Buick Grand National

Buick Grand National
The Buick Grand National was released as number 10 in the 2007 Hot Wheels lineup in 2007 and marks 10/36 cars in the New Models Series.

2007 Releases

 * The First Release of the Buick Grand National in 2007 was made in nearly traditional fashion: in black. The car came with Open Hole 5 spoke wheels (OH5's), a chrome interior, and tinted windows.
 * The first release of the Buick Grand National in 2007 was slightly varied on an international scale. The car remained black with a chrome interior and tinted windows but instead sported the basic 5 spoke wheels (5sp).
 * The Second Release of the Buick Grand National in 2007 sported a new color with new wheels. The car was now burgandy in color with 5 spoke (5sp) wheels and continued with a chrome interior and tinted windows.
 * The Third Release of the Buick Grand National in 2007 provided a complete overhaul. The casting now sporting a sharp silver body, 10 spoke (10sp) wheels, a black interior, and continuing tinted windows.
 * The silver Buick Grand National was a topic of discussion for several months among collectors for several apparent variations/errors.
 * CHROME INTERIOR: A transitional variation was found early on carrying over the chrome interior from the Second Release instead of having the black interior typically found in the Third release. These have become rather desirable among collectors.
 * Y5 WHEELS: An apparent low scale run of the Third Release was discovered, primarily in the Midwestern United States, with the only difference being Y5 wheels instead of the traditional 10 spoke wheels. This apparent variation has also become highly desirable among collectors.
 * Y5 WHEEL ERRORS: A fair number of the Third Release cars were found with Y5 wheel errors, such as a Y5 front wheel and a 10 spoke back wheel or vise versa. These have been reported and observed on such websites as Ebay in larger numbers than those Third Releases with complete Y5 wheels.
 * 5 SPOKE WHEELS: An even lower run, if not complete error, is that of the Third Release being found with complete 5 spoke wheels. Those reported have also been found in the Midwestern United States and this seems to be in even lower quantity than those with Y5 wheels.
 * The Fourth Release of the Buick Grand National in 2007 was marked at the K-Mart Hot Wheels Collector Days in September, with the car sporting a brilliant blue in color. The car continued with black interior and tinted windows but reverted back to the First Release with open hole 5 spoke (OH5) wheels. The color seems to be the most popular of the four releases among collectors (excluding the Silver variations of course).

Birdmandan 07:46, 12 March 2008 (UTC)