If you’re wondering why a Buick Grand National Theme Tuesday has taken so long, it’s because even a devout non purist like myself questions whether or not they should be left stock.
In general modified GNs are pretty rare and modified GNXs are down right scares so a few clones and the odd Regal T Type may have worked their way into this post as well.
Owning one of these cars is probably forever out of my reach but I started to consider what organs I could sell while putting this post together.
Start things off with a GNX and a GN from last years Street Classic’s season opener
These things are most likely forever unattainable for me but I sure love looking at emFound this in a thread of ‘First cars’ this is quite the first car!Wonder if this car is still lurking around Ontario?Thrusts are always a dependable choice on G bodiesIf the rear end on this came down a bit and the white letters were front and rear it would be perfect, still it is on its way thereActually the car above isn’t all that far away from this which is from the one in Fast 4 (one of the best parts of that movie)Not sure why but I saw quite a few really interesting wheels thrown under these, like GiovannasIf memory serves the intention was never to run this car on wires, but if you ever wondered what one would look like on wires here you goNow this is interesting, Hamann MM2s on something that isn’t a BMW, or even European for that matter
These are Fiske wheels I believe, and they look quite right under this carThis car is one of many that came from turbobuick.comPicked this up on Stance | Works, not sure much has happened with the build thread since this shot but it looks pretty good hereKind of wild to see these cars repainted, this color works surprisingly well thoughClassic streetable drag styleThe owner calls this is 7 second drag sled……and this is ten second street slugKenny Dutt Weiler twin turbo GN. Done the 1/8th in 4.5 seconds and makes 1431hp with 29lbs of boost. The owner at the time of this photo seems to have inherited it too, lucky guyGene Fleury’s 7.38 second car, which is still sporting the V6This car however kicked the V6 and is running a Chevy Big Block with two turbosswitching to the more Pro Touring side of things this one is a Speedtech car275 up front and 295s rear, 9 and 9.5 wheels. Lots of rubber.This GNX and the one below are perfect palette swaps of each otherThis car is a GNS performance car modelled under the original GNX X-Ray which has an interesting story all its own you can read here (basically it’s as close to a GNX as you can have without owning a GNX)Not just a pretty face this car gets put through its paces
Classics look like they were built for these cars
Obviously this post isn’t complete without Chris Chow’s famous dyno screamer
This post has made me acutely aware of the fact that a G body Theme Tuesday is missing. I’ve added it to the list!
That vid is a classic, I’ve probably watched it a dozen times randomly over the years. Nice post. There’s still a huge aftermarket for these cars, and a bunch of specialized tuners for this engine.
That vid is a classic, I’ve probably watched it a dozen times randomly over the years. Nice post. There’s still a huge aftermarket for these cars, and a bunch of specialized tuners for this engine.
cars that are 100% stock rarely are cool in my book. GN’s are though, and some nice wheels really set them off. Nice post.