Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CHEVY, HISTORIC, Videos
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...
eBay Find: The 1983 Stiletto Camaro, or How To Fake A Ferrari Without A Fiero
I’m not sure if you can blame this on any particular mind-altering substance on the planet. At some point, while studying the new-for-1982 Camaro, a group of car guys saw lines similar to the...
Unhinged: Love ‘Em Or Loathe ‘Em, The Seventies Are Coming!
I often catch flak around here for being a fan of Malaise-era vehicles. Let’s face it: I’m 31 years old. Growing up, I rode in a mix of mid-1970s to mid-1980s vehicles, with very few...
A Man And His 1968 Camaro, And How The Car Is The Important Link In His Life Story
Each and every one of us behind the scenes, as well as most of you reading this, have a story that involves a car and how it changed some facet of your life. For some, it’s the one car that...
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...
Random Car Review: The 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Hugger Z28
Towards the end of the second-generation Camaro’s life, there were some interesting, if not outright cool special versions coming out, the Cheverra and the Yenko Turbo-Z coming to mind...
Random Car Review: The 1957 Chevrolet 150 “Black Widow”, The Race Car GM Built To Skirt GM Rules.
The story starts with the 1955 LeMans. On lap 35, Pierre Levegh swerved his Mercedes 300 SLR to miss Mike Hawthorne’s Jaguar D-type, clipped the back of Lance Macklin’s Austin-Healey,...
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...
Rough Start: It’s All Go, No Show With This Cadillac-Powered Citation X-11 [with Video!]
The Chevrolet Citation was supposed to be a good move to counter the fuel crisis: GM’s solid attempt at a small front-driver looked promising when they hit the market in 1979, and it’s...
Ebay Find: Former Hooker Header Project Car Chevette, Featured In Hot Rod Magazine
It ain’t the Bad Seed Chevette, but it’s a nice runner-up prize. This 1976 Chevrolet Chevette was featured in the November 1982 issue of Hot Rod Magazine as part of an engine-swap...
Would You Rather, The Military Pickup Truck Edition! Will It Be CUCV or M880?
When the restrictions were lifted late last year on the sale of ex-military HMMWVs, we were excited for a moment, only to have our excitement dashed at learning that there was absolutely no possible...
And Now For Something Completely Different: A Shorty Caprice!
I’d love to get the entire story on why this 1977 Chevrolet Caprice ended up with a good third of the car missing out of the center section. I’m sure it’s a good story. Any car...
A Final Parting Shot For The Wagon War: 1969 Chevrolet Impala 396
I’m grinding my teeth saying that I concede to Brian…it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort, and I will maintain that the Savoy he posted up was a race car that was chosen simply...
