Repair-It

Another favorite in Shepard’s garage is his 1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon. “I looked for a year for that car,” he says. “I love B bodies. I love the wagons, and that car had 20,000 miles when I bought it, and it’s like stepping into a brand-new Escalade. It smells great. There’s not a single squeak or rattle. It drives perfect. It’s amazing.”

The car has the original wood-grain trim, but it’s definitely nothing like your grandmother’s Buick. A 6.2-liter supercharged LSA crate engine serves as the Buick’s new beating heart. Helping it turn and stop are Wilwood brakes, a coilover suspension, and larger front and rear anti-roll bars. What does Shepard give it? “That car is a 10,” he says.

By now you’ve probably noticed a pattern. All of Shepard’s favorite four-wheeled vehicles have four doors. “I’ve just always loved fast sleeper sedans, my [AMG] wagon being the sleepiest of all,” he says. That love goes way back, possibly even as far back as his first Pontiac, but there’s one surprising car that sticks out in his memory. “I think my very favorite car of all time was when the ’92 or ’93 [Cadillac Seville] STS came out, and it had the Northstar [V-8]. I just loved that there was a sedan that went 150 mph.”