The Buick Grand National and GNX's History, Told by its Creators

The Buick Grand National and GNX's history, told by its creators:

For 21 years before NASCAR started selling naming rights in 1971, its top stock-car racing championship was known as the Grand National, and the name lingered in public usage long after the series officially became the Winston Cup. Ten years later, Darrell Waltrip raced factory-backedto claim back-to-back championships in 1981 and '82.

"Then Reuss said, 'How about doing a turbo V-6 Indy Pace Car?' So, we went to work on production and pace-car versions.

Ed Mertz became Buick general manager in 1986, and GM's aging rear-wheel-drive mid-sizers ceased production in 1987 to be replaced by new GM10 front-drive models for 1988. But Buick extended its Grand National build through the end of that year to satisfy demand. A total of 20,740 GNs were built for 1987 . Of those, exactly 547 would be converted to GNXs.

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