2022 OPGI Cover Car: 1970 GTO

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Each year the OPGI Marketing team is tasked with choosing a cover car for their 11 annual Restoration and Performance parts catalogs. With so many beautiful customer cars to choose from, it can be a tough task. This year the team reached out to Honorable Craig Kamanasky out of San Bernardino, California. The team was hopeful that he’d be interested in having his 1970 GTO Judge appear on the cover of our 2022 GTO Catalog covering 1961-73 GTO, LeMans & Tempest models. Needless to say, Craig was honored.

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OPGI Feature: All Girls Garage

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Another OPGI Feature is coming up, this time in an all-new episode of All Girls Garage. In each episode, the ladies break down complex projects into DIY-friendly steps. Watch the ladies tackle a suspension swap on a 1972 Monte Carlo with restoration parts and accessories handpicked right out of our Monte Carlo catalog, covering ’70-77.

Tune In to Motortrend Saturday, September 3rd @ 8:30 am PST, and keep a lookout for some of the restoration parts and accessories below in this OPGI Feature.

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OPGI Product Feature: Detroit Muscle

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Detroit Muscle hosts Tommy Boshers and Joel McMillan guide viewers through restoring and modifying late-model and classic muscle cars each week. Watch for an OPGI Product Feature on POWERNATION TV as the guys demonstrate a step-by-step restoration on a 1983 Hurst Oldsmobile using some of our finest quality restoration parts and accessories.

Tune into PowernationTV on Monday, October 24th.

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The 2022 Original Parts Group Classic Car Show

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On Saturday, July 30th 200+ Gm Classic vehicles and their dedicated owners filled the Original Parts Group parking lot to gather in celebration of OPGI’s 40th year anniversary. The 2022 Classic Car Show was a huge success with delicious food trucks, vendor booths, and an epic turnout of spectators. See for yourself in our car show recap below.

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#opgicustomer Car Feature: Rich Scandaliato’s ’67 Grand Prix

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Rich Scandaliato's 67 Grand Prix

Everyone loves a family-owned classic, and that is exactly what Original Parts Group customer Rich Scandaliato has with his ’67 Grand Prix Convertible. The Grand Prix has been in Rich’s family since it was purchased in 1967 from Rockville Center Pontiac in Long Island, NY by his father. It was not long after that the Grand Prix was trailered all the way to California when the family decided to move west.

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Kyle Lindsey’s ’69 Chevelle: Together once again

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In the last video release of Kyle Lindsey’s 1969 Chevelle sedan build, Kyle and his partner Joe made great progress getting the body and sheet metal work done. The guys showed the process behind media blasting the body and overall prepping for bodywork and sheet metal replacement to take place.

More, recently Kyle switched gears to work on the final look of the 6.0, decking it out with an all-inclusive pulley drive system by Eddie Motorsports. The complete pulley drive system comes with a lot of upgraded components and is the ideal conversion for any Chevrolet V8 engine. The system will eliminate the original v-pulley system and bolt on the S-Drive for the modern serpentine drive system Kyle desires for the Chevelle.

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The 34th Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show

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It was another epic turnout at the 34th Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show, with over 500 Classic Cars and their proud owners lined up on Main and Ocean in Seal Beach, California ready to show and shine. Original Parts Group also took part in the showing and shining, bringing our 1965 Chevelle Malibu and 1967 Buick Skylark to showcase some of our premium quality reproduction parts.

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#opgicustomer Car Feature: Roger Acquistapace’s ’71 Monte Carlo

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It was love at first sight for OPGI Customer Roger Acquistapace when he first laid eyes on his ’71 Monte Carlo. After seeing a 1970 model for the first time, Roger knew the Monte Carlo was the vehicle for him. When the 1971 model was released, Roger made his way over to Pellini Chevrolet located in beautiful wine country in Sebastopol California, and purchased one brand new. Like many of our Monte Carlo customers, Roger is a proud member of the First Generation Monte Carlo Club and has been for over 15 years. His Monte Carlo has won several well-deserved trophies.

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Sam Mahdavi’s ’71 Chevelle: RESTOPARTS® Installation

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Watch Master Mechanic Sam Mahdavi as he continues with his hands-on, informative approach to automotive repair, maintenance, and upgrades in three RESTOPARTS® reproduction installation episodes of Sam’s Garage.

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Kyle Lindsey’s ’69 Chevelle: Sheet Metal Replacement

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By now, most of you are familiar with YouTube personality Kyle Lindsey aka Saabkyle04, who in between countless restoration projects, building a shop, and renovating his home, has been restoring his wife Christal’s 1969 Chevelle Sedan. Check out the post below including videos covering the classic sedan’s current progress with a focus on sheet metal replacement.

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