Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, eBay Find
How Would You Build It: This 1983 Cadillac Coupe deVille Is Gorgeous, But Needs Something…
I love, love, LOVE the big C-body Cadillac Coupe deVilles. Not may cars from the late 1970s and early 1980s can carry the presence that the wreath-and-crest coupes can. You have the clean, boxy...
What Better Car To Cruise On A Beautiful Winter’s Day Than A Cadillac CTS-V Coupe With 800 Horsepower?
Wintertime…cold weather, sketchy road conditions, and short days indicate that it’s time to put up the hot rod, suck it up in the daily beater, and prepare for springtime. Right? Oh, no,...
On The Naughty List, No Doubt: This Blown 1976 Pontiac Sunbird Is Straight-Up Devilish!
Everybody remembers the Vega and the Monza, Chevrolet’s H-body cars, but can you name another without thinking about it for a few seconds? It might take a few minutes, but sooner or later the...
Rough Start: This 1974 Oldsmobile 98 Could Double As Your First Apartment, Too!
When looking at what $5,000 can get you on Craigslist, you have to create a three way Venn diagram of what you want: Cheap, good, and cool/fast. You can find quite a bit of each one easily, but to...
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...
