when I saw this video

Edited July 10, 200619 yr by zoomtm

too bad it's misslabled... it is kinda sad, the commercial.

I remember that commercial

That...thats sad.

I remember that commercial....

Aye.

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"I'm sick & tired of being politically correct" ... John Mellencamp ... 'Peaceful World'

Wow... back when promoting a car was American, was a good thing.

I almost bought that exact car. If you put yourself in the mindset of 1987, they were pretty decent cars. However, when I priced one out, it was out of my budget at the time. Instead, I bought a '87 Shadow ES, turbo, etc.

GM had very competitive vehicles at that time. The then current Accords, Camrys and Nissans just didn't have the appeal yet. The Acura Legend had just come out. We still see a few of these Buicks on the road up here, which is a strong testimonial to how well built they were!

My dad had that car til 99...wow i loved that car.

My dad had that car til 99...wow i loved that car.

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I did too... my friend had one in 1995... and it ran like it was brand-new. LOVED the instrument panel.

Okay... what Buick are we talking about here?

'88 Regal coupe

Ah... cool. I loved our 89. I wish we still had it. It was sporty, yet luxurious... Like a Buick should be. I loved the digital dash... the styling... the amenities... *sigh* There's a newer one for sale 2 miles up the road from me. Looks kinda $h!ty, though...

They were nice, but they were sooo vastly different from what came before.

ha That commercial was hilarious.

Wow... talk about REVER?E engineering.

RWD - FWD

BOF - unibody

Optional V8 - no V8

smaller trunk

smaller greenhouse

T-tops opt. - no T-tops

Great Styling - (well... let's leave subjectivity out of this)

I'm not even going to mention the Grand Nat. VS. the '88 GS

They were nice, but they were sooo vastly different from what came before.

He heh ... and Sixty8 and I weren't the first ones to point this out this time . I thought about it in my earlier post, but opted not to.....

Tho, I see that Sixty8 expanded on this idea .

Yeah, I'm a loudmouth.

Sixty8 is an old slut.

Sixty8 is an old slut.

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I wish... I'd love to be an old fart at a carshow with a

92% restored 1959 Buick flat top & fond memories

of the summer of love. Even girls looked better in the

1960s!

Edited July 11, 200619 yr by Sixty8panther

Ohhh God... my EYES!!! :AH-HA_wink:

Many of the visuals in that Buick Regal ad from 1987 ('88 car, '87 ad) remind me of the original Taurus ads and Reagan's 'Morning in America' ad campaign...

Okay... I know the RWD Regal before it was quite the car, but you can't deny that the FWD Regal coupe was a cool Buick at the time. I mean... I still wish my dad would have never gotten rid of it. I definitely would have taken it. Heh... and I love my Millenia.

More pics...

That steering wheel looks familiar...

Yeah, it looks sort of like a production version of the Velite wheel.

Those are some very cool gauges.

But yeah... the color combo on that interior is gorgeous.

Yeah, I'm a loudmouth.

*chuckles*

As am I ... usually..........

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"There's things goin' on make me mad down to the core" ... Charlie Daniels ... 'Simple Man'

I've got the perfect solution to any W-body's woes:

Remove V6.... throw in dumpster along with trans. &

IRS. fabricate engine cradle for a longitudinally

mounted Chevy350/Northstar/Rocket 350/ G.N. 3.8T

and all the associated hardware for a rear end, 6spd

manual transmission & driveshaft.

NOW you're cooking! (wheelie bars optional)

Heh... You're impossible, Sixty8.