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Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find

Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1997 Pontiac Trans Am

Next stop, Kearney, Nebraska. It’s home to Scott Liggett and…um…well, looks like we’re going to find out what else when we roll into town! Truth be told, neither me nor Haley...

Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1969 Ford Falcon Futura

Okay, as of today it’s Rocky Mountain Race Week for your guide to low-buck classified hunting, and I’ve decided to try something a bit different today. From today until I’m back...

This 1958 Grumman Bread Truck Delivers Smiles And An Amazingly Well Preserved Past

My NHRA announcing cohort Alan Reinhart gets the credit for this find and it is a good one! You are looking at a wonderful example of a 1958 Grumman bread truck. The truck has been stripped of all...

Rough Start: If You Can’t See Why This 1984 Caddy Eldorado Rules, We Can’t Help You

If you haven’t seen the news yet, BangShift.com will be providing FREE live streaming video from Rocky Mountain Race Week 2020. That’s all week, every race. That’s badass....

Dents, Dings, and Drab: This Korean War Jeep is The Perfect Starter Machine To Feed Your Jeep Habit

I really like old Jeeps because they are basically little tractors, right? They can do lots of stuff, they are simple, tough, and they very much have an Americana about them that nothing else on...

Rough Start: 1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – Fresh From A Peel

So back in the day…wow, a decade ago now, odd to think about!…I was in a love-hate relationship with my 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle. The car itself was awesome to drive…the engine was a...

Pre-Rocket Bunny: 1977 Chevrolet Monza Widebody – Can You Hear The Screaming Small-Block?

The Chevrolet Vega might have been tainted goods after the rust started to appear and the engines started to go boom, but that didn’t mean that the whole platform was bad. Chevrolet just needed...

Incredible Find: 1971 Sox and Martin Oleynik Box Truck For Sale – Loads Of Pro Stock History!

This is amazing. Drew Harthorn found this link and shot it over to us which made our jaws drop and our eyes bulge. Why? You are looking at the first box truck that Sox and Martin ever had during...

Bite-Sized Hauler: 1976 Ford Courier – The Little Stepside That Can

A Mazda B-series by any other name, the Ford Courier was a very appropriate answer that landed just in time for the first gas crisis and rode out through 1982 in the U.S. market just fine. A small,...

LuxuryLiner: This 2003 Lincoln Town Car Is Our Idea Of A Luxury Sedan, With Supercharged Cobra Power!

If you’ve flown on an American Airlines flight, you might have noticed the phrase “LuxuryLiner” somewhere on the nose area of the jet. And, if you are anything like me, you were...

Rough Start: Torino BOGO! Two 1972 Torinos Within The Budget!

If it wasn’t for the paint color, I’d swear that I’ve seen this car before. But the slot mag wearing formal roof Gran Torino from days gone by was bronze and didn’t have a...

Woosh Right Along: 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – The Other Turbocharged American Coupe!

Is a Fox body the same across the board? I don’t think so. There’s “Mustang”, and then there’s “everything else”, it seems. Don’t get me wrong,...

This 1984 Eliminator Pickle Fork Is One Bad Ass 100 Plus MPH Boat! The Want Is Real!

I couldn’t afford this boat if you took a 0 off the end of the price, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want it bad! Maybe it is the fact that I’m going to be streaming Drag Boat...

Loaded For Bear: 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ 400 4-Speed, With Almost Every Option On It

The Pontiac Grand Prix’s game through the late 1980s was sporty luxury. Neutral ground between the Trans-Am freaks who wanted the raging party of 1970 to live on forever, and those who wanted...