I kinda remember seeing pictures of a GranSport drag car from C&G Buick, Emmaus PA. Anyone have the pix?
Great posts and feedback folks, I’m on 65gs.com site, can’t imagine how we did it before lol. Swap meet in Daytona Fl this week, anyone going? Any Buick specifics vendors or members?
Here ya go! I had met the driver in 2006 at a car show where he had this pic on display. No idea what became of the car.
The extra weight of the convertible put it into the D/SA class instead of C/SA. It ran low 13's at 100-105 mph. There's a thread on it here: http://v8buick.com/index.php?threads/66-gs-dealer-race-car.115002/
Oh yes, you started that great thread.. Mr Manner did say the 332 hp was the "true" output of this engine and also it's rated at 450lbs too. The 340 hp Q-jet 10.25 was a tad over rated as he said EVERYONE was doing it back then. I'm sure the 389 GTO did not do 360 hp as did the 396 Chevy did not do 350 hp, nor do they have that same Nailhead torque.. If anyone knows Nailhead's it's you Walt.. Time slips show it that it's the real deal rating I would think..
There are a couple of good shots of Pop Kennedy racing a 65 in the old KB catalogs I have them someplace. Will try to find them. I also have pics of Carmen Faso racing in the early 80's w my convertible...we were all young once
Hello Dan! Than you for the post, remarkable info and very useful! What an exciting project this has become For Me, folks like you on this forum are so under appreciated, and a blessing to have available. I’ll rrint that letter of mods for my files for sure. Do u have any gaskets available for front and rear of my GRan Sport? And what do u use for the body to rear tail light housings? I’ve got some ideas to use windshield butle?
Sorry to cut you off Robin, but wondering how Pops came out with 353 hp rating with the dual quads and pistons? Estimates or dyno?
Yes, I have reproduction front turn signal and reverse lenses and gaskets that I have manufactured. Details here: http://www.v8buick.com/index.php?th...d-special-reproduction-lenses-gaskets.315372/ Real tail light gaskets are reproduced by Metro Molded. See here: https://www.metrommp.com/index.cfm?...120&VehicleYear=1965&Make=BUICK&Model=SKYLARK You can find more information here too: http://65gs.com/board/index.php/topic,2177.0.html
Hey Dan, can I get all necessary gaskets from you? Email me total with ship to zip 33844 with payment instructions if u would? I looked at the metro gaskets for rear tail hsg, looks like lens gaskets come with them, your thoughts?
