[Porsche-O-Phile]

The Grand National was a good car, but. . .

The chassis it was based on (the Buick Regal) and even the engine (the 231 V6, albeit with stronger internals & turbocharger) had been around for several years prior to the retooling/combination to create the Grand National. This is a case of an ENTIRELY new (first generation) vehicle type for GM. Unless you count the EV1s, which they destroyed. And I don't. I suspect any useful data gleaned in the development & production of the EV1 has long since been forgotten about or lost.

I agree with you that the G.N. was a great looking car. Hell, even today I wouldn't mind having one. But I do think that buying a first-generation GM product is something best left for the truly masochistic or those who enjoy turning large piles of money into interesting stories.