31Aug 2015
By OPGI no comments Car Spotlights Chevy

OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS5

[gallery link="file" ids="1491,1492,1494,1495,1493,1489"] 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS5 Dan Bishop, Riverside, California Engine: LS5 454 Transmission: THM 400 Paint: Astro Blue Interior Color: Ivory     Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI), Customer Dan Bishop of Riverside, California is the proud owner of this super nice 1970 Chevelle Super Sport LS5. Dan should be proud of his car, as it’s obviously a beauty, and probably one of the two most coveted Chevelles ever made (the 1970 LS5 and LS6 Super Sport Chevelles).…

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17Aug 2015
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Jack “Doc “ Watson

High-performance automotive developer Jack "Doc" Watson passed away this August leaving behind a huge legacy from his days at Hurst Performance. Watson worked alongside the great George Hurst at Hurst Performance, the company that literally owned the aftermarket shifter business in the 60’s. Watson helped develop the world-famous Hurst shifter, the Jaws of Life EMT rescue tool, and other innovations including the Hurst/Olds 4-4-2 and Hurst Hairy Olds Cutlass drag/exhibition cars. Jack “Doc “ Watson had a significant impact on…

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11Aug 2015
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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1971 Pontiac GTO Judge

[gallery link="file" ids="1453,1452,1456,1455,1454,1458,1459,1466,1464,1457,1465,1463,1460,1461,1462,1467,1468,1471"] 1971 Pontiac GTO Judge Tim Miller, Huntington Beach, California Engine: Pontiac 455 HO V-8 Interior Color:  Dark Green Transmission:  Turbo Hydra-Matic Paint: Tropical Lime Green Metallic Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI), Customer Tim Miller of Huntington Beach, California is the proud owner of this super nice 1971 Pontiac GTO Judge. However, Tim is a bit more than a customer, as he is also the founder and owner of the Surf City Garage car care products company, a…

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2Jun 2015
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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1953 Cadillac

[gallery link="file" ids="1302,1303,1304,1305,1306"] Although most of the cars featured in our Customer Car Spotlight installments are usually from Southern California, this weeks’ customer car comes from a bit farther away, as this very nice 1953 Cadillac two-door hardtop belongs to Original Parts Group Inc., customer Lee Coleman of Phoenix, Arizona. Although Lee’s Cadillac was treated to a complete, frame-off restoration, the car is a bit unusual in that it wasn’t just restored to original specifications, but instead restored and improved…

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5May 2015
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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1971 Buick Gran Sport

[gallery ids="1213,1214,1215,1216,1217,1218"] To say that we see a lot of nice cars here at the Original Parts Group Inc., headquarters in Seal Beach, California would be a bit of an understatement, as most of our local customers are in the process of restoring classic General Motors vehicles. We get to see many of those vehicles in different stages of completion when they are driven to our HQ to pick up new restoration parts. Obviously, many of those cars are unfinished,…

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22Apr 2015
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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1965 Buick Riviera

[gallery ids="1193,1194,1195,1196,1198,1199,1197"] OPGI Customer Bob Balandran of Corona, California is the proud owner of this very original 1965 Buick Riviera. The “original” quality of Bob’s first generation Riviera stems from the fact that the car has been in his family since it was purchased new in 1965. His parents bought the Champagne Mist colored Riviera just two months before Bob left to serve in the U.S. military that year. Remarkably, Mr. Balandran’s Buick remained in near perfect condition over the last…

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21Jan 2015
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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1971 Chevrolet El Camino

[gallery ids="1099,1100,1101,1102,1103,1104,1105"] General Motors enthusiast and OPGI Customer Erick Sanchez of Seal Beach, California lives very near the Original Parts Group headquarters, so it makes sense he would take advantage of that proximity when it came time to restore his 1971 El Camino. In Erick’s own words he admits that “OPGI parts made it all happen!” Erick purchased so many parts at OPGI so often that he nearly became a regular fixture in the showroom during the two years it…

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9Jan 2015
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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix

[gallery ids="1085,1086,1087,1088,1089"] OPGI Customer Garth Rolfe of Carlsbad, California held a special regard for the Pontiac Grand Prix cars since their original introduction back in 1962. That’s why he jumped on this immaculately restored ’62 Grand Prix when it became available in 2010. Garth purchased the car after a complete frame-off restoration had been performed by the previous owner who just happened to be a professional body and paint specialist. (more…)

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30Dec 2014
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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30

[gallery ids="1071,1072,1073,1074,1075"] OPGI Customer JR Wildermuth of Atwood, California is the fourth generation of five generations of Cadillac, Oldsmobile and Buick owners. His family has shared a fondness for classic GM vehicles over the years and JR keeps “70 years of pictures and info of my relatives proudly displaying their vehicles at different times in their lives and glimpses of experiences they had and how it related to the passion of these vehicles from our personal family history.” (more…)

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17Dec 2014
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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1970 Monte Carlo 454 SS

[gallery ids="1060,1055,1056,1057,1058"] OPGI Customer Kenneth Paul Strawser of Downey, California purchased this classic big-block 1970 Monte Carlo SS in 2010 with the intention of building a fully restored show car. About two years and $30,000 later, his goal was met. Today, Paul’s Monte Carlo can often be seen on the streets and is a regular at various shows in the Southern California region. (more…)

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