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OPGI & CarFix Repair, Revive, & Restore

With some help from Original Parts Group, award-winning builders Bryan Fuller and Jeremy Bumpus will repair, revive and restore a 1986 Monte Carlo as a tribute vehicle to the owner’s late father in an upcoming episode of Car Fix. Tune

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The Skylark: One Man’s Dream, Another Man’s Treasure

When the Skylark received a major facelift to a more conventional style in 1963, sales skyrocketed and Buick sold over 42,000. In 1964 Buick increased the Skylark from a compact to the new GM intermediate A-body platform, with a wheelbase

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Your Catalog from OPGI

Havent received your 2023 GM Restoration and Performance parts catalog from OPGI yet? Well, it’s probably one of two things, you are not on the list yet or your make-specific catalog is still on the way. The good news is

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The Grand Prix: A Daily Driver

The Grand Prix line started as a performance package for the Catalina coupe, which rode on the full-size B-body GM platform. It was distinguished by a unique grille and taillights, bucket seat, center console transmission shifter, and more. The clean

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The LeMans: A Luxury Pontiac

Introduced in late 1961, the Lemans was the top-of-the-line model of the first-gen Tempest. This trim package included nicer interior and bucket seats. In 1964 the Tempest was redesigned to share the intermediate A-Body platform that shared use with other

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The El Camino Returns

Chevy’s tentative jump into the “sedan/pickup” segment finally stuck with the return of the El Camino in 1964. First available in 1959 as a response to Ford’s Ranchero, it was based on the full-size B-body. After 1960 it was discontinued,

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A Monte Carlo: As New as They Come

Personalized Luxury was the concept behind the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and from 1970-’72 they remained similar, featuring only minor trim and detail differences between them. Though the SS option was dropped, a new “custom” package was available for 1972

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The Malibu: She is a beauty

We know the Malibu became its own model in 1978, but where did it begin? The Chevelle Malibu was a step up from the base model Chevelle 300 and offered more options. From 1964-’77 the Chevelle Malibu could be found

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The Oldsmobile 4-4-2: W30 Option

The Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was produced between the 1964 and 1987 model years and became a model in its own right from 1968 to 1971. All standard 1968 4-4-2 engines were painted a bronze–copper color, the 1967s were topped with a fire-red

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Becoming its Own: A 1978 Chevrolet Malibu

Becoming its own model in 1978, the Chevrolet Malibu began as a trim level of the Chevrolet Chevelle. In addition to the nameplate change, the 1978 Malibu model was over a foot shorter, which cut down the vehicle’s weight by several hundred pounds.

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