Buick is the Biggest and Best Selling Brand (in China)

As the oldest active American brand, Buick has been around since the turn of the twentieth century, but the true heyday for Buick cars on American roads has passed. Classic car collectors know that the best-selling Buicks’ were the big, broad-shouldered cars’ of the 60’s and 70’s. Times and tastes change, and over the last four decades Buick has had its share of ups and downs, but the brand still survives and sales in the U.S. have been trending up…

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Automotive Identity Theft

A 1970 Chevelle and a 1966 Corvette recently appeared in the news after both car’s owners were charged with felonies for trying to create and sell fake ‘numbers matching’ cars. With big money changing hands for collectible cars around the country these days, the activity can attract unscrupulous people and high profile cars at high prices just make it more tempting. All classic car enthusiasts should take note that this scenario is becoming a lot more common than one might…

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1963-1976 Cadillac Hub Cap Emblem

Cadillac emphasized long, low and powerful styling with features that pushed the boundaries of technology to earn its spot as America’s premier luxury car brand by the time the United States’ economy hit full stride in the mid-1950s. In the decades that followed, the Cadillac nameplate would become synonymous with the highest levels of automotive style, luxury and quality. Although the heavy use of fins and chrome did quiet down by the 70s, Cadillac customers have continued to embrace the…

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Factory documentation for Chevelles, Novas and Camaros

Compared to the owners of “other” brands of classic American muscle cars, Chevrolet enthusiasts have been at a disadvantage when it comes to obtaining their cars’ documentation records. While Mopar and Ford fans have often been able to get detailed information on the build history and original factory options on their cars from the manufacturer or a third-party source, the build records for a great many Chevrolets from the 60’s and 70’s simply no longer exist or just can’t be…

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OPGI’s 2014 Classic Car Show

Celebrating 32 years of manufacturing and retailing GM restoration parts and accessories, Original Parts Group, Inc. hosted its annual free Classic Car Show at the OPGI headquarters in Seal Beach, California on Saturday, April 5th. The perfect early April weather combined with great cars, a variety of restoration and aftermarket accessory vendor displays along with some very good food, to create the perfect backdrop for a Southern California auto enthusiast’s ultimate day of fun in the sun. This is one…

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1974-76 Cadillac Eldorado Bumper Reflector Lenses

Electric tail and brake lamps were first introduced around 1915. Since that time, some of the auto industry's best and most iconic design work has been housed in the tail lights of the classic cars from days gone by, and building a period correct car today means getting those details right. Although sheet metal repair and new paint are common and effective tools for most exterior restoration work, more model-specific items like tail light lenses and reflectors are not as…

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2014 OPGI Catalogs Now Available

Original Parts Group Inc., the industry’s leading supplier and manufacturer of restoration and high-performance parts for classic GM cars since 1982, is once again offering nine different editions of its free restoration parts catalogs. The new catalogs for 2014 include nearly every part needed to restore a classic Chevelle, El Camino, Monte Carlo, Skylark, Riviera, Cutlass, GTO, Grand Prix or Cadillac. From interior and body parts to engine parts, sheet metal, bright trim and everything in between, OPGI offers the…

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1963-65 Buick Riviera Custom-Molded Seat Foam

Upgrading the seating inside your classic car is a critical part of an interior restoration job. Here at Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) we know that your seats not only need to look clean and factory accurate, they also need to be comfortable and durable too. Although most interior restoration jobs involve recovering the old seats with new upholstery, if the existing seats have lost their original shape, even new upholstery will not make up for the presence of old,…

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Future Collectibles from The 80s?

Although most people are very familiar with classic cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s, classic cars from the 80s have not seen a lot of interest. Yet. That situation may be changing though, as certain vehicles from the 80s are now beginning to be seen as collectible items of pop culture and history. Some of them are pretty decent cars too. Prices have been climbing on many of the 1980s performance cars over the last three years and now…

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OPGI.com Goes Mobile

Original Part Group Inc. is excited to unveil our new mobile website! Visitors to OPGI.com using mobile devices are now automatically directed to a specialized, mobile-friendly version of our comprehensive restoration parts website. Visitors on traditional PC’s and Macs can still continue to see the standard OPGI website of course, but to view the new mobile site, all you have to do is visit OPGI.com on your mobile device. Leading industry analysts have projected that smartphones, tablets and other mobile…

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