Like Brad said unfortunately it's not the original hood to the car. Now it can be repaired by a good body man to look like a 70 hood. I wouldn't get wrapped up in original this original that you will drive yourself crazy.
That was good info, that it can be made to look like a 70 hood. Finding a mint 70 hood won´t be necessary if this one can be changed, since the car needs much bodywork anyway.
[QUOTE="<snip> You can also buy inner & outer wheel houses for the 70-72 Skylarks, rear quarters, and the correct 68-72 tulip panels (the panel that goes between the rear window and the trunk lid), so if you are really interested in saving that car I am sure it could be done. <snip> Duane[/QUOTE] I realize this post is year old, but still this thread is fascinating and the above has my complete attention. Duane, are you saying I can buy a reproduced 1968 Buick Tulip Panel? I'm pretty sure i need one of those... Thanks!
Max Damage writes, I realize this post is year old, but still this thread is fascinating and the above has my complete attention. Duane, are you saying I can buy a reproduced 1968 Buick Tulip Panel? I'm pretty sure i need one of those... Thanks! Here are pics of Nick installing a quote "70-72" GS/Skylark Tulip Panel on my 69 Motion Equipped car. As you can see it fit like a glove. The rear windows for the 68-72 Buick A-bodies are the same, and the top edge of the 68-69 trunk lids must also be the same. Duane PS. Those pics are on something like page 3 or 4 of the thread that shows how we restored the car. There are also pics of this area of the body later in that thread, so you can see how well it mounted up to the top trunk lid edge.
Huh, It looks like the trunk lip isn't part of the Tulip Panel then? I had a different vision of it being the whole shot. Also, If I go to Dynacorn and search for Buick GS, I get almost nothing. If I switch ti Chevelle I see MANY pages of stuff, a lots of which is the same as GS. Did that Tulip panel come from Dynacorn or elsewhere? Thanks so much for being such a source of information! I am going to look for that thread now...
That panel was reproduced by another manufacturer with the help of Mark Reeves. They also reproduced the 70-72 rear quarters etc. I don't remember the manufacturer's name but believe "The Parts Place" is selling their stuff now. Duane PS. The thread for my car is titled "69 Motion Equipped Resto" and is in the bench section.
Anders, this is my first viewing of this thread, thanks for sharing the archaeology on your car, some great information here! Something I was curious about: You had mentioned the casting dates on the cylinder heads were four months before the build of the car. Did you check The valve size to see if these are indeed stage one heads? The reason I ask: The chances of the originals being replaced with another set of factory produced stage one pieces is pretty unlikely. If the cylinder heads ARE factory produced stage one pieces is it possible they could be original? Maybe someone here can answer this: it seems plausible the factory could produce a quantity of stage one cylinder heads in one run and just pull from stock as they were needed to assemble stage one engines over a run of months(?) OR, since it was just one more machining process to produce a stage one head maybe it was no big deal to bang them out at the same time as the much more common and popular small valve 455 head(?) Thoughts? Steve weim55 Colorado
Steve, I´m sorry about not answering your questions until now. My oldest daughter was eight month pregnant in November and gave birth to a daughter and son in mid December. So we have spent much of our time with my daughters family these last months. Yes I checked the valve size and it is correct for Stage 1. See pic. I was thinking in the same lines as you are about production of the heads, but Brett, Duane and other guys in the know are certain that Stage 1 specific parts like heads were used in a few weeks or even a few days after they were produced. Definitely not four months after they were cast. And I do believe them.
