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Some guy in Michigan did builds on these Buicks, they turned low 10 second 1/4 mile. < That was extremely fast for the late 80's -90's.

I never liked the body stile. and a V-6 .

I guy that lived next to the mechanics shop I worked at right out of high school had a grand national. It wasn't too impressive at take off but it got serious once it was wound up. They were really neat cars

V6. Pfffft.

My Aunt drove a 71 Buick Skylark GS Stage 1, as a pilot car. Big "Wide Load" sign and flashing lights strapped to the roof. LOL. HO 455 and Turbo 400. Now, there's a hot rod.

It is sad that any American V6 even gets mentioned as a performance car. Yes, the GN performed better than many V8 motors of the era, but that is very faint praise.

The current Mach 1 has tempted me to sell my 2017 Boxster S. Then not given the knock on performance.

A day with this...

Grand Sport.

92 Typhoon - Lingenfelter style

Another "quick car" from the old days.

Not mine.

There are 3 cars I regret selling in my life.

1. A 1987 Buick Grand National - Bought the car off my ex mother in law for $1. It had belonged to my father in law and after he passed, she let me buy it. Traded it for a 1974 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce.

2. 1966 Mustang - V8, pony interior, robins egg blue. Ex-wife bought it at 18 with money she inherited from an aunt. Sold it because we wanted something more practical.

3. 1974 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce - Last year without emissions. Looked, drove and ran like new. Sold it when my daughter was born because I needed a back seat for the child seat.


If only I had known.....

We gave our daughter the 67 Mustang I bought new 13 May. 67.

Flint TV 12 showed a Black Grand National at the current Chrome and Ice car show tonight. Less than 5k miles on it. Mice built a nest in the catalytic converter and it caught on fire when they tried to load it on a trailer for a car show last year.

I wonder if the BGNs were assembled at the now long gone Buick City plant NE corner of Flint.