There is a new museum in Melbourne, Florida that we thought would be of interest to our automotive-minded audience. Because Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) focuses on classic GM iron, we felt a new auto museum dedicated to domestic muscle…
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Beyond the New Year
The New Year has arrived and Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) would like to wish all of our customers a Happy New Year! It looks like 2017 will be a very good year for the classic car restoration industry and…
SEMA 2016: Exploring the Show
To say there were a lot of cool GM cars at the 2016 SEMA Show would bit a bit of an understatement. It seemed there were nice GM classics of all descriptions everywhere you turned. Many of them were built…
Posted in Buick, Chevy, Events & Appearances, Industry News, Pontiac Tagged with: 2016, CARS, OPGI, SEMA, Show
SEMA 2016: OPGI Back at SEMA
Celebrating over 35 years in the business of manufacturing and retailing GM restoration parts and accessories, Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) once again made its presence known at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show held each November in…
Posted in Buick, Chevy, Events & Appearances, Industry News, Oldsmobile, Pontiac Tagged with: 2016, Executive, OPGI, Restoparts, SEMA, Show
Traffic, Accidents, and Road Rage
Although recent statistics show the United States does have some very dangerous and crowded highways, the U.S. is not number one when it comes to the most congested roadways in the world. In fact, the U.S. doesn’t even rank in…
Decoding General Motors Body Style Designations
*Back by popular demand: This article is a re-post from May of 2013. It seems that some of our readers are confused by General Motors’ use of alphabetic codes to designate the many different GM vehicle “families,” so we thought…
Posted in Buick, Chevy, Industry News, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Tech Tips Tagged with: body styles, decoding, GM
Mid-Engine Corvette in 2018?
Although the rumors of a mid-engine Corvette have been circulating for years, General Motors (GM) has recently let new clues slip that point more directly to the possibility of seeing the rumored car become an actual production vehicle by 2018.…
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Polymer Power
For the past century automobile engines have mostly been made of iron, aluminum and steel. However, these days, many new lightweight materials like carbon fiber and thermoplastics are finding their way into new cars. For some, the ultimate use…
Chevrolet’s Small Plans
It is no secret that General Motors (GM) recognizes the need to cultivate the next generation of automotive enthusiasts as covered previously in this blog (GM Works to Ensure the Future of Restoration), now the Chevrolet arm of the company…
The Buick Nailhead
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)…
Posted in Buick, Chevy, Featured Products, Industry News, OPGI News, Pontiac Tagged with: Buick, nailhead, V-8
