Here at Original Parts Group (OPGI), we love hearing about your GM Classic restoration projects, from beginning to end. Today, we're excited to spotlight OPGI Customer Alan Nielson and his sweet 1966 Chevelle Malibu. Alan graciously shared his story with us, highlighting the crucial role OPGI played in bringing his Malibu to its current glory. Without further ado, let's get to it. (more…)
Hemmings, a trusted source for car enthusiasts, made a list of the 32 best cars to restore (by Richard Lintenello). What's interesting is that Original Parts Group (OPGI) provides restoration parts and accessories for eight of the cars on that list. Picking these cars, like Hemmings suggests, not only makes fixing them up faster and cheaper, but it also lets you own a piece of history that's easy to work on. (more…)
Explore the resurgence of G-Body Classics with us and delve into why these iconic vehicles are experiencing a remarkable rebirth of popularity. From their timeless designs to their performance potential, G-Body classics have captured the hearts of automotive enthusiasts around the world. (more…)
This past weekend, the 35th Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show was hosted by the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce. It is popularly known as Southern California's most scenic and beloved Classic Car Show. People from all over came to enjoy a day of restored classics as attendees, participants, and spectators. It was definitely one for the books! (more…)
Chevy's tentative jump into the "sedan/pickup" segment finally stuck with the return of the El Camino in 1964. First available in 1959 as a response to Ford's Ranchero, it was based on the full-size B-body. After 1960 it was discontinued, while Ford shifted their Ranchero from full-size in 1959 to their new Falcon compact platform in 1960. Strong Ranchero sales in the US prompted Chevy to jump back on the bandwagon with the 1964 El Camino. For its first couple…
Becoming its own model in 1978, the Chevrolet Malibu began as a trim level of the Chevrolet Chevelle. In addition to the nameplate change, the 1978 Malibu model was over a foot shorter, which cut down the vehicle's weight by several hundred pounds. Another notable change for the new model was the chrome-plated plastic grille with ‘Chevrolet’ block lettering, both available at Original Parts Group. https://youtu.be/lDdrpnphHsQ (more…)
Finding OPGI cover cars for our 11 annual catalogs can be a tricky task, but when we stumbled across this 1972 Monte Carlo in our news feed we were in awe and knew what needed to be done. The video below, posted on Instagram by OPGI customer Scott Nardozzi caught our attention so we connected with him to see if he'd be interested in having his 1972 Monte Carlo on our 2022 catalog. Scott was interested, and provided quite the…
Stay tuned for another OPGI feature on a new episode of, Car Fix. Knowing who to turn to for their GM restoration needs, hosts Bryan Fuller and Jermey Bumpus enlist the help of OPGI for original parts that will bring out the best of their latest project, a 1964 Malibu. (more…)
Another OPGI Feature is coming up, this time in an all-new episode of All Girls Garage. In each episode, the ladies break down complex projects into DIY-friendly steps. Watch the ladies tackle a suspension swap on a 1972 Monte Carlo with restoration parts and accessories handpicked right out of our Monte Carlo catalog, covering '70-77. Tune In to Motortrend Saturday, September 3rd @ 8:30 am PST, and keep a lookout for some of the restoration parts and accessories below in…
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…
