1972 GS Stage 1 Buick

[442w30]

It was in Musclecar Review YEARS ago. If the story is true, it's a low-mi car.

[marxjunk]

In 72 the engine code is in the VIN..hard to fake a 72 stage car...

[RM Schimel]

Very nice original car...

[Big Block Bill]

When Best Of Show Automotive contacted me, they said this car was never shown nor in any magazines according to the owner. Do you know what issue it was in? They sent me photos of the under carriage, it would take a lot of time, solvent, (and Beer) to get it looking like the rest of the car.

It appears to be the real deal with fantastic documentation. Too bad it is not a 1970. IMHO, A 1972 bench seat, automatic on the column, no a/c car just doesn't seem to be worth that kind of money, even if it is Black, or how documented it is.

Bill Pankiw

[442w30]

Is that the place in Mentor, OH?

I see their stuff on eBay all the time. They use Photoshop to present their auctions, which seems more professional to me.

On the other hand, they are over the top when it comes to their descriptions:

http://inventory.bestofshowautomotiv...asp?VIN=131021

http://inventory.bestofshowautomotiv...sp?VIN=CN10115

My GTX friend said they were full of it with the former, and I can tell you that the latter's description of "1 of 2" is BS - chances are it is 1 of 2 similar cars in Galen Govier's registry, which is a completely different ball game. That being said, they may not be dishonest, to make a distinction.

I will tell you later what issue the Buick was in. This car is well-known in the Buick world so for the dealer to make such a proclamation is foolish.

[Big Block Bill]

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I will tell you later what issue the Buick was in. This car is well-known in the Buick world so for the dealer to make such a proclamation is foolish.

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"This Stage 1 has never been to a Buick meet, never been offered for public sale, never been advertised and never passed around like a piece of meat from broker to broker."


Please PM me with the issue / month & year when you get a chance. Thanks,

Bill Pankiw

[442w30]

For all I know, it could have been passed along from collector to collector. Stay tuned for PM later today . . . I recall article was written by Jerry Heasley and car may have been in Texas, but it's been YEARS since I've read the article.

[CanadianPoncho]

The article was printed in the September 1987 issue of Muscle Car Review. The owner at the time was Ken Emmott of Houston TX. The article states the car had "around 10000 original miles". The article also states the car won "Best all around GS at the 1984 GS Nats so it seems to also have been at a Buick meet..The original selling dealer had the car until 1979. The car then went to Connecticut. The second owner apparently didn't register the car either. I remember drooling over that car when I first saw the article! I still have that same issue!

Todd

[CanadianPoncho]

If you want to get picky, I compared some photos from the sellers website with the original article photos. The air cleaner foams look to have been replaced. The ones in the magazine article have "squared off" corners at the rear of them. Everything else looks pretty much the same- there's a little more rust on the brake booster now.

Todd

[442w30]

Guess someone has saved me some trouble.

Still, here's more detail . . .