I used to work as an ASE certified master collision repair technician, and the amount of knowledge your dad has is mind-blowing. It really is a privilege to listen to him talk and give insights on the products and methods that were used before all the stuff I studied and handled, and not only is capturing his knowledge entertaining for all your viewers... for everyone from the collision techs to the garage restoration specialists, that information can't be easily found elsewhere.
I totally agree. I've been in the collision industry for over 30 years and everything his father was saying is spot on. That being said, this poor GN is one of the most molested and abused examples I've ever seen, but it seems like it may actually have some life left in it, which is a testament to the durability of the drivetrain. Hopefully this car gets the full restoration it deserves.
I know a friend of a friend that used to own and run his own bodyshop and he can pick out even really good body work it's insane. A good body man is a good body man. Unfortunately not all body men these days are created equal and some of it is just God given talent.
It's why I say to anyone getting on in years please write some of this knowledge and experience down. It's amazing how much is getting lost not just technical and skills but also history and social history.
I love listening to your dad talk about body work. Something about somebody knowing exactly what they’re talking about is so interesting and entertaining.
Listening to you dad talk bodywork reminds me of listening to my dad talk about it. It brings back some wonderful memory's so thank you for including it.
Still the best part about this is your dad. Would give anything in this world to spend one more minute with my dad. Enjoy every second with yours. Miss ya pops....
Lost mine just after the turn of the millennium, Mom in 95. The hours that we spent hunting, fishing, working the farm are now golden memories on my late years, even the times cussing each other out when the damn old equipment broke in the middle of baking hot 20 acre field trying to get the baling done before the storm rolled in. Lost my best friend the day he died.
@Crossroads Cuenot Reading all of these wonderful comments really brings this all together. Thought I was the only one that still grieves his father to such a deep degree. This young man has many priceless experiences with his dad and he appears to truly love and respect his dad. So nice to see that he isn't taking the time they have together for granted. Take care
@@Meantoy that is true , but those factory rims make the car worth more & their isn't alot of them .. But on the other hand he might have saved the original rims from getting rusty and wear & tear their probably in better shape than the car itself 👍
A bit of an old comment, but the '86 Grand National would have had a set of polished aluminum wheels, it was only the GNX that had the black cross-lace wheels.
Bought a new GN in 1987 and, at that time, the fastest car I ever drove off a showroom floor. My wife got pulled over a couple of times for drag racing.
@@JunkyardDigs my brother bought a 87 also. Still has it. Ga car. Zero rust. All factory. 42k original miles. Sitting in his garage with 4 flat tires and a dead battery. He just parked it and there it sits.
I love when your dad does an analysis of the body work, he practically tells the story of the car in 2 minutes. These cars are so cool, my neighbor as a kid had dreamed of one for years, he finally got his hands on one that was rusty and decked out for drag racing, he fully restored it and learned cars along the way, selling off the speed parts to partially fund the restoration, I still see it around every summer, shining like a diamond 😁
Knowing how to spot bad body work is a good thing to know when buying older cars, I've seen quite a few that look nice unless you know the red flags. A lot of people see shiny paint and think it's a nice car but underneath that paint is 20lbs of bondo and a bent frame.
@@HorsepowerGarageVideos have you ever watched the videos uncle Tony's garage did looking over cars that were poorly doctored? He's found some real gems 😳
@@HorsepowerGarageVideos I have a newer car made in last 10 years that has the unfortunate luck of getting hit by people in parking lots over and over and its a meme with the car and the insurance company who paid for everything for the car and nothing on record but like its getting to be stupid at this point how many times someones nailed it lol.
Yup, i owned one. 265,000 miles on everything original until a lady rear ended me with no insurance and totaled it!! That was a GREAT f'n car!! 😃 BTW, that thing could plow through snow! 😃
It's something special when old-timers get to talking about the 70 odd years they've had on this earth. They were from a different time so it is always nice to sit and listen. Gotta love our old fuds even when they seem to annoy us.
I am old enough to remember back in 86 when these were brand new. I want a regular T type regal that was just as fast and looks so much more subtle and sleeper. Never could afford one because I was only 16. Funny now that I’m 50 I probably can’t afford one now either! LOL
The world's foremost expert in every single thing that can go wrong with a gas tank has arrived! I swear I thought you were never going to get a decent tank on that Fiero. It only took a couple of deaths and some time paradoxes to fix, though.
I worked at a part store in the early 2000’s. There was an old guy with a GNX that would come in. He had loaned his son the money to buy it in the mid 90s and then bought it off his son when his son was done with it. He told me he got tired of smoking mustangs and camaros and enjoyed running away from corvettes.
@@shaggyduder there were no faster American made production cars in 1987. 0-60 4.7 seconds which was faster than the Corvette, Ferrari and Lamborghini. Even in 2001 the Corvette was 4.8 seconds 0-60mph. So, yes, for its time it was fast.
@@shaggyduder hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha........ First not true, not true at all. Lotus Esprit, Chrysler Conquest, Porsche 944 and Pontiac Trans Am all had turbos at the time. Second what is your point? It was a fast for it’s time car which you very incorrectly said it wasn’t.
Good buddy of mine had an 87 GN in the late 90s. He searched for well over a year to find a decent running one and then brought it all the way back to mint. Fasted damn car I have ever ridden in.
My cousin John had an 87 Grand National, first car that ever scared me! It was so quick without being loud and obnoxious like a typical street car. But just like Buick said, it was going fast with class!
It's always a great episode when your Dad shows up dropping truth bombs on a cars condition and history. A great man with a lifetime of aquired knowledge, could listen to him for hours.
That German brake accumulator is (was) nitrogen charged. After awhile they lose their charge, causes the pump to run continuously and eventually burn it up. Big bucks.
I mean it might be that someone just let the car sit a little too long cause life made other plans and the car has long since stopped being your daily driver. Now it refuses to start because the gas might have gone bad. So you just let it sit because you still don't find time to fix it up. Yet the longer you wait the more time it would take to fix and at some point yea. You just don't have the time or energy to fix it even though it's your pride and joy. Ultimately leaving it to rot away.
My friends dad had 2! One was MINT! One was pretty much original, with low low miles, maybe 4,000... the other one had a ton of work done to it and that was a bad ass car!
Maybe it wasn't that special of a car when it was parked? Things tend to get more special as years go by. There was no internet back then so I can understand how someone may not know what they have in there barn. Happens all the time honestly
It's kind of like looking at a blue sky and thinking it's never going to rain again. As you get older, there's a lot of plans that have to change and things you thought you'd never stop doing that you can now barely remember doing, plus things you thought you'd never do that you have to do all the time. Not sure what point I'm rambling my way towards... maybe that life is a beautiful piece of crap, and that getting old sucks.
And of course he's also go the typical boomer tall tales about stuff like "YEAH I ADJUSTED THE BOOST GAUGE AND TURNED IT UP TO 20 POUNDS OF BOOST" and "IT'S GOT AN OVERSIZED TURBO" even though it looks like a _very_ stock turbo. You can pretty much guarantee the dude slapped a chip tune into it and made up the rest.
@@Supersix231 - you should see the one I was working on. The paint was faded and had a few chips but the body, underside, and interior was in good shape. The radio was stock and working. The power windows, seats, and antenna actually worked. The seats were noisy but they moved. The A/C had been converted to R134A and it worked too.
@@grug_son_of_thog - it does look like a stock turbo. I wouldn't have ever put those headers on it. It really cuts into the appeal and the value of it. But that's me and it's not my car.
@@bigbodyrydagarage5488 had it for 15 years. Built it twice, wrecked it twice, then blew the motor and trans. He put well over 30,000$ in it over the years, only to have it rust out under a tarp for the last 6 years. Yeah. He was over it. Too many bad memories.
@@Watthead80 30,000 over 15 years doesnt sound like not taking care of his toys. We all reach a breaking point. He had had all the fun he could, and moved on. He sold it in good condition for someone else to have their fun. He didn't hold on to it dreaming of one day fixing it only to let it rot away. If anything, he did the right thing.
I love listening these old guys talking about the fun times they had driving these old school muscle care back in the days drag racing etc. One of the best things about the old school muscle community is this
Doing things you two do is wath I did over the years, but I have to say Kevin, you are a very smart man with vehicles. I have a friend like you. I loved tinkering with things, restoring them, bring them back to life.
I’m just coming across this video. I love those cars. My grandma had an 85 GN when I was growing up. Bought it brand new. I always knew car was cool but it wasn’t until I got a little older that I realized just how cool it was. I love that you’re going to actually take car to make sure the car is revived correctly
Your dad is nothing short of a car whisperer. Cool car. The last few that youve done have been pretty sick machines to watch you bring back to ... "life" . None the less. Youre always bringing the great content.
my thoughts as well - willing to let it sit and decay but also willing to let Kevin get it drivable, presumably for free. Not sure why you'd buy a car like this and then have no issue letting it waste away in a barn. Seems it would be more worthwhile to just keep it running. What a tool.
Worked on several of these as a kid and into my 20s growing up in a race shop, as well as the turbo TAs. From stock to sub-9 second ones. Went and worked at the GS Nattys at Beech Bend as well... What I wouldn’t do to have one in my garage now as an adult! This thing is ripe for a resto and I really hope Don gets it back into prime shape again! Thanks for the memory lane trip.
I've said it before, your dad is like Sherlock Holmes when it comes to car body/paint stuff. Watching him figure out everything that's happened to the car is fascinating.
A tip I learned from a master mechanic, you shouldn't use an air compressor to clean air filters. It causes micro tears in the material especially on aged filters and even new ones, and that allows more fine dirt particles into your engine. They're not visible to the naked eye, but definitely large enough to let more dust and debris into your engine! If you're going to do it, just try and keep it at a reasonable distance.
@@chrisreynolds2410 it’s actually a fact lol and makes perfect sense, it’s a fabric/ paper filter, compressed air coming out at a fast enough rate can cause micro tears.. causing more dirt and debris to get into the engine than it normally would, not saying your engine will die from it but not as good for it truly lol. And a master mechanic told me that and he’s been doing it for 40+ years and takes classes to stay up to date so I think I’ll trust that over some random dude on the internet telling me I’m wrong 🤣
Been blowing out air filters for long sense before I was born on the farm on tractors in some of the dustiest conditions you could think of and they have a second smaller filter in side the main filter never have we seen a issue with it ever in probably over 100,000 hours and probably 100 plus combined years of experience with it all the manufacturers tell you not to do it but their just covering them selves incase someone were dumb and blow one out at 100 psi and of course it makes them more money if you have to buy a new filter every time they plug. we blow combine air filters out every other day just about. never had an issue I say it’s a load of shit to sell more filter make more money and then covering them selfs if a engine ever were to get dusted do to an air filter. but in the real world where air filters cost $300 and get plugged with dust ever few days they get blown out.
I've got to sit in one it's the best car I've sat in it smells like grandpas small slice of grandmas house those seats even though I was 90 pounds it hugged me highly recommend
@@rexjolles I privately race bmx and other bikes most of the time all terrain and I do have a outstanding airtime il have to try and catch it on video on day Mmmm what bike to use
I’ve seen so many older cars that were “wired” by the former owners. All kinds of short circuits and glitches. As I’ve untangled their messes and followed the original wiring diagrams, I’m wondering to myself why in the hell they did what they did? Especially when more often than not there was really nothing wrong with the original wiring. A couple of things come to mind, if you don’t know what you’re doing, stay the hell out of it and if you’re not going to fix it the right way, don’t bother rigging it up. I get temporary fixes, but I’ve seen some just ridiculous things over the years.
We have a classic car that my grandpa rewired to factory specs because he met a guy who worked at the assembly line that did the original wiring in the 40's problem is car is a 6 volt system so its a bitch to work on cant modernize it either without breaking the car or devaluing it as its so rare that you really want to leave it as is.
You gotta keep this car on the channel and do a “build” series with it or even just Updates on little things every now and then one of my favourite cars
So my girl has been wanting these shoes Vessi for a while for when she's taking care of horses at her bosses farm. I am using your code to buy them. Thank you for taking care of my dream car.
Holy crap! I see an old Grand Torino Sport in the background!! That was my high school ride. Can't wait to see what you do with it! Keep on wrenching!!
The fastest driving experience I’ve ever had in my life was when my girlfriend in the 80s had this car. Unbelievably fast for right off the showroom floor, and this was after she traded in her 1983 Mustang GT (4 speed on the floor, 302 Boss). Her Buick Regal Grand National SMOKED her Mustang GT!
@@craddock619 … LMAO! NOPE! She just had rich parents, and I didn’t. I’ve worked my ass off and paid dearly for everything I’ve ever owned in my life. Her Dad simply handed her the keys to a brand new car every year or two…
Now that's a cool find!!! I remember there was one here near Washington DC that would street race in the 90s and put a hurtin on every car it raced. (It was modified, with a sticker on the back window of 5.0 with a slash threw it) that damn car would skate the front tires threw the 60 foot on the street.
I absolutely love Buick Grand Nationals. I had an 84 and 87 Regal. The body style was bad ass. I turned my 87 into a GN lookalike and even bought GN emblems and hood insulation. One day, I'll have another G body Buick. And I just learned something new from your dad. My dad used that red stuff like he said too on his 70 Buick. I never knew it raises back up.
Aww man! I just found out, you and I would be awesome friends. Just based solely on this video alone. I have always been in love with the grand national, and have always wanted one. I’m glad the guy finally broke after 6 years, and is allowing you to do the work needed, to get it back on the road. This is going to be an awesome series to follow along with
I'm really impressed that the injectors more or less cleaned up on their own. The GNX's with SFI were light-years better than the pre-1984 cars with the carb. Being an '86, they added the intercooler and got the hp. up to 235 ponies, and was only about a 1/2 second slower than the 'Vette for that year. It will be interesting to see how far you go with this before you send it back.😉
Actually, the 86 and 87 were FASTER than the Vette in those years. The GNX took the Callaway Corvtte's lunch money! th-cam.com/video/C0F-MdFIuOk/w-d-xo.html
Do you guys ever think about adding some sort of fuel injection cleaner in the tank when you start these things after they set so long? It helps for carbs as well as fuel injection. Cleans the lines pump pressure reg and injectors or carburetors and help with plugs and crap on the valves. I personally use Berryman's B-12 Chemtool. It will save you some grief.
That's my dream car. I remember being at the first time they came out with the Gran National. My father was a general Foreman at Buick. Flint, MIchigan. The birth place of Buick. I fall in love with Gran National while I saw the unveiling of the car. I sat in the band stand watching them race the Gran National. Doing donuts & all kinds of stuff. I loved it when my father got to drive home the new car except for the Gran National. Back through, you being a car guy. Buick put t-type engine in Rivera's, Century's, & Regal's. If am wrong, please let me know that I am wrong. I'm not 100% sure. That episode of you fixing the car & taking it out for a test driver brought back memories of my father. He passed in 2002. I am proud to say that I watched the evolution of the Buick automobile. Thank you so much. I just happened on to your channel in my home page. Hey, I know about the poop smell in a motorhome. Nasty.
You are right and wrong but on the right trail.TTypes came out before GNs when the body changed in 1981.with a turbocharged carburatored 231litre V6, in 82 they came out with the grand national black and grey most had a 4.1 litre non turbo 125hp V6. About 10-12 where turbocharged 175hp 3.8 litres. Buick was trying to keep the beast with in. TTypes came out again in 83 but no GN until 1984 and buick laid all the cards on the table threw 85 with fuel injection,CCCI,revised turbo camshaft,bigger turbo,and carried over the 2004r with stronger shifting it needed to live with the new improved 200hp engine. Then in 1986 TType and GN got an intercooler and bigger turbo beter electronics. These cars would smoke Mustang GT, Camaro Z28,IrocZ,Supra turbo,300zxTurbo, Mitsubishi conquest TSI, most German cars... did i mention Chevy Corvette. When the GNX came out mid year in 1987 none where standing only 547 copies where made. But ...yes the TType was first and was faster than GNs because of the aluminum wheels,and bumper supports that made it lighter than the GN. TType could be ordered in any color under buicks umbrella GN could be to as long as it was black. Never understood why people liked the GNs more. they where NOT faster.question: factory issue which was faster 1987 Mustang LX 5.0 ..or..Mustang GT same transmission?? Ok same question for TType and GN same transmission. U get the same answer. Print that.
@@ryanott14 Son, once you've been around as long as I have you'll know the answer to that question. People have been making "clones" of rare muscle cars for decades.
I hope you checked the oil pump. In the 231 V-6, it's located in the engine block. You need a kit from GM to clean it out. If it stays clogged, you will break a connecting rod. That engine goes back to the WWII Jeep.
The body and size of this car reminds me of my first car in High School. A 1976 cream colored Cutlass Supreme. 350 V8. Would love to see you work on one of those one day if you ever come across one. (If you haven't already).
hey Kevin, fairly certain that the little box with the green light you found is wired into the MAP sensor. if I was a betting man, I'd say it's probably just modifying the signal that the ECU sees from the MAP sensor to basically trick the ECU into thinking it is making a different amount of boost than it actually is. classic hot rodding trick. in fact most modern diesel engine tuners do basically the exact same thing
I had one it was fast in its day. I suggest replacing the stock brake system. The Master brake cylinder by it self was $3500.00 back in the early 90s. I can not even imagine what one goes for today, if one can be found.
It's the nitrogen charged booster for the antilock system. Ford had a similar system on the Lincoln town car, but was also paired with the crappy air strut suspension system. Those went for $1,500 each. It's why you'd see so many sitting on the ground in people's yards for sale back in the late 90's early 2000's
When I was working on one a couple months ago, we couldn't find a booster/master cylinder any where. Not even used. Finally found a place in Alabama that would rebuild it and give a year warranty as long as the motor still worked. Cost was $960 plus shipping there and back. They said the motors are very hard to find. Luckily ours still worked. It took 6 weeks to get it back but it worked perfectly. I got lucky and all the bleeder screws broke loose.
@@dave1135 - the accumulator on these actually fill with brake fluid. The master cylinder has an extra reservoir for the accumulator. Don't do like me and fill up the extra reservoir after bleeding the boost system. The extra room is for the fluid when you have to discharge the booster to do any hydraulic work. What a mess it makes to.
@@dave1135 they didn’t have antilock brakes. Nothing to do with the suspension either. I had the accumulator ball fail on my 87 GN. Brakes were hard as rock. There was actually a recall for that issue
It’s good to see that car on the road. I worked with a pharmacist who had one. He bought it new right out of college and it was a super clean car. We don’t have the same rust issues here in Texas.
Seeing this car so rough hurts. My dad had a super clean and pretty stout 87 about 5 years ago that he sold right before he passed. Precision Turbo, forged internals, built trans, scan master, fuel system, 3inch down pipe made 26psi on 93. Pretty much all the go fast parts you need. Had the GNX wheels, boost gage in the A piller. Been my dream car since i was able to understand how great these cars were. Ill never forget him letting me drive it on some rips. Ran it in the 1/8th couple times one day, Ran an 8.10 our first and only time at the track with it. Best memories i have of him were in that car. I will own one myself one day.
Having a forklift to drop a full tank of gas would be way easier. I've heard stories where people would try to completely fill their tank because the car wouldnt start and the problem is the fuel pumps would be inside the tanks, not to mention these cars are basically siphon proofed. Why older cars rule!
@@meabob the best part is when they think it's not really full so they fill it to the point where its leaking out of the filler neck area. Seen that at least once!
The grand national is something that reminds me of a better time when there were still crazy bastards that work for thd big 3 not a bunch of corporate type. The Grand National, Typhoon and of course the Syclone.
When the hood opened and he said turbo 🤦 I knew I was grabbing the lotion and locking the door 🤣 Saw that rearend (the Grand Nat) and immediately clicked it leaving what I was watching
I'm from CT state also and my neighbor and buddy drove one for chase car. He said he would catch ya in straight line but winding highway in Hartford he said no way. Good for straight line.
I've always dreamed of owning a Buick GNX. Those things are beautiful, and I consider them to be one of the most important muscle cars. Absolutely gorgeous cars, wonderful styling, I could go on. So glad to see you putting some love into this thing.
@Ayoo Anthony Calm down there, guy. Yes, I've heard of and seen most of those. I'll happily admit being wrong, but I was also running off three hours of sleep over four days upon posting. It was the car that saved the muscle car during a time where many people were against them, and were trying to find ways to essentially castrate the muscle car.
Your Dad is AWESOME. Keep him in videos.... And make his own where goes and tells the stories of cars and their bodies. THAT i would watch also! Now its almost my favorite part, lol.
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Grandpa's getting his wheels back. It's a cool car and it's fast as hell but at the end of the day it's a Buick regal with some cool paint
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@@Dkallstar7 buying buicks don't pay the bills
I used to work as an ASE certified master collision repair technician, and the amount of knowledge your dad has is mind-blowing. It really is a privilege to listen to him talk and give insights on the products and methods that were used before all the stuff I studied and handled, and not only is capturing his knowledge entertaining for all your viewers... for everyone from the collision techs to the garage restoration specialists, that information can't be easily found elsewhere.
I totally agree. I've been in the collision industry for over 30 years and everything his father was saying is spot on. That being said, this poor GN is one of the most molested and abused examples I've ever seen, but it seems like it may actually have some life left in it, which is a testament to the durability of the drivetrain. Hopefully this car gets the full restoration it deserves.
I know a friend of a friend that used to own and run his own bodyshop and he can pick out even really good body work it's insane. A good body man is a good body man. Unfortunately not all body men these days are created equal and some of it is just God given talent.
I could listen to his dad all day hearing his "theory's" and incites to bodywork.. Just something you don't find much anymore.
They do say experience is the best teacher..........
It's why I say to anyone getting on in years please write some of this knowledge and experience down. It's amazing how much is getting lost not just technical and skills but also history and social history.
I love listening to your dad talk about body work. Something about somebody knowing exactly what they’re talking about is so interesting and entertaining.
Listening to you dad talk bodywork reminds me of listening to my dad talk about it. It brings back some wonderful memory's so thank you for including it.
I would love to see an entire series on bodywork, if your dad was willing to do it.
And his dad seems so humble.
I love the calm mannered voice
@@Randomeris1 soothing
Still the best part about this is your dad. Would give anything in this world to spend one more minute with my dad. Enjoy every second with yours.
Miss ya pops....
Amen to that... I lost my dad almost two years ago! He was my best friend... :(
Lost mine just after the turn of the millennium, Mom in 95. The hours that we spent hunting, fishing, working the farm are now golden memories on my late years, even the times cussing each other out when the damn old equipment broke in the middle of baking hot 20 acre field trying to get the baling done before the storm rolled in. Lost my best friend the day he died.
My father passed away unexpectedly in 2017, I miss him every minute of the day.
@Crossroads Cuenot Reading all of these wonderful comments really brings this all together. Thought I was the only one that still grieves his father to such a deep degree. This young man has many priceless experiences with his dad and he appears to truly love and respect his dad. So nice to see that he isn't taking the time they have together for granted. Take care
Lost my dad when I was 11...35 years later time has healed some of it, but still miss him every day. Cherish every moment with yours.
PLEASE talk him into putting factory rims back on her. That lady is wearing the wrong shoes. Those black rims are the trademark of the Grand National.
Yes put the factory rims back on!!!
Id rather have the old sawblades on it than those ugly as fudge big rims everyone want to throw on everything....
@@Meantoy that is true , but those factory rims make the car worth more & their isn't alot of them .. But on the other hand he might have saved the original rims from getting rusty and wear & tear their probably in better shape than the car itself 👍
A bit of an old comment, but the '86 Grand National would have had a set of polished aluminum wheels, it was only the GNX that had the black cross-lace wheels.
It’s Beat to Hell… that’s like putting Lipstick on a Pig!
Your dad is a wizard man , loved listening to him show his knowledge made me want to subscribe
Bought a new GN in 1987 and, at that time, the fastest car I ever drove off a showroom floor. My wife got pulled over a couple of times for drag racing.
Where the heck is it now??
@@JunkyardDigs Long gone. Sold it back in 1990 after doing some mods on it that made it even faster. It started to be more than I could handle.
@@JunkyardDigs my brother bought a 87 also. Still has it. Ga car. Zero rust. All factory. 42k original miles. Sitting in his garage with 4 flat tires and a dead battery. He just parked it and there it sits.
Haha mint.
@@beckyumphrey2626 Wanna sell it? Lol
I love when your dad does an analysis of the body work, he practically tells the story of the car in 2 minutes. These cars are so cool, my neighbor as a kid had dreamed of one for years, he finally got his hands on one that was rusty and decked out for drag racing, he fully restored it and learned cars along the way, selling off the speed parts to partially fund the restoration, I still see it around every summer, shining like a diamond 😁
what a determination he got. but all that payed off
Knowing how to spot bad body work is a good thing to know when buying older cars, I've seen quite a few that look nice unless you know the red flags. A lot of people see shiny paint and think it's a nice car but underneath that paint is 20lbs of bondo and a bent frame.
@@HorsepowerGarageVideos have you ever watched the videos uncle Tony's garage did looking over cars that were poorly doctored? He's found some real gems 😳
@@Iamthathillbilly Yeah I'm subbed to him
@@HorsepowerGarageVideos I have a newer car made in last 10 years that has the unfortunate luck of getting hit by people in parking lots over and over and its a meme with the car and the insurance company who paid for everything for the car and nothing on record but like its getting to be stupid at this point how many times someones nailed it lol.
Seriously though, a Ford Festiva revival would be *WORTH* *IT!!*
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Thing is light AF there's a lot of engine swaps you could do, and have an inordinate amount of fun cheating death by driving it.
Yup, i owned one. 265,000 miles on everything original until a lady rear ended me with no insurance and totaled it!! That was a GREAT f'n car!! 😃 BTW, that thing could plow through snow! 😃
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Look at The Steve from Braden Carlson! Such a cool build even tho its since been crushed. It was a Zero F's given build
Your dad is awesome man, I like listening to dudes who have in-depth and intricate knowledge on something but can explain it simply and quickly.
It's something special when old-timers get to talking about the 70 odd years they've had on this earth. They were from a different time so it is always nice to sit and listen. Gotta love our old fuds even when they seem to annoy us.
I am old enough to remember back in 86 when these were brand new. I want a regular T type regal that was just as fast and looks so much more subtle and sleeper. Never could afford one because I was only 16. Funny now that I’m 50 I probably can’t afford one now either! LOL
I hope you one day find the opportunity.
In Southern California, I've seen them selling for over $16 for some real beaters...
I meant $16k....
If the only gas tank problem you had was that the wires came unplugged, consider yourself lucky :)
Okay thats fair😂
Meanwhile in the fiero
@@JunkyardDigs The Ron is good... The Ron is WISE!
After the heck, he went through with his Fiero!
The world's foremost expert in every single thing that can go wrong with a gas tank has arrived! I swear I thought you were never going to get a decent tank on that Fiero. It only took a couple of deaths and some time paradoxes to fix, though.
@@quixototalis a new gas tank on a fiero is the least of the worries owning one...lol
I worked at a part store in the early 2000’s. There was an old guy with a GNX that would come in. He had loaned his son the money to buy it in the mid 90s and then bought it off his son when his son was done with it. He told me he got tired of smoking mustangs and camaros and enjoyed running away from corvettes.
A guy I worked with used to have one. I've seen some videos... Man that thing was fast
They weren't really that fast. there were a lot of faster cars, even when it was built.
@@shaggyduder there were no faster American made production cars in 1987. 0-60 4.7 seconds which was faster than the Corvette, Ferrari and Lamborghini. Even in 2001 the Corvette was 4.8 seconds 0-60mph. So, yes, for its time it was fast.
@@slowdaze because of the turbo, which no other car had.
@@shaggyduder hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha........ First not true, not true at all. Lotus Esprit, Chrysler Conquest, Porsche 944 and Pontiac Trans Am all had turbos at the time. Second what is your point? It was a fast for it’s time car which you very incorrectly said it wasn’t.
Your dad is an absolute beast. I could listen to him talk about old body shop methods and techniques for ever.
Good buddy of mine had an 87 GN in the late 90s. He searched for well over a year to find a decent running one and then brought it all the way back to mint. Fasted damn car I have ever ridden in.
My cousin John had an 87 Grand National, first car that ever scared me! It was so quick without being loud and obnoxious like a typical street car. But just like Buick said, it was going fast with class!
It's always a great episode when your Dad shows up dropping truth bombs on a cars condition and history. A great man with a lifetime of aquired knowledge, could listen to him for hours.
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I wish dad had his own channel.... Junkyard-Dad-Bod A real body man teaching us all the dad tricks on how to read a cars finish.....
That German brake accumulator is (was) nitrogen charged. After awhile they lose their charge, causes the pump to run continuously and eventually burn it up. Big bucks.
I hope that GN gets the full resto it deserves. A true Legend
I don't get people that let nice cars rot away in storage, yet proclaim they love it. Silly
Life has a funny way of making other plans for us. The older we get, the more plans outside of what we want life tends to make.
You will when you get older and it happens to you...trust me 🤦😅
I mean it might be that someone just let the car sit a little too long cause life made other plans and the car has long since stopped being your daily driver.
Now it refuses to start because the gas might have gone bad. So you just let it sit because you still don't find time to fix it up. Yet the longer you wait the more time it would take to fix and at some point yea.
You just don't have the time or energy to fix it even though it's your pride and joy. Ultimately leaving it to rot away.
Money
That car needs to be seriously detailed. Inhaling that mouse poop is really bad for your health. The car should have been detailed first.
My friends dad had 2! One was MINT! One was pretty much original, with low low miles, maybe 4,000... the other one had a ton of work done to it and that was a bad ass car!
I love these cars..... I cannot understand how someone could just park it and leave it!!!!! I’d be driving the wheels off this thing everyday
You ever think maybe someone had financial issues or couldn't fix it due to issues? Like he mentioned?
@@GCF-Media well if he had financial issues then i could have sold half the shit he has lying around at his house
Maybe it wasn't that special of a car when it was parked? Things tend to get more special as years go by. There was no internet back then so I can understand how someone may not know what they have in there barn. Happens all the time honestly
@SHELLIE NUNEZ righto champion
It's kind of like looking at a blue sky and thinking it's never going to rain again. As you get older, there's a lot of plans that have to change and things you thought you'd never stop doing that you can now barely remember doing, plus things you thought you'd never do that you have to do all the time. Not sure what point I'm rambling my way towards... maybe that life is a beautiful piece of crap, and that getting old sucks.
“Now that our dreams been crushed let’s get this to Ames” you need to have your dad on more often. Great in sight.
I had a 85 Buick regal, one of my favorite cars I had, it had a blown v6 and a me and a friend installed a Chevy 350 in it
This is one clapped out GNX. This is the exact car you find and the owner won’t sell cause “I KNOW WHAT I GOT”.
Not a GNX, and not in really that bad a shape given it's age.
And of course he's also go the typical boomer tall tales about stuff like "YEAH I ADJUSTED THE BOOST GAUGE AND TURNED IT UP TO 20 POUNDS OF BOOST" and "IT'S GOT AN OVERSIZED TURBO" even though it looks like a _very_ stock turbo. You can pretty much guarantee the dude slapped a chip tune into it and made up the rest.
@@grug_son_of_thog you can manually turn the boost up with this litttle rod thingy on these do i belive him common things people did back theb
@@Supersix231 - you should see the one I was working on. The paint was faded and had a few chips but the body, underside, and interior was in good shape. The radio was stock and working. The power windows, seats, and antenna actually worked. The seats were noisy but they moved. The A/C had been converted to R134A and it worked too.
@@grug_son_of_thog - it does look like a stock turbo. I wouldn't have ever put those headers on it. It really cuts into the appeal and the value of it. But that's me and it's not my car.
I love when one of these are rescued. I helped a buddy load his on someone's trailer because he was over it. Sad day.
He was "over" owning one of these?
@@bigbodyrydagarage5488 had it for 15 years. Built it twice, wrecked it twice, then blew the motor and trans. He put well over 30,000$ in it over the years, only to have it rust out under a tarp for the last 6 years. Yeah. He was over it. Too many bad memories.
@@danielmorskijr411 ouch 😔😔😔
@@danielmorskijr411 Sounds like he doesn't take car of his toys.
@@Watthead80 30,000 over 15 years doesnt sound like not taking care of his toys. We all reach a breaking point. He had had all the fun he could, and moved on. He sold it in good condition for someone else to have their fun. He didn't hold on to it dreaming of one day fixing it only to let it rot away. If anything, he did the right thing.
Hearing tires in second is sweet
I love listening these old guys talking about the fun times they had driving these old school muscle care back in the days drag racing etc. One of the best things about the old school muscle community is this
Doing things you two do is wath I did over the years, but I have to say Kevin, you are a very smart man with vehicles. I have a friend like you. I loved tinkering with things, restoring them, bring them back to life.
Not many people know this but that car will play Def Leppard "Pour some sugar on me" without even having a tape in the deck.
In the name of love?
Or Poison by Alice Cooper
Last I checked it was “when the levee breaks”….. believe what you want
@@meabob is out
It probably had a speeding mixtape full of 80s arena rock.
Makes me feel old. My 1st new car I ever bought was the fore-runner to the Grand National 84 Buick T-Type, Loved that car!!
made me laugh when he started lifting it and a hour later the tires finally come off of the ground lol
I’m just coming across this video. I love those cars. My grandma had an 85 GN when I was growing up. Bought it brand new. I always knew car was cool but it wasn’t until I got a little older that I realized just how cool it was. I love that you’re going to actually take car to make sure the car is revived correctly
This guys voice and the way he speaks is relaxing. I been watching his videos for a whole 3 hours now
Your dad is nothing short of a car whisperer. Cool car. The last few that youve done have been pretty sick machines to watch you bring back to ... "life" . None the less. Youre always bringing the great content.
I can't wait for this episode! You should make this one a daily, if possible, Kevin.
Not everyone has the time to make a video everyday priority come before TH-cam in some cases
@@robz8989 think he meant the car
@@higu550 That's correct 👌
TH-cam as a full time it should be difficult but ir worth the wait
he carnt make it a daily as its not his he as got to give it back to the owner when done
Man always wanted a Grand National!
You and me both brother...
Grand National Experimental's, GNX's, are where it's at.
The owner doesn’t want to sell it, but he is willing to let it sit, rot, and waste away before seeing someone else with it. People are something else!
my thoughts as well - willing to let it sit and decay but also willing to let Kevin get it drivable, presumably for free. Not sure why you'd buy a car like this and then have no issue letting it waste away in a barn. Seems it would be more worthwhile to just keep it running. What a tool.
I am, more than happy to see you do this.
These are my favourite cars.
"It's the whole age and wisdom thing kicking in finally". I backed it up just so I could hear you say that twice.🙂
Mom
Not so much as a response from Kevin? Yeah Jesse is the better son. Lol
@@hammeringhankaaron7468 harsh. But possibly true
@@hammeringhankaaron7468 Jesse has more time XD
Need more dad!!! This man has forgot more than we will ever know in a lifetime. A long time father & son restore would he awesome.
Kevin your dad is a badass....it took him like 3 seconds to spot what has happened to the car.
I know right! I love when he looks them over like that
I'd love to see him do that with every barn or field find you guys end up working on.
Good job keeping on this lead and getting this car back out of that garage and breathing some life back into it. Nice save! This car deserves it.
Worked on several of these as a kid and into my 20s growing up in a race shop, as well as the turbo TAs. From stock to sub-9 second ones. Went and worked at the GS Nattys at Beech Bend as well... What I wouldn’t do to have one in my garage now as an adult! This thing is ripe for a resto and I really hope Don gets it back into prime shape again! Thanks for the memory lane trip.
I've said it before, your dad is like Sherlock Holmes when it comes to car body/paint stuff. Watching him figure out everything that's happened to the car is fascinating.
A tip I learned from a master mechanic, you shouldn't use an air compressor to clean air filters. It causes micro tears in the material especially on aged filters and even new ones, and that allows more fine dirt particles into your engine. They're not visible to the naked eye, but definitely large enough to let more dust and debris into your engine! If you're going to do it, just try and keep it at a reasonable distance.
Absolutely not true son. I’m not sure what hack told you that nonsense.
@@chrisreynolds2410 it’s actually a fact lol and makes perfect sense, it’s a fabric/ paper filter, compressed air coming out at a fast enough rate can cause micro tears.. causing more dirt and debris to get into the engine than it normally would, not saying your engine will die from it but not as good for it truly lol. And a master mechanic told me that and he’s been doing it for 40+ years and takes classes to stay up to date so I think I’ll trust that over some random dude on the internet telling me I’m wrong 🤣
Been blowing out air filters for long sense before I was born on the farm on tractors in some of the dustiest conditions you could think of and they have a second smaller filter in side the main filter never have we seen a issue with it ever in probably over 100,000 hours and probably 100 plus combined years of experience with it all the manufacturers tell you not to do it but their just covering them selves incase someone were dumb and blow one out at 100 psi and of course it makes them more money if you have to buy a new filter every time they plug. we blow combine air filters out every other day just about. never had an issue I say it’s a load of shit to sell more filter make more money and then covering them selfs if a engine ever were to get dusted do to an air filter. but in the real world where air filters cost $300 and get plugged with dust ever few days they get blown out.
Just stop with the internet nonsense......
I really hope that you take good care of this car. I've always wanted one but I don't think I'll ever be able to afford it lol. wish i could go see it
I've got to sit in one it's the best car I've sat in it smells like grandpas small slice of grandmas house those seats even though I was 90 pounds it hugged me highly recommend
@@completefemboyr.n.g1308 90 pounds? Jesus Christ you could fly
@@rexjolles I privately race bmx and other bikes most of the time all terrain and I do have a outstanding airtime il have to try and catch it on video on day Mmmm what bike to use
@@completefemboyr.n.g1308 r/humblebrag
@@rexjolles virtual high five
Your dad is a genius!!!! Awesome guy 👊🏽✌🏽
There’s a Grand National that has been sitting for probably 15 years in Haggersville Ontario Canada on Indian Line Road, if anyone is interested
I’ve seen so many older cars that were “wired” by the former owners. All kinds of short circuits and glitches. As I’ve untangled their messes and followed the original wiring diagrams, I’m wondering to myself why in the hell they did what they did? Especially when more often than not there was really nothing wrong with the original wiring. A couple of things come to mind, if you don’t know what you’re doing, stay the hell out of it and if you’re not going to fix it the right way, don’t bother rigging it up. I get temporary fixes, but I’ve seen some just ridiculous things over the years.
We have a classic car that my grandpa rewired to factory specs because he met a guy who worked at the assembly line that did the original wiring in the 40's problem is car is a 6 volt system so its a bitch to work on cant modernize it either without breaking the car or devaluing it as its so rare that you really want to leave it as is.
My unicorn... I could write for an hour straight why this car is so special. Power was underrated and faster than the Vette of it's day... 💕💕
Brother I know we're two is setting in the junkyard and they are mint but the guy will not part from him and it sucks.
You gotta keep this car on the channel and do a “build” series with it or even just
Updates on little things every now and then one of my favourite cars
hell yah to that 👍
So my girl has been wanting these shoes Vessi for a while for when she's taking care of horses at her bosses farm. I am using your code to buy them. Thank you for taking care of my dream car.
i can tell the absolute shock and emotion in your voice during the first clip, truly an honour to see, let alone work on one of these things
Holy crap! I see an old Grand Torino Sport in the background!! That was my high school ride. Can't wait to see what you do with it! Keep on wrenching!!
Looks like a 73 if I’m not mistaken. I was wondering if someone would comment about it.
The fastest driving experience I’ve ever had in my life was when my girlfriend in the 80s had this car. Unbelievably fast for right off the showroom floor, and this was after she traded in her 1983 Mustang GT (4 speed on the floor, 302 Boss). Her Buick Regal Grand National SMOKED her Mustang GT!
Sounds like your girlfriend wore the pants
@@craddock619 … LMAO! NOPE! She just had rich parents, and I didn’t. I’ve worked my ass off and paid dearly for everything I’ve ever owned in my life. Her Dad simply handed her the keys to a brand new car every year or two…
@BwayneAnnaLee … It did indeed!
Now that's a cool find!!!
I remember there was one here near Washington DC that would street race in the 90s and put a hurtin on every car it raced. (It was modified, with a sticker on the back window of 5.0 with a slash threw it) that damn car would skate the front tires threw the 60 foot on the street.
I absolutely love Buick Grand Nationals. I had an 84 and 87 Regal. The body style was bad ass. I turned my 87 into a GN lookalike and even bought GN emblems and hood insulation. One day, I'll have another G body Buick. And I just learned something new from your dad. My dad used that red stuff like he said too on his 70 Buick. I never knew it raises back up.
Aww man!
I just found out, you and I would be awesome friends. Just based solely on this video alone. I have always been in love with the grand national, and have always wanted one.
I’m glad the guy finally broke after 6 years, and is allowing you to do the work needed, to get it back on the road.
This is going to be an awesome series to follow along with
When this car is finished, I would love to see a video of the owner's reaction to driving it for the first time in 15 years
Maaaaaan I'd take the title and use it as collateral for a loan and have a frame off restoration...and keep it.
That man dont give a shit about that car if he did it wouldn't look like that stored in a barn uncovered for 15 years
I'm really impressed that the injectors more or less cleaned up on their own. The GNX's with SFI were light-years better than the pre-1984 cars with the carb. Being an '86, they added the intercooler and got the hp. up to 235 ponies, and was only about a 1/2 second slower than the 'Vette for that year. It will be interesting to see how far you go with this before you send it back.😉
Actually, the 86 and 87 were FASTER than the Vette in those years. The GNX took the Callaway Corvtte's lunch money!
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Watching your dad going through the details was like watching CSI Junkyard.
I like all those imperfections, it gives it a story, like an old guitar that’s been to hell and back but still works.
My first automotive obsession! Between me and my brother we had 4 different regal's one of which was a T type!
That thing in the background is the shitbox 9000!
Alternatively known at home as a Ford Fiesta, crappy but not too bad as budget transport
@@NZMantaGSi festiva, made by Kia. Fiesta is an actual Ford.
@@ProjectFairmont cursed autocorrect! That's a Ford festiva in my country, not sold as a kia, even though yes they did make them
I cut the back of my Festiva off and made a truck.
Now I'm shoving a van powertrain in the rear.😂
We had those in the UK as the Kia Pride. 3 and 5 door versions, and as I seem to remember, popular with older drivers.
Do you guys ever think about adding some sort of fuel injection cleaner in the tank when you start these things after they set so long? It helps for carbs as well as fuel injection. Cleans the lines pump pressure reg and injectors or carburetors and help with plugs and crap on the valves. I personally use Berryman's B-12 Chemtool. It will save you some grief.
American knows how to make classic cars. I'm from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. congratulations beautiful car.
A real barn find.
Been seeing a lot of we washed it and it was perfect barn find videos, which would never happen to me.
That's my dream car. I remember being at the first time they came out with the Gran National. My father was a general Foreman at Buick. Flint, MIchigan. The birth place of Buick. I fall in love with Gran National while I saw the unveiling of the car. I sat in the band stand watching them race the Gran National. Doing donuts & all kinds of stuff. I loved it when my father got to drive home the new car except for the Gran National. Back through, you being a car guy. Buick put t-type engine in Rivera's, Century's, & Regal's. If am wrong, please let me know that I am wrong. I'm not 100% sure. That episode of you fixing the car & taking it out for a test driver brought back memories of my father. He passed in 2002. I am proud to say that I watched the evolution of the Buick automobile. Thank you so much. I just happened on to your channel in my home page. Hey, I know about the poop smell in a motorhome. Nasty.
You are right and wrong but on the right trail.TTypes came out before GNs when the body changed in 1981.with a turbocharged carburatored 231litre V6, in 82 they came out with the grand national black and grey most had a 4.1 litre non turbo 125hp V6. About 10-12 where turbocharged 175hp 3.8 litres. Buick was trying to keep the beast with in. TTypes came out again in 83 but no GN until 1984 and buick laid all the cards on the table threw 85 with fuel injection,CCCI,revised turbo camshaft,bigger turbo,and carried over the 2004r with stronger shifting it needed to live with the new improved 200hp engine. Then in 1986 TType and GN got an intercooler and bigger turbo beter electronics. These cars would smoke Mustang GT, Camaro Z28,IrocZ,Supra turbo,300zxTurbo, Mitsubishi conquest TSI, most German cars... did i mention Chevy Corvette. When the GNX came out mid year in 1987 none where standing only 547 copies where made. But ...yes the TType was first and was faster than GNs because of the aluminum wheels,and bumper supports that made it lighter than the GN. TType could be ordered in any color under buicks umbrella GN could be to as long as it was black. Never understood why people liked the GNs more. they where NOT faster.question: factory issue which was faster 1987 Mustang LX 5.0 ..or..Mustang GT same transmission?? Ok same question for TType and GN same transmission. U get the same answer. Print that.
Dodgey paint on a car, to your Dad , is like a crystal ball to fortune tellers...except your dads real and knows what he's on about!!
Your dad is a complete legend!!!!! Give him more screen time!
Oh, damn. If that's really a GN that's a huge find!
What do you mean if it's really a GN? It's obviously a GN...
@@ryanott14 it's not obvious. It's very easy to turn a Regal into a grand national clone.
@@ryanott14 Son, once you've been around as long as I have you'll know the answer to that question.
People have been making "clones" of rare muscle cars for decades.
@@thetruth-hl7ct - a quick VIN check will tell if it's a clone. Unless someone went to the trouble to change the VIN plates.
@@meabob Yes, it will.
I hope you checked the oil pump. In the 231 V-6, it's located in the engine block. You need a kit from GM to clean it out. If it stays clogged, you will break a connecting rod. That engine goes back to the WWII Jeep.
The body and size of this car reminds me of my first car in High School. A 1976 cream colored Cutlass Supreme. 350 V8. Would love to see you work on one of those one day if you ever come across one. (If you haven't already).
Grand National my favorite car. That and 74 Monty Carlo. Hello from Quad Cities Iowa
I always like the first generation Monte Carlo (70-72 models)
hey Kevin, fairly certain that the little box with the green light you found is wired into the MAP sensor. if I was a betting man, I'd say it's probably just modifying the signal that the ECU sees from the MAP sensor to basically trick the ECU into thinking it is making a different amount of boost than it actually is. classic hot rodding trick. in fact most modern diesel engine tuners do basically the exact same thing
I had one it was fast in its day. I suggest replacing the stock brake system. The Master brake cylinder by it self was $3500.00 back in the early 90s. I can not even imagine what one goes for today, if one can be found.
It's the nitrogen charged booster for the antilock system. Ford had a similar system on the Lincoln town car, but was also paired with the crappy air strut suspension system. Those went for $1,500 each. It's why you'd see so many sitting on the ground in people's yards for sale back in the late 90's early 2000's
@@dave1135 it was a great day when some one figured out and made coil conversions for those rear shocks on those Lincolns...
When I was working on one a couple months ago, we couldn't find a booster/master cylinder any where. Not even used. Finally found a place in Alabama that would rebuild it and give a year warranty as long as the motor still worked. Cost was $960 plus shipping there and back. They said the motors are very hard to find. Luckily ours still worked. It took 6 weeks to get it back but it worked perfectly. I got lucky and all the bleeder screws broke loose.
@@dave1135 - the accumulator on these actually fill with brake fluid. The master cylinder has an extra reservoir for the accumulator. Don't do like me and fill up the extra reservoir after bleeding the boost system. The extra room is for the fluid when you have to discharge the booster to do any hydraulic work. What a mess it makes to.
@@dave1135 they didn’t have antilock brakes. Nothing to do with the suspension either. I had the accumulator ball fail on my 87 GN. Brakes were hard as rock. There was actually a recall for that issue
It’s good to see that car on the road. I worked with a pharmacist who had one. He bought it new right out of college and it was a super clean car. We don’t have the same rust issues here in Texas.
Seeing this car so rough hurts. My dad had a super clean and pretty stout 87 about 5 years ago that he sold right before he passed. Precision Turbo, forged internals, built trans, scan master, fuel system, 3inch down pipe made 26psi on 93. Pretty much all the go fast parts you need. Had the GNX wheels, boost gage in the A piller. Been my dream car since i was able to understand how great these cars were. Ill never forget him letting me drive it on some rips. Ran it in the 1/8th couple times one day, Ran an 8.10 our first and only time at the track with it. Best memories i have of him were in that car. I will own one myself one day.
“See kids, you don’t need fancy equipment to get stuff done” says the guy with a car lift and a forklift 🤣
rite! I be happy with just the lift
He did follow that up with "it does make it easier"
Having a forklift to drop a full tank of gas would be way easier. I've heard stories where people would try to completely fill their tank because the car wouldnt start and the problem is the fuel pumps would be inside the tanks, not to mention these cars are basically siphon proofed. Why older cars rule!
@@VintageCars999 - I've dealt with that story too many times!!!
@@meabob the best part is when they think it's not really full so they fill it to the point where its leaking out of the filler neck area. Seen that at least once!
That panel gap on the front end being the same on both sides just looks like some GM quality to me.
The grand national is something that reminds me of a better time when there were still crazy bastards that work for thd big 3 not a bunch of corporate type. The Grand National, Typhoon and of course the Syclone.
Don’t forget hurst olds
Don't forget the TTA!
When the hood opened and he said turbo 🤦 I knew I was grabbing the lotion and locking the door 🤣 Saw that rearend (the Grand Nat) and immediately clicked it leaving what I was watching
Lol.
I grew up around a man with this much automotive knowledge and to listen to them is just great I could pull up a chair and just absorb it all
The state cops had Buick Regal T-Types here in CT back in the day, very quick cars.
I'm from CT state also and my neighbor and buddy drove one for chase car. He said he would catch ya in straight line but winding highway in Hartford he said no way. Good for straight line.
Excited for this one!!!! I hope its yours! Would love to see some turbo spool!
This car has always been my dream car since I was a kid such a beautiful car
I literally just fell in love with one of these cars at a car show on Beale St. Memphis a few days ago.
I like the awesome Priest reference you gave us there bro. You know, "head out to the highway"
This and the Monte Carlo SS are my favorite cars.
I always wished the SS got a better engine..nice looking car.
A at about the Grand prix Lot better style Awesome interior -Dash board specially
Same brother.. I miss my 88 SS. Stolen from my driveway and never seen again :'(
@@mdolan900 that sucks. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s a thief.
"It might look like shit, but it's gonna whistle." -Junkyard Digs 🤣 I CANT 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
As long as it doesn't whistle some Diesel I'm goo
You brother in the background “It’s a pile of shit!” 🙋🏼♂️almost pee’d myself laughing.
I've always dreamed of owning a Buick GNX. Those things are beautiful, and I consider them to be one of the most important muscle cars. Absolutely gorgeous cars, wonderful styling, I could go on. So glad to see you putting some love into this thing.
@Ayoo Anthony Calm down there, guy. Yes, I've heard of and seen most of those. I'll happily admit being wrong, but I was also running off three hours of sleep over four days upon posting. It was the car that saved the muscle car during a time where many people were against them, and were trying to find ways to essentially castrate the muscle car.
Your Dad is AWESOME. Keep him in videos.... And make his own where goes and tells the stories of cars and their bodies. THAT i would watch also! Now its almost my favorite part, lol.
That "gauge cluster" makes me think of the Reatta. I'd love to have one of those
I had an '89 until about 3 years ago. Super interesting cars and I wish I hadn't gotten rid of it.
Your dad is a talented man. Would love to pick his brain over a beer. Love the vids keep it up. !!!!!!
My 86 GN had the moonroof also... Sad it's been almost 4 years since she was stolen out front of my own house smh.
Very rare to find or see a Buick grand national very cool Kevin @Junkyard Digs