Vehicle Description
These cars are a ton of fun to drive and they are getting more and
more collectible every day. While it is temping to modify these
cars because both the engines and the chassis can handle more power
without breaking a sweat, the ones that have remained completely
stock, like this one, are the ones that will hold their value best.
Check out this well-maintained example with less than 45,000 miles
on it and see if there might be a spot in your garage for it.
'87 was the last year for this car that pays tribute to the NASCAR
series it was named after. There is only one look for these cars,
and that would be awesome. They should have called the color of
this car Bad-assed Black, because just, "Black", doesn't seem to
get the point across very well. The front of the car leads with a
simple, all-black grill which is one of the things that
distinguishes this '87 from previous models. It is underlined by a
body colored bumper and has a power bulge on the hood with
lettering that identifies the beast within. Blacked out trim and
tinted windows look great on this notchback and the back of the car
is as clean looking as the front with a lip spoiler on the trailing
edge of the trunk. Grand National badging appears on the front
fenders as well as the trunk and alloy wheels in black and polished
aluminum complete the look.
Open the door and you will find an interior loaded with comfort and
convenience features along with a few subtle performance goodies.
It's hard to believe someone resisted the temptation to put some
serious miles on this car, but obviously they did. Sweet looking
Grand National seats have Gray cloth pleated seating surfaces and
Black side bolters with the Turbo logo embroidered into the
headrests. There is a beefy, three-spoke, leather wrapped steering
wheel mounted on a tilt column that feels good in your hands. The
rectangular, center mounted speedometer has linear tachometer and
boost gauges in the lower right just above the 3.8 Turbo badge.
Ventilation controls including those for the air conditioning are
in the center just above an AM/FM/Cassette player for your
listening pleasure. Keeping with the black and gray theme, there
are gray floor mats protecting the black carpeting and a gray
headliner ties the look together nicely.
While this car looks cool and is a pleasure to drive around town,
the power of the engine under the hood is what this car is all
about. Buick engineers decided develop this 3.8-liter V6 into the
turbocharged engine that would become legendary. Using Turbo
technology to boost the output of this engine opened the door, and
the temptation, to boost the power even more with bigger turbos and
trick programing of the computer. But that comes at a cost. Both to
the engine, and to the value of the car. This one thankfully
remains completely stock. Power is sent back through a 4-speed
automatic transmission with overdrive to the solid axle rear end
mounted on coil springs with an anti-roll bar. Up front, control
arms and coils along with another beefy sway bar keep the front end
planted. Power front disc brakes ensure that you can haul this
sweet ride back down from speed when you decide to let it run and
the rubber meets the road through d 235/60R15 tires all around.
Collectible. Fun to drive. Good looking with low mileage. Come on
down and check this car out.