1970 Buick GS 455 4 speed. Only 510 GS 455 4 speed cars built in zenith performance year 1970. This car is completely original. Original paint ,original interior, original #'s matching driveline and original wheels. Unlike most Buick GS cars that were ordered with vinyl tops, AC and luxury options, this GS 455 is completely the opposite. It was ordered to be a street racer. 350 Horse 510 LB FT or torque 455, M21 Close Ratio Muncie 4 speed, G1 High Performance Stage 1 3.64 posi rear axle with F41 Rally suspension (rear sway bar, boxed lower rear control arms), Manual steering, Manual Brakes, No AC. This GS 455 was not ordered with any wheel or tire option therefore it was delivered with 14x6 painted plain steel wheels dog dish hub caps which are still on the car. This GS has been off the road since 1975 includes original Bill of Sale, Protecto plate and Buick Sloan documentation. Car requires complete restoration.
Wow, that is the ultimate factory go-fast stripped-down car from Buick. I think that they missed the boat by not offering the M22 but then it would be too noisy for a Buick client. At least they came with a Hurst from that factory, unlike the Chevelles with the accursed Muncie shifter.
I don't know, the original patina is great but that thing has cancer. Best to document and non-destructive clean-up. Soak it in Kroil first? What better way to document the original details as you disassemble it.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
There was an option with the same wheels and caps however you also got trim rings. I missed out on a Bamboo Cream 70 Stage 1 around 1988 with these wheels. I also missed out on this Hurst equipped 4 speed 71 GS (just a 350 though) convertible in 1991 out of Goderich, Ont. It was a one owner car who was a minister. Said he always ordered a manual trans but was so embarrassed that this one came with a Hurst shifter! It was one of 51 built. I made an offer and the seller refused. I then bought a 66 Mustang and a week later he calls me saying he'd take my offer! Doh!
A friend has the equivalent in an Olds. W30 in an F85 two door sedan. Bought it new and still has it. Needs restoration and turned down 30 K for it. Hasnt driven it for close to thirty years, but stored inside.
1970 and its been off the road since 1975 so 5 years of driving and it looks like that inside and out
Rust gets started early in it's life, and rust never sleeps. It could have been through a lot of heat & humidity cycles over 45 years since. Sitting undriven can do a lot of bad things to a car if in humidity over an earthen parking spot. Parking over grass is the worst.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
What a sweet car this would be restored! I know the seller. He's a Buick fanatic.
Why isn't he restoring it?
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
As far as I've seen, and I'm no Buick expert, all 70-72 GS cars got that air cleaner. I don't know if you can tell a Stage 1 at a glance. I think you have to get some number off it to identify one.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Southern Ontario winters were brutal to cars in the 60s and 70s. Lots of snow and therefore lots of road salt. Most cars had rust repaired by the time they was five years old. Usually patches in the rear wheel wells and lower 1/4s. A lot of cars had front fenders replaced due to rust in one or two years. Fibreglass fenders were big business here in the 70s and 80s. And lets not forget vinyl tops! Most manufacturers only primed the roof when the car had a vinyl top. We have seen how well that worked. If car manufacturers hadnt been forced to provide rust perforation warranty we would probably still be replacing our vehicles every five years or so.
All GS's had that air cleaner. They were a bit smaller on the 350 cars. The Stage 1 would have "Stage 1" on the air cleaner lid as well as a "Stage 1" emblem below the "GS" on the front fenders.
4SPEED427 wrote:
As far as I've seen, and I'm no Buick expert, all 70-72 GS cars got that air cleaner. I don't know if you can tell a Stage 1 at a glance. I think you have to get some number off it to identify one.
