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Avengeance
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Originally posted by TRIXSNK:
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Those are Regal T-types... not GNs.. correct?
![[Embarrassed]](redface.gif) you must be correct as i don't know much about those cars regal vs. GN
What is the diff?
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Not a whole lot to my knowledge, maybe suspension and paint/interior... the GNs were all black, black wheels, grey/black interior, and I believe 86-87 GNs were intercooled whereas 84-85 were not. Buick made a T-type Regal in those years which was the run of the mill Regal with the same engine as the GN... but not intercooled and offered in all the Regal paint/interior colors. If you want the GN performance without the price tag you can find a T-type and get the same out of it with a little cash invested.
Im not 100% with what Im saying here.. but I do know the main difference is one is a black Grand National... and the other is considered a Regal. Both cars potentially on par with eachother.
BTW.. I ran into one of those white Buicks on the freeway one night after leaving the track. We had some fun and I basically got my ass handed to me. GNs, Regal T-type, either one Id love to own.
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Team SOLO
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This is the best looking turbo buick, I've ever seen. I have video of the two Mustangs I ran and the buick, if anyone wants it.
I really like the side view of that 'car'. Do you have any rear views or closeups? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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66 AC COBRA
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Originally posted by Avengeance:
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Originally posted by TRIXSNK:
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Originally posted by Avengeance:
Those are Regal T-types... not GNs.. correct?
you must be correct as i don't know much about those cars regal vs. GN
What is the diff?
Not a whole lot to my knowledge, maybe suspension and paint/interior... the GNs were all black, black wheels, grey/black interior, and I believe 86-87 GNs were intercooled whereas 84-85 were not. Buick made a T-type Regal in those years which was the run of the mill Regal with the same engine as the GN... but not intercooled and offered in all the Regal paint/interior colors. If you want the GN performance without the price tag you can find a T-type and get the same out of it with a little cash invested.
Im not 100% with what Im saying here.. but I do know the main difference is one is a black Grand National... and the other is considered a Regal. Both cars potentially on par with eachother.
BTW.. I ran into one of those white Buicks on the freeway one night after leaving the track. We had some fun and I basically got my ass handed to me. GNs, Regal T-type, either one Id love to own.
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just so you know, it wasnt one of those 2 buicks if thats what you mean
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Avengeance
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Originally posted by 66 AC COBRA:
just so you know, it wasnt one of those 2 buicks if thats what you mean
Weird.. I recall the same sticker on the back window like those had. This was a good 6 months ago.
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66 AC COBRA
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Originally posted by Avengeance:
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Originally posted by 66 AC COBRA:
just so you know, it wasnt one of those 2 buicks if thats what you mean
Weird.. I recall the same sticker on the back window like those had. This was a good 6 months ago.
the onwer of the "slower" buick is an engine builder, the owner of that stickers message
he builds LOTS of buicks around this area
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Posts: 6280 | From: Winters | Registered: Feb 2002
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Nick, the '86 and '87 T-Types were intercooled like the GN.
It was paint and interior that were different (and possibly suspension and some options.)
You could get the GN (Grand National) in any color you wanted... as long as it was black. Or so the advertisements of those years went.
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