RangerM Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 ....and it's not for sale. (Not that I could afford it, anyway) I rode in one of these monsters as a 20-something. It's something to behold. (0-60 in 4.7 seconds, per article) It's always neat to find one of these original, unrestored cars. Getting harder to find. Josue Iglesias, 21, takes a peek inside the never-sold 1987 Buick Regal GNX that resides at Boulevard Buick in Signal Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 WOW!!!! Never been in a GNX. I have a friend who has had an '87 GN for the last 20 years. Great car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHV 16V Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 WOW is right!! Always loved these cars, they're a hoot to drive and were amazing for their day. Talk about a diamond in the rough.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Shame that the engine would probably explode if they tried to start it now. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97svtgoin05gt Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 In their day, they feared no comers. Not the Corvette, not Mustangs. Nothing could compete back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdselBryantFord Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 one of these beauties was traded in on the cash for clunkers programs last year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97svtgoin05gt Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 one of these beauties was traded in on the cash for clunkers programs last year! Thats insane. Was is destroyed?? Horrible how many perfectly good vehicles were destroyed during that program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Shame that the engine would probably explode if they tried to start it now. :lol: From the article: The odometer shows 164 miles, mostly racked up when the car is driven to the service bay for oil changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Love it....now lets find a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe...or better yet, the Mercury Cougar XR7 version with a 5 speed..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 From the article: Hmm. I skimmed the article looking for something like that but must have missed it. Still, the worst thing you can do to a car is NOT drive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Love it....now lets find a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe...or better yet, the Mercury Cougar XR7 version with a 5 speed..... Willowbrook Ford (in the Chicago area) had this impressively well kept 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe with 7k miles on the odo (I think) available for sale last year: A similarly pristine 1979 Lincoln Mark V Collectors Series Coupe (with approx. 12k miles) was also for sale by the same dealership: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) shhwiiiiiiiiinnnng! Edited December 15, 2010 by twintornados Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97svtgoin05gt Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 My lord that is a gigantic car. The hood alone is as big as new Fiesta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) My lord that is a gigantic car. The hood alone is as big as new Fiesta. Yet the interior space is probably less than an MKZ. I really disliked that era of American car design, where things were big just for the sake of being big. At least when things started getting bigger again in the 1990's/2000's, you got more usable space and capability to go along with it. Edited December 15, 2010 by NickF1011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97svtgoin05gt Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Yet the interior space is probably less than an MKZ. I really disliked that era of American car design, where things were big just for the sake of being big. At least when things started getting bigger again in the 1990's/2000's, you got more usable space and capability to go along with it. They had big appitites too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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