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14K Original Miles: 1985 Buick Grand National

This 1985 Buick Grand National is a low-mileage specimen with just 14,000 miles on the clock. The seller reportedly purchased it out of the Wisconsin estate of the original owner when it had 12,900 miles on the clock. He has owned it for 12 years and notes that it’s time for something new and that it has a few minor flaws but hardly anything substantial. Low-mileage Grand Nationals are seemingly one of those evergreen cars that always draw a crowd and a strong price, and this one is no different with bids to $20,000 and the reserve unmet. Find it here on eBay and still living in Wisconsin.

For as much as we crow about how strong the air-cooled Porsche market is, the Grand National marketplace seems to be just as robust. Despite there always seemingly being a Grand National up for grabs at any given time, this hasn’t dampened enthusiasm for the model. And even with so many of them being low-mileage cars, bidders still seem just as eager to own the next one when it comes up for sale. The seller reports his car wears original paint and even retains the original bumper fillers, which have typically started cracking and been replaced by this point.

The interior is in excellent condition as you’d expect for a low-mileage car with near-perfect upholstery on the seats. The three-spoke steering wheel is one of the greatest wheens GM has ever put in a vehicle, and it has found its way into a few other Buick models from the same era. The seller reports that the air conditioning does not work and that the shifter is “….loose but functional.” The Buick is equipped with the rarely-seen digital dash, a nice option to set your GN apart. The listing also reports that although the car stops well, the brake booster is noisy when pressure is applied to the pedal.

The Grand National provides stirring performance and easy upgrades if you’re into that sort of thing. The seller claims that the Grand National will come with handwritten notes from the original owner regarding all the services performed to this car over the tenure of his ownership, but unfortunately, there is no evidence of this in the gallery photos. The accumulation of some minor mechanical faults along with the Grand National still wearing its original tires suggests this one may need some love soon, but for right now, its originality is what is driving interest among the bidder pool.

Comments

  1. Ten50boy

    This is probably one of the only cars from this era, in which I wouldn’t mind a digital dash! I love 80’s turbo cars. They weren’t fast, but we’re produced during my hard rock listening, “hair band” fan, youth. Man, I would love a 1986 CS Daytona….. but I’m so particular that it would need to be a 5spd, with TTOPS and a Mark Cross leather interior, preferably gun metal blue with black, like my original. But, being those didn’t hold up well, I’ll probably never get my “baby” back. Anyhow, a GN, SVO, TA turbo or the like would work…..as world any version of a turbo Z or the like.

    GLWTA. Sweet car.

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  2. Bob

    Looks like a great looking car!very nice! I used to haul them years ago!

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  3. Steve

    Too bad it’s not an intercooled SFI 86 which was much faster. My co-worker bought a new 85 GN and although it looked great, it wasn’t fast. I convinced another guy to get the new 86 GN and it was night and day faster. Then I got one in 87.

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  4. PRA4SNW

    SOLD for $31,211.

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