Everyone loves a family-owned classic, and that is exactly what Original Parts Group customer Rich Scandaliato has with his '67 Grand Prix Convertible. The Grand Prix has been in Rich's family since it was purchased in 1967 from Rockville Center Pontiac in Long Island, NY by his father. It was not long after that the Grand Prix was trailered all the way to California when the family decided to move west. (more…)
In the last video release of Kyle Lindsey's 1969 Chevelle sedan build, Kyle and his partner Joe made great progress getting the body and sheet metal work done. The guys showed the process behind media blasting the body and overall prepping for bodywork and sheet metal replacement to take place. More, recently Kyle switched gears to work on the final look of the 6.0, decking it out with an all-inclusive pulley drive system by Eddie Motorsports. The complete pulley drive…
It was love at first sight for OPGI Customer Roger Acquistapace when he first laid eyes on his '71 Monte Carlo. After seeing a 1970 model for the first time, Roger knew the Monte Carlo was the vehicle for him. When the 1971 model was released, Roger made his way over to Pellini Chevrolet located in beautiful wine country in Sebastopol California, and purchased one brand new. Like many of our Monte Carlo customers, Roger is a proud member of…
Watch Master Mechanic Sam Mahdavi as he continues with his hands-on, informative approach to automotive repair, maintenance, and upgrades in three RESTOPARTS® reproduction installation episodes of Sam's Garage. (more…)
By now, most of you are familiar with YouTube personality Kyle Lindsey aka Saabkyle04, who in between countless restoration projects, building a shop, and renovating his home, has been restoring his wife Christal's 1969 Chevelle Sedan. Check out the post below including videos covering the classic sedan's current progress with a focus on sheet metal replacement. (more…)
Original Parts Group was pleased to attend The Grand National Roadster Show last weekend. It was the annual show's 72nd year hosting the longest-running indoor car show in the world. In fact, over 500 show vehicles were on display inside the Fairplex building, including OPGI's 1966 Pontiac GTO, "The Tribute". Take a peek at some of the other rides that we spotted on day one of the three-day-long event. (more…)
Did you know that Original Parts Group was awarded “Best GM Restored Vehicle” for our 1967 Buick GS 400 at the SEMA Show in 2009? in fact, that was the 3rd year in a row that OPGI was presented with the prestigious award. In 2007 the award went to our 1966 Chevelle and in 2008 our 1968 Pontiac GTO was recognized. Can you spot all three award winners in the image below? (more…)
Each year auto enthusiasts look forward to the annual SEMA show. The convention is held at the Las Vegas Convention Center and brings together vehicles from all over. From the newest available models on the market to the classics you grew up with, you can find it all at the SEMA show. This year OPGI’s Sourcing Team was hard at work scouring the show for potential new product additions. While meeting with vendors and sourcing new products, the team snapped…
After a cancellation in 2020, the 33rd Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show finally took place on Saturday, October 9th, 2021. As suspected the event was a huge success, in fact over 500 registered classic cars were lined up, including some from our good friends in the So Cal Chevelle Camino Club and Sultans Car Club. Scroll on to catch shots of their rides and all the rest! (more…)
On October 9th Original Parts Group will make their first car show appearance in over a year at the 33rd Annual Seal Beach Classic Car show, just blocks from OPGI's headquarters in Seal Beach, California. Year after year with the exception of 2020, the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce has produced extremely successful car shows with amazing turnouts of over 500 classic cars, hot rods, and antiques for locals and car enthusiasts to admire. (more…)
