Earlier this month Original Parts Groups ‘66 GTO made a safe and sound return from Franklin, Tennessee where it was being worked on and filmed over a few episodes of Powernation TV’s Detroit Muscle. Marc and Tommy handled a little bit of exterior and some interior as well as the installation of the convertible top with some assistance from Mac McDonald of Wyotech. (more…)
Earlier this year OPGI’s Marketing Team met with some late-model Cadillac owners. We invited 5 people to have their Cadillac’s photographed for use in our upcoming Late Model Cadillac parts catalog (CTS, ATS, STS, XLR, and Escalades) as well as a chance to appear in our commercial for our extended product line. Those 5 Cadillac’s quickly turned into over 20 and they all cruised into the lot simultaneously. (more…)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PuenmxTHM4&t=30s OPGI's 2019 Spring-Summer Series came to a conclusion on July 13th with a successful show specific to pre-88 Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs and last but not least, Cadillacs. In fact, we had an array of fully restored Cadillacs here with the Cadillac Kings in attendance as well as our friend Alyssa Kay's 65 Resto-mod "Tequilla" and Scott Burketts "Overhauled" 63. Alyssa and Scott's Cadillacs made it front and center in our Featured Vehicle row along with these beauties, check them out.…
Every year the First Generation Monte Carlo Club rallies all of the members to get together for an annual cruise and meet. This year's turnout was exceptional with over 30 members and 29 cars. Special thanks to the Western Meet Coordinator Aaron Dodsworth, for not only coordinating the event but documenting it with great some photos. Take a look at some photos from this year's western meet below! (more…)
It was a fun and very eventful day for Original Parts Group and our Car Show Team on June 8, 2019, as we hosted our all Chevy car show for pre-88 models. If you are a Chevy guy or gal, OPGI was the place to be. This show kicked off the first of our two Spring-Summer Series car shows, held once again at our headquarters in Sunny Seal Beach, California. We had delicious breakfast items and coffee served by some…
Just a couple miles down the road from Original Parts Group is Main Street in Seal Beach California, home to the Seal Beach Classic Car Show. Each year the show gets bigger and this year there were over 500 classic vehicles. OPGI was set up on Main and Electric with two fully restored cars in tow, t-shirts for sale and free catalogs offering an extensive collection of parts for classic GM vehicles. Check out the galleries below including some of…
Last month Original Parts Group was set up at the Classic Auto Show held this year at the OC Fair and Event Center. The OPGI team brought along two of our most popular rides a 1968 GTO and 1970 Chevelle also known as "The Executive". Original Parts Group was located in the OC Promenade with a new pop up booth and tons of free parts catalogs for those that stopped by. (more…)
After yet another year, the OPGI team headed back to Las Vegas to display at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show, better known as SEMA. This year OPGI had a lot of new things to show off including a beautifully restored 1964 Corvair Monza Spyder. Check out the videos below to see more of the show! (more…)
The 2018 SEMA Show was probably the largest in its history. We scoured the display buildings and outside to show you some of the great GM cars OPGI makes products for. Check out this gallery of some of the finest Chevelles, GTOs, Cads and more in the country at the 2018 SEMA Show from Las Vegas. (more…)
https://youtu.be/29lwAwIj4co Each one of our five Summer Series shows was unique and presented a few surprises. Our final show featured Cadillac, and while we expected a nice mix of Caddys, the sweet spot was late-1950s-1960s models—especially convertibles. Surprising because ‘verts rusted much quicker since they leaked (even when new) and once the tops rotted they became exposed to the elements. They made fewer convertibles than hardtops and sedans, too. And these have the most trim so they can be difficult…