MotorWeek | Retro Review: 1987 GM Muscle Cars: SS,

at the request of hundreds...

[jeffk]

In 1987 I begged my dad to buy an 87 GN, he laughed it off saying just a tweaked V6 nothing special. Took me almost 28 years to get my own.

[majortwinz]

As kid in 5th grade I knew the switch from RWD to FWD for these models was a end of a era.

[brandondannys-menary]

The grand national is timeless, such an awesome car

[madbob]

"Quick" 0-60 at 9.4 seconds LOL. I still love those Monte Carlo's and Gbodies in general.

[rodasrodas]

Just to say a big thks to the team for uploading these old videos.

[wannabeetiger]

I still can't believe they made something as cool as a Grand National back in the eighties!!!

[mrblack]

I'd never sell my '87 GN. At this point it is flawless and runs 11's in the 1/4mi, yet is mild mannered on the street for running errands. All stock looking on the outside. (Except for the 275-50--15 drag radials out back)

[TwentytenSB]

And with a few simple mods, the GN can still spank today's cars.

[seancrowley]

The GN was UNDERRATED at 245 hp from the factory.

[pontiacgrandprix]

When you hear those 0 to 60 times now, you chuckle, but that my friends was the darkest period of GMs life, that's why all you see on the road now are foreign cars, only a V6 Grand National could hold its head up

[seththomas]

Too bad the G-bodies didnt make it to the 90's. They could have been a hell of a platform for modern GM V-8 engines and drivetrains. Imagine a modern version of a Monte Carlo or Olds Starfire or pontiac 2+2. Sigh.

[saleendriver]

The saddest part was the Grand Prix obscene to saddle that gorgeous body with an engine like that. Would love to find one and put in a proper engine.

[ZeeboLaywicker]

i absolutely love it...monte carlo ss..high output 305. 180hp and 225ft lbs tq.."absolutely breathtaking" performance...16.6 sec 1/4 mile at 81 mph..wow kids..better hold on for dear life.

[Disco]

Love those old gauges that stop at 85..LOL I still remember as a kid seeing this on the cover of Car and Driver.

[BigXSmoke]

buick wins all looks, speed, god damn thats a good looking car

[bradwilliams]

The performance difference for the GN based solely on temperature change was amazing. 2.6 seconds 0 to 60. Crazy.

[markj]

I remember the GM 305 4 bbls from the 80s, they actually felt pretty quick, friends used to rent them flip the breather over and we would just roar at the sound coming from that Rochester, 1984 cutlass 4 dr was one of the rentals.. again they felt quicker then the times suggest.. good times..

[jonathangodbout]

Boy if they only had a current 5.3 or 6.0 LS engine and one of those G bodies back then!

[kingelvis]

The Regal was good looking. ONe of Buick's all time greats - up with the '63 Riviera IMO. I would've sworn the early '83 HO and 442 307 was rated at 180hp. Need to check that out.

[aces]

GN was the ultimate stealth firebreather. nobody expected this from Buick at the time. too bad they were so rare, and if you could find a dealer with one, you got worked on markup. My friend`s father got one but paid over 40g, which was almost 3X price of regular G bodies of the day.