A 1987 Buick GNX, one of only 547 built and currently with just 30 miles on the odometer, sold for $427,000 after previously selling for $200,000 two years earlier, according to Bring A Trailer. This dramatic price increase highlights the growing collector demand for exceptionally preserved examples of this high-performance American car from the 1980s, which was developed by Buick in partnership with McLaren Performance Technologies and ASC as a final model year celebration.
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A 1987 Buick GNX with only 30 miles on it sold for $427,000 in September 2026, more than doubling its price of $200,000 from just two years earlier. One of the most sought-after American performance cars of the 1980s, this black coupe was numbered 450 out of only 547 GNXs produced that year and comes with manufacturer literature, memorabilia, a clean Carfax report, and a clean California title. The GNX was built to conclude the Grand National era, featuring upgrades like composite wheel-arch flares, heat-extracting fender vents, and distinctive badging, making it highly collectible due to its rarity and condition.
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Some cars age and others simply become more expensive to own.
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A 1987 Buick GNX with barely 30 miles on its odometer has demonstrated just how dramatically collector demand can shift, selling for $427,000 after changing hands for $200,000 only two years earlier, states an online report by Bring A Trailer.
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The black performance coupe, number 450 of just 547 GNXs built for the model year, has covered only four additional miles since its previous sale, adds the online report.
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According to September 2026 report by Bring A Trailer, the GNX previously sold on Bring a Trailer in July 2024 with 26 miles on the odometer.
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It has since been acquired by the dealer now offering the car in Texas, with the mileage increasing to just 30 miles.
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The latest transaction more than doubled the car's previous sale price, highlighting the premium attached to exceptionally preserved examples of one of the most sought-after American performance cars of the 1980s.
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The car comes with manufacturer literature, memorabilia, copies of its original window sticker, a clean Carfax report and a clean California title, adds the report.
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Built to end the Grand National era
The Grand National Experimental, or GNX, was developed as a final celebration of Buick's Grand National production run.
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Buick partnered with McLaren Performance Technologies and ASC to turn the already formidable Grand National into a limited-production performance model.
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Only 547 examples were produced, all in black, making the cars instantly recognizable.
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The GNX added a collection of visual and mechanical upgrades, including composite wheel-arch flares, heat-extracting fender vents, GNX badging, sport mirrors, dual exhaust outlets and a distinctive three-piece rear spoiler, reads the online report.
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The car also rides on 16-inch cross-lace wheels and features a limited-slip differential, air conditioning and cruise control.
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A turbocharged V6 with serious muscle
If we go by the report, under the hood is a turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 modified by ASC/McLaren.
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The engine received a Garrett T3 turbocharger, a larger air-to-air intercooler and a lower-restriction exhaust system.
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Factory output was rated at 276 horsepower and 360 lb-ft of torque.
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Power reaches the rear wheels through a 200R4 four-speed automatic transmission fitted with an upgraded oil cooler.
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A GNX-branded aluminum cover distinguishes the limited-slip differential at the rear.
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The suspension was also reworked and the GNX retained front suspension components from the contemporary Grand National while gaining upgraded rear hardware, including a Panhard rod, torque arm and additional frame crossmember.
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Power-assisted front disc brakes and rear drums handle stopping duties.
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Preserved almost exactly as delivered
Inside, the GNX remains unmistakably rooted in its era.
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A three-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel sits ahead of GNX-specific Stewart-Warner instrumentation.
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The instrument cluster includes a 160-mph speedometer, an 8,000-rpm tachometer and dedicated gauges monitoring turbo boost, oil pressure, coolant temperature and fuel level.
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The five-digit odometer now reads just 30 miles, making the car less a used performance machine than a remarkably preserved snapshot of Buick's brief but significant assault on the American performance-car market.
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Why the GNX remains collectible
The GNX arrived at the end of an era when turbocharged American cars were beginning to challenge expectations about what a large domestic coupe could do.
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Its limited production, McLaren-developed mechanical upgrades and distinctive appearance have since made it a cornerstone of 1980s performance-car collecting.
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For this particular example, the jump from $200,000 to $427,000 in just two years, and with only four additional miles, adds another chapter to that collector story.
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