1987 Buick Grand National Review - The Car That Changed America!

[@LousWRX]

This vehicle has aged so well, and still looks amazing given its age.

[@dianecortis2047]

I have a 1987 GNX with 1000 miles on it. #069

[@JT-sl3ui]

@@dianecortis2047 what you enjoy or build number?

[@dianecortis2047]

@@JT-sl3ui it's #069 out of 547.

[@sumnersmith808]

dude i love your videos 1. you show cars ive never even heard of often times 2. the way you review them covers everything I would want to know and time stamps are very nice 3. daily videos is awesome!

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Maybe you can get to meet him one day and toss his salad or something else for your appreciation.

[@Trenton-om9qs]

I would love to have a Buick Grand National someday. They are such cool cars

[@MarkWG]

Drove a friend's 1988 GNX several times on the open road. Exhilarating. Great sound. Pushed you back into the seat.

[@Agreen321]

Already a fan of your videos, but Kendrick’s album definitely brought me to this one specifically, keep up the great work!

[@t.l.robinson2162]

I have a 900 bhp. '87 Grand National. I love to pound on V-8 cars. The owners really get unset when I will not tell them what modifications I've made.

[@rudgerscumberland9837]

Everytime when someone says " a sports car must have a manual", I bring up Buick Grand National/GNX , or the 1960s Shelby Cobra A/C Super Snake with the 3 Speed Automatic that goes over 200mph to tell them otherwise

[@AlexG-qr5jz]

I love this car I’ve been driving since 1998 since I got it nothing but respect the national is the real deal

[@rin-chan3017]

My dream car! Hope to get my hands on one someday :)

[@devinhiggison1198]

i do think these are badass, but the reason the big v8 muscle is so popular even to this day. is that its more reliable, simpler, easier to work on, more receptive to modifications etc. even when you bought a 440 6 pack from dodge back in the day, you could still buy mopar performance parts

[@brianlarose6110]

You are correct until you get to "more receptive to modifications". The cars that are the most receptive to mods are almost always factory trubocharged. On these Turbo Regals, a new turbo, downpipe, fuel pressure regulator, fuel pump, adjustable wastegate, and water/alcohol injection to control knock gets you into something stupid fast for a few grand. Hard to do that with a NA motor.

[@arthurkurtzhall5369]

That is a Grand National not the GNX therefore it does not have 276 hp as the GNX's were not available with T Tops. The GNX's also came with fender flares and heat extractors built into the fenders and a more traditinally designed instrument cluster.

[@GrandCamino6]

I noticed he’s got the GNX specs. The power for 87’s was 245hp/355lb ft. But with the parts I’m seeing there it’s probably making at least double the power. Nice review! Subscribed!

[@brianlarose6110]

@@GrandCamino6 Agreed 100%

[@JT-sl3ui]

This is a Turbo T Regal not a Grand National or a Grand National Experimental This has GNX style wheels but nobody ever claimed it was a GNX other than suggested HP. All of the turbo Buicks were kickass! No matter it was a Turbo T, a T-Type, a Grand National or the Holy Grail GNX! If you own a turbo Regal you own a legendary build!

[@jdgreen214]

​@@JT-sl3uiOnly 1 gnx had a ASTRO roof no gnx had t tops.

[@WhittyPics]

A couple of cops had these with tinted glass back in the day in Louisville, KY and they had cars pulled over everyday on I64

[@blackericdenice]

The stock 87 GN only made 245 hp/340 lbs.-ft torque. 6:30 those are not the stock wheels either. 8:14 This car died because GM change the Regal to fwd in 88. The SHO never beat a Mustang GT.

[@RageHP-RageHorsePower]

Good to see you here

[@blackericdenice]

@@RageHP-RageHorsePower Someone has correct these guys.

[@RageHP-RageHorsePower]

@@blackericdenice buy another caddilac

[@blackericdenice]

@@RageHP-RageHorsePower I'm tied of buying used cars broke people can't afford to fix. My next car will be a new Nissan Z.

[@brianlarose6110]

Yup. Nice review but as a GN owner, I am tired of hearing that "GM killed the Grand National because it outran the Corvette". Cute story, but GM killed the Grand National because they switched their entire sedan line up to unibody/front drive. They literally closed the G-Body (Regal, Cutless, Monte Carlo, Grand Prix among others) plant, not retooled it. Rear drive full frame mid sized cars were done. That's why the GN died, that reason alone.

[@GeeEm1313]

A friend of mine had one of these bad boys. I wish I rode in it.

[@michaelhoskins832]

Would be fun to find a wrecked GNX,yank out the 3.8 turbo V6 and transmission.. and stick it in a late 80s Buick Regal 4-door sedan.

[@dave11686]

Awesome car and review

[@Midnight_Oil_MFG.]

Shame these never came in manual, nevertheless such a cool car and engine.

[@xdavstratx]

they would be much slowe

[@MrWest1600]

They are fine in over drive

[@brianlarose6110]

@@xdavstratx Yup, shifting gears manually would mean lifting the throttle, which would close the throttle plates and open the waste gate which dumps all the boost. It took these old cars with big turbos a while to spool up, once they did you want to stay in the boost, not build/stop/rebuild it.

[@GrandCamino6]

Everyone says that. I used to think that too but these engines don’t really like to be rev’d too high which is the fun part plus as someone else mentioned building boost and then loosing it all and having to build boost again in between shifts. Doesn’t look or sound like fun. The 3.42 final drive ration with the 2.74 1st gear is a perfect match for street drivability in stock or lightly modded form. There’s a guy who did swap in a T56 6spd manual in his Grand National. It looks pretty cool but it does appear to be a bit slower as a fair amount of time passes in between shifts vs being in full boost accelerating the whole time with the OEM auto. Here’s a direct link if you want to see that or search “Buick Grand National T56 swap first drive” kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqSwiouAl9ylqdk

[@IT_ODIS]

you suit reviewing cult classics well. Your excitement for an epic car shows.

[@richardflaherty2373]

ANOTHER great review.

[@303sebas3]

Clean & mean, good review as always 💪

[@vr4787]

Always nice to see the Darth Vader

[@williamfurlan9176]

Ahh, ashtrays packed in a gbody.. fond memories haha

[@TreadTalk247]

Come on by and drive our 1927 Buick sometime!

[@ShootingCars]

Email me! [e-mail]

[@mattmartinez3298]

8:50 that sutututututu tho!

[@TheMKEWERBY]

Like they say, Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick? Or The great American road belongs to Buick!. Well, here, this was certainly true!

[@BandoKazooie]

Perfect car I love it so much

[@sgttombailes3380]

Also, love those wheels~~ Looks like Porsche Fuch wheels..

[@duyninh2907]

One of the kind!!!

[@peter2023]

My 99 gtp supercharged is good nuff for me lol

[@MyHumanWreckage]

This car came with a V6 because the V8s were reserved for the Monte Carlo SS which had more NASCAR wins

[@alexcalderon808]

It's perfect the way it is. What do you expect for 1987?

[@dale1212]

Never had emblem on steering wheel

[@jdgreen214]

It does but not that. It's the buick 3 shields in all black.

[@kenshin034]

Lucky SOB 😭

[@sgttombailes3380]

That trunk is obviously Gangster `~~~!Hide the body~~!

[@karaamundson3964]

Go to Omaze, they're giving away a 1987 BGN to support the ACLU!!! (no $ required!) #51

[@danielfair4675]

It's a shame it had absolutely NO top end speed. A 4-banger Dodge Daytona Z would run 13 mph faster on the top end. When you cant hit a 125mph top speed, it's not really that fast. The Mustang, Trans Am, IROC & Turbo Thunderbird could all run 20 mph or more fast than the GN on the big end.

[@jdgreen214]

A chip changes all of that plus drag races are measured by the quater mile in which this car shines. It a muscle car which means straight forward acceleration.

[@thomastimmermann9895]

The GN was not top end limited due to hp, it had that over all rivals. GM limited the car to 128 mph via the computer pulling fuel back. The reason was liability as it was sold with S rated tires, not higher speed V rated tires

[@ct87gn25]

@@thomastimmermann9895 Exactly correct. The Goodyear Eagle GT's were the limiting factor for the 124MPH top speed. Didn't matter though, because by time it hit the limiter, it was already bus lengths ahead of it's 'compitition' of the time, LOL.....