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Old 01-30-2008, 04:43 AM
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Default Re: 70 Stage 1 GSX 4 Speed -Concours Resto

Patrick already has a GSX. Not many will jump for for two.
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Old 01-30-2008, 04:53 AM
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Patrick already has a GSX. Not many will jump for for two.

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Just making a good point to benefit us both...no worries.
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Old 01-30-2008, 04:57 AM
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Agreed both Olds & Buick cars in true no-1 concours condition have sold privately for HUGE figures but did not receive the press of other sales.

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Also we know of some unrestored W30s that have sold for between 200-300K. Not all were concours restos. It just depends on the car. In general, W30 and Stage 1 convertibles have brought the most Franklin brothers at private sale.
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Old 01-30-2008, 07:07 PM
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Default Re: 70 Stage 1 GSX 4 Speed -Concours Resto

This is turning into a good post for the GSX cars!

510lb ft of torque at 2800 rpm. Less then 400 Stage 1 GSX cars built in 1970. In your face paint scheme and spoilers.


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Old 01-30-2008, 11:20 PM
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Default Re: 70 Stage 1 GSX 4 Speed -Concours Resto

In the 1970s you had the stage 1 GSX. At the time many mags like Motor Trend and Car Review rated this Buick as the fastest 4 seat production muscle car. Then in the 80s the GN/GNX Buick cars were the undisputed kings of the muscle cars. Then fast forward to 1997 and Popular Mechanics had a muscle car reunion shoot out. Again these same Buicks were rated the quickest four seat production muscle cars. The citations to the those articles and tests are in our GSX poster we posted here. Now I realize there will always be a dispute about what were the quickest cars, but no one can deny the Buicks were always at or near the top. Nevertheless, because they were so rare and expensive, they have never had the following of the other brands.
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Old 01-31-2008, 01:59 AM
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Default Re: 70 Stage 1 GSX 4 Speed -Concours Resto

Besides the expense, scarcity, and minimal street "cred", let's not forget all of the old fogey Olds and Buick dealers who wanted no part of these cars or the rowdy, warranty-abusing "customers" they felt they would attract. I've heard a number of stories of guys bringing money to order a Stage or W car and wanting to put money down, only to literally be shown the door. (Can you imagine a Buick dealer today showing ANYONE the door who was trying to order a car? Or an Olds dealer, IF there were any around...)

I've loved the GS cars since I saw the PHR article on them in the early 80's. Ditto on the Turbo/GN cars when I was in high school. Buick is so unusual in that it has had these two short, sudden bursts of performance brilliance, only to have the powers that be strip it all away, just as quickly as it was achieved. It's like Mom and Dad were sleeping and find the kids having a really big party, so they ground them for 15 or 20 years, and get back to the scrabble tournaments they've been playing.
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Old 02-23-2008, 04:21 AM
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Here is the compilation of contemporary perfromance tests (Nov. 1984 Car Review) and a link to the 1997 Popular Mechanics Muscle Reunion with Modern Cars Showdown.http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...66.html?page=2


http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...66.html?page=2



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We will consider a GNX plus cash.
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