Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
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...
This MotorWeek Mustang vs. Trans Am vs. IROC-Z Shootout Might Be The Most Cringeworthy Review We’ve Ever Seen
Going through YouTube and watching old car reviews is pretty cool…both to see just how far we’ve come from what used to be top of the line, and to see cars we look at as classics (or at...
Good News, Aussies: The Holden Commodore Name Will Live! Now, About The Car It Will Live On…
Before you really start belting out the cheers, let’s be up-front: only the Holden Commodore nameplate will remain. Unfortunately, GM still hasn’t reconsidered it’s position when it...
Some Deals From The 2015 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction – At Least A Few Cars Weren’t Priced Through The Stratosphere!
Barrett-Jackson equals stupid money. We’ve known this combination for years, yet somehow we still pay attention to the train wreck of “more money than brains” in the desert as cars...
BangShift Tune Up: “The Best Things” By Filter (1999)
It’s a Monday morning and it’s time to get motivated. Yours truly is either running around the garage trying to get things accomplished on the car while the weather is tolerable, or is...
BangShift Project Files: TheSilverBuick’s 1969 Pontiac Firebird
Randal Burns, better known as TheSilverBuick around here, is an engineer to the core. His 455-powered Buick Skylark is a Drag Week veteran that can easily be pressed into daily-driver duty with no...
Question Of The Day: The 2015 Detroit Auto Show Is Here! What Would You Like To See Come Out Of It?
This year’s Detroit Auto Show (oh, wait…I’m sorry…North American International Auto Show) kicks off today and you better believe that we will be bringing you the better pieces...
Blog War: The Last Of The Traditional Longroofs, This Buick Roadmaster Estate Brings All The Modern Conveniences To The Table
So Lohnes decided to reply to the Ford wagon I offered up with a copycat version of the car that started it all. A 1973 Oldsmobile and a 1975 Pontiac aren’t that far apart from each other, and...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Buick Goes Topless, Viper Goes Custom, And Corvette Goes DIY
New year, same old ingredients: take press releases hyping new products we could care less about, cars that don’t come close to our radar, and some of the worst quotes and diatribe from the...