Nope Glen all us X owners fully understand your position and deeply respect your right to voice your opinion. Ahh...... OKAY--- BOYS HEAT UP THOSE TOUNGE PLUCKING PINCHERS AND HAND ME THE SPANISH GARROTE.
Glen, Believe me I am not here to stone you, and I never will, who would I set up next to at the GSCA Nats? I think the reason the GSX's are so sought after, beyond the limited numbers produced, was because they were a milestone car. It was the first time Buick dropped the gloves, put the graphics on the cars, and announced to everyone they were in the Muscle Car wars. Duane
Dan, Since you misunderstood my point and tried to put words in my mouth, I will attempt to clarify. This particular car will need at least $40-$50k in parts and labor to restore. When finished, it will be like the Cortez Gold car Mark built with the value being substantially less (without the documentation) than the expense of the restoration. Now, wouldn't I be better off buying a nice, clean, running 71 GS 455 and then adding the GSX options for less than half the cost of restoring one? If that's what I wanted, then I would have done it. You seem to have totally taken my rationale out of context, and for those people you know that want a non-numbers matching 71 GS, what's stopping them from buying one? After all, they could get a Skylark and just add a few emblems, a hood, and an air cleaner. What's wrong with that?
Dan, James is not interested in profiting if/when he ever does restore the 71 silver car, but like many of us, he would like to break even if and when he ever had to sell it. He also knows that without the 71 microfilm the only thing you can prove is that it was a special order 71 GS 350. Now if the microfilm is someday found, and proves the car is a GSX, then James would probably be willing to spend the money to restore it properly, otherwise be cannot "justify" spending that kind of money on that particular car. He also has other vehicles that he is restoring and needs to spend his money on them, before he can even consider redoing the silver car. Personally, I think he should be commended for rescuing the silver car. It was destined to be completely parted out and he opted to save it from it's fate. Duane PS. James, again if you decide to let it go, please call me. I don't want to see another one die, even if it can't be proven at this time.
Not to hijack this thread, but regarding the issue of buildsheets, Dan is right, there are probably quite a few "faked" buildsheets out there, for many makes of cars. I get calls/emails at least 3-4 times a week from people that want me to create buildsheets for their cars. The requests run from chevy, olds, pontiac, mopar, etc. Some even ask if I have the correct fonts for the lettering and numbers. For the record, I only decode original buildsheets, and absolutely refuse to create a buildsheet for any car. I keep photocopies of all the original sheets I decode, and to be honest, have only received (1) sheet where someone was trying to pass a faked sheet off as an original. (I also declined to decode it, and let the owner know it was faked.) We, as Buick owners, are very fortunate in having multiple sources to get our info from, these include; The Sloam Museum, Wayne Roberts, GM of Canada, and myself. All the above, except myself, get their info from original microfilm, and I get mine from original buildsheets, so if you see any of this info included in a sale, or displayed at a show, you can be assured it is genuine. It is also quite easy to verify this info if needed. With me it only takes a phone call. Duane
Wow Duane.... I thought it was probably just more BS (maybe 1 or 2 guys ya know), but it appears it really is out there. :shock: It always stuck in the back of my mind though. I wonder if that is why I veiw all these cars as used cars, only orginal ONCE? :bglasses: That said, I love the concourse cars you guys build, and truely wish I had the means. :TU: :TU: :TU:
