The Buick Grand National Documentary on You Tube

[tobyp]

Watch this Documentary. It is something that put me into Grand Nationals as well as the business I am in rightfully so. But for those interested in some heritage, facts, details on the GNX package...this video covers it all. The producer Andrew, was quite taken back about his video being "hacked" onto You Tube and has mixed emotions about it being available as he claims profit on selling DVD's. I explained to him in a message, that it allows you to put more emphasis on the car, and he should be proud. The Black Air sequel will be out in the next year which I feel he should have subscription to in order to pay for the film. Some people know I go to visit Richard Clark in Burlington NC every year and post about it, this gives you a better impression on the size, the depth, the passion this guy has...it's truly unbelievable.

Look for Black Air 2, I should be in it talking about the resurrection of my 84 from scraps, to a nice car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP_vFZ34f4I

 

[MeanBuicks]

I bought the DVD and the poster hangs in the garage. It was nice that the film was done but I feel calling it a documentary is a stretch. To me it was extremely slim on any historical background and facts. It was more of a celebration of why folks get so into the cars.

 

[ssn696]

I took me all weekend to have an hour and ten minutes to watch this film all the way to the end. It's not a film about a car. It captures a era in time. The footage in the plant building the last GN is beyond price. The fact that the cutting edge car at the time was being built in the oldest GM plant, by the marque associated with the segment of the population that has their saving in bonds is really surprising. Kind of like the sprint to the finish line.

Today, Buick is one of the leading marques in China for those that want to say they've made it. Ironically, given the comments in this film, Pontiac on the other hand, is gone. It is indeed unfortunate for the filmmaker that the movie has been dumped on YouTube. Except now so many of us that knew nothing about it can watch and appreciate his craft. Let me know where I can send my $20.

The comments at the end of the film capture the whole passionate absurdity of the G-Body experience. Unlike the GN or GNX, this club is open to all, whether you have deep or shallow pockets. "Once these are gone, the brotherhood ends." The Colucci fellow with the GN that only leaves its bubble for a few hours at a time makes me sad. A car is about motion. I constantly ask myself, if I never get these two cars back on the road, driving them, why do I have them? I know so much about them, and the Forum is a way to share whether or not I they ever roll on their own.

Toby, please pass on the challenge to Andrew: the Holden Special Vehicle program needs his skilled treatment. Notice that in the opening, Richard is driving a performance Cadillac with a manual transmission. I think that was only possible if the car was a CTS-V, made in Australia and shipped back here. Holden is supposed to cease production of the V8 RWD Zeta platform in 2017 or 2018. Wonder what happens to the big 4-door V8?

End of rant.

 

[MeanBuicks]

More than just killing a platform, the entirety of Holden is being shut down by 2017. :?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-...uring-operations-in-australia-by-2017/5150034