1982 Grand National?

Is this the first year? Not black? Don't know much about the Turbo cars.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/cto/1139396543.html

 

I never heard of such a thing either, but like you it's not my main area of interest. My inlaws did have an 87 and it was a fun car. I would like to have one.
I googled it and this is what I found.

"The 1982 Buick Grand National began as a regal-based trim package created to exploit Buick's success on the NASCAR circuit. Silver-gray and charcoal-gray two-toning, plus stripes and other accents, were eye-catching, but this Grand National looked meaner that it really was.
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]A 4.1-liter V-6 produced a mild 125 bhp -- sufficient to make the GN a reasonably brisk performer, but one easily outclassed by the relatively mild Camaros and Firebirds of the day, and even by its less flashy sibling, the turbocharged Regal T-Type. Still, the '82 Grand National was a great-looking car, and the fact that just 215 were built for the model year would seem to make collectibility obvious."[/FONT]


Sounds like a non turbo, test the waters car.

 

I posted a photo last week...:Comp:

 

Buick had turbo V6 regals as early as '78 and some chevy MCs had the buick turbo v6.

The '82 GN was not a turbo car with the 4.1 v6. From wat I understand, a few were made with the 3.8 turbo because some of the dealers figured out how to over ride the order and get the turbo 3.8. Only about 10-19 had the turbo 3.8.


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Would a non turbo car have the buldge in the hood?

 

The first one made.

 

1982 None of the GN were turbo, But the regal sports coupes were. 215 GN in 1982 - no T-Types. 1983 3732 T-Types, 1984 - 3401 TT's 2000 GN's, 1985 - 2100 TT's & 2102 GN's, 1986 - 2384 TT's & 5512 GN's & 112 LeSabre GN's (non-turbo) 1987 - 8547 TT's & 20194 GN's & 547 GNX's

 

It seems to me that Archie didn't just made up an answer like that, so he knows things you don't know...o No:

 

<sigh> Some of you need to know facts before spouting out misinformation as the truth.

http://www.beforeblack.net/aboutgn.htm

 

So you agree that there were turbocharged model year 1982 GN's ?



Further reading on this website: :Comp:

:TU:

 

Thanks for posting that link Artie. I was going to do the same.

 

There were turbo 82's. I know where one is. One of my best friends bought it for his daughters 16th birthday 20 years ago. Last I knew this one is in great shape. Missing the factory wheels. Probably has net been driven for a long time though. As far as I know she still has it and knows what it is. At one time I could have bought it for $5000. It may now be one of the rarest Buicks. I doubt that there are 10 left.

 

The one on Craigslist has the hood buldge. That doesn't mean it is a Turbo car, but it could be.

 

So,

who is posting misinformation?

Also, why do people feel the need to post in BOLD when they think they are schooling someone? It just makes them look like a TOOL when they are WRONG.


and what part of "from what I understand" don't you understand?



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The link is correct,I bought an 82 T new because the dealer told me the GN was non turbo.Still have it, '82 Designer T with 3.8 Turbo.The wife would never let me sell it.

 

The link is indeed correct. Only the turbo cars had a hood bulge. At that time it was possible to pull a few strings on getting cars. The one my friend bought was purchased by the brother of a Buick executive.

My brother-in-law mixed the firemist paint. At the time the firemist was the most expensive paint that Dupont made.

 

There was another 82 GN for sale on Charlotte craigslist a few weeks back. It looked rough and the guy wanted like 3500 I think?

Edit: found the ad

http://hickory.craigslist.org/cto/1115960487.html

 

Pretty cool piece of Buick history that I didn't know about.

 

There were 16 out of the 215 82 GN's built that were turbo cars and had domed hood.
The rest Non Turbo GN's had flat hoods.