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1982 Grand National Publications
The following is a list of Buick literature, magazine articles, and books I have found featuring 1982 Grand Nationals. Please keep in mind that most articles were not 100% accurate and may contain some mis-information. If you know of something I don't have listed, lease let me know!
PRESS RELEASE KITS - A dealer press release kit was
available for the 82 GN. It explained the car's concept for
dealers and contained some advertisements, color pictures and an
order form. There was also a smaller media press kit that
contained a B&W picture and two page explanation of the car.
INVITATION - There was an invitation sent to the media
to come see the Grand National's introduction at the 1982 Daytona
500. A SPECIAL INVITATION.
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - A Technical Service
Bulletin, TSB 82-I-241, was issued in March, 1983 covering the 82
GN. It lists part numbers specific to the 82 GN from GM and
C&C. An original TSB is printed on light green paper.
MOTOR TREND - The May 1982 issue of Motor Trend contains
an article about the '82 GN in it's "Detroit Report"
section. This short news release is titled "BUICK'S NASCAR
REGAL." It has a black and white photograph of the 82
prototype.
HOT ROD - May 1982 has a similar news release to Motor
Trend. It is in the "Down the Rod" section and contains
a much smaller picture of the prototype.
COLLECTIBLE AUTOMOBILE - The September 1984 issue of
Collectible Automobile contains an article about the '82 GN in
it's "Future Collectible Department". The article is
titled "Buick's Grand National: Racy Rarity." This is a
very interesting article since in was written before the black
GN's were well known . It has a large color photograph of the 82
prototype and a 84 GN.
NEW!!!!!
HEMMINGS
MUSCLE MACHINES - The October 2007 issue contains an feature article about the '82 GN. The article is
titled "Two Toned Turbo" The car is owned by Dan McCann (who
actually has two of these cars) and has many detailed pictures.
BUICK, OLDS, PONTIAC COLLECTOR'S GUIDE - The June 1993
issue of BOP Collector's Guide contains an article about the '82
GN's. This four-page article is titled "Supposedly Never
Built - 82 1/2 Turbo G.N.s" This article was written by Al
Thompson. It is an excellent article about 82 GN's and the
Turbocharged GN Sport Coupes. There are many excellent black and
white photos and a small color photo on the cover.
GM HIGH-TECH PERFORMANCE - The March 1999 issue of GM
High-Tech Performance contains an article that briefly mentions
the '82 GN's. This article is titled "Rise To Power"
This article contains only a couple of paragraphs about the 82
GN. There is black and white photo of the prototype at Cars and
Concepts before it's delivery to GM. (The caption below is wrong
since this car was also photographed by GM). Note the Uniroyal
tires and non-blacked out center caps.
THE FACTS AND FIGURE BOOKS by STEVEN L. DOVE - These
three books contain a lot of valuable reprints including the
Dealer Press Release Kit and the Grand National TSB. However,
some of the information is outdated and questionable! The
third book (Super Facts and Figures) contains the most info about
the 82 GN's.
OTHER BOOKS - There are many books about Buicks in
general. They typically feature a chapter about the Turbo Regals
and have a paragraph or two about the 1982 GN. Usually the
picture of the prototype and some inaccurate info (100 made, no
turbos, etc.) I won't try listing them all here.