While modern muscle cars are in a race to achieve ever-higher horsepower numbers through ever-smaller engine packages, today’s big-bang-for-your-buck cars from American manufacturers can all trace their lineage back to an important historical ancestor: the Buick Regal Grand National.
Built between 1982-1987, the Buick Regal Grand National was conceived as a performance shot in the arm for Buick at a time when the brand was mostly known for building luxurious, sturdy, low-excitement sedans. As such, the Buick Grand National was instantly recognized as something very special in the low-horsepower 1980s; a decade when it looked like spiraling gas prices, an industry-wide shift to front-wheel-drive cars, and performance-choking emissions equipment had permanently killed off the muscle car… read more >
