Sep 24, 2018 • Uncategorized •

Looking through the photos on this listing, I can’t help but hear Harrison Ford shouting, “It belongs in a museum!” Which would certainly be a shame for a car that is ostensibly as fun to drive as this one, but with only 74 original miles on the clock this 1987 Buick Grand National is as well-preserved a specimen as you’re likely to find. Thanks to Radwood Classifieds poster Serge K for the discovery, which you can find for sale on eBay here through a specialty dealership in Richmond, Virginia with bidding currently over $50k but reserve as yet unmet. The seller does indicate that they would end the auction early for a payment of $74,900.

As you’d expect with a vehicle that was stored in a climate-controlled facility from the day it was purchased (as part of a larger GM collection), this Grand National is in pristine condition and according to the seller is 100% original, “down to the tires.” Heck, even the light bulbs are all original. The seller indicates that the only parts replaced by them were the “gas tank, spark plugs, wires, fuel pump, fuel filter, air filter, fuel sending unit, and fuel filter.” The car has been test driven by the seller to confirm proper running condition and shifting, and according to them, it ran perfectly for the 1-2 miles they added to the clock.

The ’87 Grand National featured a Turbocharged 3.8L V-6, boasting 245 horsepower and 355 pound-feet of torque (h/t to Topspeed for their excellent overview of the evolution between model years). With a 1/4 mile time of just over 14 seconds, it put the Corvette of the same year to shame – which certainly didn’t sit well with the folks at Chevy, and probably had something to do with its discontinuation the same year! The V-6 is mated to a four-speed automatic transmission, but one that seems to be regarded as a well-suited match for the engine.

As you can see from the photos (and there are many, many more in the actual listing) the interior is just as clean as you’d expect, down to the original dealer-placed paper floor mats and the window sticker. Sure, you can easily find a clean driver for less than half of what this will likely sell for, but there’s just something so cool about perfectly preserved time capsule cars like this one. Heck, win it and turn your garage into your own museum – charge your buddies admission to look at it and maybe it’ll pay for itself someday!