Why were two 1987 Buick Grand Nationals for sale with an asking price of $200,000 in a small Oklahoma town? There’s a very good answer.
According to the story told by GM-EFI, the two 1987 Grand Nationals were discovered after William Avila and his friend Shawn Matthews went to investigate the two Buicks for sale. Upon arriving, they saw two very dusty vehicles, but upon further inspection, their price tags were likely deemed worthy.
The two Grand Nationals are consecutive VIN vehicles and retain their original window stickers. Not to mention, they house a collective 1,399 miles on their odometers. One Grand National had reportedly been sealed after being driven just 592 miles, meaning the interior was near flawless. The other, with 807 miles, was nearly as perfect.
So the story goes, Avila did not buy the two Grand Nationals that day, but he did return to scoop them up for an undisclosed price. Now, he plans to keep the two Buick together and do some minor work to bring them back to life.
Talk about one heck of a find.
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One of my favorite cars from the 1980’s.
Long live the G-body!
3.8 turbo.. Vroom!
I have a couple of problems with this story. 1) VIN #’s aren’t disclosed. 2) Even if VIN #’s were given, GM did NOT roll out consecutive VIN’s on these G bodies (look at any of the 1987 GNX’s and I would challenge anyone to find consecutive VIN #’s on those). I’ve owned a 1979 Regal Sport Coupe (Hot air Turbo car well documented – first car I ever bought when I was 17 years old), 1984 Grand National with the elusive leather seats, 1984 T-type (Burgundy with T-tops) and my last turbo Buick being a 1987 Grand National with 7 rows of options on the trunk tag. I know these cars very, very well. I’m not saying anyone is wrong. I’m just saying it’s questionable. One thing I noticed on one of the barn-find cars is that the passenger side antennae was in the “up” position, meaning it either was broke from the factory or while the radio was on, someone disconnected the battery. I also found it odd that nothing else in the garage was covered in dust. Missing some of the wheel center caps didn’t help the story either. Cool cars, yes. Would I want one? Maybe. For anyone wanting to know, the broadcast sheet in these cars is located inside the drivers side door.