Category Archive: BangShift News, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
In Memoriam: Jack “Doc” Watson, Hurst’s “Shifty Doctor” And Helping Hand With The Hurst Hairy Olds Program
In the rush of the summer season, we were remiss about noting the passing of one of the biggest names to fall under Hurst’s umbrella of important figures; a man who influenced a generation of...
Ebay Find: A 158-mile Old 1982 Oldsmoble Omega – The Car Has Pretty Much Sat For 33 Years And The Plastics STILL Fell Apart!
I’ve said it before on these pages and I’ll say it again: the front-wheel-drive Oldsmobile Omega just might be the most pointless vehicle ever produced. Born as one of the RWD X-car four...
Could This 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera GT Be Made To Haul The Mail? We Think So.
GM’s A-body front drivers were excellent sellers, decent all around automobiles, and more boring than hanging around with Grandma on weekends when you were a kid. The Oldsmobile version, the...
Rough Start: Is This Rusty But Complete 1977 Pontiac Can Am Worth The Buy-In?
The best way to start a project car, budget or no, is to find the nicest starting point you can and work from there. But let’s say you aren’t willing to compromise: It must be rare, it...
Allow Buick And Bar Refaeli To Show You How To Relax…Um…It Has Something To Do With Cars, We Promise
The truth: Buick recently unveiled the “24 Hours Of Happiness” test drive program. Simply possess a valid driver’s license and insurance, and you can take a Buick out for 24 hours...
Roadside Find: A 1954 Ford Customline That’s Barely Aged And For Sale, And More!
BangShift contributor Scott Liggett has an eye for finding some neat iron that most people haven’t seen outside of a car show in decades. We simply can’t explain why he is able to find...
A Close Look At A Drop-Dead-Gorgeous Piece Of Rolling Art In The Form Of A 1960 Pontiac, Courtesy Of Speedhunters
(Photos: Mike Garrett/Speedhunters) While I prefer stock or simple paint jobs on my vehicles, I’m drawn to the intricate paint jobs that low riders and some kustoms sport. Lacing, airbrushing,...
Rough Start: This 1963 Buick Electra 225 Is A Wyoming Survivor That Only Needs Some Brightening
Trying to score a bonafide classic car on a $5000 total budget isn’t going to fly in most circumstances. Nobody wants to be seen in an out-and-out rot box, and if it is pretty you are running...
Very Rough Start: It’s Part Vega, Part Astre, Small Blocked, And Has A Story Involving A Mad Wife…
When you are scraping the bottom of the barrel so that you can buy a hot rod, you have to be prepared for what you will come across. If you buy a running and driving vehicle, expect a ton of...
This Cream Puff Of A 1965 Buick Skylark Is Packing Grand National Power Under That Hood
There is something about a Buick muscle car that I like. The styling is toned down compared to a GTO or a Chevelle, because Buick still had to appeal to buyer who thought that they were above...
Ebay Find: A Rear-Engined 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – Sorry, Kids, We’re Going To Wally World By Ourselves!
The beauty of owning a station wagon lies in the cargo area In the back. It is quite useful for carrying all sorts of cargo: Lumber, groceries, brats who sit in the rearward-facing seats and flip off...
A Somewhat Fond Look Back At The Pontiac Turbo Trans Am – A Lot Of Show, But About The “Go” Part…
I like the Pontiac Trans Am in just about every version possible. Every experience I’ve had with one makes me think of the same thing: lots of torque, a willingness to whip donuts at driver...
Rough Start: Back To The Budget With A Black Buick Regal – Family Car Or Four-Door Screamer? Why Not Both?
(Burnout photo by Bryan Hiberman) – If you are being genuinely honest with a $5,000 budget, you will struggle to do better for an all-around vehicle than this 1999 Buick Regal GS. I can hear...
