Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Project Cars
BangShift Project Files: It’s Rough Now, But This 1975 Pontiac Grand Am Is In Good Hands…He Told Us So!
I flaunt my strange vehicle addiction regularly, but there is one forum member on BangShift that has even more questionable tastes in cars than I do, and I know this for a solid fact, because...
eBay Find: A Street-Legal, Race-Ready AMC-powered 1980 Spirit!
Hard to believe, looking at the AMC Spirit, that it’s roots trace back to the 1970 AMC Hornet. One can’t be blamed for AMC reusing the platform…the company had survived on a...
Stupid Gearhead Stories: What’s The Biggest “What The!?” Moment You’ve Had With Your Car?
Like many of you I’m sure, part of my morning routine is getting up, having a cup of coffee, and hitting the Interwebs to find out what’s going on in the world. One of my stops on the...
Bangshift Project Files: This 1979 Mercury Zephyr Z-7 Is Going To Become A Land Speed Car!
The leading edge of Ford’s Fox platform was the Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr twins. Replacing the Ford Maverick/Mercury Comet, they first appeared in two door sedan, four-door sedan and station...
It Came From Craigslist: We Found G.I. Joe’s Hot Rod In The Form Of A 1972 AMC Javelin Trar!
As I write this, it’s two in the morning and I’m possibly hallucinating. I say that because there is no possible way that somebody mated up a “military frame” and a...
Copart Cadaver: A New Shelby GT350 And It’s Flat-Plane Crank V8 Will Be For Sale Soon!
High performance car plus low performance driver always means that inevitably, a badass car is going to find it’s way onto Copart.com, the online search hub for everything dead and crunched in...
Unveiled: The 2016 Easter Jeep Safari Concept Vehicles! Which One Is Your Favorite?
It’s rare for a manufacturer to celebrate and thank the fans quite like Jeep does every year at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the Easter Jeep Safari,...
BangShift Project Files: This 1988 Ford Ranger Is Now Packing A Turbocharged Nissan RB20DET!
What use would you have with a 1988 Ford Ranger that was all but ready for the junkyard? That was the situation that faced BangShift member “neongreen”…his Ranger had dutifully...
BangShift Project Files: This 1964 Chrysler Newport Is In The Works To Become A Tribute Push Car!
Finding a deal on an older car can still happen…you just have to have the right connections and a little luck. In the case of forum member “Cobra_4”, that luck led him to a...
Random Car Review: The 1989 AMC/Renault/Eagle X-59 “Allure” Coupe Concept – So Close, Yet So Far
By 1987 AMC was done. Chrysler acquired American Motors in a deal that many believed was engineered to gain the desirable Jeep nameplate, but there were other elements of the deal that Chrysler ended...
Rough Start: How An AMC Fan Can Have Their Cake And Eat It Too With A 1980 AMX!
Two AMCs in one day? Why not? They are good for more than quirky four-wheel-drive cars, you know! Javelins are badass, SC/Ramblers and Rebels can stomp, and a Hornet with a hot small-block just...
Craigslist Score: A 1982 AMC Eagle SX/4 That Is Ready To Rock! 390 Power For The Win!
Yes…yes, yes, so much YES! The only downside I can find with today’s Craigslist score is that I can’t afford to drag it home right this very instant…if I could, I’d be...
BangShift Goes Racing! How To Pick A Cheap Race Car And Start Competing!
Welcome to Bangshift Goes Racing! This is a multi-part series that gives a look into choosing, building, and racing a car on the cheap. Here, you’ll see the misadventures of my friends and I as we...
