Rich, I sold the 73 GS455 4speed car that I had. I now have a 73 GS350 that I will probably run in this fall's demo derbyo No: Rough car needing alot of work. I'm checking into a couple other 73 455 cars, one of which is a Stage1, the other is one of these oddball "T" code 455 cars. Also have some interested parties in my Firebird, and if I sell I have been checking into a certain 72 Stage1.:Brow: We'll have to wait and see what happens:bglasses:
Funny, funny howo No: Do I amuse you! (Goodfellas, joe pesci if i recall it right) LOL in the search. If you talk nice I might sell you something:dollar: :dollar: :3gears: :3gears: Just my weird humor going now really LOL:3gears: :beer
David, I got the W (ZA code in 74) (XA in 73) from this link. http://buicks.net/shop/reference/engine_ident_63_75.html and I was just curious where it fit in, and that makes sense but it is not listed as a stage 1? Anyways just curious, since we were talking 455's
Thanks again Eric :beers2: Information is now contained on the factory stage1 register website http://www.stage1registry.com/registrypage.html#1973
Right on!! John the non a/c non power steering car that I bought from you is SO friggin odd for a Buick and rare. Oddly enough I can't sell the car with a gun ....go figure.... ok the motor is gone BUT geeze how many"restamps" have you seem.... I'm not trying to fool anybody, I just want to sell it. my nailhead needs $$$$$ so the 73 must go!!!
I spotted a Century 2 door in a salvage yard yesterday, and it was a 455 car, and I think it was a "T" code. guy wanted $795 for it, he said it has blown head gasket, no title.
Do you know what ever happened to that car &/or where Jerry lives? I see in a later post in this thread Jerry was trying to sell it and that he hasn't been on here since 2009. Reason I ask, besides that I like low option and esp. factory manual steering GS's, is I think I know of a Blue (?) 73 Stage 1 4-sp not far (at all) from you. Thinking it might be the same car - Not sure the name of the guy who owns it but could probably find out.
Wow, talk about a thread brought back from the dead, lol. Different Firebird, different 72 Stage 1. As far as the 73 Stripper GS Jerry Derise owned, I bought that one as well, got it running, and resold it when I couldn't find quarter panels for it. Last I knew, Mike Sobotka out in Idaho owned it. Don't know what he's doing with it. The original engine and trans were long gone. It had a Rossler TH400 in it when I bought it, and I found a good running 70 455 I put in to make it driveable. There was a Borg Warner Super T10 in the trunk, Along with the 4 speed parts for the car. I can't answer your "T" code question, I don't think anyone ever came up with anything that made sense in those cars. To me, the production totals for 1973 are WRONG, and should be adjusted to include the 99 T code cars, as I believe all the T code cars we have seen have all the correct GS ornamentation on them, they aren't "fakes", or "clones". IMHO
You are correct ,Tom. T code GS 455, 99 built. I have Sloan Museum documents that show mine is a Gran Sport 455.
I knew it was a different '72 Stage 1 it figured it might be the same Firebird. Funny how that worked out. Not that I'm looking for (another) project and esp. not a 73, but will have to ask Mike about that car. The way I read this about the "T" cars ("T = Most were option A9 455-4 GS455, 99 vehicles were option A6 455-4 non-GS") is that there were 99 regular Centuries that came w/455's and a bunch of GS's that came with "T" in the Vin but got Dual exhaust and were in fact GS's. I know there were some Centuty 455's (99 presumably) and the reason I asked about the wagons is a friend had a factory Century 455 wagon back in the 80's.
