Potential 1971 GSX?

Discussion in 'Cars and Parts For Sale Leads' started by gsxnut, Dec 26, 2007.

  1. gsxnut

    gsxnut Well-Known Member

  2. flynbuick

    flynbuick Guest

    Owner appears to be Micheal Keeton.
     
  3. JEFF STRUBE

    JEFF STRUBE Well-Known Member

  4. jsgs

    jsgs Well-Known Member

    It looks like burnt orange.
     
  5. cjatx

    cjatx Well-Known Member

    See my avitar. My car is bittersweet mist.

    Chris
     
  6. Stagedcoach71

    Stagedcoach71 Well-Known Member

    handsome color combo and a 71 to boot.:beer
     
  7. gobuick

    gobuick Silver Level contributor

    Here's the protecto plate:

    166 6262 434371HXXXXXX
    TO 137 1SB035 2
    BS 385 12 4 8
     
  8. Duane

    Duane Member

    Has anyone asked for a body number yet, or the info from the firewall ID plate?
    Duane

    PS. It's interesting how he figured out the numbers of engine combinations that were built.
     
  9. gobuick

    gobuick Silver Level contributor

    Duane, This is what he told me the first line was:

    ST71 43437FLI 0000632
     
  10. gobuick

    gobuick Silver Level contributor

    I did get a few pics before his email went down. Looks like the entire rear window area is rusted out pretty bad.
     
    Last edited: Apr 9, 2011
  11. 71GSX455-4SPD

    71GSX455-4SPD Nick Serwo Magic Car

    That puts it in the right ballpark. That number is only a few digits off from mine and the car was built in Flint.
     
  12. Rich Johns

    Rich Johns Platinum Level Contributor

    Frank
    Post the pics you did get of the car
    Thanks Rich
     
  13. gobuick

    gobuick Silver Level contributor

    Sure, here they are.
     
    Last edited: Apr 9, 2011
  14. 71GSX455-4SPD

    71GSX455-4SPD Nick Serwo Magic Car

    The dash emblem looks original and the trunk is staying open meaning the springs that are beefier to compensate for the weight of the spoiler appear to be in place.

    What's the build date? Do you know?
     
  15. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    looks like they still do exist in barns. Nice find.
     
  16. Stagedcoach71

    Stagedcoach71 Well-Known Member

    Would the date code on X specific parts help (tach, spoliers)?
     
  17. JEFF STRUBE

    JEFF STRUBE Well-Known Member


    Sounds like a good find for some that wants a 71 GSX for $20,000

    and put a nother $30,000 or better you my have a Number 1 Car and have

    $50,000 to $70,000 in it. These car where once good Priced for average

    people. Now everyone Blowes up Prices on Cars.

    That dam Barret Jackson with all the Rich People around

    Try to out Bid each other has made this car over Priced.


    Frank looks like a Very Nice GS Conv in the Picture.

    Do you have any Larger Detail Pictures of It.
     
  18. BUQUICK

    BUQUICK I'm your huckleberry.

    I'm a little confused by the protecto plate info.

    6262 = Bittersweet mist paint
    TO = engine code but TO is a 350-2
    BS = Trans code (400 THM) for a GS 455 non-stage 1

    I thought TR was the engine code for a base 455 GS engine? I have seen other protecto plates with errors, I wonder if this is another one? Even if the car was a 350 it would not have been a TO since that was a 2 barrel carb engine.

    Is 1SB the rearend code? I don't have anything to decode those for a '71

    Also does 12 4 8 mean PB, AC, AM radio, PS ?

    I bet it is an original GSX but I'm not sure I'm willing to bet $20k.
     
  19. gobuick

    gobuick Silver Level contributor

    Frank looks like a Very Nice GS Conv in the Picture.

    Do you have any Larger Detail Pictures of It.[/QUOTE]


    Thanks, Jeff. It's a Northwest car, numbers matching, auto, buckets console, no a/c. I am the fourth owner. Here's a pic.
     
    Last edited: Apr 9, 2011
  20. 71GSX455-4SPD

    71GSX455-4SPD Nick Serwo Magic Car

    Well, I'm not sure date codes were put on the GSX specific parts. The reason I asked when the car was built as it has such a low body number it was either built right at the beginning of production, or as would be more likely, follows the pattern of other '71 GSX cars with low numbers. For example my car was built the 4th week of January, but the body number is 000642 (exactly ten higher than the subject car).

    With regard to the protectoplate, mine also decodes as a 350-2 barrel with single exhaust and an open rear, if I recall correctly, even though it's anumbers match 455-4 dual exhaust car. Don't pay too much attention to the protectoplate info. It would be nice to know if the build sheet is over the gas tank with the WA5 code. As the body number is so close to my car, they could very well have been made the same day! Who knows? (Maybe that car has MY buildsheet) :pray:
     

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