Although January 2015 finds much of the nation still covered in freezing temps and snow, the inclement weather will soon give way to the warmer months of spring and summer and many of the classic cars that have been in hibernation over the winter will start hitting the roads again. The warmer months are also prime time for car shows around the country. In some areas the car show season will be upon us in just a few months, as…
[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…)
Ten years (and a few weeks) ago, the last Oldsmobile rolled off the assembly line at General Motors Corp.'s Lansing Car Assembly plant. Oldsmobile was named after founder Ransom E. Olds, the man who started the Olds Motor Vehicle Co. back in 1897, making Oldsmobile the oldest automotive brand name in the U.S., and second oldest in the world only to the Daimler nameplate in Europe. The Olds Company became part of General Motors (GM) in 1908 when it joined…
For 30 years, Original Parts Group, Inc. has been the first name in GM classic car restoration. So it’s only natural that the producers of Speed Channel’s “Car Warriors” turned to OPGI—the leading supplier, manufacturer and best in classic GM restoration parts and accessories— throughout the season for the show’s El Camino, Cutlass and Le Mans competition builds. Some of the more prominent and top-selling restoration parts of the OPGI donation included sheet metal, interior trims, moldings, grilles and suspension…