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This Rare 1962 Buick Wildcat Is Full-Sized Street Muscle Before Muscle Cars Were Cool
This Rare 1962 Buick Wildcat Is Full-Sized Street Muscle Before Muscle Cars Were Cool

15 Dec 2023, 15:51 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 2,000 Buick Wildcats were built in its first year on the market; a performance version of the Invicta, the new trim became a separate model starting in 1963

 
Hi-Tech Epic Fail: How Computers Killed a Cadillac Icon, the Infamous V8-6-4 of 1981
Hi-Tech Epic Fail: How Computers Killed a Cadillac Icon, the Infamous V8-6-4 of 1981

13 Dec 2023, 21:28 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / It should have been the greatest motoring advance since the wheel, but it ended as a flop of catastrophic proportions: Cadillac’s variable displacement V8

 
GM Teams Up With Komatsu To Power a Truck That Eats Teslas for Breakfast
GM Teams Up With Komatsu To Power a Truck That Eats Teslas for Breakfast

12 Dec 2023, 22:16 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / The Komatsu 930E is currently burning diesel like no other. But GM is working on developing a fuel cell tech to power the monster

 
Richard Petty's Abandoned 'Funeral Limo' Cadillac Blows Radiator After Sitting 28 Years
Richard Petty's Abandoned 'Funeral Limo' Cadillac Blows Radiator After Sitting 28 Years

12 Dec 2023, 20:52 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The King of NASCAR has had the nine-passenger 1974 Fleetwood 75 for over 30 years; initially a mortuary vehicle, the 21-foot car became a party limo

 
1975 Camaro Still Hopes a Savior Will Give It New Life After 22 Years of Abandonment
1975 Camaro Still Hopes a Savior Will Give It New Life After 22 Years of Abandonment

7 Dec 2023, 21:54 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The second-generation Camaro was the longest-running and most successful of the nameplate, making the best out of the Malaise, with 1.8 million sold

 
Chevrolet Volt Battery Energy Control Module Failures Prompt NHTSA Investigation
Chevrolet Volt Battery Energy Control Module Failures Prompt NHTSA Investigation

7 Dec 2023, 19:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The second generation of the dearly missed Chevy Volt is under investigation due to 61 reports alleging battery energy control module failure

 
First T5-Swap Ever? One-of-One 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo SS Has a Surprise GM Never Offered
First T5-Swap Ever? One-of-One 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo SS Has a Surprise GM Never Offered

6 Dec 2023, 21:57 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The dealer-installed five-speed manual transmission is a GM-approved and warranted conversion; no one knows precisely how many were made

 
This 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman Is a One-Year Gem You Probably Never Knew Existed
This 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman Is a One-Year Gem You Probably Never Knew Existed

5 Dec 2023, 16:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet introduced four brand-new full-size cars for the 1958 model year. The Yeoman wagon was one of them and it's the rarest of the bunch.

 
1971 Monte Carlo SS 454 Urgently Needs V8 Surgery; Won't Cost a Kidney To Get It Done
1971 Monte Carlo SS 454 Urgently Needs V8 Surgery; Won't Cost a Kidney To Get It Done

2 Dec 2023, 23:43 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / One of just 1,919 examples built in the last year of the 454-powered Chevrolet Monte Carlos, this poor example is looking for a new owner and asks $12,500

 
1968 Pontiac Grand Prix Fires Up After Years of Inactivity – With a V8 From Another Era
1968 Pontiac Grand Prix Fires Up After Years of Inactivity – With a V8 From Another Era

1 Dec 2023, 22:09 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The last year for the full-size Grand Prix, the 1968 model was the unpopular personal luxury car proposal from Pontiac, and only 31,000 were made

 
Fake It 'Till… 1972 Skylark Puts On Lipstick, Chevy 454 V8, Wants To Be a 1970 GSX Tribute
Fake It 'Till… 1972 Skylark Puts On Lipstick, Chevy 454 V8, Wants To Be a 1970 GSX Tribute

28 Nov 2023, 21:56 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / One odd-ball Buick blend mimics the biggest-displacement muscle car of the Golden Era; the Chevrolet 454-cube V8 is a foot-in-mouth asking $34,000

 
This 1966 Pontiac LeMans Tricks People Into Thinking It's a GTO, It Sure Ain't
This 1966 Pontiac LeMans Tricks People Into Thinking It's a GTO, It Sure Ain't

27 Nov 2023, 17:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Indeed, the current seller is marketing this LeMans as the perfect GTO clone vehicle. An extra GTO-style front hood is even included in the purchase.

 
Study: Americans and Canadians Miss the Same Three Discontinued Car Brands
Study: Americans and Canadians Miss the Same Three Discontinued Car Brands

26 Nov 2023, 14:42 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Progress in the automotive sector is happening no matter what we prefer. That, sadly, means some brands must go. But those gone are sorely missed

 
1985 Impala Sheds a Decade of Dirt, Looks Pretty Again; Lifeless V8 Almost Fires Up
1985 Impala Sheds a Decade of Dirt, Looks Pretty Again; Lifeless V8 Almost Fires Up

25 Nov 2023, 21:53 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Chevrolet Impala had three distinct production runs during its 45-model-year history; Chevrolet ceased to build it in 1985 but brought it back two times

 
GM Rolls Out 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, Pricing Goes Up $2,100 for Both
GM Rolls Out 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, Pricing Goes Up $2,100 for Both

23 Nov 2023, 20:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2024 is the final year of the pre-facelift Tahoe and Suburban. The 2025 mid-cycle refresh should be revealed in the summer of 2024

 
GM To Sit Out Super Bowl for the First Time Since 2019
GM To Sit Out Super Bowl for the First Time Since 2019

20 Nov 2023, 22:35 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / It is the first time in four years when General Motors decided to sit out Super Bowl. Will Ferrell starred in last year's commercial

 
Buick Wildcat Gran Sport Convertible Is One Rare Sight; This Example Doesn't Disappoint
Buick Wildcat Gran Sport Convertible Is One Rare Sight; This Example Doesn't Disappoint

19 Nov 2023, 12:25 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Built as a one-year-only performance-oriented variant, the 1966 Wildcat Gran Sport assembly totals 1,224 units, with only about 240 drop-tops

 
'55 Bel Air Is Fresh and Fabulous; Awesome Four-Barrel Six-Pot Will Make You Smile
'55 Bel Air Is Fresh and Fabulous; Awesome Four-Barrel Six-Pot Will Make You Smile

14 Nov 2023, 01:31 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Restored with surgical accuracy, this splendid Chevrolet icon is what General Motors brought to the fight in 1955 and shut down all competition

 
PSA: Modern Cars Can Legally Store Your Texts and Call History Permanently
PSA: Modern Cars Can Legally Store Your Texts and Call History Permanently

12 Nov 2023, 15:59 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / If you are the type of person who likes to keep things private, it might be a good idea to avoid connecting your phone to a car's infotainment system

 
GM Believes Leaving CarPlay Behind Is Easier With Former Apple Employees
GM Believes Leaving CarPlay Behind Is Easier With Former Apple Employees

11 Nov 2023, 15:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The American carmaker hired four former Apple employees as it accelerates its efforts to abandon CarPlay in its future models