The GMC Typhoon is a modern legend, and this example is seeing some terrific bid numbers thanks to its super low mileage of just 5,800 miles from new. With bidding at $50,000 with the reserve unmet, it’s clear that the final number will go to the moon if it reaches its reserve. These are collector’s items but we still don’t see low mileage like this all that often. The Buy-It-Now is $89,499, so the seller has his eye on a top-tier price. Find it here on eBay and located in Mesa, Arizona.
This Typhoon was delivered new to Tony Coury Buick of Mesa and owned by Mr. Coury himself. Perks of the job, for sure. The seller claims it is one of just 532 examples produced in white, which I’ll leave up to the marque experts to confirm. It’s still a fair statement to say that any color other than black is on the rare side given how many of the Typhoons and Cyclones came clad in black paint.
The interior is always a bright spot on low mileage vehicles like this, because aside from situations where the car was abandoned early in life as a time-warp specimen, the cabin remains in near-new condition. That means the leather still feels supple, the carpets aren’t stained, and the dash isn’t cracked. Dealerships are notorious (in a good way) for stashing away brand new collector vehicles as future investment pieces, so it’s likely this Typhoon has been carefully handled since it arrived on the transporter.
The engine bay is spotless, another highlight of low mileage cars. You don’t have to over-detail the under-hood compartment of a vehicle with under 10,000 miles as the rubber hoses and plastic pieces come back to life with a simple wipe down. The market for these turbocharged V6 sport utility vehicles has been hot for a while, especially since both the Typhoon and the pickup truck variant represent a vehicle type we likely won’t see again – so buying one that’s nearly brand new likely represents a sound investment, but perhaps for a number less than $90,000.
Sweet!
I loved these from the moment I read that on a rainy day nothing could touch it red light to red light. Lot of people aren’t aware of these. I’m sorry I never bought one but I’m more of a car person but if I would ever bend this would be the suv
First take, before I read past the first photograph: This is going to be pricey!
Yep.
Great looking Jimmy, and i love the fact GMC didnt go w white painted wheels as was the trend back then with white monochromatic sporty vehicles. Car&Driver had a great test of the slightly quicker Syclone vs the Testerossa of the time. So fun
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90k is a lot of coin but the market dictates the price.Nice truck though.My buddy’s younger brother had one back in the day and it was one bad arse machine. Glwts.
I had a forest green ‘93 Typhoon. One of the most all around enjoyable vehicles I’ve ever owned, and I’ve been fortunate to own some pretty cool stuff. Sadly, my Ty was stolen in 2008 and never recovered. I’d love to have another one, but doubt that will happen.
Nice ride but I think the current market has spoken when bidding stopped at $50k
This is probably one of the best examples out there. It’s niiiiiice!! But 90k is too much for me. That money is buying me a newer Vette, High end Camaro, Mustang, Charger. Challenger or trailhawk.
A Trackhawk would spank this thing like it was a bratty child. Still really cool truck, just not 90k cool IMHO.
It seems odd that it doesn’t have any decals given the extremely low miles. No “Typhoon” decals usually means a repaint.
You could order it without the logos and decals package. GM used to be well known for taking Build Options from customers who put down deposits through a dealership, and of course GM dealers themselves could order custom options built cars. Perhaps some dealer or customer wanted no markings. Even though you’re not hiding easily with that bright white shiny slab running around. Maybe that’s the point. It’s plenty obvious enough without adding the tacky car lot stickers to cover the scratches LOL! It looks more like an adult’s car without the advertising.
I had an 89 blazer trailblazer edition with a galvanised body ,factory 235 75s and a bunch of other improved aspects, not sure if it had different gear ratios or any more hp as I bought it used from the back lot of dealer with the front fenders rusted off it as they did not get the galvanise treatment like the rest of cab did but all I wanted to say about it is if you put it in 4 low and stomped on the gas it was ridiculously fast like you could tape a twenty to the dash and nobody could reach up to take it till about the tranny shifting into 4th gear . It was so quick off the line in 4 wheel drive it was hilarious to race people even in 4 high no average cars could touch it so I can just imagine the g force this truck must pull off the line are incredible.
Do these also have high and low transfer case or is just a 1 speed ?
If you’re looking to get on boy dates, it’s 2023. You don’t need to stomp a gas pedal to ask dudes out. This vehicle is only around because the owner definitely didn’t run around stomping the gas pedal. This kind of power you ease into it, choose rarely and judiciously when you might press it down more. But you’re not ever “stomping it” if you’re past puberty.
Oh and I paid 1500 bucks for my blazer
Put 2 new fenders on ,repainted it and drove it to about 450000kms still working great sold it to a friend cheap who drove the hell out of it for a couple more years and I bet he and I had more fun driving that old truck for 15 hundred bucks than anyone’s ever gonna have in this 90 thousand dollar investment being scared to scratch it or put a hundred miles on it … Probably
You couldn’t come close to this fab building it yourself from scratch for under $150k, and it will take you 5 years to do it. If you worked on it every day.
That said: I’d get two more affordable driving dream collector cars and still have $25k left over to keep up with maintenance on both for 10+ years. I doubt all the parts that go bad are scarce on this beast are ‘rare’, so driving responsibly and keeping up with maintenance, this Typhoon is probably not too expensive to maintain if you garage it in a climate controlled space like Leno’s Garage or something. I don’t hate it. I would just do other things with that amount of money. But I hope it ends up in a good human’s home.
The movie Deliverance is somehow fitting into this conversation. Great movie. Socially astute. Yet all done in rural old SUV country. Makes many great observations about certain cultures when they get scared and try to isolate people by skin tone colors. And drive cars that seem to suggest they need to feel muscular just driving around. Feeling insecure.