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Jerryl
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Not sure about a Designer T, but, my book says 3400 TTypes.
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I will have to look through some of my books but I have these logged in my computer:
463 in 1986
525 in 1985
1163 in 1984
It is terrible that Buick did not do a better job of numbering these cars or at least keeping track for productions numbers.
463 in 1986
525 in 1985
1163 in 1984
It is terrible that Buick did not do a better job of numbering these cars or at least keeping track for productions numbers.
Boostnitup
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They never thought they would be collected by us
They were never tracked... and they never fathomed they would become a a collectable mystique car.
Now the question is... who has the most optioned '84 - '85 car. :biggrin:
They were never tracked... and they never fathomed they would become a a collectable mystique car.
Now the question is... who has the most optioned '84 - '85 car. :biggrin:
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mine's gotta be close to the least optioned- with the posi rear diff and rear defroster being about the only real "add ons" to the base T Type package that i can find.
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"If you convert an 84 or 85, at the end of the day it is still an 84 or 85.
No... we both end up having the same powerplant... and one of us walks away with leather seats. :biggrin:
No... we both end up having the same powerplant... and one of us walks away with leather seats. :biggrin:
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Awesome. I added this to my favorites. Brad
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The story as I remember it
When this website was brand new... yes, that long ago.
Several of us in the "Hot-Air" community wanted stats on our cars, and we contacted Buick. They couldn't tell us accurately anything other than this... (going off memory here) "all of the cars were T-types initially, and those designated to be optioned as GN's were given the required parts as they went down the line... GNs were selected of BLACK painted cars." They never tracked the VINs!
So... if you have a black T-Type, and you can find the applicable parts required to make it a GN... you can probably get away with it. Good luck finding the sandstone interior pieces... and if the Trunk lid doesn't have the GN build code placed properly (we will see that right away) those of us in the know will call you on it... and we will know you created a fake GN. :biggrin:
Personally I like the T-Type better... nobody see's it coming.
When this website was brand new... yes, that long ago.
Several of us in the "Hot-Air" community wanted stats on our cars, and we contacted Buick. They couldn't tell us accurately anything other than this... (going off memory here) "all of the cars were T-types initially, and those designated to be optioned as GN's were given the required parts as they went down the line... GNs were selected of BLACK painted cars." They never tracked the VINs!
So... if you have a black T-Type, and you can find the applicable parts required to make it a GN... you can probably get away with it. Good luck finding the sandstone interior pieces... and if the Trunk lid doesn't have the GN build code placed properly (we will see that right away) those of us in the know will call you on it... and we will know you created a fake GN. :biggrin:
Personally I like the T-Type better... nobody see's it coming.
