Demand is what makes them gain value. Not how many are left. More is better with these. The extended run of 87's really got the sub culture going and that's what makes things popular and gain value. There wasn't enough out there till 87. If there was 500 left this board wouldn't exist or at least it wouldn't have traffic.
There are probably over 500 gnx's still around. They would have the highest survival rate of all of them
Yes and Gnx's weren't and aren't rare. At anytime you can find 10 or more that are for sale. Even when the selected dealerships got them most were sold at close to the price on the invoice. Some dealerships couldn't even sell theirs to their normal traffic flow and wound up selling them to other dealers. It was hard to sell a $30000 car in 1987. That's over $60000 today. A lot of $$$ for a g body regal. Of course you hear about outrageous prices paid for some when they hit the market but that wasn't normal. The price didn't really take off till about 10 years ago. Before that they were all over for less than $40000. Truly a collectors car.That sounds pretty good to me.
GNX started out as "1 of the Fortunate 547," a number went to select dealers, and also had mark-ups and dealer premium pricing. I remember hearing second hand, that someone on the dealership grapevine would know which dealer still had one & how much etc. My guess is a lot ended up in the hands of buyers who could afford to store, maintain and occasionally drive a Sunday driver instant classic. I know of two here in Dairyland - one 3K & one 8K mile originals that have led very sheltered lives. You know - out in the garage marking its territory in the extra stall.
There are a few rare REAL GNX's that have been restored because they were worth doing. No Dodge Diplomats get put on the rotisserie, so while some GN's of T's get rusty, wrecked & parted, others might slip through to the crusher or "Cash for Clunkers," I believe the GNX would more likely survive.
FIgure on 50000apx built from 83-87. I think 2/3 is a fair estimate but it could be less. But in what state do they exist? Some cut up and made race cars, some low mile garage queens, some beater quality, and some in between.
Add all the numbers together according to that page and from 83-87 you get 48,626 TR's, 30,354 being GN/GNX . Were did that site get these numbers from anyway if GM kept no records?i don't think there was anywhere near 50,000 TR's built in that time frame..
edit: according to this page:
http://www.gnttype.org/general/product.html
there were 39,690 turbocharged Buicks made from the 84 model year to the 87 model year, with over half of them being 87 GN's...
Add all the numbers together according to that page and from 83-87 you get 48,626 TR's, 30,354 being GN/GNX . Were did that site get these numbers from anyway if GM kept no records?