Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CHEVY, FORD, MOPAR, OTHER, Top 11
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...
Question Of The Day: In Honor Of The Sixth-Gen Camaro, What Camaro Touched Your Life The Most?
After a half-year of teasing, Chevrolet is finally ready to unveil the next-generation of the Camaro to a crowd of Camaro owners at a special event at Belle Island. It is difficult to see the...
This 1972 Dodge Monaco Just Reeks Of Cool, From The Black Paisley Interior To The Shaker Scoop
I have been aware of this 1972 Monaco’s existence for about a year and a half, but until now knew nothing about it other than I want it. Just look at it! The stance is perfect. The wheels are...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week, Honda Goes Junkyarding, Turning A Prius Into An R.V., And More!
There’s nothing like the smell of the greasy, heavily-fried leftovers on the skillet to whip up an appetite, is there? We scrape it up, slap it onto some cheap toast, and throw it in front of...
Classic YouTube: The Dodge Aries K Spoof Ad- Standard Features Make It Feel So…Ordinary.
When the K-cars debuted, they grabbed ahold of a market that up until then Chrysler was avoiding like the plague: cheap, reliable basic transportation. And somehow, the success of the K-car managed...
This Twin-Turbo LeBaron Is The Furthest Thing From A Chick Car You Can Get: 6.79@208 MPH!
So you wanna bag on K-cars, do you? The Spirit R/T and the Daytona IROC R/T just weren’t enough for you? Too little power? Wrong wheel drive? Ok, I’ll take care of that: how about the...
Action Photos: Trackside Pictures From The National Corvette Museum’s Bash!
The NCM Bash is the official start to the National Corvette Museum’s “on” season and they know how to kick things off right. For three days straight they have car shows, special...
Random Car Review: The 1984-85 Ford LTD LX – The Hot Fox That Slipped Under The Radar
Fourteen different model names rode on Ford’s Fox platform between 1978 and 1993. All of those names have different reputations: the Ford Mustang and Mercury Capri get the automatic pass...
Touring Car Racing Doesn’t Get Much Better Than The Battle Between Steve Soper And Andy Rouse At Brands Hatch In 1988!
When all else is equal, racing comes down to driver skill. The wheelman who can keep his cool the longest, run the line the hardest, and keep the car together will emerge the victor, no matter what...
This Tough Truck Ramcharger Makes A Hard Run, But Does It Survive The Knox County Fairgrounds Track?
Tough Truck races are, as far as I’m concerned at least, a Viking funeral for a truck that has worked long and hard, and is at the end of it’s road. Pushing the truck well beyond the...
This 1983 Test Of Porsche 928S Against Camaro Z28 Shows That Even In The Bad Old Days, Expensive Didn’t Always Mean Better
The year I was born was not a good year for cars, period. The fastest car available was the Ferrari 308GTBi, and that prancing pony came from Maranello with just 230 horsepower and a 0-60 of 6.8...
Historical Footage: This Promotional Film For The 1966 Mercury Comet Line Is Only Missing Moose And Squirrel
Step into the WABAC machine with us and take a look at this gem! The 1966 Mercury Comet is a very handsome car in person. Having moved from the compact Falcon platform to the intermediate Fairlane,...
This 1983 Jeep Wagoneer Is Cleaner Than The Governator’s SJ (And Doesn’t Cost $85 Grand!)
Yesterday Lohnes showed off Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Jeep SJ that is currently on eBay. We love the full-size Jeep trucks and SUVs around here, but brodozer wheels and a connection to West Coast...
