Brand New GNX
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besides the tires not being usable since it is well after 6 years of their build date the rubber body and suspension bushings have a life expectancy too whether being used or not
Funny how these "new" cars pop up. Wasn't there the one from the defunct North Side Buick in Pittsburgh hold the same status until last year (& was sold a few times since)?
Also happened to be GNX #547. My parents and grandparents bought a lot of cars from North Side Buick. Last one was a green 1994 LeSabre.
This article details the history a little better. GNX #547 is a Pittsburgher, a Northsider at that!
The Mythical No. 547 1987 Buick GNX Is Real and We Know Where It Is (But We are Not Telling) - Hot Rod
Feature on last built 1987 buick gnx.
www.hotrod.com
I'll never understand the mentality of buying something like that and never driving it. But then, I'm not a "look what I have" kind of guy.
As pointed out many times, poor investment to buy and sit on, unless maybe you wanted to be the guy driving a NEW GNX 32 years later
As pointed out many times, poor investment to buy and sit on, unless maybe you wanted to be the guy driving a NEW GNX 32 years later
My wealthy friend's dad had one of the SLP 4th gen Camaros; they built 400(?) of them. Stuck it in his garage/museum, and had to put a whole new fuel system in it 10 years later.
EDIT: After doing a little digging, it was/is (don't know if they still have it) a 1997 30th Anniversary that Wiki says they built 108 of- 100 in the US, 6 to Canadia, and 2 prototypes.
EDIT: After doing a little digging, it was/is (don't know if they still have it) a 1997 30th Anniversary that Wiki says they built 108 of- 100 in the US, 6 to Canadia, and 2 prototypes.
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Say what you will about the guys who stored one away, I'd argue their reasoning was mostly correct.
Back in the early 70s when the last of the cudas yenkos etc were gone, people didn't know they were gone forever. Gas crisis was one thing, but the rise of the EPA was an entirely different roadblock.
Fast forward to late 80s - everything rwd is going under the knife except a rare sports car. Entire platforms and assembly lines gone forever. Easy to look and say, hey, this may be the last of what's the last gasp - mid size coupe that's one of the fastest built? I want one to say I have it!
If it weren't for the challenger, they'd still be right. There hasn't really been another car like it.
Criteria:
- two doors
- Build a million or more in a basic low horsepower version for people moving duty
- take the same exact body on the line as a generic people mover and make a few modifications to it
- turn out one of the best performance platforms compared to its contemporaries in terms of looks, horsepower, and speed and under-rate power for insurance.
I think the challenger/hellcat/redeye are close, if they finish off the line with a gnx type tribute
Back in the early 70s when the last of the cudas yenkos etc were gone, people didn't know they were gone forever. Gas crisis was one thing, but the rise of the EPA was an entirely different roadblock.
Fast forward to late 80s - everything rwd is going under the knife except a rare sports car. Entire platforms and assembly lines gone forever. Easy to look and say, hey, this may be the last of what's the last gasp - mid size coupe that's one of the fastest built? I want one to say I have it!
If it weren't for the challenger, they'd still be right. There hasn't really been another car like it.
Criteria:
- two doors
- Build a million or more in a basic low horsepower version for people moving duty
- take the same exact body on the line as a generic people mover and make a few modifications to it
- turn out one of the best performance platforms compared to its contemporaries in terms of looks, horsepower, and speed and under-rate power for insurance.
I think the challenger/hellcat/redeye are close, if they finish off the line with a gnx type tribute
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