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<p>[QUOTE="Jason Hoffpauir, post: 2529716, member: 67527"]Oh yeah it is...I believe only 500 Grand Nationals were ever made. You can find real nice ones for about $26K with 31k miles on them. Then I saw one that had 67 original factory miles on it and the guy wanted anywhere between $250,000-$500,000!!!! I was like no way Jose!!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>All I know is that it was the only car that could beat the Corvette in 0-60 secs and the quarter mile (back in '88) and not TOO many cars could do that. Remember the GNX (300hp turbo charged with 400lb-torque) was capable of running the quarter-mile in 13.26 seconds and going from 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds, the GNX was according to Car & Driver, faster than the Lamborghini Countach, the Porsche 944 Turbo, Porsche 928S, the Ferrari Testarossa <i>and</i> the Ferrari 288 GTO.</p><p><br /></p><p>So yeah it is definitely a legendary car to a lot of folks and now that only 500 exist; getting one in good working condition with the kit still intact will be like finding a diamond in the rough.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. And for those that remember it was called "Darth Vader's" ride. LOL.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jason Hoffpauir, post: 2529716, member: 67527"]Oh yeah it is...I believe only 500 Grand Nationals were ever made. You can find real nice ones for about $26K with 31k miles on them. Then I saw one that had 67 original factory miles on it and the guy wanted anywhere between $250,000-$500,000!!!! I was like no way Jose!!!!! All I know is that it was the only car that could beat the Corvette in 0-60 secs and the quarter mile (back in '88) and not TOO many cars could do that. Remember the GNX (300hp turbo charged with 400lb-torque) was capable of running the quarter-mile in 13.26 seconds and going from 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds, the GNX was according to Car & Driver, faster than the Lamborghini Countach, the Porsche 944 Turbo, Porsche 928S, the Ferrari Testarossa [I]and[/I] the Ferrari 288 GTO. So yeah it is definitely a legendary car to a lot of folks and now that only 500 exist; getting one in good working condition with the kit still intact will be like finding a diamond in the rough. P.S. And for those that remember it was called "Darth Vader's" ride. LOL.[/QUOTE]
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