12Sep 2018
By OPGI no comments Chevy Industry News

Project 1964 Corvair Spyder Convertible: Small Tasks, Big Progress

https://youtu.be/5ac-kiyC4jo Have you ever done a BIG car project? There is that point where you’re working on it every day spending countless hours but it doesn’t look like anything is going on. You know, running brake lines, wiring, plumbing the gas tank—after a couple of weeks, it doesn’t look like much progress. That’s where we’re at with our project Corvair Spyder convertible we plan on bringing to the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Tom and Doug are moving along…

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19Jun 2018
By OPGI 5 comments Car Spotlights Events & Appearances Industry News OPGI News Pontiac

Spring Summer Series: Pontiac Show

Original Parts Group held the second show of their Spring Summer Series on June 9th with an all-Pontiac Show. With an awesome, fully-restored 1968 GTO of their own, and a deep love of the Arrowhead brand in general, OPGI was loving on all that cruised into the show bright and early.  There were a bunch of beautiful GTOs, a slick Catalina on bags, a nice custom Gasser, some classic looking Bonnevilles and so many more sweet rides. (more…)

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3Jan 2018
By OPGI no comments Events & Appearances Industry News OPGI News

OPGI Awarded Business of the Year For the Second Time

Once again, Original Parts Group had the honor of accepting ARMO’s coveted Business of the Year award at the 2017 SEMA Show. ARMO, which stands for Automotive Restoration Market Organization, is a council of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, better known as SEMA. Each year the award is presented to the company that has demonstrated exceptional service, integrity and business ethics, as well as made a commendable contribution to the restoration industry. (more…)

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16Nov 2017
By OPGI one comment Cadillac Chevy Events & Appearances Industry News OPGI News Pontiac

SEMA 2017: Show Highlights

There's no doubt that there were countless cool cars at the 2017 SEMA show. Ranging from mild to wild, many of the classic GM cars that were on display throughout the show were built using OPGI parts. Take a look at the following cars that wow'd thousands of people during SEMA week. OPGI sponsored Scott VanBuskirk's custom 1968 El Camino on display at the TMI booth. (more…)

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9Nov 2017
By OPGI no comments Buick Events & Appearances Industry News OPGI News Pontiac

SEMA 2017: OPGI Returns to SEMA

Since 1982, Original Parts Group, Inc. has been in the business of manufacturing and retailing the finest quality GM restoration parts and accessories in the industry. This year at the 2017 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, OPGI made headlines with their brand new booth and the two pristine muscle cars they brought along to go with it. (more…)

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29Sep 2017
By OPGI 4 comments Buick Chevy Events & Appearances Industry News Oldsmobile OPGI News Pontiac

SEMA Show 2017 – OPGI’s New Look

Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) is once again preparing to attend the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show held each November in Las Vegas, Nevada. Celebrating over 35 years of manufacturing and retailing GM restoration parts and accessories, as well as several decades as a displaying manufacturer at the SEMA Show, OPGI will mark this year’s attendance with an all-new, upgraded presence for 2017. Working with Flair Exhibits & Displays on the 2017 booth, OPGI decided that the all-new…

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6Sep 2017
By OPGI 2 comments Buick Car Spotlights Chevy Events & Appearances Industry News

Dream Giveaway Chevelle

Here 'ya go Chevelle fans. Here's your chance to win a completely restored 1970 big-block Chevelle Super Sport! Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) has teamed up with Dreamgiveaway.com to create a one-of-a-kind contest that will present this immaculate Chevelle as the prize. What’s the catch you ask? Well, there is no “catch” here, really. The car is totally legitimate and the contest/giveaway is, too. The only downside is that there will probably be a whole lot of people attempting to win the…

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26Jul 2017
By OPGI 2 comments Buick Events & Appearances Industry News

OPGI’s “New” 1987 Buick Grand National Comes Home

The latest addition to OPGI's fleet of perfectly restored GM classics needed no restoration work at all. With just 9,797 miles on the odometer, this 1987 Buick Grand National was delivered to OPGI in better-than-excellent condition. The purchase included everything but that "New Car Smell" from 30 years ago. (more…)

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7Jul 2017
By OPGI no comments Industry News

Getting Started in the Collector Car Hobby

The single biggest expense involved with owning a classic car is obviously the initial cost of acquiring the vehicle or building the vehicle in the first place. While there are available collectible vehicles to suit nearly every level of budget out there on the market at any given moment, parking any classic in your garage will present the hurdle of an initial buy-in cost to overcome before you can get started in the game. (more…)

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2Jun 2017
By OPGI no comments Chevy Industry News OPGI News

In Praise of the 1960 – 1969 Corvair

Late Model on the move! Unlike the one-size-fits-all, large-bodied cars produced by the “big three” American manufacturers up to 1960, the Chevrolet Corvair manufactured by General Motors (GM) from 1960 to 1969 was a smaller, unconventional vehicle in many ways. The Corvair was the only USA produced passenger car to employ an air-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine constructed with many major components made from aluminum. The engine was rear mounted and drove the rear wheels through a transaxle. The innovative…

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