OPGI’s Top 5 Tech Tips: Cooling System

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The cooling system is one of the most important parts of any vehicle. It requires regular inspection and maintenance of all the components to ensure optimum performance. At heart of the cooling system is the radiator. This wonderful invention is responsible for cooling the engine coolant and maintaining system temperatures. Bigger engines, higher horsepower and air conditioning will quickly find the limit of an inadequately sized radiator or poorly maintained components. Even a small failure will have you on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck. Use the following five tech tips to help you keep your car on the road and your cooling system happy. Read more ›

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Getting Started in the Collector Car Hobby

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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. Read more ›

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New for 2017 – Late Summer Clearance Sale catalogs from OPGI now available with savings up to 45%!

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Original Parts Group Inc., the industry’s leading supplier and manufacturer of restoration and high-performance parts for classic GM cars, now offers five new 2017 Late Summer Clearance Sale catalogs featuring thousands of in-demand restoration parts and accessories up to 45% off their regular price.

The long days of summer are the perfect time to get started on your next big restoration project. The Late Summer Clearance Sale catalogs are available now and grouped in five different motor divisions: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac. Because OPGI offers the widest selection and best prices on the highest-quality parts for your classic GM restoration project, you’ll find big summer savings on everything from interior and body parts to engine parts, sheet metal, bright trim and everything in between. Read more ›

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OPGI’s Top 5 Tech Tips: Moldings

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Bright and shiny new moldings will obviously improve the appearance of any car that they are installed on. In order to look their best however, molding components must absolutely be installed correctly. Installing new moldings is never a quick, snap-together procedure, and the job usually requires skill, the ability to follow directions and perhaps a bit of patience. The El Camino SS pictured above is a good example of just how great a full set of new moldings can look, and at the same time, it hints at the possible complexity of the job. Read more ›

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Inspirational Interiors

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When it comes to restoring a classic GM muscle car, most enthusiasts know that you’re not really finished with the job until your interior looks as good as the exterior does. There aren’t many aspects of car restoration that are more satisfying than returning a worn-out interior to its original factory fresh appearance. When your car is finally complete, hopefully you’ll be spending more of your time sitting inside the car admiring the great interior than you’ll be spending under the hood  wrenching on things. If you’ve got a convertible, a thorough interior restoration is doubly important when the top is down and the whole interior is exposed. A complete interior restoration can really look outstanding when restored to original specs as shown here on OPGI’s 1972 Chevelle Convertible. Follow along as we take a closer look at several great interior restoration jobs and maybe you’ll be inspired to restore your own interior with parts from OPGI’s extensive line of interior parts and interior accessories. Read more ›

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OPGI Employee Spotlight – Rollie Bennett

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Before OPGI employee Rollie Bennett III was deployed overseas during Operation Iraqi Freedom for 17 months back in 2002, he worked here at Original Parts Group for 8 months. During those 8 months he climbed his way up the totem pole in the Warehouse. Starting with packing hundreds of boxes per day, to pulling hundreds of parts orders, Rollie was then promoted to our Receiving Department. Read more ›

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In Praise of the 1960 – 1969 Corvair

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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 Corvair was the first GM car built on a unibody chassis and the first GM car with independent suspension at all four wheels. Read more ›

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Behind The Scenes – Doing Donuts

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Behind the Scenes is a quick look at how Original Parts Group, Inc. gets the work done.

We need some donuts! Not the kind you eat! The kind you put on pavement with the rear wheels! We needed a good image to illustrate National Donut Day…and this is how it was done.

Here, OPGI Sourcing Specialist Casey Mohr takes a spin behind the wheel of OPGI’s 1970 “Executive” Chevelle Project Car while OPGI Photographer Carlos Gonzalez documents the donut-making from on high. Read more ›

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30th Anniversary of the Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show

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Although many Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI) customers know that OPGI is headquartered in Seal Beach, California, it seems not many know where that small beachside community actually appears on a California map. The confusion may stem from the fact that Seal Beach is just one of many small beach towns that populate the California coast along the Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1) as it winds its way through both Los Angeles and Orange counties. Read more ›

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Industry Spotlight: The American Muscle Car Museum

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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 cars might be of particular interest to our customers and guests, especially when the name of the facility is the American Muscle Car Museum.



The new museum houses the collection of Mark Pieloch, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur who amassed a collection of over 250 valuable and interesting vehicles. Back in the 1970s, Mark founded several very successful veterinary supply companies that worked with animal foods, medicines and supplements. Mark started collecting cars in 1978 (beginning with a 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon) and as his pharmaceutical companies grew, so did his car collection. By the year 2000, Mark had collected 50 cars. By 2010 he had 145 vehicles. Today, Mark owns over 250 cars. Read more ›

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