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Also that year, a Banks-powered 450-hp twin-turbo Buick V-6 becomes the prototype for the Buick Grand National production car. 1982: The "Sundowner" Corvette, powered by a Banks twin-turbo big block, becomes the "World's Fastest Passenger Car" at 240 mph, taking the record away from the "Hanky Panky" Studebaker , which also used a Banks ...
Also that year, a Banks-powered 450-hp twin-turbo Buick V-6 becomes the prototype for the Buick Grand National production car. 1982: The “Sundowner” Corvette, powered by a Banks twin-turbo big block, becomes the "World's Fastest Passenger Car" at 240 mph, taking the record away from the "Hanky Panky" Studebaker , which also used a Banks ...
Buick used it as a warehouse from 1947 until Fisher Body bought it in 1951. Converted in 1955 into an automotive body metal fabricating plant. Became part of GM's Metal Fabricating Division in 1994 and became Grand Blanc Weld Tool Center in 2002. Grand Rapids Metal Center: Wyoming, Michigan: United States 1936: 2009: Located at 300 36th Street SW.
Keeping true to its plan to move beyond that single era of machines, Ringbrothers turned its attention to the legendary 1987 Buick Grand National. Known as “INVADR”, this G-body looks suited ...
The Invadr pushes Ringbrothers to new heights. Not only is the 1987 Buick Grand National base car a more modern starting point than the majority of the company's past creations, but the boxy coupe ...
For 1985, the Grand National remained unchanged. 1987 Buick Regal Grand National Engine. Visible factory Garret turbocharger on 3.8 Liter V-6. For 1986, a modified engine design with air-air intercooling boosted the performance even further to a specified 235 hp (175 kW) at 4000 rpm and 330 lb⋅ft (447 N⋅m) of torque at 2400 rpm.
Super Shops Automotive Performance Centers was the official name now, and from 1980 until the end of 1989, 128 stores were opened, bringing the total store count to 143. A new store was opening on an average of just over once per month, and a simultaneous marketing, hiring, training and selling juggernaut had been created on the fly.
It has been rumored that the T-Type, Grand National and GNX nameplates could return to the Buick lineup, to be sold as 4-door sedans. These new incarnations would share a rear-wheel drive platform with the Cadillac ATS and be powered by a choice of two engines that would be mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission or 6-speed manual. The T ...