Hey Ken, You have 4 months to get her road worthy for Holmdel...love to see that GSX there. And if not ..come on down..
forget paint, forget chrome, i'd just get some rubber on it and get it running, i'm sure everyone would still love to see it...i'd assume it's the only vinyl top lime mist gsx out there?
Nice car! I'm glad to hear that it wasn't trashed. Hey, if you wanna unload those aviators, email me. We always have a use for them here...
Gee, I don't know... Those vintage aviators might fetch a pretty penny at auction! Of course, the mouse turds would have to be wiped off first... :Brow:
Hey Ken, My in-laws live in Stratford, and my brother-in-law lives in Darien. He went to Fairfield Prep. The next time I'm up I'll try to hook up.
Sure Jeff- I'm about two miles or less from Fairfield Prep and right between Stratford and Darien. Let me know the next time you're in the area. I'd love to show you the car and to pick your brain too!
Thanks for sharing the great story...very inspirational! 20 years is a long wait.... But your the smart one...you kept her! You should be grinning :grin: :beer
Do you have any documentation on the car? There was previously only ONE known GSX with a vinyl top. Vinyl top was "Not recommended" with the GSX package in the original sales literature.
I thought there were two other GSXs - (1) Cortez Gold and (1) Platinum Mist, both with black vinyl tops. Guess they might be a little more common than what we once thought :TU: Ken - Can you please post your paint code (and fisher body number) on your cowl data plate? Thanks!
Documentation Nicholas- As my dad bought the car when it was six months old, I didn't think he got the original window sticker. I know I (stupidly) pulled the build sheet from under the rear seat long ago and I think (hope) it's still somewhere in my dad's garage. I didn't realize the value of that piece of paper and I didn't know how to decode it at the time. I wish I never took it out! I've never dropped the gas tank, but I understand there may also be a build sheet there? Would that sheet have the option code listed for the full GSX ornamentation package? I think the original owner is still around. I don't know if they could/would look for any documentation. Also, the dealer it was sold out of is still a Buick dealer, although they did change hands once. I have no idea if they keep any records that far back or not. It's probably worth asking, though. I hear you on the documentation. As I was around when the car was six months old, I'm convinced it's real. The only way I think I could be wrong is if the dealer prepped the car this way. Anyone ever heard of that being done? Without documentation, however, there will always be a doubt in many peoples minds. It's a bummer that Buick documentation is not available at the Sloane Museum for the 1971 model year. Anyone have other thoughts on how I might be able to document/authenticate my car??? I'd appreciate any help!
Just found the cowl plate from your earlier post Here ST71 43437FL1 000642BD TR168 43-B PNT 01D It's a factory vinyl top car :TU: :beer PS - I'm no expert, but a body# of 000642 in January 1971, with no SCO identified on the cowl plate, looks to be a legit GSX car.
Glad you posted that... Marco- I thought of the responses to the body plate on that other thread. It sounded as if all indications point to it being a GSX (early body build date). Like I said, I'm convinced it is, unless the dealer put the ornamentation package on after delivery. I gotta find paper, though. I suppose that I would need to drop the tank anyway to clean out whatever's been growing in there for the past twenty years. Maybe I'll find what I'm looking for.
Re: Glad you posted that... Even if the dealer put the ornamentation package on, the Fisher body # would have been greater than 045xxx (I have a 01A coupe listed with a 045950 body number - Flint Built) Some cars had no paper (mine didn't), so don't be too disappointed.
Very inpiring story Ken. Makes me wanna :ball: I'm glad you kept the car all those years. I'd bet your glad too. That's one heck of an investment you have there. Especially if you can find documentation. I can relate to the mouse turds. Except mine were mixed with pecans instead of acorns. Fortunately, they didn't chew up anything:TU: . It's really cool to have the car you always wanted or wished you'd never got rid of. You have both. A local guy here found a guy with a '70 442 W30 car(the kind he had when he was in high school and wished he'd kept). He got it home and realized that it was HIS old car with a terrible paint job! Hope all goes well.
Marco- Could you please explain a bit more what you mean by the higher body numbers? Do you mean that the GS/Skylark line for that year started with body number 045000? And that mine having a low number makes it unique? (i.e- a GSX) I'm not sure I 100% understand what you mean. o No: Reynold- Cool story about the 442. A friend of mine had a yellow one in High School that had been modded with gears/converter, etc. Many that car flew! I heard a similiar story when I had the valve stems replaced in my tires on saturday. I was talking cars with the guy at the service station and he told me his dad had bought new a '71 Torino with the cobra jet motor and drag pack. He got it when his father died, sold it when money got tight, and then bought it back a few years later after it had changed hands a few time and he chanced upon it for sale. Yeah, it's a Ford, but still a cool car!
No it is not Carl but he is a close friend. Maybe we can get together at the Northeast GS/GN spring meeting on March 30th.
