Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
Too Much ‘Murica? Cleetus Sees His Life Flash Before His Eyes In The “Sketchy Vert” Trans Am!
After meeting the man himself at Street Car Takeover Bowling Green, I wondered if 1320Video’s legendary patriot Cleetus McFarland had any sense of fear in his body. He rode around Beech Bend on...
If You’re Still Upset That You Never Got To Buy A Pontiac With A Bed, Console Yourself With This Pontiac Grand Am Ute!
One of the biggest letdowns of the last ten years was the day that we learned that Pontiac was not going to be bringing over a rebadged Holden Commodore Ute, on account of a sudden case of death....
Rumor Mill: The Buick Avista Concept Is Responsible For A Lot Of Bad Feelings Within GM Design
Early this year, Buick debuted the Avista concept coupe, a car based upon Alpha underpinnings that I would’ve happily sold body parts off for scientific use for to own. A twin-turbocharged V6...
Rough Start: This 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Could Be Your Investment Car
Out of all of the GM A/G body cars that were built, not one was more polarizing than the 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Aerocoupe. We will spare you the long story: In short terms, Richard Petty wanted...
Rough Start: There Is No Work Needed With This Cadillac-Swapped Pontiac Fiero!
The idea of a daily-driver hot rod with styling and enough substance to hot rod mentality, but still decent enough to run every day without breaking the bank and melting your gas card has to be an...
BOOM! The Black Hawk Firehawk Finds The Nitrous Oxide Limit For An LS1 At Ozarks Raceway Park!
“Too much power…did not enjoy.” That brief but accurate summary of what happened to Joe Hunt’s Pontiac Firehawk doesn’t do justice to what really happened. The Firehawk,...
Rough Start: Yes, This Super-Clean 1979 Pontiac LeMans Needs An LS Swap.
We’ve heard just about every possible reason why nobody should ever swap an LS engine into another car ever again. And right now, we don’t care…this grandma-fresh, “Montego...
This 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ Has Full Interior, Pontiac Power And Enough Grunt To Run Hard!
One thing that I like to do at the drag races I shoot is to find the car that nobody would have ever expected to end up in the staging lanes, because it’s usually one of the more interesting...
Rough Start: This 1983 Olds Cutlass Cruiser Is On It’s Way To Being Really Neat!
One of the strangest vehicles that ever came out of Oldsmobile, in my opinion anyways, was the 1979 Hurst/Olds Cutlass. Priced to the moon (it cost several thousand more than a more powerful and...
Regular Car Reviews Takes A Look At The Cadillac XLR, The Almost-Corvette That Could Have Been Much More
An Army buddy of mine, Joe, a good friend, has two cars in his background that I got to enjoy due to his ownership: a 1993 Cadillac Eldorado and a 2001 or 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z51. The Cadillac...
What In The…Anybody Need A 454-Powered, Super-Lifted Pontiac Montana?
WHOA. Ok, it’s been a weird week for online finds here at BangShift, we can’t even lie. First, Chad finds that sweet, lifted Ford van. Then I come across that lifted, ready-for-anything...
Would You Rather? Take Your Pick Between These Two Late 1980s Grand Touring Wannabes!
There is nothing finer than the road trip. Get in the car with just enough luggage to live comfortably for a few days at a time and enough music to enjoy yourself and go. There is even a type of car...
Underrated G-body: It’s No Grand National, But This 1985 Buick Regal Is An Excellent Project Starting Point!
It’s funny how picky people can be when it comes to cars. You can almost hear the conversation now: “Dude, I think it’s a Grand National! No, wait, it’s white…is it a...
