The nice thing about a classic G-Body is that when you tell someone that you did a “frame-off” restoration, you can show the receipts. Most modern cars have a single unibody, but with this G-body, you can show the frame separated from the chassis with a Corvette LT1 V8 in place of whatever carbureted pile […]
What is the top of the market for a 1987 Oldsmobile 442 with 50k miles on the odo…wait, FULL STOP. What is the market for an ’87 Olds 442 basket case that needs a complete restoration, BUT it only has 53k miles on the 5-digit odo? That’s an entirely different story and I’m not sure what to think about this next car. If you are a G-Body fan, you might love it, but don’t expect your mother-in-law to swoon at the sight of 442 with faded paint. Find this 1987 Oldsmobile 442 offered for $6,500 in Grants Pass, OR via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
General Motors never made a G-body convertible so I was pretty excited to find a homemade version searching the interwebs. The initial excitement quickly changed to bewilderment when I noticed all the strangely chosen modifications made to the car- as if being a Monte convertible is not unique enough in and of itself. The poor […]
There is no better time to buy up a clean General Motor G-body car than right now. Variants included the Chevy Monte Carlo, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Buick Regal. These were the last cars to follow the classic V8 rwd muscle car formula. The Grand National was a collector car when new, but […]
The 1987 Oldsmobile 442 was the swan song for the pseudo hotrod G-body coupe. The 442 couldn’t hold the Buick Grand National’s jock strap in terms of outright speed, but it still was a desirable car. These special models were fully equipped and had many options you would have thought should have come standard on […]
In 2018 the number of two door coupes available from car manufacturers are few and far between, but back in the 1980s they were literally everywhere. The General Motors G-body cars included the Chevy Monte Carlo, Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass, and Pontiac Grand Prix. With the exception of the Grand National and T-Type, these were […]
The auction ended just as the article was started. This car had to be seen by the DT faithful so here is a healthy dose of some crazy body work. There might be a years worth of What Am I? columns found in this one car. Find this 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass custom for sale in […]
Are you a product of the eighties? Do you nostalgically look upon your old high school photos and long for your prized mullet? Is old Brylcreem filling your bathroom vanity cabinet? If so, your in luck! Dust off those Dayton boots and start kickin’ it old skool! Find this 1981 Buick Regal for sale in Aldergrove, […]
Manual GM G-body cars are as rare as the uncrushed dreams of aspiring lottery winners. Every once in a great, great while, an El Camino pops up with selectable gears for a fair price. Find this 1980 Chevrolet El Camino for sale in Bakersfield, CA for only $1,000 via craigslist. Tip from Rock On. Though […]
The Buick Park Avenue was the last of the G-platform cars to leave the GM production lines as the era of GM’s big-V6 front-drive luxury sedan dominance came to an end. The general’s dominance of front-drive barges started as far back as the 1960s with the legendary Cadillac El Dorado, but in the early 2000s […]