Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, eBay Find
We Want The Wagon: This 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Is Ripe With Possibilities!
Blame it on the television show “That ’70s Show” all you want, but ever since I saw the first episode I have been in love with Oldsmobile Vista Cruisers. Even before I gained a true...
Money No Object: Imagine All Of The Fun That Could Be Had With This 1991 Pontiac Tojan Knightmare!
Hello, pastel suits, nose candy, New Wave and slurring British-like accents. It’s good to see you again…we think. Meet the Pontiac Tojan, one of a few hundred made. If you see a...
What Would You Do With This 1978 Buick Electra Flower Car And It’s Long Bed?
We’ve gotten pretty used to seeing flower cars here at BangShift. They are some of the fastest ways to find an unconventional American coupe-utility that blends the usefulness of a full-size,...
Money No Object: Pretending You’re Warren Johnson With A Fully Prepared 1984 Hurst/Olds!
We aren’t saying that this 1984 Oldsmobile is a former Warren Johnson car. The seller isn’t saying that, either. But if this Hurst/Olds isn’t a WJ car, then somebody went to great...
Unicorn Sighting: The 400/4-speed 1974 Pontiac Grand Am Is Back Up For Sale! Moonshine Runners, Your Car Has Arrived!
Dear Santa: It’s been a while since we talked, fat man. And let’s just say that I’ve got more than a bone to pick with you. Every year I’ve asked for one thing, a car that has...
This 1973 Cadillac DeVille Caribou Is Way Too Perfect For A Ute, Even If It Is A Unicorn
“I felt like destroying something beautiful.” That line is from the movie Fight Club, and that is currently the conundrum I find myself in as I stare at the pictures of this 1973 Cadillac...
Restomod Candidate: This 1976 Oldsmobile 442 Is A Factory 455 Car That Could Be Stunning!
Growing up, I was often told to stay away from 1973-77 GM A-body cars. They were too big. They had no power. They were too plasticky inside. They wouldn’t be worth a damn thing and if I was...
Would You Rather, The Dirt-Cheap Hot Rod Buick Edition! Regal Versus Roadmaster for $2,500!
Buick has always had a real strange relationship with performance. Cars like the Riviera, Gran Sport, GSX, Grand National, and the GNX give Buick performance credit that at times, the company...
Question Of The Day: How Would You Build This 36,000 mile 1979 Oldsmobile 88?
I might come across as a bit of a heretic for this one, but I never quite got used to seeing the 442 nameplate on a car the size of the GM G-body platform. Don’t get me wrong, they are cool in...
SEMA 2016: OPGI Builds On Existing Cadillac Parts Line – Introduces New G-Body Buick Products
How do you get our attention? Well, starting with a gorgeous green 1968 Cadillac Coupe de Ville is a very, very good start. There was no ignoring the great big C-body as it sat, monstrous and...
Do Not Dismiss This 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood As Another Boring Barge! Check This Sleeper Out!
For the most part, 1990s Cadillacs can be summed up in one word, for better or for worse: Northstar. They were front-wheel-drive old-school American luxury barges that valued comfort and presence...
Pro Commuter Perfection: This 1991 Oldsmobile Calais Quad 442 W41-R Is The Perfect Daily. No, Really!
Before you say one word, I want to lead with the horsepower ratings for some of the better choices in vehicles for 1991: basic Corvette had either 245 or 250 horsepower, depending on your axle...
Formal Done Right: This 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ Is One Classy Machine!
You know what a 1970s “personal luxury coupe” really is, right? That’s where the manufacturers took what was a muscle car, stuffed it with the kind of luxury they thought buyers...
Pimp My Nova: This 1979 Cadillac Seville Opera Coupe Convertible Is Classy (In A Freak Show Kind Of Way!)
Forget opera windows, padded vinyl roofs or opera lights. Will someone who lived through the 1970s please explain how this coach-built Cadillac Seville actually saw the light of day, let alone a...