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Originally Posted by tigergto

I could never understand the fascination with those cars.

I think there are several factors at work here. 1. It's a Buick. Cars designed for people 75 years old and older. "the last car you will ever own" should have been their motto. BUT every 25 years or so, they come out with a model that is just fantastic and so out of character with their "brand", it can't be ignored. 1938 Buick Century 8, 1970 Stage 1 cars and GSX , 86-87 Grand Nationals. GNX. If you are a Buick fan, your pickings are as slim as AMC almost. 2. The timing was perfect for this car much like the SD-455 Trans Am. The GN's were so far ahead of all the competition, it was ridiculous to even compare. A small efficient V-6, sequential port fuel injection, distributerless ignition, turbocharged, super high tech for the time. I remember going to our local drag strip in 1986 and watching a brand new Corvette and a GN run them off. The GN won by damn near 1/2 track. 25+ car lengths. We were all just standing there with our jaws dragging the ground. And it was silent.
That's what all the excitement is about in my opinion. Buick hasn't built a car that will be remembered in any meaningful way since. So in a way, it's the last great Buick. There is value in that.