With the 2013 Buick Verano Turbo putting out more horsepower than a 1987 Grand National and Buick trade marking GN & GNX, there could be some kick-ass performance cars in Buick’s future.
Shortly after Buick recently applied for a Riviera brand/logo trademark, they revisited the U.S. Trademark Office on May 30th to lock in two historic performance nameplates: Grand National and GNX, #221 above. The two nameplates were utilized last on Buick's turbocharged 3.8-Liter V6 super-high-performance rear-wheel-drive G-Body models in 1987.
There are two listings for each name. One states the usage will be on floor mats, likely for accessories for vintage GNX and Grand Nationals. The other record designates each nameplate for use on motor vehicles, namely automobiles. As with the Riviera trademark, these trademark filings do not suggest that super-high-performance Buicks are just around the corner. It does however validate that the brand is looking at further enhancing its performance image.
NOTE: CHRONICLES Editor Marty Schorr, right, was a media relations consultant to Buick Motor Division from 1982 to 2000 and wrote BUICK GNX, the book that went with each of the 547 GNXs. He’s currently a consultant on the Grand National & GNX film, BLACK AIR: The Buick Grand National Documentary, scheduled for release in December.
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