1Apr 2014
By OPGI no comments OPGI News

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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26Mar 2014
By OPGI no comments Buick Featured Products

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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19Mar 2014
By OPGI no comments Buick Industry News

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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13Mar 2014
By OPGI no comments OPGI News

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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3Mar 2014
By OPGI no comments Industry News

GM Ready to Build Aluminum Pickup Trucks

According to reports published in the Wall Street Journal, General Motors (GM) recently signed contracts with two of the nation’s largest aluminum suppliers, a move that will finally allow the automaker to begin building aluminum-bodied pickup trucks. The newspaper reported that General Motors had wanted to begin building aluminum trucks to better meet fuel economy standards and stay competitive in the domestic pickup market back in 2008, but the company’s finances would not support it at that time. Now, with…

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24Feb 2014
By OPGI no comments Industry News

Legacy License Plate Program Still Needs More Pre-Orders

Last January the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced some good news for classic car fans in the form of the Legacy License Plate Program. The announcement stated that the DMV was considering the release of a series of vintage style California license plates that would include the yellow plate issued from 1956 to 1962, the black plate issued from 1963 to 1969 and the later blue plate issued from 1970 to 1982. The department said it would reproduce…

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17Feb 2014
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A Higher Purpose for GM Waste

John Bradburn is General Motors’ (GM) manager of waste reduction efforts, an unusual position within the giant automaker that tasks him with finding new ways to use spent industrial materials to benefit the environment. In other words, Bradburn tries to give common manufacturing waste a second and beneficial life instead of just sending it all to the landfill. Things like turning leftover paint into shipping crates, making car parts from oil-soaked booms from the Gulf of Mexico, putting used cardboard…

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10Feb 2014
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Are you ready for V2V?

            The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently said that a national “vehicle-to-vehicle system" (V2V) mandate could come within the next couple of years. The NHTSA also says it could require automakers to implement V2V technology in those same few years. Car enthusiasts might be tempted to wonder if this a threat or a promise considering the large number of people in this country who actually enjoy having the responsibility and skill (not to…

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3Feb 2014
By OPGI no comments Chevy Industry News

Happy Birthday Chevelle & Malibu

Fifty years ago the Chevelle debuted for the 1964 model year and the Malibu version was launched simultaneously as the top trim line for the Chevelle. The first three variants of the Malibu were built on GM’s A-body platform, notable for the use of a perimeter frame and coil-spring suspension, at a time when many other midsize domestic cars were beginning to employ unitized structures. The Malibu used body-on-frame construction and in the beginning was powered by a 3.2-liter inline-six…

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27Jan 2014
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General Motors, Google and Connected Cars

Over 200,000 tech industry professionals flock to Las Vegas every January in order to preview thousands of vendor displays showcasing the latest developments in electronic gadgetry. The week long Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is an annual event that gives tech industry insiders (the show is not open to the public) their first look at a huge number of new products, projects and concepts that may or may not show up in stores later in the year. Of…

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