The Pilot Chevelle Story

Back in November at the most recent SEMA Show, we learned something new about Chevelles. It was at the Show that our staff discovered Dave Harter’s ’70 Chevelle SS and learned of its’ history as a General Motors Pilot Car, built for pre-production testing, product development and promotional purposes, and never intended to be sold to the public. Apparently all Pilot Cars were supposed to be crushed when their testing and development lives were over. Pilot Cars were hand-built, non-numbers-matching…

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Deluxe 1968-72 El Camino Bed Surround Molding Kit

  Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI) has announced the availability of new RESTOPARTS® brand Bed Surround Molding Kits for 1968-72 Chevrolet El Caminos. Although GM no longer offers replacements for these highly visible El Camino exterior trim components, Original Parts Group, Inc. has come to the rescue with brand new and complete Bed Surround Molding Kits. Each Deluxe kit is identical to the original GM factory equipment and is manufactured specifically for 1968-72 Chevrolet El Caminos. These ultra-high quality kits…

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SEMA 2016: Exploring the Show

To say there were a lot of cool GM cars at the 2016 SEMA Show would bit a bit of an understatement. It seemed there were nice GM classics of all descriptions everywhere you turned. Many of them were built using OPGI parts, too. Here’s a look at just a few of the many clean vintage GM cars that stood out at the Show this year. Hector Cisneros (Owner) and his crew at Bill Dunn One Stop Shop, located in…

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SEMA 2016: OPGI Back at SEMA

  Celebrating over 35 years in the business of manufacturing and retailing GM restoration parts and accessories, Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) once again made its presence known at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show held each November in Las Vegas, Nevada. After several very successful decades as a displaying manufacturer, OPGI marked this year’s attendance with an all-new, upgraded presence for 2016 and beyond. OPGI returned to Las Vegas this year with hundreds of the most popular General…

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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1966 Chevelle SS

In response to the ongoing Customer Car Spotlight series on this blog, Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI), Customer Mark Bernhardt sent in these great photos and a brief history of his own customer car, a stunning 1966 Chevelle SS. As you can see, the car is a clean interpretation of the pro-touring theme applied to a thoroughly restored ’66 Chevelle. The photos show there are many modifications underneath the skin of this numbers-matching SS car that aren’t immediately apparent at a first glance.…

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OPGI Employee Car Spotlight: 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

It is time to take a look at another Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI) employee–owned GM classic car. This 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo belongs to OPGI Customer Service Representative Robert Fernandez. When Robert is not spending his time working at OPGI, he calls Anaheim, California home, and that’s where he found his Monte back in 1989. Because we know that Robert has about a half-dozen nice cars in total, it is not surprising that his Monte Carlo would be such…

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Decoding General Motors Body Style Designations

*Back by popular demand: This article is a re-post from May of 2013. It seems that some of our readers are confused by General Motors’ use of alphabetic codes to designate the many different GM vehicle “families,” so we thought it would be a good time to present this information once again. General Motors vehicles have long been produced on shared platforms with each platform or body type fitting into designated GM vehicle “families” that use alphabet letters to separate…

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OPGI Customer Car Spotlight: 1970-72? Chevrolet Chevelle

1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Luis Galeana, Pico Rivera, California Engine: LS2 6.0L Paint: Red w/ black SS stripes Interior Color: Black Original Parts Group Inc. (OPGI), Customer Luis Galeana of Pico Rivera, California is the proud owner of this clean 1972 Chevelle. Our staff first spotted Luis’ car parked at OPGI’s Seal Beach headquarters building, and once they got a better look up close and saw just how nice the Chevelle really was, the decision was made to share the car…

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1968-72 Chevelle & El Camino Horseshoe Shifter Assembly

If you are the owner of a classic 1968-72 Chevelle or El Camino (or a 1970-72 Monte Carlo) equipped with a console-mounted automatic transmission shifter assembly, you know just how important that piece of equipment is. The horseshoe-shaped handle falls right to hand every time you drive your car and being located right in the center of the interior, it is clearly visible at all times. If your shifter assembly is loose, damaged or broken, you will be aware of…

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Just Arrived: 1970-72 El Camino & Wagon Tail Lamp Lens

Everyone knows that a worn or damaged tail lamp lens can really detract from a restoration project, especially if the rest of the car is in near perfect shape. Dull or cracked tail lamp lenses are not easily restored and they aren’t easily replaced, as new factory parts have not been available for a long time. That’s why Original Parts Group, Inc. (OPGI) is pleased to announce the availability of new RESTOPARTS® brand exact reproductions of the original GM factory…

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