Awesome video! I inherited my dad’s GNX he bought new, has 180 miles. It’s been strictly stored in climate controlled environment, but I recently had it dry iced and it turned out great. I love when people make fun of the orange peel in the paint, makes me laugh.
Just such a great looking car! The GNX was the king of the hill in its day. I did spy the telltale sign of every single G-body of the day...a sagging headliner!
Such a fantastic low mileage dry iced and cleaned up time capsule! Guys thanks for keeping the most iconic cars in a good shape and giving them a second birth!
I remember graduating high school in 86 and drooling evertime I saw one of these gorgeous ladies drive by. Y'all did a excellent job cleaning and touching up the cosmetics on the ol'e girl she had me drooling once again. Congratulations to the new onwer.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌️✌️
Awesome video! An excellent job by Kelley. When I purchase my Buick Gran National I am going to contact you for advice. The Legendary Motor Car excellence.
It’s kind of a shame that this car was never enjoyed on the road. But it is great to look back in time. I graduated college in 1986. I wanted one of these, but the price was out of my range. I “settled” for a gorgeous red Trans Am. That was a great car.
always appreciated the guys that kept these cars and didn’t drive them for us others that really want to drive them! I would definitely bomb around in this thing! dry ice amazing btw great vid well done
I wish this was my car...not only would she be a blast to drive but she's also got concert sound 2 which was much better then concert sound 1 for when I'd have the tunes cranked
I loved my T-type...several friends had GNs. I saw an original GNX come through my hometown back in the day. I had the chance to purchase a GSX sadly I didn't 😥. If I ever win the lottery this will be my fist purchase. Thanks for letting me ramble.
Next, replace the power antenna mast. If you can get the part, they're not too hard to do. I started out my career as a GM Auto Tech at a well-known Buick Dealership in 1986. I was blessed to see two of these GNX's pass through our sales and service department in 1987. Most dealers were lucky if they had one to sell. If you had taken a clear shot of the rear differential cover, I could tell you for sure if it was an original piece. What serial number was this car (per the dash plaque)?
What number out of 547 was this car? What was the sticker on the gauge cluster at 2:17? So many of these have super low miles. This one was slowly dying by just sitting unprotected. Glad you were able to get it looking like day one. I hope the new owner drives it once in a while.
After almost 40 years of sitting. Pretty much every seal has to be hard as a rock. And I’d hate to think about the clutches inside the transmission. They won’t last long if the car is driven
To bad about the saggy headliner..they don't make that color any more. You can easily tell by looking at it that it has more than 282 miles on it...I'm sure it is a low mile car but it ain't no 282 mile car that's for sure. It looks great though. You guy's did a awesome job on it.
That car probably has the original break in oil in it as well as the original oil filter from the factory. Does the AC still work? It could wind up being a case of, " if you don't use it, you lose it", so common on Canadian cars cuz when do we use it?! The refrigeration oil sits in the bottom of the evaporator and the condenser and acidifies and eats them from the inside out. If it's used it gets circulated all the time and it doesn't sit in one place forever.
When my hood shocks went I replaced them with shocks from Napa. They were the exact thing GM sold but Napa was 1/2 the price for my 87 Grand Nat’l. BTW that paint is thin on these cars. It’s easy to hit the primer. Beware. The paint was the worst in the GN plant of all plants. My paint would get dull grey looking after a few washes after being waxed. Without having a clear coat on these cars the paint sucked. It was the last yr for lacquer and my hood had spider web cracking and was also starting in the front fenders. If you were the original owner GM would repaint the car at no cost. Look that one up. I spoke with the head GM Paint Rep and they wouldn’t do my car because I was the 2nd owner with only 8,000 km. But I did pay the $100 to transfer the 6 yr warranty back in 1990. Note! These cars did not have a clear coat from the factory. If it was cleared then GM did not do it.
I believe thats a single stage laquer son, no clear. Correct me if there something different about the GNX paint versus the rest. "The thing" looks great. like father like son.
That car needs to be driven and enjoyed, let it do what it was meant to do. Haul ass and burn gas. If you want something to sit around and admire, buy paintings not cars.
I'd drive the damn thing...not as a daily or anything crazy like that...but I'd definitely put some miles on it... I drive my Saleen about 1,200 sunny miles a year and it's frickin fun, and it hasn't hurt the value not one little bit. I wouldn't drive a GNX quite that much but I'd definitely put around 500 miles on it annually.
Awesome video! I inherited my dad’s GNX he bought new, has 180 miles. It’s been strictly stored in climate controlled environment, but I recently had it dry iced and it turned out great. I love when people make fun of the orange peel in the paint, makes me laugh.
Thought you might like this one 🤝
What number is the vehicle ????
@@legendarymotorcar 👍
I would give a kidney for that car
Ah, nepotism. The real American dream.
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These are the videos I’ve missed from LMC.
Fantastic job
It was great to see Mr Scoutten again. What a perfect way to bring this car back. Congratulations to the new owner, thanks for taking us along.
All respect for Kelly she did an amazing work !
Just such a great looking car! The GNX was the king of the hill in its day. I did spy the telltale sign of every single G-body of the day...a sagging headliner!
An iconic car & a great video
Amazing there are still barn finds like this out there 🔥🇺🇸🔥👍🏻
Great content as always with Legendary. Big thanks to the new owner for sharing. Seeing this GNX come back to life, sweet!
Such a fantastic low mileage dry iced and cleaned up time capsule! Guys thanks for keeping the most iconic cars in a good shape and giving them a second birth!
I really enjoyed this video, I have watched Legendary Motorcar shows for years !!! I really enjoyed watching this !
I remember graduating high school in 86 and drooling evertime I saw one of these gorgeous ladies drive by. Y'all did a excellent job cleaning and touching up the cosmetics on the ol'e girl she had me drooling once again. Congratulations to the new onwer.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌️✌️
Love these cars...
They say the last of the Muclecars was at least 1974. High compression 1971. Then you get this baby!
Great video! The GNX is on my list of the top 5 I would want in my collection.
Nice work by your crew, car looks awesome !!!
Awesome video.. that would be great to have in a collection
Awesome video! An excellent job by Kelley. When I purchase my Buick Gran National I am going to contact you for advice. The Legendary Motor Car excellence.
Thanks for sharing. Awesome
It’s kind of a shame that this car was never enjoyed on the road. But it is great to look back in time. I graduated college in 1986. I wanted one of these, but the price was out of my range. I “settled” for a gorgeous red Trans Am. That was a great car.
always appreciated the guys that kept these cars and didn’t drive them for us others that really want to drive them!
I would definitely bomb around in this thing!
dry ice amazing btw
great vid well done
Id have that many miles before noon on a Sunday. Drive the damn thing!!
I'd be out driving around in that car every free minute of every day
Fact!
I don’t understand why the owner would park it and not drive it. Cars are meant to be enjoyed and driven, not put on a shelf! You don’t live forever.
What a rare bird! Kind of like the flamingo in Cape Cod, we'll, not really. Flamingos Vs. Gnx I'm going Buick ALL day! Congrats to owner!
Wow, my Dream Car from 1987!
Great video, but the music was a bit much.
Wish you guys would come to Motortrend TV miss your show.
I wish this was my car...not only would she be a blast to drive but she's also got concert sound 2 which was much better then concert sound 1 for when I'd have the tunes cranked
Super awesome!
I loved my T-type...several friends had GNs. I saw an original GNX come through my hometown back in the day. I had the chance to purchase a GSX sadly I didn't 😥. If I ever win the lottery this will be my fist purchase.
Thanks for letting me ramble.
So close to my heart both first love’s ❤❤❤❤
Nice score 😊
I have an 85 930 with 20k on it. These cars are meant to be lovingly enjoyed, not sit and just looked at !
I hope to own one someday .
VERY VERY NICE 😊
I noticed that you had the car running while taking it off the trailer .
Did you already drain the fuel system before running it ?
Next, replace the power antenna mast. If you can get the part, they're not too hard to do. I started out my career as a GM Auto Tech at a well-known Buick Dealership in 1986. I was blessed to see two of these GNX's pass through our sales and service department in 1987. Most dealers were lucky if they had one to sell. If you had taken a clear shot of the rear differential cover, I could tell you for sure if it was an original piece. What serial number was this car (per the dash plaque)?
RIP Mr. Jim Scoutten.
What number out of 547 was this car? What was the sticker on the gauge cluster at 2:17? So many of these have super low miles. This one was slowly dying by just sitting unprotected. Glad you were able to get it looking like day one. I hope the new owner drives it once in a while.
It said 332 on the dashboard
GIve that beauty real love by driving it.
@legendarymotorcar So what was the final price the customer paid for the car after prep and cleaning???
What brand/model of small polisher was she using?
After almost 40 years of sitting. Pretty much every seal has to be hard as a rock. And I’d hate to think about the clutches inside the transmission. They won’t last long if the car is driven
To bad about the saggy headliner..they don't make that color any more. You can easily tell by looking at it that it has more than 282 miles on it...I'm sure it is a low mile car but it ain't no 282 mile car that's for sure. It looks great though. You guy's did a awesome job on it.
That car probably has the original break in oil in it as well as the original oil filter from the factory. Does the AC still work? It could wind up being a case of, " if you don't use it, you lose it", so common on Canadian cars cuz when do we use it?! The refrigeration oil sits in the bottom of the evaporator and the condenser and acidifies and eats them from the inside out. If it's used it gets circulated all the time and it doesn't sit in one place forever.
One of my all time favourite cars! Original is cool but it’s a shame that the car spent its life not being driven.
The brakes are the major problem and will be hell to fix
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You should’ve fixed the headliner. Other than that fantastic work.
Like to know how much he paid for it . I bought my GN new in 87 . They had a GNX in the showroom too at 33k . I couldn't afford it . Oh well .
you did not fix the antenna....
When my hood shocks went I replaced them with shocks from Napa. They were the exact thing GM sold but Napa was 1/2 the price for my 87 Grand Nat’l. BTW that paint is thin on these cars. It’s easy to hit the primer. Beware. The paint was the worst in the GN plant of all plants. My paint would get dull grey looking after a few washes after being waxed. Without having a clear coat on these cars the paint sucked. It was the last yr for lacquer and my hood had spider web cracking and was also starting in the front fenders. If you were the original owner GM would repaint the car at no cost. Look that one up. I spoke with the head GM Paint Rep and they wouldn’t do my car because I was the 2nd owner with only 8,000 km. But I did pay the $100 to transfer the 6 yr warranty back in 1990.
Note! These cars did not have a clear coat from the factory. If it was cleared then GM did not do it.
I believe thats a single stage laquer son, no clear. Correct me if there something different about the GNX paint versus the rest. "The thing" looks great. like father like son.
Fix the pwr antenna..probably just needs a little lube
Is that how they sounded stock?
It’s bone stock, yes..
Surprising to still see people using a water blade and chamois.
Great car but I’d be worried about the seals and gaskets leaking..Nothing worse for a car than sitting.
Who parked it within a doors length of that brick wall??!! 😅
Fyi..these cars are single stage, no clear coat on it
That car needs to be driven and enjoyed, let it do what it was meant to do. Haul ass and burn gas. If you want something to sit around and admire, buy paintings not cars.
Dude…. Lose the music in the background… obnoxious
PROcess………😂
That's gotta smell like mouse do do😅
... OOOPS... "rear" panel
music is super annoying
Were the fluids replaced?
Yes, per the video info. ✌️✌️
I'd drive the damn thing...not as a daily or anything crazy like that...but I'd definitely put some miles on it... I drive my Saleen about 1,200 sunny miles a year and it's frickin fun, and it hasn't hurt the value not one little bit. I wouldn't drive a GNX quite that much but I'd definitely put around 500 miles on it annually.