VIN verification

[Bad Buick]

I agree....Mine is a bonafide Grand National,and the 5th digit is a J

 

[Harry Mash]

Both you gentlemen may well be correct but for some unknown reason the 1987 factory manual ( far from infallible ) notes the 5th character --- J=Regal ---M=Regal Limited --- D=Grand National. I bought a Limited new in 87 and it has an M.

 

[Evaddave 87gn]

Documented Gn

I have a Documented GN all The paper work, all the tags, even Broadcast sheets with matching vin number. My 5th Digit is J. Manual is wrong! :biggrin: :biggrin:

 

[arista5]

i am sporting a J and its an 87 WE2

 

[Skids]

The Grand National package was simply a color and trim concept. Trim combinations do not appear in the VIN....only on an RPO sheet. You couldn't even tell if a car is a GNX by it's VIN, as they pulled regular production GN's off the line to be modded by ASC McLaren as orders came in. Not to offend the WE2 option crowd, (as I own one) but a regular Turbo Regal, T-Type, Turbo Limited, or Turbo T is much rarer than a GN. '87 and '86 GN number in the 26,000 range (hardly rare)........while '86-'87 "T's" number 9000'ish (still hardly rare.....however, more rare) WH1 1986 T's are the rarest at 400'ish produced........rarer than the GNX. So either way with a 7 (or a 9 for the '84-'85) as the eighth number you have a piece of automotive history......... you have a keeper.

 

[Harry Mash]

I guess we've found another part of the manual that is "off kilter".
Harry

 

[darkred87T]

Sorry, I meant to say Turbo Buick. I'm just so use to just telling people I have a GN, since most don't know what a Turbo-T is.

I just tell people mines a Regal and let them fiqure out the rest.

 

[Geoff87]

All 87 Gn's had the Badge, posi 342, and the steering wheel emblem.

Not all GN's came from the factory with a posi......

 

[arista5]

Not all GN's came from the factory with a posi......

or the correct emblem, there was some with a T emblem that i seen.


heck this guy should get the kirban guide to buying a turbo regal manual

 

[turbofish38]

Are You Guys Dense??

Hey Guys, instead of rehashing misinformation just refer back to post #8(mine) of this thread. Its a lot easier and is a sure fire way to tell what you have or how it rolled off the assembly line anyway. I'm not claiming to be Mr. Now-it-all here but from my experience, unless you are the original owner and personally walked your car down the assembly line than who knows what happened to your car and how it got that way.


"Just The Facts Maa'm" :Joe Friday

 

[Little6pack]

Punch the vin in here and it comes up as a GN.

http://www.bandbhobbies.com/jwebb/vin_test.asp

This worked for me but it only went back to 1992. That is weird.

 

[Grumpy]

1992 are the newer ones ... most of our car's are 86 and 87's

 

[Little6pack]

1992 are the newer ones ... most of our car's are 86 and 87's

Maybe mine was a late build.. Actually it is a reconstructed title from Mass. You know what that means Dan, You owned it LOL!