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Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find

Rough Start: You Need This Caddy 500-powered Fiero In Your Life!

Cadillac-powered Pontiac Fieros are fairly easy to find. The Northstar V8 is one of the most popular engine swaps for Pontiac’s much-maligned mid-engined sports car because the cradle mounting...

Ebay Find: This Dusty 1939 Lincoln-Zephyr Is On That Fine Line Between Restore And Modify – What Would You Do?

My knowledge of cars falls off of a cliff when discussing pre-1955 cars, so bear with me a little bit here, but I’m certain I can say that the Lincoln-Zephyr is at least one of the most desired...

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BangShift Adoption Services: These Two RideTech Test Cars Need A New Home!

Our good friends at RideTech have garages full of cool toys that they have used for construction, racing and testing purposes, the likes of which we’d quite happily pay for the privilege to...

24 Hours Of LeMans: #63 Corvette C7.R Is Out Of Competition After This Huge Wreck In Qualifying

When the flag drops on the 24 Hours of LeMans today, one car that will not be in the running is the #63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, which was slated to be driven by Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia and...

Unveiled: The Ford GT LM-GTE Pro Race Car – They Will Be At LeMans For 2016!

(Photos: Ford) We knew it was coming, and it is everything we hoped it would be and then some. At a press conference this morning at LeMans, Ford unveiled the racing variation of the upcoming GT...

This “Street Freak” 1970 Dodge Challenger Is Dead On Perfect, And Lives In Japan

I’m not 100% whether or not this 1970 Challenger does or doesn’t qualify as an honest “Street Freak”…I always thought that was a cross between a muscle car and a...

Craigslist Find: It’s Just An Early-Eighties Dodge M4S That Someone Swapped A Pontiac Motor Into…

First off, a clarification: this is not a Dodge M4S. There are up to, but no more than, four official Dodge M4S prototype vehicles, and there are visual differences between them all. For the sake of...

Ford And Renault Tease Up Their Surprises For The 24 Hours of Lemans

(Lead photo: John Dagys) This year’s 24 Hours of LeMans is going to be interesting before a wheel turns in anger, and you can thank Ford and Renault for the news. Both manufacturers have been...

It’s Built, It’s Bad, And It’s On Ebay: A Nine-Second 1971 Pinto With Teeth

Silly me for thinking that a pinto was a patterned horse. In this case, this 1971 Ford Pinto is really a little monster, ready to take on all comers with a mouth filled with pointy teeth and an...

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Random Car Review: The 1971-74 Dodge Serra Boulevard 3700 GT

The legendary Chrysler Slant Six…that leaning tower of power that appeared in just about everything Chrysler made between 1960 and the early 1990s was known for durability and economy, but...

Build It Yourself: The 2015 Mopar Kit For The Dodge Charger – Only 50 Will Be Created!

For the last few years, Mopar has put out a special edition of a car, complete with stripes and bits from the Mopar Performance catalog. The Challenger got Mopar-ized twice, and the Charger, 300C and...

This 1953 Pontiac RV Would Make A Great Vacation Vehicle For When You Want To Just Get Away

Sometimes you just want to pack up a bag and take off for a week to somewhere quiet and peaceful, away from work, away from the daily grind. The less you have to drag around, the better, and instead...

Question Of The Day: The Problems With Mixed Messages…

There is a difference between a smartassed bumper sticker that is obviously trying to be cute and clever, and making a literal statement with your vehicle. I don’t mind a bumper sticker, but...

It Came From eBay: A Six-Wheeled 1968 Cadillac With A Rumble Seat – Miss Cruella DeVille, Your New Car Is Here

A six-wheeled 1968 Cadillac that takes the word “custom” to new and frankly frightening heights, painted “you better f-ing look at me” red, with sixteen exhaust tubes running...