Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Car Features, Project Cars
BangShift Project Files: Meet The Pontiac GT-37, A Poverty-Spec Pontiac That’s Getting A Second Lease On Life
The Pontiac GT-37 falls into the same vein as the Oldsmobile Rally 350 Cutlass, Buick GS350, and more-or-less the “Heavy Chevy” Chevelle…they all were GM’s short-term answer...
Historical Footage: Car and Track’s Test Of The 1973 Buick Century Gran Sport Stage 1 455
By 1973 it seemed that only Pontiac was still in the business of making a stout big-block-powered car with the Super Duty Trans Am. And before you start, yes, I know that the Pontiac mills...
Watch As Jay Leno Cuts Loose With James Garner’s Oldsmobile Banshee – He Even Drives The Beast On The Street!
The Oldsmobile Banshee is a freak among freaks. Set up similar to an old Baja truck, it’s roughly based on a 1969 Oldsmobile body that is shortened by two feet. They were built by Vic Hickey, a...
Top 11: No V8 Needed – A Selection Of Cars We Would Take A Different Path With
(Lead photo: Bret Kepner) I can’t speak for the other two, but in my automotive history I’ve only dealt with two vehicles that did not have V8s: a Chevy Blazer that had the 4.3 V6, and a...
Craigslist Find: It’s Big And Beautiful, But Is This 1972 Buick Centurion Convertible Really Worth That Much?
Spring is closing in quickly, and soon enough summer will be here, and there is nothing that sounds better for summer than a big old American drop-top, the kind you can pack all of your friends into...
Rough Start: Fast For Cheap, It’s Hard To Beat A Fourth-Gen F-body
This might be the best Rough Start candidate I’ve found yet. I’m pleased with this one. The fourth-generation GM F-car might have it’s problems, but it has it’s potential and...
Random Car Review: The Story Behind The 1986 Buick LeSabre Grand National
If you look at Buick in the mid-to-late 1980s you start to see two warring factions within the division: the traditionalists that wanted to keep Buicks comfortable cruisers that were better as...
YouTube Classic: This Regal Burnout Video Shows Why You Edit Your Own Footage Instead Of Letting Your Friends Do It
I love W-body Regals with the blown 3.8L V6 in them…they are underrated and make an excellent platform for a good sleeper. And since they’re now dirt-cheap used cars, they make for a...
Historical Footage: The GM G-Body Performance Reviews From MotorWeek!
As I’ve pawed through the MotorWeek clips on YouTube, I came across one that couldn’t be passed up. Unlike last time, where the IROC-Z vs. Trans Am vs. Mustang GT clip was about bad...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: A Wrangler Competitor From GMC, Playboy’s Cars Of The Year, And More!
Belly up to the table, shut your eyes, hold your nose and take a bite: It’s this week’s Scrapple, the cluster-F of news that has all the attractiveness of the fry cook. Hot sauce by the...
BangShift Project Files: A 1950 Buick Sedanette Is Getting A Twin-Turbo Upgrade
This green 1950 Buick Super Sedanette would be cool if it was left perfectly alone. The green and chrome coupe has gorgeous lines, a body that looks perfectly restored, and California black plates....
Rough Start: The Dreaded One-Pic Ad – Is This 1975 Firebird Good Enough?
Gaaaah! If there’s one thing I hate when it comes to surfing Craigslist, it’s the one-picture ad. It’s one thing for AutoTrader and the local newspaper where you’re paying for...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: The New Mitsubishi SUV, The New Big Caddy, And Your New Mustache Ride!
Another week, another weak set of stories that came down the pipes in the vain hopes that someone would take the time to read them. Do they appeal to somebody? Maybe, but as far as we’re...
