If you’ve been in the Buick Regal scene for a long time, you’ll surely remember this car.
Perhaps you raced against it back in the day.
It’s now listed for sale on bring a trailer.
“Record-Setting 7-Second Twin-Turbocharged 1987 Buick Grand National NHRA SS/DX Drag Car”
(a brief overview from what) BAT says:
This 1987 Buick Grand National was built into a drag car more than two decades by John Gallina for use in NHRA Super Stock competition.
Power comes from a twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V6 assembled by Ken Duttweiler, and in 2003 the car became the first of in the SS/DX (Super Stock) class to achieve a quarter-mile time below eight seconds.
It rides on 15” multipiece wheels and a narrowed rear end with adjustable coilovers and wheelie bars, and the race-prepped interior features two racing seats, aftermarket instruments, and a B&M electric solenoid shifter with a Shifnoid RPM switch.
The car was purchased by the current owner in 2005, and work performed in preparation for the sale involved overhauling the fuel system and replacing the tires and batteries.
In 2003, John Gallina achieved a quarter-mile time of 7.98 at 167.44 mph at Mission Raceway Park in British Columbia.
The car went on to run 7.81 at 178.94 mph in 2004, establishing an SS/DX class record.
The current bid was $18,500 last we checked, and ends later today.
[ photos from the BAT listing, more on the BAT site ]
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