Hello everyone. New here obviously and I just bought a 1987 Turbo Regal. I have some questions because this car confuses me. Basically the car appears to be a Regal Limited Turbo. It has the burgundy interior with bench seat and column shifter. Everything on the car appears to be authentic turbo regal. It has a crusty old 3.8 turbo hood ornament, all of the 3.8 turbo emblems look about 30 years old. It obviously has the turbo 3.8 under the hood. It also has an 8.5 rear with posi. It even has the stock turbo regal dashboard with the linear boost gauge.
However, the VIN and RPO codes indicate it's a plain jane Regal that came from the factory with the 307 V8. I don't particularly care about matching numbers, as I've looked the car over and took it for a very long test drive and everything appears to be in order, and I don't plan on showing it or trying to make a profit later. I'm slightly concerned it may have been stolen at some point in time but the Carfax shows no indications of foul play and the mileage records are consistent up to the current 75000 or so on the odometer. I guess my questions is: Is this really just a plain old V8 regal that someone took a whole lot of time and money to make it look identical to a Limited rather than a GN?
Regardless, it's my new project. It's already fast. I'm not sure what exactly it has for mods since I bought it from a dealer who took it in trade and didn't know for sure, but I know it at least has:
Upgraded Injectors w/ adjustable FPR
Runs at 17-18 PSI WOT
Very aggressive shift kit
TTA wheels
CAI
Downpipe
Exhaust
I can assume the fuel pump has been upgraded since the car runs well with no knock.
It's fast, but I'm hesitant to really get on it until I upgrade the rear LCAs and UCA because those are factory. I have a lot of experience with fast cars and based on how the seat of the pants test feels I'd estimate this car to hit low 13s, maybe faster but without seeing how it launches can't really tell.
Anyway, I just wanted to say hi and check in here and see if anyone else has ever seen something like this with mismatched equipment/VIN. Pictures below.
However, the VIN and RPO codes indicate it's a plain jane Regal that came from the factory with the 307 V8. I don't particularly care about matching numbers, as I've looked the car over and took it for a very long test drive and everything appears to be in order, and I don't plan on showing it or trying to make a profit later. I'm slightly concerned it may have been stolen at some point in time but the Carfax shows no indications of foul play and the mileage records are consistent up to the current 75000 or so on the odometer. I guess my questions is: Is this really just a plain old V8 regal that someone took a whole lot of time and money to make it look identical to a Limited rather than a GN?
Regardless, it's my new project. It's already fast. I'm not sure what exactly it has for mods since I bought it from a dealer who took it in trade and didn't know for sure, but I know it at least has:
Upgraded Injectors w/ adjustable FPR
Runs at 17-18 PSI WOT
Very aggressive shift kit
TTA wheels
CAI
Downpipe
Exhaust
I can assume the fuel pump has been upgraded since the car runs well with no knock.
It's fast, but I'm hesitant to really get on it until I upgrade the rear LCAs and UCA because those are factory. I have a lot of experience with fast cars and based on how the seat of the pants test feels I'd estimate this car to hit low 13s, maybe faster but without seeing how it launches can't really tell.
Anyway, I just wanted to say hi and check in here and see if anyone else has ever seen something like this with mismatched equipment/VIN. Pictures below.
