Buick Entrails
2026-11-12The Buick Entrails was a special release for the 1992 model year, only available for purchase on Halloween of the same year. It came in one color known as organ red. The method Buick used to create the color remains a trade secret, but reviewers praised it for being "highly inspired by nature."
Two years prior to this vehicle being produced, a mishap occurred at the Buick City assembly plant in Flint, Michigan. Reportedly, four people were killed in accidents related to chemical inhalation and blunt force trauma from experimental paint robots. The four line workers all had little in the way of family members or friends, and their funerals were organized and paid for by the UAW.
At the time, the CEO of GM, Robert Stempel, was touring Buick City's paint shop. According to internal GM documentation of the event, he witnessed the mishap first hand.
The first four Buick Entrails, modeled after the LeSabre, were sold at a slightly higher markup due to their far more vibrant coloration. Only one of these four remains today. In 2024, the owner of the vehicle gave a tour of its interior on History channel's Dirty Old Cars. He noted the name inscribed on the bottom part of the car's hood, the name of the fourth line worker that was killed in the mishap.
Robert Stempel has been the CEO of GM ever since, with his daughter first in line to succeed him. Historians point to the Entrails's successful "Halloween surprise debut" as the decision that saved his career.