Dave Fiscus’ Sexy X275 Buick Grand National

The Mustang was never meant to be a permanent solution for Fiscus, he had aspirations to build the ultimate G-body race car. Since Fiscus’ roots were in the Buick racing scene the only logical answer was to finish his Grand National build.

“My mom bought a Grand National new and I’ve been racing that car since 1990. That car has run in the seven-second range with a tilt wheel and power windows, but I didn’t want to cut it up anymore to build an X275 car. A friend of mine had this car for sale that was just a rolling chassis. We bought it 10 years ago with the hopes of building a real race car because I wanted to start with a legit GN as the base. I took the car to Tin Soldiers and they started working their magic on it. To build a competitive X275 car you really have to gut most of the OEM parts of the vehicle and I didn’t want to do that to my mom’s car,” Fiscus says.

G-bodies aren’t known for being light, so Fiscus told the guys at Tin Solders Race Cars to do whatever they needed to do to make the Buick the best car possible. The only guidance Fiscus gave the team at Tin Solders was that he wanted the nicest G-body on the planet. When you look at what they’ve created for Fiscus it’s hard to argue that goal wasn’t achieved.

“Cheeseburger has played such an important role in making this build happen. He’s the one that allowed me to put the Buick engine in his Mustang and race the car. If we didn’t have the level of success we’ve had with the Mustang, I doubt I would have built this new car. He’s an amazing tuner and I’m the guy that’s lucky enough to let go of the button,” Fiscus states.

This Grand National’s buzzin’ half-dozen heartbeat is based around a TA…