We know the Malibu became its own model in 1978, but where did it begin? The Chevelle Malibu was a step up from the base model Chevelle 300 and offered more options. From 1964-'77 the Chevelle Malibu could be found in Sport Coupe, Convertible, 4-door sedan, 6-passenger, and 3-seat wagon. Which model would you choose to restore? (more…)
The Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was produced between the 1964 and 1987 model years and became a model in its own right from 1968 to 1971. All standard 1968 4-4-2 engines were painted a bronze–copper color, the 1967s were topped with a fire-red air cleaner. The W-30 option (Oldsmobile's big secret in hopes of finally outdoing the GTO) came equipped with a ram-air option package. It was a "Supercar" released in late '66, and by 1967 the word was out about the muscle…
Whether you are a customer, a potential customer, or enjoy following Original Parts Group (OPGI) on social media, you probably know that we hit a huge milestone this year, celebrating 40 years in the restoration business. OPGI has been the supplier of high-quality reproduction parts and accessories for classic GM brand cars these past four decades, here's a recap of our 40th. (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…
Each year the OPGI Marketing team is tasked with choosing a cover car for their 11 annual Restoration and Performance parts catalogs. With so many beautiful customer cars to choose from, it can be a tough task. This year the team reached out to Honorable Craig Kamanasky out of San Bernardino, California. The team was hopeful that he'd be interested in having his 1970 GTO Judge appear on the cover of our 2022 GTO Catalog covering 1961-73 GTO, LeMans &…
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…
On Saturday, July 30th 200+ Gm Classic vehicles and their dedicated owners filled the Original Parts Group parking lot to gather in celebration of OPGI's 40th year anniversary. The 2022 Classic Car Show was a huge success with delicious food trucks, vendor booths, and an epic turnout of spectators. See for yourself in our car show recap below. (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…
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…)
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…)
