The Buick The Grand National is undoubtedly a muscle car legendary which you recognize at first sight. First introduced in 1982, the model was designed to allow the brand to compete Nascar ! It’s just that. Therefore, he needed good cavalry under the hood. Its 3.8-liter turbocharged V6 develops 238 hp. and 447 Nm of torque. Enough power to accelerate the American to 100 km/h in less than 6 seconds and allow him to show 200 km/h on the speedometer!

20 years in the barn…

Unfortunately, for this 1986 model, it’s really not in great shape… In his documents, the last registration was in 2002! In other words, it had been almost 20 years since she had seen asphalt up close. And it is visible! Its body is tired, as are its mechanics. Fortunately, youtuber from Vice Grip Garage comes to the rescue!

A little love and everything starts again!

The formula of Vice Grip Garage is always the same. There is no question of opening the garage and returning the key at once! First he looks at the mechanics to make sure the engine is still intact.. whereupon, it checks if the battery is still able to supply some juice to the block All that remains to be seen is if the petrol is reaching the injectors! Unfortunately, this is not the case here… But after taking care of the fuel pump, Only the last step remains: turn the key and start! The result: This Buick Grand National comes back to life like it just left the factory! There is still work to be done to restore it to its former glory, but at least it’s a start!

Watch the video of this Buick Grand National coming back to life below: