Anybody know this one? What does he mean by "The 455 equipped GSX's are rarer than both the 4 speed, or automatic 455 Stage 1 optioned GSX's." http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970...ryZ16124QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Well not exactly. They made 197 standard 455 automatics like this one. They made 118 Stage 1 4 speeds and 282 stage 1 automatics. So his falls somewhere in the middle. Rare none the less The figures dont break it down into colors. A stick GSX in any combo would be the rarest Whats interesting is the fact that this car is #671 out of the production of 678. One of the very last ones.
Imagine, someone owned #678 probably never knowing the signifigance of it being the last one. You have to wonder how many GSX's are still left undiscovered. John, in your opinion, how many do you think are still out there waiting to be "found"?
i think that X is owned by board member SXSLEEPER? on a side note the early produced 1970 gsx had a 4 digit body #, and the later ones had a 6 digit body #.
In talking about GSX cars to people in the know like Wayne, along with all I have learned along the way, we are of the opinion that most of the 678 cars have survived. I guess it would be logical that even back then they were recognized as being special. I believe there are still more than a few out there waiting to be discovered. ( including #678! ) On a somewhat related subject, it seems that the 70 Stage 1 convertible wasn't as lucky. Out of those 232 we have only found about 65 or so of them. I'm sure there are a FEW more of them out there but their survival rate seems to be quite low.
As for the GSX cars I would say just based on observation from being around the muscle car scene in the 60s and 70s fewer 4 speeds survived. (And probably fewer stage 1 s.) Owners with a mindset that could do some damage gravitated to the 4 speed cars. The insurance carriers and the junk yards inherited the carnage that ensued.
From information gathered in the registry there are roughly 200 1970 GSX's in the registry. I know of at least another 30 not in the registry and would guess that there are more but I believe that less than half of the cars still exist today. The color break down in the registry closely follows the percentage of productions meaning rougly 1/4 of the cars in the registry are white and 3/4 are yellow. Additionally if you read the description carefully on this car it indicates 455 are rarer than Stage-1 for both autos and 4-speeds Non Stage Automatic = 197 Stage 1 automatics = 282 Non stage 4-speeds = 81 Stage 1 4-speeds = 118 Thus non stage cars are rarer then Stage cars for both Automatics and Stage 1 cars. At least that is how I read it. Mark Mark
Mark I have your stuff but not handy. What percentage of the 70 stage 1 4 speeds are in the registry?
I bet there are very few 70 Stage 1 4 speeds left out of the 600+ built. Maybe 100? Maybe we should start a poll and see how many board members have one or know where there is one.
I know of an apollo white '70 Stage 1 X with auto that has been rotting into the ground (literally) for the past 15 years. The original drivetrain is gone and the body is, for the most part, beyond saving. The owner has finally admitted to himself that he's never going to do anything with it and has offered to sell it to me. We haven't spoken numbers yet. How can I figure out what sequence number it is? Donny
A coke says it is closer to 50 in all states, missing drive train, basket cases etc. Only 50 4 speeds 70 models in the GSx registry total which includes non stage cars and stage 1s.
Lots of info about this car in these threads: http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=138818 http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=123558 http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=139203
Currently the registy has 15 White and 27 Yellow for a total of 42 Stage-1 4-speed 1970 GSX. 42 / 118 = 35.6% Mark
Mark, this'll sound dumb because I probably already have it somewhere in the documentation but which production number GSX is my car? As you'll recall it's Al's old car. 1970 10-10 455 4spd GSX. Number 1 in the registry the way you sort it.
