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Originally Posted by chaditotx
There's only one car that really stood out to me in the eighty's, prolly a 1987 Buick Grand National. Everything else seemed to be smogged to death.
Even 60's and 70's weren't all that. The technology wasn't there. Getting over 100 horses out of a 1.5 liter would have been some serious rocket science back in the day.
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You weren't paying enough attention. All the Japanese sports cars were pretty awesome. Supras and Z's and Rx7's. Not only had power but could actually also handle.
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Originally Posted by racerb
My Dad had been a Buick Mechanic back in the day, when the Grand National came out he had renewed faith in the brand. But as happened so often back then, GM Corperate killed this car because it was faster and much cheaper than the Corvette. Even today the Buick Grand National is still one sweet ride and pulls huge numbers on Barrett-Jackson.
racerb
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There were so few of them built. And then of course the GNX was even harder to find. Sexy as hell cars.