Up at auction... 1970 Buick Skylark GS 455 | Premier Auction (premierauctiongroup.com) 1970 Buick Skylark GS 455 Convertible TITLE IN TRANSIT Matching Number 455 V-8 Engine Automatic Transmission Original Red Exterior (Paint Code 75) over White Vinyl Interior (trim Code 185) Power Black Vinyl Convertible Top Bucket Seats and Console Power Steering and Power Brakes Hood Tach Rear Spoiler Professional Restoration Years Ago (Restoration Photos Included) 1 of 1,416 Built Genuine GS 455! .
Nope. Either gauges were added or maybe the tach removed in lieu of the hood tach (unfortunately) & a rallye clock wasn't added. Not a huge fan of red (for myself) but if I was to have a red convertible, that's the color combo I'd want.
Of course we'd never say never, but officially, the gauges were only available with either a tach or rallye clock on a GS but not alone & not w/a standard (non-rallye) clock although IIRC gauges were a stand alone option on a Skylark as was a standard clock.
No, not anything is possible. The following are the ONLY Gauge options 1970-72 . 1. 12 hour clock: in right cluster pod with standard speedo in center and standard fuel gauge in dash left pod with idiot lights. 2.Rally Gauge cluster: left dash pod Fuel, Oil pressure, Water temp gauges, standard speedo in center pod with 24 hr Rally clock in right pod. 3.Tach and Gauges: same as rally gauge cluster, expect 24 hour rally clock replaced with a 6000 RPM tach in right dash pod.
I think Frank was referring to mistakes or let's say they ran out of rallye clocks, they weren't holding up the line. Wouldn't shock me to find a GS that was built w/gauges & a standard (or no) clock (esp. a Freemont car!).
