Incredibly amazing GN. It's like you're buying it brand new from the dealership. No words can describe the beauty and integrity of this finely manufactured automobile. American standard at its best.
My GN I bought in 11/87 new. It has 18,600 mi. All original including the tires ( believe it- no dry rot). Only one repair, under warranty, and still to this day, was the glove box lock. I stored it for about 10 years in my friends heated garage and bought it home about 8, 9 years ago. New batt and oil change and she started right up. The full tank of stabilized gas stored with evaporated to half at that time. It ran real well but did not like the new gas after refueling. My son posted a video back then, “1987 Buick Grand Nation first start in ten years” under Phil nyer. The hood struts didn’t work after closed so long that’s why it’s propped. I still have it, and my son who was born the same year, will have it some day. He loves cars and is very capable mechanically of preserving and maintaining it.
I'm also an 87 gn owner. I purchased mine from the original owner here in California 7 yrs ago, he drove it but preserved it well totally unmolested car , with tons of provenance ,including window sticker and built sheet etc . My 7 yr really enjoys when we take it out for a drive around town . I hope to see my son as a teenager enjoying this car . He loves when we get the tires to bark. Enjoyed your son's video on the first start in 10 yrs . I can even imagine the feeling of seeing your own son having the love, passion for the GN as well.
I ordered one BRAND NEW and kept it for seven years. I'm sorry to this day for selling it. It sat in my garage for most of its life. It had 14,000 miles on it when I let it go in 1994.
@@MarquisVegan me too man work for it and you’ll get one, I have the boosted 3.8 in a 2004 Chevy Impala SS supercharged lol but there is nothing cooler then the GN
@@mattm5786 Ah chevy is legit to for real but yea that definitely is a goal of mine to get that GN. My uncle first told me about them years ago as his dream car to have but he never got chance to get it. Ever since he passed I want one even more now.
There are a few American car models I truly love and this is definitely one of them. Beautifully designed and well made. Someone got the grandest Grand National on the planet and is the lowest mileage I've ever seen for this model. My "brand new" car had more miles than this when I bought it!
I have one got it in January it had orginal tires too.....Until they dry rotted. I love driving mine. i bought it to drive if i wanted something to look at i would have just bought a model car.
Couldn't agree more. I know some people's enjoyment is derived from displaying cars like this but if I had the kind of money needed to own these kinds of cars there's NO WAY I would be able to park it indoors and simply *LOOK* at it every day without occasionally getting behind the wheel because for me that's part of the enjoyment of owning a car like this, but that's ME.
that all good etc...but to NOT enjoy driving this awesome machine isn't something to brag about...these cars need to be driven and enjoyed...not run into the ground, just enjoyed, because when we're gone somebody sure as fck will be driving and enjoying them!
I bought one recently with 74000 miles and t tops. the thing that's funny is the car drives so tame then if you put your foot down boom it yanks you back. I also have a 442 cutlass and the difference in how each car puts down power is crazy. 442 with a 455 is like holding a beast back. grand national is like a regular driver then if someone challenges you boom launched like a rocket.
In the right auction, this car could set records. Unreal! I'd love to buy this and sit on it for a bit. The seller must have a wicked collection. Ummmmm. Why didn't you pop the hood?
Only flaw I see with the interior is around was the headliner cover. It's hard to see in this video because he never really shows it, and if you didn't know this was a pre-existing issue in GM vehicles of this period then you wouldn't catch it at all, but around 11:15 you can see the soft velour cover has come loose from the headliner and as he backs away you can very briefly see the velour is draped down flopping in the breeze. Fortunately, this can be repaired but it affects pretty much every GM ever made during this period.
My car was about $16,000 in 1986. By 2001 General Motors paid out more than $20,000 in warranty repairs! Loved the look and the power, but service was pathetic. The car was on its 3rd engine when it got a new owner!
On the second engine the dealer was trying to put me on the hook, but every bit of oil that had been in the engine somehow got lost before testing could be done, even the oil in the oil cooler that was in the radiator. They wouldn't let me have the roached motor. the replacement had a slight rod knock. When it blew I had to go to arbitration with G.M. to get a 3rd motor.
Beautiful car. Moral of the story is: you can’t take it with you when you pass on, might as well drive the entire collection of cars like you stole them. What a waste.
OK.. 1 time offer here.. I'll trade you my 1986 Yugo GV with only 231,000 original miles. Straight up trade! Car for car! Offer good for 10 minutes after reading this comment.
Over 23 minutes and the one thing that made it special, THE ONE THING, was not shown, the engine! How do you think about opening the trunk but not the hood??? Thumbs down.
i bought a brand new 87 GN... LOUSY BUILD QUALITY. Always in the garage. 6G'S in warranty work in 2 .5 years.Sold it with 18K on it Happiest day of my life. Never owned a GM since. Total piece of garbage.
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This car should be in a museum incredible to see a car this nice
Incredibly amazing GN. It's like you're buying it brand new from the dealership. No words can describe the beauty and integrity of this finely manufactured automobile. American standard at its best.
My GN I bought in 11/87 new. It has 18,600 mi. All original including the tires ( believe it- no dry rot). Only one repair, under warranty, and still to this day, was the glove box lock. I stored it for about 10 years in my friends heated garage and bought it home about 8, 9 years ago. New batt and oil change and she started right up. The full tank of stabilized gas stored with evaporated to half at that time. It ran real well but did not like the new gas after refueling. My son posted a video back then, “1987 Buick Grand Nation first start in ten years” under Phil nyer. The hood struts didn’t work after closed so long that’s why it’s propped. I still have it, and my son who was born the same year, will have it some day. He loves cars and is very capable mechanically of preserving and maintaining it.
I'm also an 87 gn owner. I purchased mine from the original owner here in California 7 yrs ago, he drove it but preserved it well totally unmolested car , with tons of provenance ,including window sticker and built sheet etc . My 7 yr really enjoys when we take it out for a drive around town . I hope to see my son as a teenager enjoying this car . He loves when we get the tires to bark. Enjoyed your son's video on the first start in 10 yrs . I can even imagine the feeling of seeing your own son having the love, passion for the GN as well.
Lynwood 82 the father son relationship is more important than the car. Hope you can keep both.
I ordered one BRAND NEW and kept it for seven years. I'm sorry to this day for selling it. It sat in my garage for most of its life. It had 14,000 miles on it when I let it go in 1994.
I'm guessing $65 - $70K easy. This is a time capsule Grand National. This is beyond rare, practically unheard of in this condition.
The price is really that high?
@@MarquisVegan yep
@@mattm5786 hope I can get one of my own one day.
@@MarquisVegan me too man work for it and you’ll get one, I have the boosted 3.8 in a 2004 Chevy Impala SS supercharged lol but there is nothing cooler then the GN
@@mattm5786 Ah chevy is legit to for real but yea that definitely is a goal of mine to get that GN. My uncle first told me about them years ago as his dream car to have but he never got chance to get it. Ever since he passed I want one even more now.
There are a few American car models I truly love and this is definitely one of them. Beautifully designed and well made. Someone got the grandest Grand National on the planet and is the lowest mileage I've ever seen for this model. My "brand new" car had more miles than this when I bought it!
I have one got it in January it had orginal tires too.....Until they dry rotted. I love driving mine. i bought it to drive if i wanted something to look at i would have just bought a model car.
who was jamming the old school Delco? Bass and treb run all the way up! Those radios cranked and this one still sounds good.
What the hell !!! I watched this video waiting to see the engine .....c’mon man really ?
Amazing
it's sad that she never saw the road and did what she was meant to do, TEAR UP THE STREET!!!
Couldn't agree more. I know some people's enjoyment is derived from displaying cars like this but if I had the kind of money needed to own these kinds of cars there's NO WAY I would be able to park it indoors and simply *LOOK* at it every day without occasionally getting behind the wheel because for me that's part of the enjoyment of owning a car like this, but that's ME.
that all good etc...but to NOT enjoy driving this awesome machine isn't something to brag about...these cars need to be driven and enjoyed...not run into the ground, just enjoyed, because when we're gone somebody sure as fck will be driving and enjoying them!
I bought one recently with 74000 miles and t tops. the thing that's funny is the car drives so tame then if you put your foot down boom it yanks you back. I also have a 442 cutlass and the difference in how each car puts down power is crazy. 442 with a 455 is like holding a beast back. grand national is like a regular driver then if someone challenges you boom launched like a rocket.
I did notice a ding on the driver side Opera window at 2:47 on video that little section that’s about 2 inches wide. I wonder how that got there?
It’s not a ding it’s a factory defect because these doors about 4 feet long same with all the panels you might see some waves
In the right auction, this car could set records. Unreal! I'd love to buy this and sit on it for a bit. The seller must have a wicked collection.
Ummmmm. Why didn't you pop the hood?
Only flaw I see with the interior is around was the headliner cover. It's hard to see in this video because he never really shows it, and if you didn't know this was a pre-existing issue in GM vehicles of this period then you wouldn't catch it at all, but around 11:15 you can see the soft velour cover has come loose from the headliner and as he backs away you can very briefly see the velour is draped down flopping in the breeze. Fortunately, this can be repaired but it affects pretty much every GM ever made during this period.
On the steering wheel right where the horn at 20:52 on video it is cracked.
@@mkm692 Both of which are caused by prolonged exposure to HEAT.
Should of rocked out to that G-Eazy song. 😂
WOW!!
How much
My car was about $16,000 in 1986. By 2001 General Motors paid out more than $20,000 in warranty repairs! Loved the look and the power, but service was pathetic. The car was on its 3rd engine when it got a new owner!
On the second engine the dealer was trying to put me on the hook, but every bit of oil that had been in the engine somehow got lost before testing could be done, even the oil in the oil cooler that was in the radiator. They wouldn't let me have the roached motor. the replacement had a slight rod knock. When it blew I had to go to arbitration with G.M. to get a 3rd motor.
A crack in the steering wheel center ring.
If that was mine I would have drove it more then 75 miles
I would have put that on it the FIRST DAY.
Beautiful car. Moral of the story is: you can’t take it with you when you pass on, might as well drive the entire collection of cars like you stole them. What a waste.
More like 100grand...2....150.000...just because it's still brand new
Looks like its going to the moon
Wow!
What a shame.
Should have a full tank of fuel so the tank don't get condensation inside !
RossP Barnett they replaced the gas tank with a new one
What happens when the gas goes stale after 6 months do your pump it out and pump 17 more gallons of fresh gas.The guy doesn’t drive.
Some dummy will buy and turn it into an LS Chevy, regardless of the mileage.
OK.. 1 time offer here..
I'll trade you my 1986 Yugo GV with only 231,000 original miles. Straight up trade! Car for car!
Offer good for 10 minutes after reading this comment.
Fail.
Hmmm...
Over 23 minutes and the one thing that made it special, THE ONE THING, was not shown, the engine! How do you think about opening the trunk but not the hood??? Thumbs down.
i bought a brand new 87 GN... LOUSY BUILD QUALITY. Always in the garage. 6G'S in warranty work in 2 .5 years.Sold it with 18K on it Happiest day of my life. Never owned a GM since. Total piece of garbage.
Such a waste. 👎