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9-8-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 09-08-10

BUICK LITERATURE - PART 8

Without a doubt, in the world of Turbo Buick literature, one of the most …


 
 

KIRBAN PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS FALL OPEN HOUSE


KIRBAN PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
FALL OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY - OCTOBER 9, 2010
9 am - 3 pm
RAIN OR SHINE

FREE Yum Yum Donuts & Coffee (while supplies last)
Door Prizes
Our newest products …


 
 

09-01-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 09-01-10 -

BUICK LITERATURE - PART 7

Last week’s article concerning 3 of the early Turbo companies netted us …


 
 

8-25-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 08-25-10 -

BUICK LITERATURE - PART 6

I am using this heading this week in a broader sense because I …


 
 

8-18-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 08-18-10 -

MORE POWERMASTER BRAKE INFORMATION -

Last week we showed the 3 possible brake reservoirs that could be on …


 
 

8-11-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 08-11-10 -

BUICK LITERATURE - PART 5

Dave Roland, one of our customers who gets our weekly Inner Circle, emailed …


 
 

8-4-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 08-04-10 -

BUICK LITERATURE - PART 4

One interesting fact about our Turbo Regals - the entire production was done …


 
 

7-28-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-28-10 -

BUICK LITERATURE - PART 3

Last week we covered the basic differences in Window Stickers related to the …


 
 

7-21-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-21-10 -

BUICK LITERATURE - Part 2 -

Over the last several Inner Circle emails we have been covering various …


 
 

7-14-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-14-10 -

UNIQUE BUICK DEALERSHIP DISPLAY -

A few weeks back, a long-time customer of ours from the northwest emailed …


 
 

7-7-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-07-10

REPORT FROM GM AT CARLISLE - PART 2 -

PHOTO 1 - This to me was a pretty good …


 
 

6-30-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 06-30-10 -

REPORT FROM GM AT CARLISLE -

I was out at the “GM AT CARLISLE” event for just Friday.

Unfortunately, …


 
 

6-23-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 06-23-10 -

PRE-DELIVERY BUICK DEALER LITERATURE - PART 3 -

One of the main forms of advertising new cars back …


 
 

6-16-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 06-16-10 -

PRE-DELIVERY BUICK DEALER LITERATURE - PART 2

Chances are if you were shopping for a new Turbo Buick …


 
 

6-9-2010 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 06-09-10 -

END OF AN ERA - YUM YUM DONUTS CLOSING -

Most of our customers will recall the instances …


 
 

6-2-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 06-02-10 -

BUICK REGAL PACE CAR - Part 2 -

As is the custom for any car manufacturer …


 
 

5-26-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 05-26-10

BUICK REGAL PACE CAR -

With the Indianapolis 500 coming up, I thought it was appropriate to show …


 
 

5-19-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 05-19-10

MOLLY’S MEMORIAL SERVICE -

One of our California customers, Lee Westrope, was able to attend Molly’s Memorial …


 
 

SPECIAL INNER CIRCLE - MOLLY - 04-22-2010


SPECIAL INNER CIRCLE - MOLLY - Updated 04-28-2010

The automotive world has lost a great talent and friend - Rollin “MOLLY” Sanders.

We are deeply saddened by the …


 
 

5-12-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 05-12-10 -

MORE 1983 T-TYPE MODEL PROMOTION -

At the 2010 Spring Carlisle, I found a vendor that specializes in …


 
 

5-5-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 05-05-10

LOTS OF IMPORTANT NEWS THIS WEEK -

A SAD WEEK FOR US -

My Dad, Salem Kirban, has …


 
 

4-28-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 04-28-10

Here is the link to this Inner Circle on the web site -
http://www.kirbanperformance.com/inner_circle.php?nak=73

RIP - Rollin “MOLLY” Sanders - …


 
 

4-21-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 04-21-10

BUICK INTRODUCES THE T-TYPE MODELS - Part 5

Now that we have covered the T-Type models that …


 
 

4-14-10 Inner Circle



Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 04-14-10

Here is the link to this Inner Circle on the web site -
http://www.kirbanperformance.com/inner_circle.php?nak=70

BUICK INTRODUCES THE T-TYPE MODELS - …


 
 

4-7-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 04-07-10

BUICK INTRODUCES THE T-TYPE MODELS - Part 3

Probably second in popularity (behind the Turbo Regal T-Types), would …


 
 

Special MOLLY Inner Circle



SPECIAL “MOLLY” INNER CIRCLE
BREAKING NEWS TO SHARE WITH OUR TURBO BUICK FRIENDS - 02-16-2010

Over the weekend we received an email from Molly (Rollin Sanders) explaining …


 
 

3-31-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 03-31-10

BUICK INTRODUCES THE T-TYPE MODELS - PART 2

Last week we stated that the T-Type model was first introduced …


 
 

3-24-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 03-24-10

BUICK INTRODUCES THE T-TYPE MODELS - PART 1

The model year is 1983 when Buick affixed the T-Type …


 
 

3-17-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 03-17-10

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE POWER SIX LOGO - PART TWO

Prior to this, we have covered the two versions …


 
 

3-10-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 03-10-10

1986 LeSABRE GRAND NATIONAL - PART TWO

PHOTO 1 - Shows a page from the 12/85 revised 1986 …


 
 

3-3-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 03-03-10

UPDATE ON MOLLY

Last week Molly got his Oncologist’s prognosis for the scans and blood work. The Doctor told …


 
 

2-24-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 02-24-2010

THE 1982-1/2 GRAND NATIONAL - PART THREE

Probably about ten to twelve years ago, Trey Crease (who rented some …


 
 

2-17-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 02-17-2010

BREAKING NEWS TO SHARE WITH OUR TURBO BUICK FRIENDS

We sent out a special Inner Circle yesterday with information …


 
 

2-10-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 02-10-10 - (Sent out on 02-09-2010)

NOTE - We are expecting a big snowstorm to move in tonight and …


 
 

2-3-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 02-03-10

A LOOK AT LEAR SIEGLER SEATS - PART TWO -

We received several emails from our readers about our …


 
 

1-27-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 01-27-10

A LOOK AT LEAR SIEGLER SEATS - Part One -

Before I begin this article, I want to make …


 
 

1-20-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 01-20-10

UNUSUAL 1986 REGAL COUPE -

As many of you know, we have been buying dead or nearly dead 1984-1987 …


 
 

1-13-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 01-13-10

THE OFTEN FORGOTTEN “POWER SIX” DECAL -

As some of you know, the turbo power plant showed up in …


 
 

1-6-10 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 01-06-10

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2010 -

If you are anything like me, it will probably take a few weeks …


 
 

12-16-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 12-16-2009

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR INNER CIRCLE -

This will be the last Inner Circle for 2009 because of the holidays. …


 
 

12-9-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 12-09-2009

ANNUAL KIRBAN CHRISTMAS CONTEST WINNERS -

We have our winners for our Annual Kirban Christmas Contest! This year we …


 
 

12-2-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 12-02-2009

ANNUAL KIRBAN CHRISTMAS CONTEST -

There is still time for you to get your 3 guesses in for our …


 
 

11-25-09 Inner Circle



Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 11-25-2009

NOTE - HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!

Our office will be closed on Thanksgiving and Friday. Any orders from …


 
 

11-18-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 11-18-2009

EXCITING NEWS CONCERNING GS NATIONALS -

The 30th Annual GS Nationals will be held on May 11-15, 2010 at …


 
 

11-11-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 11-11-2009

VETERANS DAY - SALUTE TO MY FELLOW VETERANS -

Let’s not forget the meaning of Veterans Day, especially on …


 
 

11-4-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 11-04-2009

BACKTRACKING SLIGHTLY ON THE HISTORY OF RADIOS - PART 3

As we mentioned earlier, for the most part, the …


 
 

10-28-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 10-28-2009

A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF CAR RADIOS - PART 2

Last week we covered a little history on …


 
 

10-21-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 10-21-2009

A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF CAR RADIOS - PART 1

Paul and Joseph Galvin started a business in …


 
 

10-14-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 10-14-2009

GREAT DETAIL ON A DOCUMENT FOR A CAR

At a recent car show I attended, there were several impressive …


 
 

10-7-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 10-07-2009

I SAW SOME INTERESTING SAYINGS

Saw this sign recently - “September is Injury Prevention Month.”

Sounded strange to me, as …


 
 

9-30-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 09-30-2009

“LOW FUEL” WARNING UNIT OPTION - NOW AVAILABLE

We finally have the “LOW FUEL” Warning unit available, Part …


 
 

9-23-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 09-23-2009

MORE DECALS AND LABELS

Over the last several Inner Circle Emails we have been covering various documents you could …


 
 

9-16-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 09-16-2009

DOCUMENTATION

Last week we mentioned at how impressed I was at the car show portion of the Musclepalooza …


 
 

9-9-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 09-09-2009

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

As you know, we mentioned that we would be attending the Labor Day event at Raceway …


 
 

9-2-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 09-02-2009

CORVETTES AT CARLISLE

I took the photos for this wee’s Inner Circle at “Corvettes at Carlisle” last Friday (August …


 
 

8-26-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 08-26-2009

ONE EXPENSIVE GO-KART

At a recent Carlisle Swap meet event, I happen to see what has to be one …


 
 

8-19-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 08-19-2009

BACK TO THE BRICKS EVENT

I just got back home from the “Back to the Bricks” event in Michigan …


 
 

8-12-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 08-12-2009

ANOTHER TRIP TO RICHARD CLARK’S

Last week I took a trip to Richard Clark’s place in Burlington, North …


 
 

8-5-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 08-05-2009

NOW AVAILABLE - ZPASTE™ - The Ultimate Cam Assembly Lubricant - PHOTO 1

We now have the new ZPaste™ …


 
 

7-29-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-29-2009

MORE THINGS SPOTTED AT “CARLISLE ALL-GM NATIONALS”

Photo 1 shows Don Garlits’ new race car courtesy of Chrysler. He …


 
 

7-22-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-22-2009

A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE T-TYPE BUICK MODELS

According to the cover of the 1983 Buick brochure that covers …


 
 

7-15-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-15-2009

MORE ON EMBLEMS

Last week we covered some of the various V6 emblems related to the Turbo Regal models …


 
 

7-8-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-08-2009

THE BUICK V6 LOGO

Many of us Turbo Regal owners mistakenly refer to the “V6″ logo as the “Turbo-6″ …


 
 

7-01-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 07-01-2009

REPORT FROM GM AT CARLISLE

I attended “Carlisle All-GM Nationals” last Friday, June 26th. It was a 3-day event. …


 
 

6-24-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 06-24-2009

NEW PRODUCTS

One of the major annoying shortcomings with the analog dash clusters is the illumination system GM used. …


 
 

6-17-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 06-17-2009

NEW PRODUCT

Our new Touch & Start® Automatic Theft Deterrent Starter Cut-Off System is now available.

This system is …


 
 

6-10-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members 06-10-2009

RARE BUICK LITERATURE

Last week we explained the two different Broadcast Sheets that can be found in your Turbo Regal. …


 
 

6-3-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 06-03-2009

RESEARCHING YOUR TURBO REGAL

If you have read any of the books we have published, you are familiar with …


 
 

5-27-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 5-27-2009

THOUGHTS ABOUT GM’s FUTURE

The day of reckoning for the future of GM will soon be here. It will …


 
 

5-22-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 5-22-2009

REPORT FROM GS NATIONALS

It was great to see old friends and customers at the GS Nationals this year. …


 
 

5-13-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 5-13-2009

A LOOK AT FACTORY SPARK PLUG WIRES

As many original owners know, the spark plug wires that came on …


 
 

5-06-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members -5-06-2009

THE FINAL DAYS FOR PONTIAC

It’s hard to believe that Pontiac has now joined Oldsmobile in the graveyard of cars …


 
 

4-29-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 04-29-2009

REPORT FROM SPRING CARLISLE

We attended the Spring Carlisle last Thursday. Usually we go on a Wednesday to avoid …


 
 

4-22-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 4-22-2009

GREAT SUCCESS - KIRBAN’S SPRING OPEN HOUSE - Saturday, April 18, 2009

Our Open House this past Saturday …


 
 

4-15-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 4-15-2009

THE SAME ORIGINAL PART IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME…

Over the years we have seen various 1986-1987 Turbo Regal …


 
 

4-08-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 4-08-2009

“FAST AND FURIOUS” MOVIE UPDATE

With the first weekend now history, the movie Fast & Furious, fourth in the …


 
 

4-01-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 04-01-2009

ABOUT OUR EMAILS

NOTE - Any inquiries concerning used parts you must email me direct, denniskirban@yahoo.com We will …


 
 

3-25-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 3-25-2009

KIRBAN’S SPRING OPEN HOUSE - APRIL 18, 2009 - 9:30 am - 4 pm

Mark your …


 
 

3-18-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 3-18-2009

DEAD AND NEARLY DEAD UPDATE

Number eight Turbo Regal just showed up. It is a 1984 Grand National. So, …


 
 

3-11-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 3-11-2009

KIRBAN’S SPRING OPEN HOUSE - APRIL 18, 2009 - 9:30 am - 4 pm

Mark your calendar and spread …


 
 

3-4-09 Inner Circle - HEADLIGHT BEZELS


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 3-04-2009

REPRODUCTION BLACK HEADLIGHT BEZELS

The new black headlight bezels that are being made by the same midwestern company that …


 
 

2-11-09 Inner Circle We are happy to announce that our new web site is up


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 2-11-2009

GREAT NEWS - OUR NEW WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING!

We are happy to announce that our new web …


 
 

02-04-09 Inner Circle UPCOMING BUICK EVENTS


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle Members - 02-04-09

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH LAWRENCE CONLEY TODAY

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lawrence Conley, Conley’s …


 
 

1-27-09 Inner Circle TRANS AM WHEELS update


Hi Buick Enthusiasts

UPDATE ON GNX/TRANS AM STYLE 16″ x 8″ WHEELS

We just received our order of 4 of the Trans Am black mesh 16″ x …


 
 

1-07-09 Inner Circle


Greetings

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hope all our Inner Circle members had a good holiday and New Year’s Day. We
are looking forward to 2009, hoping for the …


 
 

1-14-09 Inner Circle


Greetings Turbo Regal Inner Circle

GRAN TORINO MOVIE

Clint Eastwood’s latest production is now in movie theatres, I am a long-time Clint Eastwood fan, even going …


 
 

RODENTS AT WORK


RODENTS AT WORK

When fall weather approaches along with cooler air, it means our Turbo Regals run faster. In certain areas of the country, it also means …