Category Archive: BS Daily Tune Up, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, FORD
BangShift Tune-Up: Ford Versus Pontiac And An Airplane Boneyard In Rev Theory’s “Hell Yeah”
Rev Theory’s “Hell Yeah” isn’t a technical song. It isn’t a particularly original layout, it doesn’t have stand-out lyrics. It is just an all-around basic rock...
BangShift Top 11: Cars From The 1980s That You Showed Us On Facebook!
In the interest of full disclosure, I wrote the rant about 1980s cars and attitudes while I was seeing red mist. It isn’t the first time I’ve lost my temper over other people’s...
This Oldsmobile 88 Rips Around An Autocross Course With The Tires Screaming For Mercy
A late 1990s Oldsmobile 88 is probably the last car anyone should ever think about bringing out to an autocross. It’s front wheel drive, it’s got a suspension setup that is meant to...
Rough Start: This 1970 Pontiac LeMans Wagon Is A Clean Stocker With The Worst Possible Sales Line
Someone, somewhere, needs this car. Brian and I had our little spat involving station wagons this last winter and it became pretty obvious that there is a lot of you that like your roofs long....
Ignition Tests Out The Cadillac ATS-V At COTA: A 464HP V6, Manual Trans And A Coupe, This Is The Best Camaro Teaser Yet
Yes, it’s a new car road test. The Cadillac ATS-V is one of the more interesting new cars to come bolting out of the manufacturers recently, mainly because whether they intended to or not,...
Ride Onboard Ian Woodward’s 1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am Racer As He Breaks Lakeside’s Lap Record
The Aussies and Kiwis are just as fanatical about V8 power as we are in the States, and groups such as the Australian Trans-Am and the New Zealand Historic Muscle Car keep the engines going and the...
Mr. Regular Takes Buick’s Grand National For A Spin – What Does He Make Of Lord Vader’s Car?
Of all of the cars that have worn the Tri-Shield emblem, only three really need no introduction. In order, they are the 1970 GSX, the 1984-87 Grand National, and the 1987 only GNX. All three showcase...
Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Common Automotive Cockroach Where You Live?
After they have been on the road for about twenty years, most cars tend to wind up in that great big used car lot in the sky. It’s a sad truth, but it’s a truth nonetheless. Yet, it...
This CTS-V Coupe Review From Consumer Reports Isn’t The Yawn Fest You Expect – They Just Drift It!
The only way I ever thought I’d put a Consumer Reports video on BangShift is if it involved a late-model vehicle that was prone to random and catastrophic explosions or was recalled to within...
This Golden Pontiac Trans Am Is For Sale For Over $3.6 Million Dollars
Here’s the facts behind what you are seeing: this 2002 Pontiac Trans Am was bought by All Naeemi, an Iranian living in Germany, in 2004. The car was imported in, and customization work began....
Wait…What? Cadillac Boss Says That ATS and CTS Are Doomed…Just When Things Are Getting Good
Out of all of General Motors’ dysfunctional behaviors, one really annoying one stands out above all the others: they create a car. It might not be good, but they will give it enough time that...
This 1990s-era Pro Street Oldsmobile Cutlass Is A Time Capsule To Fairground Crusing And Graphics!
Pro Street is a love it or hate it genre. Sure, big blown motors, narrowed axles and Mickey Thompson ET Streets have a certain charm to them, but there was another side to Pro Street, one of wild...
Rough Start: It’s Blue And Beautiful, And It’s Within Budget! This 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Needs A New Home, Stat!
Without question, the most popular 1973-77 GM A-body variant by sales was the Oldsmobile Cutlass. The Cutlass was usually in the top 10 best-selling car lists during that time period, and in 1976 it...
