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Sunday April 11, 2010

Statesman Journal / Cars.com

This interview took place at the Salem Roadster Show on February 13th, 2010 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds.

Mr. Traver, who interviewed me and took the photo, told me that he’d love to be there when we take the RoadMonster to the dragstrip.

Hopefully we’ll be able to do that this year.

I’d love to have the RoadMonster in the paper again!

-Stewart

Here’s an article for all of you wagon lovers out there.

Special Interest Automobile, December 2003, issue #198.

“Sleepers…

…1994-96 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon

Final rear-drive family hauler had gutsy Corvette horsepower”

Interesting article about the 1990′s GM B-Platform wagons.

I wasn’t going to post this article, as there are a few errors in the information.

For example, the article states that the Roadmaster Wagon’s LT1 had aluminum cylinder heads.  They were actually cast iron.  Also, it lists the compression ratio at 10.5:1, which it wasn’t.  Finally, it lists the transmission as the 4T60-E.  The transmission in these cars is the 4L60-E.

Take away that erroneous data, and it’s a pretty good article.

Enjoy!

Motor Trend March 1992.

Mini-Van vs. Full Size Wagon.

Which would YOU choose?

Remember, this was before the B-Bodies got the LT1 engine…

What the article does not mention is build quality.

Eighteen years later…

…MANY of these wagons are STILL going strong.

I’ll take a wagon over a mini-van any day!

Here is one of the older articles that I’ll post here.

Way back from 1990…

Motor Trend’s December 1990 issue to be exact.

Featuring the brand new 1991 Cadillac Brougham.

This article came out twenty years ago!

I am installing the new Flux Capacitor in the RoadMonster…

I’ll go back in time, and drive this brand new Cadillac myself!

Here is a fun article from Car & Driver Magazine back in May of 1993.

A comparison of two vehicles:

“one expensive, and one hideously expensive…”

Enjoy!

I thought you Cadillac lovers might enjoy another article!

Motor Trend introduces the redesigned 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood.

The Cadillac Fleetwood is a family member of the GM B-Bodies.

Technically called a D-Body, she shares the same drivetrain, and essentially the same chassis as her B-Body siblings.

The main difference is that the Fleetwood is longer.

When this new body style was introduced back in 1993, she was longer than a Suburban, and six inches longer than a Lincoln Town Car!

The Fleetwood received the LT1 standard in 1994.

B & D Bodies were made on the same assembly line, at the same time.

Want to see pics of Fleetwoods on the assembly line?

Arlington Assembly Plant

I’ve got a couple more articles of the Fleetwood that I’ll post up soon.

Stay tuned…

An interesting article that discusses the 1991 Caprice makeover.

This is the first year of the new (and final) GM B-Body body style.

Here is a time-line:

1990 – GM introduces this new body style for 1991.

1992 – The Roadmaster Sedan is back.  The 1st RM Sedan since 1958!

1994 – GM gives the B-Bodies the LT1 / L99 Engine.

1994 – The Impala SS is re-introduced.

1996 – GM ceases GM B-Body production.

Comparison of the Caprice LTZ, Buick Roadmaster, & Cadillac Fleetwod.

Enjoy!

This is the year before the LT1 was introduced.

As always, click on the pic for a full size image…

CarSmart May 1996. 

Large Rear-Drive Sedans Drive Report.

I hope you enjoy this ten page article!

It doesn’t seem that long ago when this article came out…

…now these cars are all but gone.

As promised, here is another article on the GM B-Body.  The April 1995 issue of Motor Trend ran this aptly titled article Time Machines.

Hope you enjoy!

Click on the pics for a full size image so you can read it.

I hope you enjoyed your blast to the past!