1987 Buick Grand National pull the curtain down on a pile Synthetic engine History. When this black beauty rolled in at 5pm on December 11, 1987, it represented the end of production at GM’s Pontiac Assembly Plant after 60 years of making cars. This is the last car to sit on GM’s G-Body platform, which has backed legendary names like Monte Carlo, Cutlass Supreme, and King. And this is the last time Buick Grand National, a large coupe in just 5 years on the market has helped Buick Regal lineup an object of sincere lust among enthusiasts. Powered by a turbocharged and linked-cooled 3.8-liter V6, the engine produces 245 horsepower and 355 pound-feet of torque. The only vehicle above it in the lineup is GNX is exceptionally rare, making 276 hp and 360 lb-ft. Buick Grand National aims to Barrett-Jackson auction block in Scottsdale next month.
Bob Colvin, a Louisiana resident, purchased this car from the factory. CD driver talk to Colvin, who explained that then-GM President Roger Smith had told him he might have the penultimate Grand National, but Buick planned to show the last car. However, when Colvin arrived at the factory, Colvin said the plant manager told him, “I’m running this factory and you’ve made an effort to be here. It’s going to be a real celebration. job,” and gave him the last car he made. As proof, a GM film crew followed the car down the street, factory workers and two GM executives signed off on various parts of the engine, including the GM Chairman. Currently Mark Reuss. The car comes with all the signatures and signage the autoworkers have created to go with the car, as well as the original window stickers.
Colvin and his wife built an annex inside their house to display cars. Saving for a trip to Buick’s One Year Anniversary in 2003, Buick has lived in the special place for most of its life and is only 33 miles on the odometer. Behind the plastic wrap on the new car’s interior, the only flaw appears to be a small crack in the center cap of the steering wheel, where a bolt may have suffered excessive wear.
The car is being offered with no reserve, pre-sale estimates land right around the $500,000 mark. That will double lately auction GNX sales are at a low point this year, but there’s every reason to believe this one-of-a-kind car in history could make the auctions beckon.
