highboostgn
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http://blogs.gmhightechperformance....-gnx-destroyed-in-cash-for-clunkers-trade-in/
I hope this guy gets hit by a bus.
I hope this guy gets hit by a bus.
WTF!!!
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highboostgn
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oh....thank god
highboostgn
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oh....thank god
http://gnxregistry.org/
News and Events
Exclusive: GNX Registry Confirms No Buick GNX Vehicles Destroyed Under “Cash for Clunkers” Program For Immediate Release
Source: GNXRegistry.ORG
Contact: Doug Nigro
1/17/2013
The U.S. Government’s Car Allowance Rebate System, also known as “Cash for Clunkers,” gathered at least as many criticisms as cars, some of these coming from the collector car and enthusiast communities. Adding to the rising tide of condemnation over the willful destruction of many properly running, well-cared-for vehicles – all at the taxpayer’s expense – was the prospect of certain collector cars meeting this fate as well.
This outcry reached a fever pitch when news came that a 1987 Buick GNX was purportedly among those cars traded in on this program and summarily executed in the same manner as all the others: by the emptying of engine oil and the pouring in of the “death drink” of liquid sodium silicate, which solidifies into hot glass as the engine runs, slowly suffocating it from the inside out until the car gasps for its last breath of life and becomes a forever-stilled piece of useless iron, roadworthy no longer.
Stories about the apparent loss of this valuable supercar reached far and wide in the automotive press and magazines, fueled primarily by the government-issued summary list which included at least one 1987 vehicle with a manufacturer of “ASC Incorporated.” Sharp-eyed enthusiasts were rightly concerned and word spread quickly, but could it be true? Nobody knew for sure until now.
The GNX Registry undertook a comprehensive effort to unravel this mystery and determine the truth in the only sure way possible: by researching the Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). Fortunately, the Registry has now determined that the four vehicles assembled by “ASC Incorporated” did not include a 1987 Buick GNX. The destroyed vehicles labeled as “ASC” were a 1987 Chevrolet V10, a 1987 Ford F150, a 1987 Merkur XR4TI, and a 1992 Nissan Pathfinder. It is unknown whether these vehicles may have been specially modified by ASC, or were incorrectly identified on their paperwork at trade-in.
For the turbocharged Buick population, including the T-Type, Grand National, and GNX, the impact was actually minimal. Of the 120 Buick Regals destroyed, only four were turbocharged: a 1984 (from Michigan), two 1985 models (from Illinois and New Mexico), and one 1987 Turbo T Limited (from Arizona). The rest of the remaining 116 Regals were split nearly evenly between the 3.8 liter (231 c.i.) non-turbo V6 and the 5.0 liter (307 c.i.) V8, with the occasional variant such as the early 4.1 liter (252 c.i.) V6 and rare 4.3 liter (260 c.i.) diesel engine. No Buick GNX was destroyed under the program.
Nevertheless, “Cash for Clunkers” still receives its share of controversy since it ended on September 30, 2011, leaving exactly 677,081 vehicles in its wake. Of course, many true clunkers have left the road and perhaps we are all a bit better for that. But many fine, well-maintained, and infrequently-driven cars were also needlessly destroyed under this program, some of which could be considered rare or exotic. Knowing that the legendary Buick GNX was not among them may be some consolation, but all enthusiasts – regardless of our preferred automotive brand – share to some extent in the loss of current and future collectible cars that will never be seen, let alone driven, by generations to come.
News and Events
Exclusive: GNX Registry Confirms No Buick GNX Vehicles Destroyed Under “Cash for Clunkers” Program For Immediate Release
Source: GNXRegistry.ORG
Contact: Doug Nigro
1/17/2013
The U.S. Government’s Car Allowance Rebate System, also known as “Cash for Clunkers,” gathered at least as many criticisms as cars, some of these coming from the collector car and enthusiast communities. Adding to the rising tide of condemnation over the willful destruction of many properly running, well-cared-for vehicles – all at the taxpayer’s expense – was the prospect of certain collector cars meeting this fate as well.
This outcry reached a fever pitch when news came that a 1987 Buick GNX was purportedly among those cars traded in on this program and summarily executed in the same manner as all the others: by the emptying of engine oil and the pouring in of the “death drink” of liquid sodium silicate, which solidifies into hot glass as the engine runs, slowly suffocating it from the inside out until the car gasps for its last breath of life and becomes a forever-stilled piece of useless iron, roadworthy no longer.
Stories about the apparent loss of this valuable supercar reached far and wide in the automotive press and magazines, fueled primarily by the government-issued summary list which included at least one 1987 vehicle with a manufacturer of “ASC Incorporated.” Sharp-eyed enthusiasts were rightly concerned and word spread quickly, but could it be true? Nobody knew for sure until now.
The GNX Registry undertook a comprehensive effort to unravel this mystery and determine the truth in the only sure way possible: by researching the Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). Fortunately, the Registry has now determined that the four vehicles assembled by “ASC Incorporated” did not include a 1987 Buick GNX. The destroyed vehicles labeled as “ASC” were a 1987 Chevrolet V10, a 1987 Ford F150, a 1987 Merkur XR4TI, and a 1992 Nissan Pathfinder. It is unknown whether these vehicles may have been specially modified by ASC, or were incorrectly identified on their paperwork at trade-in.
For the turbocharged Buick population, including the T-Type, Grand National, and GNX, the impact was actually minimal. Of the 120 Buick Regals destroyed, only four were turbocharged: a 1984 (from Michigan), two 1985 models (from Illinois and New Mexico), and one 1987 Turbo T Limited (from Arizona). The rest of the remaining 116 Regals were split nearly evenly between the 3.8 liter (231 c.i.) non-turbo V6 and the 5.0 liter (307 c.i.) V8, with the occasional variant such as the early 4.1 liter (252 c.i.) V6 and rare 4.3 liter (260 c.i.) diesel engine. No Buick GNX was destroyed under the program.
Nevertheless, “Cash for Clunkers” still receives its share of controversy since it ended on September 30, 2011, leaving exactly 677,081 vehicles in its wake. Of course, many true clunkers have left the road and perhaps we are all a bit better for that. But many fine, well-maintained, and infrequently-driven cars were also needlessly destroyed under this program, some of which could be considered rare or exotic. Knowing that the legendary Buick GNX was not among them may be some consolation, but all enthusiasts – regardless of our preferred automotive brand – share to some extent in the loss of current and future collectible cars that will never be seen, let alone driven, by generations to come.
kidsixpack
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Great to read thnks kman!
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Back when that completely stupid program was run by the Govmt....I heard that there was an acutal GNX that was traded in.....but it was salvaged and kept by someone within the Govmt. They knew what it was, so they laughed and gave the "common man" his/her $4500 and laughed as they drove it away from them. Also typical for the Govmt.......
highboostgn
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Tom87GN said:
Another great Idea from shitbama
