiac Grand Prix. Too baroque, too luxury oriented. The Can Am/Grand Am setup is more my speed, and is more or less the same car. But...

The Cruiser Cutlass: This 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Is A Dream Backroad Trip Machine!

Some cars shouldn’t be turned into tempermental, psychotic street beasts. They should be left alone or barely upgraded and left to be the civil, comfortable cruiser that will just eat up the...

Classic YouTube: Getting Rowdy In A 1959 Buick! Who Knew That Big Barge Could Drift Like That?

Some cars have their appropriate roles. A Chevy Cavalier is cheap transportation. A Dodge Caravan is a people-shuttle. A Ford Mustang is a riot control device. And a 1959 Buick that is still running...

A Day Two Olds Cutlass For You! This T-Topped Beauty Is A Score And A Half!

I’m wondering if I should be grateful that I get sent links to cars as beautiful and excellent as this 1980 Olds Cutlass, or if I’m being tormented by “friends” who revel in...

Rough Start: The Cheap Car Ultimate Gamble: Will A $900 Oldsmobile Pay Dividends?

Five thousand dollars in your hand should provide you well when it comes to car shopping in general. You can find plenty of reliable, well-used vehicles on the market for that kind of coin. But...

Car Show Photo Gallery: Pontiacs Featured At Original Parts Group Spring Summer Series!

With summer in Southern California, the Original Parts Group held their second show of the Spring Summer Series for Pontiac customers over the weekend at the OPGI Headquarters in Seal Beach.  ...

The Brougham Bomber: This 1975 Hurst/Olds Is Simply Meant To Be As It Is – Big Blocked And Capable

“Time heals all wounds”. You’ve heard those words, I’m sure. You let the emotions of whatever event simmer down to nothing, then you can take stock in what was important and...

Rough Start: Get Over Your Anti-Sedan Stance And Pick Up This 1981 Pontiac LeMans!

I want to point something out to those who openly bash anything with more than two doors on it: the Chevrolet Impala SS, the big LT-1 powered B-body variety, is twenty-two years old at the newest....

DeMuro Vs. A 1977 Cadillac Eldorado – Age Before Beauty Or Yield To Tonnage?

I don’t know Doug DeMuro. Never met the guy. I’ve only seen his writings and his YouTube content. The only facts I know about him is that he’s just a few years younger than me,...

Pontiac’s First Ute: This Factory Prototype Pontiac “El Catalina” Concept Is All Class!

Pontiac wanted a coupe utility, that much is for certain. In fact, there were at least three attempts between 1959 and 2008 that had Pontiac actively involved in a concept car/truck combo: this very...