Buick GNX -- the rest of the story from FoxNews

[earntaz]

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/12/...buick-gnx.html

TAZ

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by earntaz

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/12/...buick-gnx.html

TAZ

I love those. Great article/interview. Man, what a rough job they had!
"We also had a fun development drive out west. We took off from Phoenix in three Grand Nationals and the two prototype GNXs. We were pushing hard going north toward the Grand Canyon, full-out all the way up through Nevada, where some local cops escorted us at high speeds. We spent the night in Vegas, then headed across to Santa Maria, California, and stopped at Death Valley. The difference in handling between the Grand National and the GNX was night-and-day."

[JRC99]

Originally Posted by HawkX66

I love those. Great article/interview. Man, what a rough job they had!
"We also had a fun development drive out west. We took off from Phoenix in three Grand Nationals and the two prototype GNXs. We were pushing hard going north toward the Grand Canyon, full-out all the way up through Nevada, where some local cops escorted us at high speeds. We spent the night in Vegas, then headed across to Santa Maria, California, and stopped at Death Valley. The difference in handling between the Grand National and the GNX was night-and-day."

I know, seems it was just "work work work" with them!

[scuncio]

Great story.

[The Boss]

I've always wanted one of them.

Is it known what happened to the two prototypes?

[Xplantdad]

How cool is this!

I heard MANY of these stories from Tim Logsdon first hand-as I worked with him at RideNow. He gave me the model below when I bought my Chevelle-I think he was as happy as I was when I bought it!

He and I set up a lot of dealer bike demos. He had a great career at GM...worked with a bunch of cool folks. He told me he wished that he and I could have worked at GM together....he thought I would have done really well.

He also gave me one of the commercials that they did for the GN (Maybe the GNX) on VHS. I will have to find it and burn it to MP4...

I will try and reach out and see if I can get in touch with him...

[big gear head]

Have you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2MrvWPByAA&t=3443s
Or this one in HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GacP0ap776Y

[flyingn]

Originally Posted by big gear head

Have you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2MrvWPByAA&t=3443s
Or this one in HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GacP0ap776Y

My Son's GN is in the Black Air movie. Look at 42.18

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by HawkX66

I love those. Great article/interview. Man, what a rough job they had!
"We also had a fun development drive out west. We took off from Phoenix in three Grand Nationals and the two prototype GNXs. We were pushing hard going north toward the Grand Canyon, full-out all the way up through Nevada, where some local cops escorted us at high speeds. We spent the night in Vegas, then headed across to Santa Maria, California, and stopped at Death Valley. The difference in handling between the Grand National and the GNX was night-and-day."

We still do powertrain testing and brake development trips out west. Part of the motivation is to entice the execs out from behind their desks and into the product.

A few of those trips I probably shouldn't describe in writing.

K

[earntaz]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

We still do powertrain testing and brake development trips out west. Part of the motivation is to entice the execs out from behind their desks and into the product.

A few of those trips I probably shouldn't describe in writing.

K

"A few of those trips I probably shouldn't describe in writing." What? Soiled themselves?? LOL TAZ