Black Air
The Buick Grand National Documentary “I remember taking it to work and wanting to change lanes and all you had to do was just stab the throttle and the thing would “choo-choo” and it would skid over. You didn’t have … Continue reading
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’79 Buick Century Turbo Coupe & ’89 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am
My Dad’s Century Turbo Coupe The cars I remember my dad having included a Seafoam Green ’51 Ford 2-door, a red and white ’55 Chevy 2-door Del Ray, a gold ’62 Chevy Impala 4-door hardtop, and a tan ’68 Buick … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979 Buick Century Turbo Coupe, 1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am, V6
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1981 Buick Regal Indy Pace Car
[Click here to see a gallery of images of the Pace Car garage and the Buick group from Flint on the first day of qualifying.] The 1981 Buick Regal Indy Pace Car graphics originated as one of a variety of … Continue reading
1975 and 1976 Buick Indy Pace Cars
1975 Buick Century Indy Pace Car Graphics I worked on four Indy Pace car paint schemes, all Buicks. The first one was a 1975 Buick Century with the last year of the old couple A-body design. I don’t remember anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged Buick Pace Cars, Eldorado, Riveria, Toronado, V6
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Early History of the Buick Grand National and Performance Design
Performance Design History This particular Grand National has a junkyard dog menacing look about it. Herb Fishel worked under Vince Piggins at Chevrolet’s performance group. In the late ’70s, Lloyd Reuss and Buick Motor Division lured him away to start their own … Continue reading