Other vehicles like the VX: Affordable, limited production, crazy owner obsession

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

The GNX version of these is a real cult favorite. Even the NQ version is pretty badass from a performance standpoint. Looks wise it is definately a love it or leave it design like our beloved VX. MSRP on the 1987 GNX was 29 and change, less than the vx was when released and it pounded the vette in 0-60 and 1/4 mile. People have modded these to get well below 10 sec 1/4 miles.

oh and the GMC typhoon/syclones as well, they made about as many of those as were made of the VX.

Anybody here fans of the "Fast & the Furious" movies...this April 3rd (I believe) a new one with all the original cast (Vin Diesel, etc...) & the previews show Vin Diesel in a Buick Grand National.....just a F.Y.I.!

[Phantom]

My mistake PB, I missed your post. I know you are a car audio installer so I thought you might find it interesting that I got to know about the grand national thru my VX. I was putting in my stereo when I first got my baby and was looking for a place to buy the HU and and mid and high amp. I was driving from my house to best buy to see if they had the alpine cda-9887 that I was interested in and drove by a pretty large shop that had a big alpine banner out front and decided to swing by. The shop turned out to be Speakerworks, a legend in car audio circles, I had heard of them, but didn't know they were just down the road from me! The owner and I had a very long talk about car audio in general and he showed me the pictures of their grand national install that is still to this day considered to be one of the greatest car audio installs of all time and some of their other local installs. I wanted to get them to do a SQ install on my vx using their waveguide horns and serious sound deadening but I just didn't (and still don't) have the cheese to make that happen. I did end up buying almost all of my gear from them and installing it myself, and am very happy with the results. But I know I won't ever be satisfied until I take the VX down there for the royal treatment. I can only imagine what it must have been like driving that GN around town

[pbkid]

wow, thats awesome!!!

i would love to see some pics of what they came up with...

[Phantom]

http://www.usdaudio.com/sw/cars/buick/

http://www.termpro.com/showcars/index.asp?Page=20