Vehicle Description
1987 Buick Regal Grand National - Family Owned Since New: Father
and Son - 3.8L Turbo V8 - Black over Black/Gray - Sleeper Regal
(Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1987 Buick Grand
National on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's
possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of the
car due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you access
all the more than 145 photographs, as well as a short start-up and
walk-around video, and a link to the Grand National's Carfax
history report, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.)
My message to the group: 'We have to beat the Corvette.'�€" Buick
assistant chief engineer Don Runkle at the time, quoted in Car and
Driver, October 2018 In the magazine's 2018 retrospective, Gary
Witzenburg wrote: Car and Driver's April 1986 review began:
'Corvette, get outa' town. Mustang, move over. Camaro, keep your
back to the wall at all times. The biggest, baddest gun west of the
Pecos is loose in the streets, and there's gonna be some
shootin'....' C/D clocked a 4.9-second zero-to-60-mph run, quicker
than a contemporary Corvette, most U.S.-market Ferraris, and even
the Lamborghini Countach. Its quarter-mile was also impressive at
13.9 seconds. But C/D's tech team calculated that the test car's
engine was actually pumping out something like 290 horses versus
the advertised 235, so it may have been tweaked by Buick engineers.
Read the entire article here:
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a23739443/buick-regal-grand-national-gnx-history/
Offered here is a 1987 Buick Grand National owned by the same
family (purchased new by the father and passed on to his son) over
its 34-year life. The car has traveled 62,444 miles, or an average
of just 1,850 miles per-year, further evidence of its high level of
owner-care. Its Carfax shows right-front impact damage back in its
second year, 1988. Whatever damage may have resulted has been long
since fully repaired with no remaining sign of either damage or
repair. Outside, the menacing looking black paint and matching trim
(part of the W02 blackout trim package), together with the
original, black-accented wheels with turbo-logo center caps, makes
a strong impression. Paint and trim are in excellent condition; the
body is free of dents or evidence of damage. From the subtle hood
bulge up front to the equally subtle rear deck spoiler, there's an
all business vibe at work here. Virtually no chrome trim is present
on the bodywork, with polished metal on the wheels offering the
only metallic gloss. The paintwork is in excellent, unblemished
condition across the entire car. (To best assess the quality of the
paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs
of the car in the accompanying gallery.) Cabin glass and lighting
lenses are clear and free of damage. Michelin® Harmony 215/65/R15
tires are mounted. Inside, light-gray takes over from the
black-only exterior color statement. Low-pile, vertically pleated,
crushed-velour upholstery is in place, and it retains remarkably
near-new condition that could have only resulted from very careful
use over time. (The driver's seat cushion shows some light staining
from use, but no damage.) Embroidered turbo logos are featured on
the front seat headrests. The driver's seat cushion shows some
light staining from use, but no damage. The black dashboard, with
its Turbo 3.8 Liters emblem, shows no signs of wear or careless
use. (In a somewhat amusing comment on the era, the 55 on the
speedometer is highlighted in fluorescent color as a result of
government mandate.) The Delco AM-FM cassette radio is as-installed
at the factory. Control surfaces and graphic markings are very
well-maintained. The black, brushed-metal-trimmed sport steering
wheel with its center Buick-emblem logo in black is understated,
but effective branding. The leather-trimmed t-shifter for the
automatic transmission is console-mounted. Black carpeting and door
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