Vintage Buick Racecars

I received an email from my uncle the other day with this picture attached to it. Someone he knew sent it to him, and he passed it along to me. It looks like an old magazine picture scan, but I can't be sure. I asked him if he had any more information on it than the picture and he didn't. So, if it is a photograph I don't know who to give credit to.

Anyway, it looks like a very interesting car. Anyone out there have any history on this car, or any other GSs that ran like this back in the early 70's? Enjoy.

 

That's a cool pic Chris!:TU:

You don't see that many old pics of sponsored Buicks.

Jason

 

I think it is the original Kennebell car! Pops Kennedy drove for Reynolds Buick , and Jim Belle worked with Buick to develop the Stage 1 pieces. :Brow:

 

Kennedy bell car

Good catch Joe,I saw that car in 1972 in atrip to calif,it ran several tenths under the E/SA index back then
gary

This is how the Kennedy-Bell company got started.Later Kennebell ,after the pops death.

 

Never seen that picture before .

 

Current Owner is a member here, Guy Parquette.

 

No . That is not the KB Reynolds Stage 2 car . This car was owned and raced by an employee of Reynolds Buick . A mechanic I believe.

 

This has been discussed here in the past. Matter of fact I MAY be the one that originally posted the picture.
Pat has it right. This is what WE narrowed it down to… an employee.
Wish I could find that tread. I do have all the original “stock folders” with vins for model year 1970 that the Reynolds family gave me. If memory serves, this how we narrowed it down.
Pat- remember this?
Also note “Reynolds” is spelled with an apostrophe. That gave us some indications of its origins. “Reynold’s” is wrong. There was a logical explanation for that apostrophe…just can’t remember.
If need be, I could get those stock folders out again. But that may take some time.
Pretty sure the first name of the employee was “Frank”.

Please note; using those stock folders also provided (proof) when and to whom the original KB Reynolds car was sold to. And how many years it was “given” and used as a test car for Lennie Kennedy, Jim Bell through promotions. Also narrowed down the time sequence (timeline) for when it was used for testing Buick’s Stage2 program. And when they took delivery of it. Late November of 1969.
Lennie purchased the car from Pete Reynolds sometime in 1972. I have that ORIGINAL title with Lennie’s (and wife) signatures! The title is a nice “pink” in color that still “pops”, thanks to California's dry climate. Hence “pink slip”.

Lots of cool information in those stock folders. i.e.- was able to provide some ownership(s) of Buicks boughten from the Reynolds dealership, how many and number of which models they sold, etc.
It’s really amazing how many GS’s they sold in 1970. Tons of 350 cars.

 

Oh- I believe that photo was given to me vie Dennis Manner.
Do still have that original photograph…

***edit***
Matter of fact, how and why I received the original title, it was mistakenly left in an old folder / file cabinet stored downstairs at the Reynolds dealership, along with their old stock folders.
They were kind enough to give me all of it.

 

Oh then sorry, Chris would like to see pictures of the Stage 2 Reynolds car I’m sure.

 

Good info, not the same car. Thanks

 

This thread just resurfaced (thanks 446389H).

Would also like to mention. Does anyone remember the older KB catalogs with the et times/ MPH enhancements listed with each part / modification?
That’s what I meant as far as the KB testing.

They used the Reynolds car in those tests…
Think that was even mentioned in some of their articles.

***edit***
My original Reynolds car, not the “employees” car in the above pictured.