Detail Info for: Buick : Grand National Grand National 1987 Buick Grand National Project Car T Tops

Transaction Info
Sold On:
07/18/2013
Price:
$ 3500.00
Condition:
Mileage:
118322
Location:
Parlin, New Jersey, 08859
Seller Type:
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1987 Buick Grand National
Submodel Body Type:
Grand National
Engine:
3.8 Turbocharged V6
Transmission:
Automatic
VIN:
1G4GJ1173HP465187
Vehicle Title:
Clear
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:
Vehicle Detail
THIS CAR IS A PROJECT CAR THIS CAR WILL REQUIRE A FULL RESTORATION OR CAN BE USED AS A PARTS CAR TO SEE MANY MORE HIGH QUALITY PHOTOS OF THIS VEHICLE PLEASE VISIT THIS LINK : 1987 Buick Grand National Current Photos TO VIEW SOME OLDER PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF IT RUNNING VISIT THIS LINK : 1987 Buick Grand National Older Photos PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PHOTOS. EVERYTHING PICTURED YOU WILL BE GETTING WITH THE CAR UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. I inititally purchased this car with the intent to restore it eventually some day. I planned to at least make it drivable in the meantime until a full restoration could be done. The car has basically been sitting for a good number of years the way you see it now. The original owner had gotten into some kind of accident with the vehicle which I am unaware what happened. I believe this accident shows up on the Carfax report. It looks like the car may have spun out and hit into a curb. I am guessing that from the way the driver quarter panel is damaged and also the way the passenger wheel is bent facing the wrong direction when compared with the driver wheel. Exterior Please view all the pictures in the link above. They should explain the story! The body is going to need work from front to back. All the paint on the car is no good. It is all cracked. There are rot holes in both quarters. Both fenders seem ok, they may have been replaced but they are not fully bolted on. The passenger door seems to be in good shape. The driver side door has taken some damage. The roof in back of the T Tops is showing some surface rust. The underside of the car looks pretty decent. Just surface rust for the most part from sitting. The floors look pretty solid. The driver side has a small hole in it. Otherwise there doesn't appear to be any frame damage or anything like that. The only part thats a little rough is the area where the body mount attaches the frame to the body. That mount has come loose from the body itself and the frame rail is a little rotted away. Interior The T-Tops do not have appeared to have leaked much more than a few drips during a heavy rainstorm, so they have held most any water at all out. The interior seems to be in pretty decent shape. I was not able to inspect all of it as when I purchased the car there was another Grand National interior being stored inside of it. The extra interior goes with the car. The extra interior looks to be in semi decent shape but could probably use some work as well. There are photos that show their conditions in the album so please look. Mechanical When I purchased the car it was not running. I discovered it had a bad fuel pump, bad fan relay, bad battery, missing PCV, and a few blown fuses. I installed a new fuel pump, borrowed a fan relay from my T Type and borrowed a battery from my T Type. I replaced the old oil with new oil/filter and topped off the coolant. I cranked the car over for a while with the Fuel pump and Injectors fuse pulled to get the oil going through. The car took a few cranks but then it fired right up and ran great. The only mechanical issue with the engine is an exhaust leak on the crossover near the driver side header. Could even be coming from the header itself. The transmission will need to be replaced. I was told when I purchased the car the transmission was fine. I came to find out when I dropped the trans pan that someone had cut out the entire valve body. So I would recommend a new trans. This one may be able to be rebuilt but will probably take alot. Misc. I will be keeping some things that did come with the car and some things I installed to get it to run. The battery, Valve cover breather, and Fan relay came from my T Type just to get the car running and I will be taking those back off of the car. But everything else in there can go with the car. Extra Parts GNX Fender Flares Additional Grand National Interior (Front Seats, Rear Seats) Spare set of T-Tops T-Top Bags Regal Header Panel Fender Original Owner New York License Plates Trim Pieces for Headlights and some Interior trim Lots of other little things, just look through photos I've never driven the car so I do not know what else mechanically it may need. As it sits right now it is not drivable with the transmission problem. Thats about as much as I know about this car. I'd love to restore it but I do not have the time. Hopefully someone can do it. I would love to be able to ship this car but it does not run and I would not be able to get it onto an auto trailer. This car will need to be towed or pulled onto a flatbed. Any other questions please feel free to ask and I will do my best. I will not sell this car for anything less than my reserve and I do not give out the reserve. Thank you for looking and good luck. Do not bid if you have 0 feedback. Any 0 feedback will be deleted from the bidding list immediatly unless I am contacted first. Vehicle is for sale locally and I reserve the right to end this auction at any time if vehicle is sold locally. Vehicle must be paid for in full within 7 days time unless other arrangements are made. Upon winning the auction I require a 200 dollar deposit immediatly. Do not bid unless you intend to purchase this car. I will hold onto the vehicle for 1 week from end of auction. After that I will charge 20 dollars per day for storage fees for 7 more days upon which I will relist the vehicle and keep the deposit. If I do not receive a deposit within 24 hours of winning auction it will be relisted. Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.