1987 Buick Regal: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

8 builds left the factory as a 1987 Regal, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 1 main configuration sell for $23,437–$189,900 today.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 425 vehicles built
  • 27 for sale right now
  • $23,437–$189,900 typical price range

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What people actually pay

28 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Grand National Turbo Coupe RWD
$57,949
$22,733 $65,949 $109,165 $152,381 $195,597
Price trend

Median up $12,284 over the last 10 months.

1987 Regal price history →
Will it hold value?

A Regal typically keeps about 21% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $11,995 today.

Regal depreciation by year →
Cost to run

17/22 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 1987 Regal

What 1G4GJ117-H means

1G4 GJ117 · H
1G4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Buick registered — assembled in the United States
GJ117
together encode the Regal line — Coupe, 3.8L 6cyl, Rear-wheel drive — as Buick filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
H
in position 10 — model year 1987
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
Real VINs from this run 1G4GJ117 6HP428005 1G4GJ117 3HP454738 1G4GJ117 9HP442125
7 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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