1984 Buick Grand National

1984 Buick Grand National in Fast & Furious, Movie, 2009

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00:04:06 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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Neptune ◊ 2008-09-07 04:28	-- Last edit: 2009-07-18 12:38:37 (antp)
marioman3138 ◊ 2008-09-07 04:33	Regal?
taxiguy ◊ 2008-09-07 05:04	Yes, although I think it's the sport version called "Grand National". This was the fastest production car of the 1980s, it could go 0-60 in under 6 seconds!
ahight ◊ 2008-09-07 05:44	Is there anyway to tell if it's a real one or fake? It's just like with the show "Life" and trying to figure out if it's a real one or not: /vehicle_133538-Buick-Regal-1987.html
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-09-07 05:44	taxiguy wrote Yes, although I think it's the sport version called "Grand National". This was the fastest production car of the 1980s, it could go 0-60 in under 6 seconds! That's right. The Buick Regal Grand National. They made those between 1982 and 1987, ending them with the GN-X.
RobMatheson ◊ 2008-09-07 22:53	in the trailer it sounds like a V8 so doubt its a GNX
rjluna2 ◊ 2008-09-07 23:04	1982/85.
philr ◊ 2008-09-08 00:18	RobMatheson wrote in the trailer it sounds like a V8 so doubt its a GNX No GN or GNX had a V8 This one isn't original. It's a 1984-86 GN with 1987 GNX "portholes" added. But it's not a 1982.
GNX3 ◊ 2008-11-16 02:14	which fast and furious is this, wtf
marioman3138 ◊ 2008-11-16 02:25	The new one, due for realses next year
DoppioZe®o ◊ 2008-12-31 14:54	the gnx has v6turbo by asc/mclaren.... imo the car is a gnx my87...?????? isn't? -- Last edit: 2008-12-31 15:39:39
GNX3 ◊ 2009-01-10 02:23	ohh ya i found out its a 84 GN no GNX
Venomous Mink ◊ 2009-03-30 23:23	What's with the rims? The stock ones look way better.
Herb ◊ 2009-04-04 02:12	I just saw the movie last night, April 2nd, at an advanced screening and yes, it is a real grand national. It has a V8 sound in the trailer but in the movie it is a turbo charged 3.8 liter V6. The sound is unmistakable.
roostas towel ◊ 2009-04-13 03:58	I saw the show on saturday 4/11 and they really didn't beat it up all that bad. The damage was mostly cosmetic.
4x4 23 ◊ 2009-04-21 02:55	http://www.hollywoodfires.com/hollywoodfab.html Check out this car and the Tanker truck in my link up above
427 ◊ 2009-04-21 04:17	I was reading am article in Street Machine and it said that none of the 4 or 5 of them used were real GNXs they were all fakes.
Skid ◊ 2009-04-21 05:27	Yeah, they're all just plain Grand Nationals. The real question is, though, were they REALLY Grand Nationals, or just Regals with the trim painted?
bandit327 ◊ 2009-07-03 17:54	volovo online museum owns them now whats left of them,none of them were real v6 turbo cars all clones,all were built by year one for the movie,they even had one they took the body off and placed it on backwards for the reverse driving seen with astunt driver check out hot rod mag for all the info.u couldnt get a plain grand national or gnx without the turbo v6,regular regals had turd v6s and plain v8s
antp ◊ 2009-07-18 12:40	-- Last edit: 2009-07-18 12:41:11
cieraguy ◊ 2009-07-26 15:10	I forget the title of the article, but on insideline.com, like others have said, there were multiple versions of this car used in filming. Some had souped up V8's so maybe they just didn't mask the sound. They also made a one with a V8 that had the body mounted backwards to give the illusion of it driving real fast in reverse. I hope they didn't total this car as it is my all-time favorite. They only made around 30,000 so they're rare enough.
CRAFT372 ◊ 2009-09-15 22:40	One of my favorite cars from the movie finely a 1980s classic is used in the Fast & Furious movie series -- Last edit: 2009-09-24 19:38:47
4x4 23 ◊ 2009-09-19 21:10	GNX3 wrote ohh ya i found out its a 84 GN no GNX this car is a 1987 Buick GNX The director talks about some of the vehicles here in my link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=778mkceE0UQ -- Last edit: 2009-09-19 21:18:53
UnknownNoah ◊ 2009-09-23 01:47	RobMatheson wrote in the trailer it sounds like a V8 so doubt its a GNX It's supped up. duh, P.S. if i spell anything wrong my bad.
4x4 23 ◊ 2009-09-26 02:21	GNX3 wrote ohh ya i found out its a 84 GN no GNX 1987, the car is a 1987 not a 1984 look in my link above unknownNoah's post! Please confirm the year as a 1987 Buick & not a 1984 Buick
boogieman ◊ 2010-02-11 10:15	1986 Buick GNX used for the backwards driving scenes for sale for $25K: Link to "volocars.com" 1984 Buick GNX used for other scenes for $11K: Link to "volocars.com" Wrecked 1984 Buick GNX for $22K: Link to "volocars.com" -- Last edit: 2010-02-11 10:19:01
Skid ◊ 2010-02-28 22:59	I don't know why they insist on calling them "GNXs." They're Grand Nationals. The GNX was a limited production version only offered in 1987...and this car isn't one of those. It has GNX-style fender vents, but those are popular add-ons for regular Grand Nationals. -- Last edit: 2010-02-28 23:25:55
LaCorb ◊ 2010-12-17 19:47	Do you know, what kind of shifting gear does this car have? Because it doesn't seem like a normal "up-down-up-down-up" style.
C4M3R0N ◊ 2011-04-19 22:44	in this part of the film they flipped the shell of the car around so it can be drove backwards -- Last edit: 2011-04-19 22:45:17
C4M3R0N ◊ 2011-04-19 22:46	its also a fake because they didnt want to wreck the real version so they made a replica
Zhu12345 ◊ 2011-08-18 06:03	LaCorb wrote Do you know, what kind of shifting gear does this car have? Because it doesn't seem like a normal "up-down-up-down-up" style. That's because all GNXs and Grand Nationals have 4-Speed Automatic Gearboxes.
mnstrmn1 ◊ 2011-09-04 08:13	it is a buick grand national, which most of them have a turbo v6, but this is one of the rare ones with a chevy 350 under the hood
Snookie ◊ 2011-12-12 05:13
BigRiggs1 ◊ 2012-04-15 14:33	The sound engineers messed up on this one. It has the unmistakable sound of a gm 350, but every GN had a turbo V6.
mister car from 971 ◊ 2012-12-17 08:58	It has a yellow Dominican Republic license plate in the rear end. FYI, DR license plates are also green, red and blue! -- Last edit: 2014-04-20 10:38:32
antp ◊ 2014-10-29 15:12	Photo taken at Universal Studios by my sister:
Skid ◊ 2020-08-23 13:22	Craig Lieberman recently did a video on these cars. Apparently about 11 were used in the production, and surprisingly all were real Grand Nationals (various years from 1981 to 1987), with no regular Regals mixed in. All but one of the stunt cars and the 1981 "filming buck" had turbo V6s (the buck, of course, had no engine, and one of the stunt cars had an NA V8 installed for sharper throttle response for a specific stunt). -- Last edit: 2020-08-23 13:23:08
Baube ◊ 2020-08-23 14:08	1st Grand National are mentionned in the 1984 brochure, i doubt they had 1981-1983 ones.. ( but a V6 turbo was available on Sport/T-Type models )
Skid ◊ 2020-08-23 18:23	His paperwork, shown the video, lists the year of the filming buck as '81. The first year for the GN was apparently 1982, though, so suppose that one had to have been a regular Regal. -- Last edit: 2020-08-23 18:27:15
Baube ◊ 2020-08-23 20:20	https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-buick-grand-national/ looks like you're right.. but apperently they were all having that silver paint on the side .. and were even available with the base engine.. according to wiki, no 1983 GN before the return as the one we mostly know for 1984
train68 ◊ 2021-12-20 19:18	No wonder they call this the Darth Vader car.
ZENITHVISCOGODEI ◊ 2024-10-18 21:19	A wild 1984 Buick Grand National has appeared to collide. -- Last edit: 2024-10-18 21:26:31
Baube ◊ 2024-10-18 21:38	ZENITHVISCOGODEI wrote A wild 1984 Buick Grand National has appeared to collide. this is the Imperial /vehicle_226047-Imperial-YS-1981.html -- Last edit: 2024-10-18 21:38:49
antp ◊ 2025-12-01 19:06	One of the stunt car was recently sold for 29 120 € Link to "cars.bonhams.com" Quote 1986 Buick GNX – Reverse Car Chassis no. 1G4AK4795EH466036 • Screen-used in the opening highway chase sequence of Fast & Furious 4 (2009). • Built by Dennis McCarthy / Vehicle Effects, Universal's official vehicle builder for the franchise. • Ingeniously configured to drive in reverse, engine mounted in the trunk, steering and pedals relocated to the rear. • Equipped with a functional drivetrain and stunt modifications for precision control. • Acquired by Movie Cars Central from a private collector in Europe. Built by Dennis McCarthy and his Vehicle Effects team for Fast & Furious 4 (2009), this Buick GNX is one of the most complex stunt vehicles ever engineered for the series. Used extensively in the film's opening highway heist scene, where Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) chases and drives in reverse toward a moving tanker truck, the car was purpose-built for that sequence. The vehicle's configuration is completely inverted: the engine is mounted in the trunk, while steering, pedals, and driver controls are concealed in the rear seat area, allowing the stunt driver to perform high-speed reverse manoeuvres safely and convincingly. Retaining its production modifications and original construction details, after being part of the Volo Auto Museum, the GNX was later acquired from a private collector in Europe and remains a remarkable piece of Fast & Furious stunt engineering. Sold on a bill of sale and accompanied by a certificate from the Volo Auto Museum, this car is a genuine prop item and is not intended for road use.
Baube ◊ 2025-12-01 19:12	they scrapped a GN for that ? couldn't they just dress up a base Regal ? funny , Carfax Canada ( US one only has a fox that keeps me waiting.. ) says VIN belongs to a 1984 Buick Regal https://www.carfax.ca/fr-ca/order?vin=1G4AK4795EH466036 -- Last edit: 2025-12-01 19:16:22
midnight ◊ 2025-12-01 19:21	"Not intended for road use." A one star background vehicle.
San ◊ 2025-12-01 19:26	Waste of an GNX if you can't drive it anywhere!!

1984 Buick Grand National

1984 Buick Grand National in Fast & Furious, Movie, 2009

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