[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3OhSRZ_BVk[/embed] Check out this video from V8TV depicting two expertly restored GM "A" bodies that OPGI brought to the 2015 SEMA show. Learn all about the 1972 El Camino and 1970 Olds 4-4-2 convertible, as well as the OPGI parts that make these cars better than new.
Buick’s legendary V-8 engine from the mid-fifties to the mid-sixties is often called the “nailhead” motor due to its long, thin-stemmed valves with small diameter heads that resemble vertical rows of nails. The first Buick nailhead engines (debuting in 1953) had a 1.75″ intake and a 1.25″ exhaust valve, and even the later Wildcat 401 nailhead V-8s from the mid-sixties had valves that were much smaller than those used in Chevrolet engines at the time. However, the new Buick V-8…
The Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI), 2016 edition of the 1978-88 El Camino, Monte Carlo and Malibu restoration parts catalog is now available. If you own a later model classic Chevelle/El Camino/Malibu, you’ll appreciate and enjoy this new 264-page free catalog containing everything from interior and body parts to engine parts, sheet metal, bright trim and everything else in between. You’ll also find it very useful and informative as every OPGI Restoration Parts Catalog is a comprehensive automotive resource packed…
The Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI), 2016 edition of the 1964-77 Chevelle & El Camino Restoration Parts Catalog is now available. The early Chevelle/El Camino catalog has always been one of the most popular OPGI catalogs and the 2016 edition now includes over 500 pages containing everything from interior and body parts to engine parts, sheet metal, bright trim and everything else in between. Even if you already have an older OPGI Chevelle and El Camino catalog, you will still…
The Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI) 2016 edition of the 1954-76 Cadillac restoration parts catalog is now available. If you’ve got a classic Cadillac, you need this catalog. The new 2016 catalog includes everything from interior and body parts to engine parts, sheet metal, bright trim and everything in between. Even if you already have an older OPGI Cadillac catalog, you will still need the latest edition to keep up with all of the new parts and accessories that have…
Dented or damaged body side moldings just look bad, and they are all too often very visible on classic vehicles like 1978-1987 El Caminos, especially if the rest of the car’s exterior is in otherwise good condition. That’s why Original Parts Group Inc., (OPGI) has addressed this problem with new RESTOPARTS® El Camino lower body side moldings that are the most authentic and finest-fitting reproductions available. RESTOPARTS® from OPGI are exact, authentic reproductions of the original GM products and…
[gallery ids="1581,1585,1584,1583,1588,1590"] In this edition of the Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI) blog, we are featuring an ultra-clean 1972 big-block El Camino SS. This vehicle is owned by OPGI and is part of an in-house fleet of classic GM cars built by OPGI for advertising and testing purposes, as well as for use at trade shows, car shows and other special events. All of OPGI’s classic cars have been completely restored to the highest degree of original authenticity (using OPGI…
A broken or damaged tail lamp lens can really detract from an otherwise excellent restoration on a classic like the 1970 Chevelle. Tail lamp lenses are not easily restored and they aren’t easily replaced either, as factory parts are not available. Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) offers thousands of brand new restoration parts and accessories for classic Chevelles, and one of the newest parts added to the ever expanding OPGI Chevelle line is a new RESTOPARTS® brand exact reproduction of…
About twenty-five years ago the era of modern crate engines began with General Motors (GM) release of the “H.O. 350,” an all-new, high-performance small-block engine assembly that blended the best of old and new technologies through the use of hydraulic-roller cams and aluminum cylinder-heads. For perhaps the first time, the “ZZZ” stamped blocks made it as cost-effective to buy a fully assembled crate engine as to build an equivalent engine from speed shop parts. In 1990, those first ZZZ crate…
[gallery ids="1520,1521,1519,1525,1530,1529,1528,1526,1527,1531,1532,1533,1534,1524,1523"] 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Jim Meyer, Windsor, Colorado Engine: GM Performance ZZ427 Transmission: Tremec TKO 600 5 Speed Paint: Custom PPG Color –Bourbon “N” Ice Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI), customer Jim Meyer of Windsor, Colorado is the man responsible for the unique 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu seen here. Jim obviously lives a bit farther away from OPGI Headquarters than most of the customers we see in person, and his ’67 Malibu is a bit different compared to…