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Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, eBay Find

The Simple Recipe: This 1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Is Effortlessly Cool

Most of the cars I’m aimlessly in love with require every last trick in the book to have some kind of cool factor associated with. That, or an unlimited budget and nobody looking to make sure...

Dream Big: This 1979 Dodge Aspen Looks Like A Stock-Class Legend!

Not every street-legal dragstrip warrior is a ten-second monster that intimidates sport-utilities everywhere it goes. Some play a different numbers game, where dead-nuts consistency and easy...

Pro Commuter Perfection? Is This 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 On The Right Track?

There are days where I almost wish I had never typed the words “Pro Commuter”. I’m not kidding. It’s one thing for me to want a cool daily driver that gets solid MPG and...

Green Hornet: This 1973 AMC Hornet Is Just A Cool Little Cruiser!

I wish I knew what really pulled me towards this 1973 AMC Hornet while I was digging through eBay. Certainly, picking a Hornet isn’t a bad idea…AMC’s final major platform design...

This 1960 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon Is Probably The Nicest One In The World

There are certain cars that stand as reminders of just how bad ass Detroit was in the golden age of the car business. The 1960 Mercury Colony Park station wagon we found for sale on eBay is amazing....

No, Really, It’s A Great Idea: Who Wants A 760 Horsepower AMC Gremlin?

It might be one of the most maligned American Motors products ever made, but the AMC Gremlin did fill a role that needed to be filled when it debuted for 1970. Effectively a Hornet that had a small...

The “WTF” Files: You Won’t Need Roads With This DeLorean Hovercraft!

In the second installment of the Back to the Future franchise, the time-traveling DeLorean had undergone a few minor changes. No longer was eighty-eight miles an hour an absolute necessity for time...

This 1956 Ford C500 Marmon Herrington Range Tender Fire Truck Is Incredible…And For Sale

Stuff like this is what keeps me excited to pound the keys every day for BangShift. Why? When’s the last time you ever saw anything even close to like this before? You are looking at a 1956...

eBay Find: This 1986 Dodge Daytona Is Retro Perfection – Going Pro Street? Go ALL IN!

We live in a world where people are often afraid to fully commit these days. This is especially true when it comes to cars. Guys want to build cars and trucks that are good at everything. They want...

Money No Object: A 1990 Dodge Daytona, The Way They Should Have Been

I can’t even hide my frustration on not being able to acquire this car. Legally, I can’t knock over the nearest bank for the funds, I don’t have a car I can sell immediately for the...

Money No Object: “Whiskey Bent”, The Dodge Pickup Of Your Roadtrip Dreams

I’ve known about this truck for a few years. It is a perfect example of finding a vehicle you hate and seeing it built into something that you can only love. I’m no fan of the first or...

Strip Cruiser: Las Vegas Is The Only Place Where This Caddy Droptop Needs To Be!

Within a few hours, I’ll be on a plane heading out to Las Vegas in my annual pilgrimage to the SEMA Show. I love Vegas. In short doses, it just enough of the fringe edge of insanity and fun,...

Drive Green: A 1977 AMC Hornet AMX That Was Still Trying To Be A Full-Fledged Musclecar!

The true pinnacle of Malaise might be about 1980, but 1977 wasn’t that great, either. Pontiac fans were doing well enough, the Z28 Camaro had returned after a two-year hiatus, and if you knew...

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Forces Of Time: Does A Properly Prepared 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC Have A Draw?

Everyone always wants to make a crack about building the wrong car, until someone puts together the “wrong car” the right way. Ever notice that? Nobody liked 1973-77 Chevelles, it seemed,...

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