Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CHEVY, Event Coverage, Project Cars, ROAD TRIPS, SHOWS & EVENTS, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Will These 3 Classic Vehicles Drive 250 Miles With No Issues On Day One Of Power Tour? Vice Grip Garage Adventures
Jun 14, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will These 3 Classic Vehicles Drive 250 Miles With No Issues On Day One Of Power Tour? Vice Grip Garage Adventures
It’s always an adventure when you start off a week-long road trip with two brand new combinations and a truck that has issues. I mean what could possibly go wrong? As I’ve said before,...
Panicking For Power Tour! Will Vice Grip Garage Make It With The NASCAR Car And Two Others?!
Jun 10, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Panicking For Power Tour! Will Vice Grip Garage Make It With The NASCAR Car And Two Others?!
The NASCAR Tribute car needs a lot of work in order to be ready to hit the road and go on Power Tour, so Derek better get it together and make it happen. As usual, there is a timeline that is tight,...
Vice Grip Garage Bought A Darrell Waltrip Tribute Stock Car – Now It’s Time To Build It Better!
Jun 03, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Vice Grip Garage Bought A Darrell Waltrip Tribute Stock Car – Now It’s Time To Build It Better!
It’s a project AND it’s a giveaway car! That’s right, this latest find from Derek at Vice Grip Garage is not only going to get some love so it performs even better, but he’s...
New Junkyard Inventory! 1949 Ford 2 Door Plus A 1950 Buick Super That Has Had A Nose Job!
Jun 03, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Junkyard Inventory! 1949 Ford 2 Door Plus A 1950 Buick Super That Has Had A Nose Job!
Chad Erhlich, owner of Nobody Else’s Auto in Great Bend Kansas, is back at it with some new vintage iron that has come to his yard. Chad buys and sells the cars and trucks we all know and love...
Barn Find! 1971 Pontiac Trans Am! 455 Auto On The Column? Fresh Out Of Storage After 40 Years!
May 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Barn Find! 1971 Pontiac Trans Am! 455 Auto On The Column? Fresh Out Of Storage After 40 Years!
Everyone knows that a 455-powered Trans Am is something special, especially if it is a 1970 or 1971. What makes some of them even more interesting than they would already be is the fact that...
FORGOTTEN Pontiac Catalina – Will It RUN AND DRIVE 150 Miles Home?
May 20, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FORGOTTEN Pontiac Catalina – Will It RUN AND DRIVE 150 Miles Home?
Is ten years too long for this Catalina to have sat if Derek wants to drive it home 150 miles? Hell no, I’m sure it will be fine. What do you think? If I know Derek, there will be some creative...
FINNEGAN INSTALLs 2,500HP WORTH OF TURBOS ON HIS ’61 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE!
Apr 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FINNEGAN INSTALLs 2,500HP WORTH OF TURBOS ON HIS ’61 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE!
The Caddy, it’s all anyone wants to talk about when it comes to Finnegan’s projects, and for good reason. We’re talking about a car that is being setup to do drag and drive events,...
THE TWIN-TURBO 540 BIG BLOCK IS IN FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC!
Mar 09, 2023Chad Reynolds1
Oh yeah, it’s time to get things rolling! The Caddy is getting the newly finished 540 cubic inch Big Block Chevrolet stuffed into it so that the twin turbos from Nelson Racing Engines can fit...
Stock To Lowrider: This Beautiful 1959 Buick Electra Goes From Classic To Lowrider In Just Three Days
Mar 01, 2023Chad Reynolds2
There are a lot of different styles of low riders, and growing up on the West Coast, in both NorCal and SoCal I have seen them all. Some require serious customization to become lowriders and other...
New Inventory At The Wrecking Yard! This 1953 Pontiac 2-Door Hardtop Is Something Special!
Jan 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Inventory At The Wrecking Yard! This 1953 Pontiac 2-Door Hardtop Is Something Special!
Chad at Nobody Else’s Auto has got great cars and trucks always coming into the yard, but when something special catches his eye he’s always sharing. That’s the case with this...
THE 540cid TWIN-TURBO BBC FOR FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE IS HERE!
Jan 23, 2023Chad Reynolds1
Whenever you get a new engine, whether in a crate, or in pieces from the machine shop, the moment when you see it all together in front of you is pretty special. Invariably there are engine noises...
WILL THE 711CI TWIN-TURBO HEMI FIT INTO FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE?
Dec 10, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on WILL THE 711CI TWIN-TURBO HEMI FIT INTO FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE?
I met up with Mike yesterday at the PRI Show and he was smiling from ear to ear. It’s good to be Finnegan, and it was great getting to catch up to him even if it was just for a few minutes. I...
FINNEGAN IS FIXING A GIANT HOLE INSIDE THE RUBBER DUCK: 1,000HP SUPERCHARGED ’67 PONTIAC FIREBIRD!
Nov 21, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FINNEGAN IS FIXING A GIANT HOLE INSIDE THE RUBBER DUCK: 1,000HP SUPERCHARGED ’67 PONTIAC FIREBIRD!
The Rubber Duck Firebird is a super cool car, and Finnegan has had a lot of fun with it, but it was an old drag car that needed some love to work like a new race car or to be really nice for drag and...
Rough Start: Grandpa’s Buick Can Be Your Budget Gran Sport!
Nov 09, 2022Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: Grandpa’s Buick Can Be Your Budget Gran Sport!
When shopping for a vehicle to highlight in our Rough Start category, a combination of budget-friendly entry fee and potential build factor is taken into consideration. Historically, the mark was...





