Category Archive: 1320 Cars With Doors Feature, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Car Features

Hiding In Plain Sight – This 2000 Buick Regal GS Is So Good That Nobody Will Believe The Truth When It’s Told To Their Face!

(Photos by Nick) On any night anywhere, you can find a stereotypical car guy. Just listen for the loud pipes, or look for certain cars grouping together. Mustangs. Camaros. Civics that have been...

Runs In The Family: Check Out John Andrade, Sr.’s Stomping Nitrous Oldsmobile!

Oh, yes, it’s sexy, from just about every angle. It’s got classic lines, a great color, a thumping 406ci on nitrous, a backstory that is the stuff of dreams and the performance to worry...

Alternative Sleeper: This Oldsmobile Cutlass On 22″ Wheels Can Run 10.3s As-Is, And Go Nines With The Proper Shoes On!

This is one of the best-played poker hands I’ve seen in quite some time on the strip. This G-body Olds Cutlass doesn’t look like a threat…22″ chrome Iroc-Z wheels, a...

Unhinged: Living In The Times Of The Nine-Second Four-Door Sedan

From the moment I made my first move to get a car of my own onwards, I was told that four-doors weren’t worth the time or effort. They were engine donors. They were derby cars. But I...

Olds Camino: This 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Had A Tree Fall On It…Now, It’s A One Of None Ute!

Fate can be a cruel mistress. One day you have a cherry 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The next day, there is a sizable tree laying across what was a cherry Oldsmobile Cutlass. That’s just the way...

This PowerStroke-powered 1964 Cadillac DeVille Is An Interesting Find From Norway!

Cadillac referred to their cars as being “in a realm all it’s own” in their 1960’s advertising, and it was true: GM’s top-tier brand still had the swagger and style that...

BangShift Tune-Up: “My Favourite Game” By The Cardigans (1998)

Do you remember that mid-1990s song “Lovefool”? Don’t lie, everybody knew that song…whether they wanted to or not. It was everywhere. It was like a plague. The Cardigans, a...

eBay Find: This 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Is A Cool Non-Muscle Cruiser!

The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was the car of the 1970s as far as I’m concerned. It was a sales success, it was cleanly designed, and it was plush without being overstuffed with brougham-like...

Top 11: We Cherry-Pick Mecum Auctions’ Indy Event – Too Many Choice Cars To Select From!

Normally, we peruse Mecum auctions to see what might be attainable. For their Indy auction, we had a hard time doing that…mostly because all of the lots are desirable enough and popular enough...

No-Prep Carnage: Watch As “The Cutty” Drills The Rail On The First Pass Of The No-Prep Mayhem Race At Kansas International!

No-prep drag racing on it’s own accord is, when it comes to traction, a sketchy deal. It’s supposed to be…that’s part of the draw for fans and racers alike. But that...

Rough Start: We Have One Good Reason Why You Should Buy Into A 1989 Buick LeSabre T-Type?

As soon as the Grand National was killed off, Buick found themselves in a strange predicament: should they continue to run with the successes that the Grand National and T-type had brought them...

Would You Rather: It’s The Battle Of Forgotten Horsepower! Take Your Pick Between The 1976 Dodge Charger Sport And The 1978 Buick LeSabre Turbo Sport Coupe!

It’s been a while since we’ve felt the need to pit you, the readers, into a corner with a one-or-the-other choice, so we went digging through the Internet for two proper cars for a good...

Big And Beautiful: This Tubbed 1968 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible Is Just Excellent!

With Spring’s warmer weather, the thought of a convertible crosses one’s mind when they don’t own one. Sure, you could rent a droptop Mustang from Hertz, enjoy your time with the...

Caption This: “The Pontiac Thunderchicken…Now With 110% More Thunder!”

(Photo: Robert Beam via WBKO) On Thursday, one hell of a storm blew through the Western Kentucky area. While BangShift Mid-West HQ was getting hit with winds heavy enough to uproot plants...