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keelay 01-21-2008 09:36 PM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 

Originally Posted by Spyral
Well, first off, the guy is being misleading. The car is not a GN, that GN badge does NOT belong on that car. It is a T-Type. It is not the same as a GN. It will NOT have a GN dash plaque. It is not a numbered car. Although it is a nice looking car, it is not a "rare GN" it is a pretty common T-Type.

actually the t type had lower production #'s.

totals: gn's 30,022
t type's 22,806
turbo t 1,547
gnx 547


Originally Posted by jarebear667
didnt they only come in black? why would someone change the color? :l

nope they came in white too, and they were called a t type
the t type was offered in two colors, black and white. the we2 option existed on the t type as well (black
out grills and trim), while it was standard on the gn.
the t type is actually rarer than the gn, less were made than the gn every year.
in 1987 the t type had the we4 option added (turbo t) to it which made it the fastest turbo buick made other than the gnx. the we4 option
included the aluminum wheels, lighter bumper bracing, and a few other minute things.

keelay 01-21-2008 09:38 PM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 

Originally Posted by sikcrx89
nope the cutlass had to sit this one out.. didnt like the goofy front end.. now the T type is a little diff. i like those but it would to find one would take a little bit and it would probably be in dire need of a makeover.. they were never as highly sought after as the GN

a properly blacked out cutlass looks great. i did it to my 84 (vertical grill, not the gay checkered one), and it looked good. running 12.1's on motor doesnt hurt either

TorganFM 01-21-2008 09:43 PM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 
When someone says Grand National I think GNX. Nothing else counts period. Are you certain of your numbers? I've seen a few GNX's in my life, one is for sale on a used car lot and another a guy at work owns. On top of those two I've seen 2 or 3 other genuine GNX's in Winchester, VA. So roughly 1% of all GNX's I've seen first hand in Winchester, VA which I find hard to believe because Winchester is tiny. Yes they've all been genuine numbered GNX's.

keelay 01-21-2008 09:48 PM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 
i got the same #'s off of a few different sites, all of them very enthusiastic turbo buick guys that i would assume know their ----. also from hemmings.

heres a link to one of them:http://www.gnttype.org/general/product.html

Spyral 01-22-2008 12:53 AM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 

Originally Posted by TorganFM
This just in: It's just a Regal with a GN badge on the back.

Not JUST in..lol..I posted it way up there^^^

TorganFM 01-22-2008 12:55 AM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 
Yeah I know but it was news to the guy I posted that for. He needed it put in a cut and dry way I reckon.

Spyral 01-22-2008 01:11 AM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 

Originally Posted by TorganFM
Yeah I know but it was news to the guy I posted that for. He needed it put in a cut and dry way I reckon.

Werd.

keelay 01-22-2008 02:32 AM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 

Originally Posted by TorganFM
I doubt it's even turbo. Just a lame auto v6 Buick... might as well be a Camaro v6.

nope its a turbo t type, the eighth digit is a 7, which denotes it as the 3.8 SFI turbo.

scottsi 01-22-2008 04:10 AM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 
Those cars are all nice, but i find the interior of a mid/late 80's domestic seriously lacking, unless you like squares and boxes everywhere.

keelay 01-22-2008 04:28 AM

Re: Nice rare GN on egay
 
its an acquired taste. my cutty has the 60/40 bench in it. and the square everything, hell even the headrests are rectangles. but ya know what? its defiantely sleeper. 12.18 on motor and i ran around with the wire mesh hubcaps, a "follow me to church" bumper sticker, and a "let me tell you about my grandkids" front license plate. i even went as far as tack welding a set of mesh hubcaps onto my slicks wheels. you would see it in a parking lot and think little old lady. but these mother fucker are comfortable, god i could sleep in there, oh wait, i have. ;D


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