This GS has no power steering nor power brakes and no AC. Automatic on the column with a tilt wheel. The good The engine was rebuilt by G&G performance engines in Tomball, Texas as follows: Believed to be the original block but it has been decked so no numbers appear. Line honed using a torque plate 10 to 1 forged pistons Comp hydraulic cam; lift and duration unknown. Stage 1 valves Balanced Roller rockers Long tube headers 3 inch exhaust with x pipe out the back custom deep sump oil pan MSD ignition Stock intake with Quadrajet of unknown origin Number matching Circle D rebuilt turbo 400 2800 stall converter Chevelle 12 bolt rear end with hardened axles. Bench with fold down arm rest Interior is decent The not so good the orange paint is a good 20 footer - that may be generous Rust repair needed above both wheel wells Rust repair completed on bottoms of both fenders and around rear windshield Doors, deck lid, floors, hood itself are good. GS grill cracked. $12,500. Houston, Texas
I had this car "Locked" then turned it loose to Dave. Great Starter GS for a reasonable figure. Someone Please buy it before I get tempted Again. JR
Do you happen to have the Sloan or Wayne Roberts report on the car (if not it would help in selling it)? Does it still have the alum front drums? Can you post a pic of the trim tag? Not inline and we're not supposed to comment on "for sale" ads so I'll delete if you (or mods) want, but super neat car - I happen to have a thing for low option (especially factory manual steering) GS's and it's very rare to see an automatic/factory manual steering car. I've owned four (4) 4-sp./factory manual steering GS's & seen many others but this is only the 2nd manual steering/automatic '70-72 I've seen. The other was a '71 455 (also bench seat and not a Stage 1). I'm sure there were others of course and of the batch of early '70's that were destined to be racecars there may have been a few. I hope whoever gets it keeps it like this. Someone originally bought this car to go fast & straight. I wish I was in a position to consider it. GLWS!
Well I piddled around too long and lost the buyer. So the 70 lives and is for sale. My delay was the result of hearing a ticking noise coming from cylinder number 2 both when cold and when warm. So I changed rocker arms twice; to no avail. I took off the valve covers and watched the rocker arms move while watching oil go everywhere; no problem. No backfiring out the exhaust nor the intake. So I thought maybe I had a collapsed lifter. So I yanked off the intake and examined the cam and lifters that all looked good. Nonetheless, I changed all of the lifters installing a new set of Mellings. Then as often happens in my world after the fact, it dawned on me that maybe I should check the push rods. I took all of the push rods and rolled them across a piece of glass. Guess what? Of course, the push rod on exhaust valve on number two cylinder was slightly bent; enough to cause the ticking problem. A smarter man would have checked them before pulling off the intake, but not me - that would have been too easy. The good news is that now the 70 is running like a r@ped ape; please pardon the phrase. Mechanically the only thing she needs is a power steering conversion; that manual steering is a b and the wheel turns almost a quarter of a turn before engaging. So, in sum, the 70 is a great driver, a little rough around the edges, with big block Buick monster torque.
I think your GS is the offspring of my '69, which also was ordered with no power steering, no power brakes, no power windows, and no A/C. As Dano said, the original owener wanted to get rid of any power-robbing options. Good for going straight, but not good for low-speed turns or parallel parking. I wish my wife would let me give yours a home next to mine. They'd get along really well.
I thought so too but during the time I was tracking down the ticking noise he said he found a Riviera and so she is back for sale.
You seem to have the same taste in cars that I do, judging by the C2 Vette in the background. I used to own a '67 with a big block and 4-speed. I sold it but I've kept my Buick all these years (since 1978).
I have two C2 Corvettes The blue is a 427 390 horsepower with vintage AC. My project car is a 67 427 435 hp race car that I am converting back to stock. However my 72 Stage 1 I bought in 1983 and have kept it through thick and thin.
My '67 had factory air. When I bought the car, it had a 1970 454 under the hood, but the correct intake and carbs (and triangle air cleaner) for a 427-400. It moved pretty good when all 3 carbs opened up. But I think a Buick could out-accelerate it.
It will be for sale soon. I was not happy with the way the engine sounded so I pulled it out and had it freshened up. Nothing major wrong with the internals so a quick hone and new bearings and reassembled. I found a power steering set up and have installed the box and will install the rest when I get time to reinstall the engine. I will let you know when I get her back together and we can talk then. Thanks for your interest.
After an inordinate amount of time, I was finally able to put the freshly rebuilt 455 back in the 70. One more weekend and I will have it all buttoned up. Once I get her running right, I will post a video of this sweet GS laying down some rubber.