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01-06-2008, 10:12 PM
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1987 Buick Grand National
Anyone remember when Buick produced the fastest American-made car?:
 1987 Buick Grand National - Buick’s Last Muscle Car http://www.ericpetersautos.com/home/...1&Itemid=10634 ***** |
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01-06-2008, 10:20 PM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
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01-06-2008, 10:52 PM
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1.8 Liter ECOTEC
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
91 s-10baja,
Thanks for posting the 1985 Buick Grand National commercial. Great memories brings me back to my teen years. I have not seen that commercial in years. I remember when that first aired on TV. George Thorogood's song was really quite popular back then. |
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01-06-2008, 11:02 PM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
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The article says that Buick stopped producing V8 engines in 1977, that's not true. The Buick 350 V8 was still available in the 1980 LeSabre and Electra/Park Avenue.
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01-07-2008, 12:27 AM
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5.3 Liter LS4 V8
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
Cool article.
And that commercial ... I remember it!!! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A concrete fascination scraping the edge of nothing" ... White Zombie ... 'Black Sunshine' |
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01-07-2008, 12:41 AM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
I wish i had that car the GNX model was technically the fastest grand national model but non GNX models could still produce decent track times
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01-07-2008, 12:59 AM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
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01-07-2008, 01:54 AM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
GN's are amazing cars, a friend of mine from high school has had atleast 2 of them, if not more by now!!!
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01-07-2008, 01:08 PM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
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philr, Thanks for the correction. I had forgotten the Buick 350 lived until 1980. knightfan26917, Thanks. GMfan1111, Correct the GNX was indeed faster but it was not considered a Buick production car since it was a ASC/McLaren modified Grand National and so few of them were made. I sure like to get my hands on a GNX, the prices are astronomical. Last edited by EPA2 : 01-07-2008 at 01:38 PM. |
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01-07-2008, 01:39 PM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
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If only I had a time machine...
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01-07-2008, 01:54 PM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
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I seem to remember reading some sub-5 second 0-60 times for the GNX.
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01-07-2008, 03:32 PM
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Re: 1987 Buick Grand National
Yeah the GNX ran around 4.7 seconds to 60, IIRC the LS4 cars run low 5's.
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