Here's a good start for someone looking to get into the GS game.. '72 GS350 This one might go pretty cheap, and looks like an awesome start for a project car for someone here on the board. It seems to be optioned pretty well with the tach, gauges, buckets, console, etc.
The way that drivers rear is sagging, I would beware..looks like either frame is shot, or the springs popped through the trunk...this car is an absolute buyer beware! :eek2: Larry
I guess its from years of practice looking at mine :laugh: . It's hard to tell from the rear shot, but when you look at the tire height on 1 side, and look at the other WOW :eek2: . Something fishy there :laugh: . I guess I have a nack for these sort of things . Larry
Either way, we need to prevent these cars from being parted out if we can. This one is fairly complete, enough to be the start of a project for someone looking to do a restoration or a driver. Many times a car this complete will be parted out mainly for the hood and aircleaner, when it really doesn't deserve it. Just my $.02
well, assuming the frame and most of the sheet metal is solid, i'd say it's definately worthy of a resto. (or even if they're not, i'm just thinking in monetary terms) you get an assumably original #'s matching gs with the gs hood, bucket seat cores, a console, and lot of other usable stuff.
How would you verify the numbers matching? Where would you look? I have a guy that has a 72 GS350 convertible that needs to be restored that he claims has matching numbers. Did they come with bench seats and a column shift that year? Ed
Someone will have to chime in on where to find the numbers, but I can tell you that all '72 GS verts were bench seat, column shift (or 4 speed if that is what you ordered). For some reason you could not get buckets in the GS convertibles that year...
72 ragtops mayble i am dreaming , but i thought that someone on this site, who had a documented 72 gs ragtop with buckets that was built that way as a copo order. anyone remember ? gerry 72 gs 350 ht #s
Bucket seats in '71-'72 convertibles were SCO (Special Car Orders), and were indicated on the cowl tag as such, Even though they were not blatantly available on the order forms, bucket seats were available in a '71-'72 convertible provided the dealer worked with you and you had the help of the almighty dollar.
The bench seats would be verified by the cowl TRIM tag. 1972 350 motor serial numbers were stamped on the front bank of the block, just below the head. Depending on manufacturing plant, it's stamped either behind the power steering pump bracket (drivers side bank) or next to the water pump outlet (passenger side bank). TH-350 Transmission serial numbers were on the driver's side.
Larry, look closer ...... the rear isn't really sagging, the front is waaaayyy to high. Is there an engine in this thing? Looks like maybe the engine "comes with the car" but separate ....hehe :Brow:
