70 gsx at Napoli classics, CT.

Hi, Has anyone seen this car or has it been discussed before? Thanks,

http://napoliclassics.com/inventory/875435-1970-Buick-#.Wi1gK85MGf0

 

it has been discussed before.

 

If I remember this car was an auto before and changed during resto. I guess the #'s trans is gone.

 

in the ad states: A TOTAL OF 78 YELLOW CARS PRODUCED WITH SR 455 ENGINE

is this a true statement?

 

From http://www.buickgsx.com/:

ORIGINAL PRODUCATION 1970 BUICK GSX ENGINE / TRANS COMBO STATISTICS
ENGINE
MANUAL

STAGE-1
120
280
400​

AUTO
TOTAL
STD 455
79
199
278
TOTAL
199
479
678
ALL INFORMATION GATHERED FROM BUICK DAILY CAR REPORTS AND MAY BE INACURATE OR INCOMPLETE

 

any data for how many yellow vs white ?

 

199 Apollo White.....479 Saturn Yellow

 

Actually I believe the accepted numbers for '70 GSX colors are 491 Saturn Yellow and 187 Apollo White (678 total) according to a letter from Buick Motor Division and also the Buick Daily Car Reports.

 

I saw a brand new Apollo white GSX at Bertonazzi Buick in Milford Mass. late in the fall of 1969.

What tripped me out was the sticker price, which was over $5,000 at the time.

To rich for a high school kid making $1.60 an hour.

 

The production 70 GSX s were first rolled out February - March 1970. You must be thinking the about the fall of 1970. I too was making about $1.60 per hour.

 

Any data for how many yellow or white Non Stage 1 vs Stage 1?

 

Drove by this dealership today. Looks like too many things wrong with this car to stop and look. The stripes were not laid out correctly, so to correct is a repaint. $$$

Go from there, starting with transmission swap....

 

All,

Visited Napoli to help out Deogi2 and took a good look at this car. The following are pics/descriptions:



No VIN on motor between 1-3 plugs, yet it has a stamp for the code. Engine casting is a 1231738. How do you have an SR code between 5-7 yet no VIN?



Carb is 7041540 MF 0881, which translates to a '71 GS 455 auto trans built the 88th day of 1971, I believe.

I could not locate a number on the distributor.





VIN tag looks a bit odd to me. It's out of position and holes can be seen through the cowl below it.



Better picture of body tag than in ad.



Stripe goes under door handle, it's pretty close though.





I could get my fingers under both fender lips and the fenders look rust free.



Side mount cables.



Parts Place front spoiler and baffle.



Re-pop rear wheels- at least two quarters worth of width.



Only WG is spare in trunk, fronts are WP's.



Stamp on inside of rear wheel.

 

The frame and suspension components have varying amounts of pitting. The springs are original painted silver. The front springs have separators to either minimize sag or possibly make up for incorrect (small block?) springs. Hard to think of a reason why original frame and suspension would not have the same amount of pitting. For that matter, left and right front lower control arm.





Markings on bottom of axle tube, for what they're worth. Didn't try to grab code on top- doh!




















Rear bumper emblem and tailights.





Floor pan and trunk pan replaced front to back; rear quearters like new and no seam in trunk, so likely replaced; rockers look new, so likely replaced; front fenders and front/rear inner fenders look new, so likely replaced. Body work overall looks very good on car.

















Manual transmission conversion.


Well, those are the main points of interest...

 

Shout out to Ken for taking the time and looking at this car for me. He spent well over an hour face timing me while the car was on the lift going through it. In addition to multiple phone calls and texts. The Buick community is the best!!!

 

Jason, yup, aftermarket shifter an no console. If you look through the link up top of this thread there's a picture of it. Poor girl was definitely ridden hard. It's just makes no sense to restore a chassis and keep original shot springs, pitted control arms and sway bars, etc. The no numbers nothing is definitely a problem. I didn't take a picture of the SR stamp, thought there was one in the ad, but the motor was probably decked and had a code stamp. I thought later that I should have looked at the front of the engine to see if there's a '71 VIN still there if it is a '71 motor. For the right price and a little work it could be made to be a decent car.

 

GTO donor pedals.