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Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, eBay Find

Makes A Strong Point: This 1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Is Kind Of Neat, But The Sales Pitch Is Greatness!

The 1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 is simply a car. Other than being on GM’s excellent 1977-90 B-body platform and being available as a two-door with the last remaining vestige of the Oldsmobile...

Freak Show Find: What Could Be Made Out Of This 1979 Oldsmobile Armbruster Stageway Six-Door Limo?

When a funeral coach limousine is removed from it’s service to a funeral home, where does it go? Outside of the occasional used-car lot find, they seem to just disappear. Not too shocking,...

Rough Start: This 1981 Pontiac Firebird Formula Has The Kind Of Patina You Can’t Fake

What happened to the days of finding some run-down, beaten up old hot rod on mags for a few bucks? Sometime around the late 1990s, that well just seemed to dry right up, and nowadays we have people...

Buick GS Nationals 2017 Gallery: Nailheads, Grand Sports And Grand Nationals, Oh My!

After the absolute five-ring circus that was LS Fest, complete with thousands (tens of thousands?) of spectators, the Buick GS Nationals looked downright tame by comparison. But any judgement on the...

Rough Start: This 1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Is Perfect! Don’t Change A Thing!

When I’m hunting through Craigslist, especially when I’m on a cheap-car hunt, I tend to do something: as I study a potential victim project car, I look to see what I would change. Is the...

Classic YouTube: Big Body, Big Torque, Big Clouds…This Buick Riviera Burns Them Off Nicely!

If this thing is stock, I’m the Pope. But who cares? It’s a Buick Riviera setting the rears alight with a noise that doubles as an auditory stimulant. It’s a moment in time that...

Because NASCAR? This Pontiac Grand Prix Packs Two Homologation Specials Into One!

The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona and the 1986 Pontiac 2+2 actually have quite a bit in common. Think about it…both are factory homologation specials designed to whip up on NASCAR tracks. Both...

Classic YouTube: What Might Be The Nastiest Cadillac Seville Out There

By the mid 1970s, it was becoming clear that “longer, lower and wider” wasn’t working anymore. GM got wise and started designing small cars while Ford buried it’s head in the...

Rough Start: This 1979 Buick Regal Is Ready To Hit The Track!

Sorry if you saw Buick Regal and were hoping for an all-black turbo monster waiting for a bargain budget price. Outside of searching Copart for wrecks, I’ve only seen one Grand National that...

Hauling In Style: Three Pedals’ “Shaken And Stirred” 1989 Pontiac Safari Rules All!

(Lead photo: Three Pedals) What do you have to do to prove to any and everyone in attendance at a show like the 2017 Car Craft Summer Nationals that the product you make is the product that they...

The Caddy That Kicks Ass: This 1983 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Looks Mint And Runs Like None Other!

Of all of the things I talked about with Arthur, the owner of this standout 1983 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, the one thing I forgot was to ask was how to spell his last name. I’m going to claim...

2018 Buick Regal GS: The Tri-Shield Give Performance Another Shot With A 310 Horsepower V6 And All-Wheel-Drive

(Photos: General Motors) Buick has a strange relationship with performance. For the most part, the brand hasn’t cared too much about it, instead focusing on being an upper-market kind of car...

Rough Start: Can You Really Go Wrong With A Rough But Running X-body? This Pontiac Ventura Looks Like A Score!

I don’t know what it is about a primer gray GM X-body that makes me feel good. Maybe it’s fond memories of my mother’s Oldsmobile Omega, or maybe it’s because they make for...

Money No Object: With This 1969 Beaumont, How Much Is Hearing “What Is That?” Worth?

You see one 1969 Chevelle, you’ve seen them all. You’ve seen a similar vintage Pontiac, it’s the same. But if you see a 1969 Beaumont, your brain immediately sends the ultimate...