Calloway Performance 3.8l T-tops on 2040-cars
Utica, New York, United States
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You are bidding on a well-cared for 1987 Buick Grand National. It has been stored without driving for the last 3 years. It was professionally rebuilt in June 2001 by Calloway Performance, Sarasota Fl. See the photos for proof. I bought it in 2003 and it still runs like a bear. I hit the drag strip with it only twice on grudge match day, and pulled a 12.75 and 12.82. That is with the street tires and a less than professional driver (me). She burns rubber when changing gears. This car is loaded up with performance goodies. See the photo of the work sheet. The Good: The engine was balanced and blueprinted, heads ported and polished with stainless valves. Hot fuel kit, Kenne Bell Chip, Pilar post gauges, 3:41 Rear End. Transmission kit with HP Torque Converter. 2 1/2 “ Stainless Steel Exhausts with headers, and NO catalytic converter. Just straight dual exhausts. New brakes, slotted rotors with ceramic pads. New rear shoes and spring kit. New front driver seat cover. I have the passenger seat cover, but did not install it. The interior is in GREAT condition. I took it to Ron’s Automotive in New Jersey 6 years ago for a tune up and once over. The Bad: T-Tops leak (so what else is new?). Got wet in storage and the water sat on the DRIVER side floor and now will need a floor pan exactly where your feet sit. Floor pan kit available for about $110. You will also need to fix the rust where the front of the T-Tops meet the windshield. That is also available on eBay for about $400. The Ugly: The exterior is RUST FREE. But it will need a few scrapes fixed and a new paint job. Still looks good from afar. Up close, a lot of blemishes and paint chips. The engine still runs like a bear, but you can hear a vacuum leak somewhere under the dash when you get on it. I will continue to try to figure this out, since it was just taken out of storage. The engine leaks a very small couple of drops of oil onto the Exhaust manifold on the left side. It may be just the valve cover gasket. I installed a radio 3 or four year ago and didn’t have the correct adapter, so I wired it myself. Unfortunately, I did a bad job. The radio works most of the time, but if you hit a hard bump, the radio cuts out. The car has a remote starter/security system that was installed in 04. It needs to be replaced. The security lights and headlights flash on and off occasionally. Other than these nuisances, the car runs great and even gets respectable gas mileage.
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013Buick may not be the first name that comes to mind when you think of performance automobiles, but fans of the brand know what letters to look for. If you believe the reports, there's a new GNX and Grand National on the way, but in the meantime, Buick may offer more GS models to fill the void.
Currently, the Regal is the only model available as a GS (pictured above), packing the same 259-horsepower turbo four as the Regal Turbo but enhanced with key suspension, brakes and rolling-stock upgrades. As Car and Driver notes, similar upgrades could easily be applied to the Verano and LaCrosse, although maybe not the Encore or Enclave crossovers. Of course, Buick would still have to steer clear of Cadillac's Vsport line, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a little room to play.
2015 Buick Verano gets styling tweak, loses 6-speed manual
Fri, 06 Jun 2014Well, all good things must come to an end. For 2015, the Buick Verano's experiment with a manual transmission will cease, as the American manufacturer has announced it will discontinue the 6MT in the turbocharged version of its compact sedan. According to Buick, the take rate on the Verano Turbo 6MT was (unsurprisingly) low, leading to its discontinuation.
That's not the only bit of news for the Verano, though. After a few years on the market, Buick has seen fit to refresh the popular sedan. The visual changes aren't huge, really, with subtle tweaks to the headlights and taillights. We'd bargain that the average passer-by wouldn't notice a difference between the two.
The main aesthetic change is a new appearance package, available on the mid-range Convenience and Leather option groups. Unimaginatively called just that - Appearance Package - it offers up a new paint color, Desert Dusk Metallic, as well as a grille treatment and a rear spoiler. The new package is, however, limited to naturally aspirated models.
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Using BMW (Angel Eyes) and Buick (Ventiports) as examples for small, simple touches that serve to distinguish the brand's vehicles on the road, Hall then points out how changing trademark styling features, as Chevrolet has done on the new Corvette Stingray, can hurt the vehicle's public perception. Take a look at the full video below for an interesting dive into what these styling features mean to their individual brands.