I finally have pics of the 73 that I am getting. I also have put a deposit on it, too. just waiting on income tax and I will bring it home. Thanks to Chris Lott for adjusting the pics to fit here Tim
It is a 73 Gran sport 455, it is originaly green and will be again. I posted the cowl tag to hopefully get more info on it. Factory A/C and posi. Auto, bench seat. rally? guages. I really don't know much of the history of it but it is from Denver Co area. suppose to be own by a older lady. I plan on getting the history and specs from Slone. Tim
Lookin good. A couple questions, did it have a green interior and top? Also, any idea why it ended up where it is (looks like an impound lot to me). Just curious!
It is accually a small transmission/repair/performance shop. I think the owner just picks up older cars for resale. he has a couple of older mopars vws, fords and even a cosworth vega. It has a kinda olive green dash, brown carpet, white everything else. The vinyl top is faded but I think the original color islight brown. Tim
Well I heard it run today, purred like kitten. No shakes, rattles, or knocks. I think shes a keeper. Tim
Hi Tim - Sorry about the late reply. I'm most familiar with '70 - '72, but I'll give this a shot. Someone here probably knows the missing information VIN 4D37 - Buick Century 2-door coupe T - motor code - 455 3 - Model Year 1973 Z - Freemont CA final assemply 102984 - serial # COWL TAG st 73 - Style 1973 4ad37 - Buick Century 2-door coupe 2 - Fisher body plant somewhere in CA 033761 bdy - Fisher body number - internal to Fisher only. tr 134 - Trim Code 134 o No: The 134 code in 1972 is a 'Covert' color vinyl notchback bench seat. 66 t pnt - Paint Code - Taupe Metallic lower body color and some color vinyl roof o No: The 1972 code 'T' is color 'Light Covert' 09C - Fisher final assembly third week September 1972 033761 150126 - Batch codes only used at Fisher body in CA - no significance. HTH What color is covert???
I should be picking it up hopefully with in a month, as soon as income tax refund comes in. one great thing about this car is that the A/C and the air pump system is all there and hooked up and running by th belts As for color I will be painting it, the original dark green, toape poly I think the color is,but that could change I may do it in another color but be a 73 factory color. my plan is for a resto mod. basicly restoring the body and doing minor mods to the interior but building the motor and drive line. Tim
Autocolor Library lists code 'T' vinyl top as 'Neutral. 134 trim code is also listed as 'Neutral' color. This is a pretty cool website.
Nice find Tim, Glad to see there are a few 73-75 people out there. I have had mine since 91 and wouldn't get rid of for anything. You seem to like these body styles, maybe you can answer me this. How do you know what color the trim stripe on the decklid and the Gran Sport on the 1/4s are supposed to be? I'm assuming that since my car is a special color that black is correct. I know that in 73 there were 2 colors available. Black and White.In 74, silver was available too. PAT:TU:
Hmm, this is kinda strange. the T motor was the single exhaust and shouldn't have been in a GS, and looks like only 99 AD37 with the A6 455 engine option and 979 with the A9-GS option, now, of course there were 728 Stage 1s. This is not the first time I have heard of a GS with the T engine! Does it have a clock? All GS' came with clocks?
73 stage 1 Tim-- Here's the "grand sport" elbem for your grille on the 73 . It's on ebay # 2400964632 . GOOD LUCK .... Bruce :laugh:
Roberta, Yes it does have a clock on the left side of the dash, She also has the rally? guages. She is also equiped with dual exhaust, my not be factory original thou. Tim
