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- Buick delivered 20,193 Grand Nationals in 1987. In the three previous years Buick produced less than 10,000 Grand Nations in total.
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Buick delivered 20,193 Grand Nationals in 1987. In the three previous years Buick produced less than 10,000 Grand Nations in total. Interestingly enough, demand was so great that some dealers were able to charge $3,000 more the MSRP for some of the cars.
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Oct 12, 2018 · Ed Mertz became Buick general manager in 1986, and GM's aging rear-wheel-drive mid-sizers ceased production in 1987 to be replaced by new GM10 front-drive models for 1988.
May 2, 2024 · From the March 1999 issue of GM High-Tech Performance: The 1986 and 1987 Buick Regal Grand National set the performance bar high in the 1980s, not with a V-8 but with a turbocharged...
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Nov 27, 2018 · Buick produced 91,229 Regals in 1986. Of those, 7,896 were equipped with the turbocharged engine, and 5,512 were Grand Nationals. For 1987, overall production of the Regal slumped to 65,285, but turbo output climbed to 27,590 and Grand National production soared to 20,194.
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- The Buick GNX Is Different from the Buick Grand National. It’s easy to confuse Buick’s GNX with the Grand National. They are both based on the Regal personal luxury car model.
- Fastest Production Car In The World. The 3.8-liter V-6 underneath the GNX’s hood was no ordinary engine. Sure, it started out as one, but a Garrett turbocharger with an intercooler made all the difference.
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- Lots of Buick Regals, Not Many GNXs. Buick entered the 1980s with the idea that performance sells. Perhaps this thought was a leftover from the muscle car era of the previous decade, or Buick felt left out from what internal rivals Pontiac and Chevrolet were doing.
Aug 25, 2009 · The Buick Grand National was the fastest production car built in 1987, and certainly one of the hottest, baddest, and most collectible American production cars of the 1980s — a decade often considered a barren wasteland when it comes to automobile excitement.
Sep 30, 2022 · The Legacy of the 1986-87 Buick Grand National. While Buick’s Grand National rode on the same 1960s-design underpinnings as the 442 and Monte Carlo SS (perimeter frame, coil springs, A-arms and ball joints, and solid rear axle), under the hood it packed some advanced technology.
