Still question striping option

a while ago i had asked the question whether there was an option for striping and it was shot down saying only GSX had factory stripes. am i wrong or does it look like the lime green 71' GS convertable Skip is restoring has original stripes on it?: http://buickperformance.com/brough19a.jpg

 

it does have stripes on it, but they aren't factory. Someone added them...

 

If I not mistaken 71-72 GS's could have dealer installed X packages at verious levels to include Striping.

 

Well Leo you won't get any argument from me... and by looking at the condition of the stripes on the link I had posted they look some 33 years old, but the consensus so far is that the stripes were GX exclusive. o No:

 

Ok guys,
Here is how the GSX packages were offered, and I hope this gets over to the FAQ section, so we can refer people to it.

70 (All or nothing)
They were all Big Blocks and came with stripes, rear spoiler, grill & dash emblems, hood tach, front spoiler, rallye ride package, quick ratio Power steering, or manual steering, G60-15 Goodyears, 15x7 Chrome wheels, and sport mirrors.

71-72 (A-La-Carte)
The basic GSX option included stripes, rear spoiler, grill & dash emblems and sport mirrors. (There is at least 1 example that did not include the mirrors.)

The other options, such as hood tach, front spoiler, rallye ride package, G60-15 Goodyears, 15x7 Chrome wheels were all options that could be ordered seperately. Some even came with vinyl tops.

Here are 2 examples;
My 71 Stratomist Blue GSX has a deluxe black front bench with fold-down armrest interior, with an in-dash tach and gauges. (No hood tach.) It did come with G60-15 /chrome wheels, Stage 1 engine, automatic, and 342 posi, but may not have been ordered with a front spoiler.

I also had a 71 350 GSX, with an in dash tach and Gauges, (no hood tach or front spoiler), front bench with armrest interior, standard 2 spoke steering wheel, standard ratio power steering, and no rally ride.

So only GSX's came with the factory stripes, even the 71-72 varieties.

Now there are supposedly a few cars out there with dealer added stripes. I have never seen any documentation, but even if I did, they would still not be GSX's. They would only be GS's with a Dealer installed stripe package.

Duane

 

I agree totaly!!!!

 

So it was possible that a 71-72 could of have poverty caps originally? And the 71-72 had a dash emblem?,if so,was it the same as a 70? The reason I ask,is that I`m cloning my 71 Stage1 into an X

 

Thank you Duane for all your information on the subject I wasn't aware you could mix and match some of the options in 71 and 72...good stuff

Mark

 

Mark,
That's what makes the 71-72 GSX's interesting. Even with build sheets it is often hard to tell exactly how they were optioned.
Duane

 

Duane, Was it possible for a GS to have some of these options and not be a X? Like the hood tach or spoilers.

 

Yes

You could order that stuff for a GS.

 

Brad,
The 72's were also the same way, GSX ornamentation package, front spoiler, rear spoiler and hood tach were Flint only items.
Duane

 

However, you have not addressed the convertible issue. There were no GSX packages, rear spoilers, or stripes on converts, right?

 

There was a man from Colorado that had a STG1 convert with a hood tach and front spoiler. It was bittersweet car.

 

GSX Converts

We see them all the time down here.