1972 GS Stage 1 in SoCal

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/buick/gran-sport/2491427.html

Not a completely terrible ask in these times. Looks to be an original Stage 1, though it doesn't appear to have much if any of the original drivetrain. TA built motor, 9 inch Ford rear. It looks like a real nice car, and I'm betting she's a runner. I've been kicking around getting a 72 Stage at some point, and I like the combo. This one isn't my bag as I only really like numbers cars though, so I threw it up here, maybe it helps someone else

 

I do normally not like ´72´s and cars with air, but that one - oh boy!

 

Love it. Great colors, nice car, and good sounding too... Thanks for sharing.

 

They had it down to 49.5k for about a week and appear to be down to 44k now.

 

Problem for the seller is once you spend all that $ on those mods is finding a buyer w/ similar taste/vision.

Nice looking car for someone that doesn't care about originality. Looks like originally had cruise control & pw but I assume no A/C. Shame they cut the hole in the hood IMHO. Car would look pretty much stock from the outside otherwise although of course the Hood Tach was an obscure option in '72.

 

So the hood tach could have been there from the factory? I wonder how you know it had cruise? Are there some left over bits in the engine compartment or is it the dash that you see this?

The car is clearly a driver and not a concours type build.

 

In '71-2 the tach was an SCO option & had it been factory would have a low body # & in '72 would be proved by a Sloan Report. In one of the early (1st maybe) books written about GS's there's a picture of a (Flame Orange IIRC) '72 GS 350 w/a factory hood tach - IIRC it may have been a picture right from Buick.

Shame they didn't promote more what was available in '71-2 but sales & marketing had almost zero interest in this stuff. The customer had to know what was available, have a dealer willing to order it (the dealers largely didn't even know), & be willing to wait.

The turn signal lever still has the cruise control button. If the paint is as nice as the seller says and depending on how "negotiable" it's probably not a bad deal.

 

Thanks for the education!

 

I was wondering. Saw the vent but figured that was added w/the vintage air.

 

The faux wood sticker behind the buttons for the A/C is a bit off putting.

 

Yeah that's the facts. Its fine and all to build your car as you want it. But it'll turn many off when you go to sell it. If the executor of your will is the only person that is gonna sell you car, who cares. But otherwise, its obstacle potentially. It's part of why I'm bigger on original cars, as I see them as easier to sell or worth more.

All told its a pretty nice car with some dollars in it. Some guys really don't care about numbers and that guy may get a decent deal when its all said and done here.

 

FWIW out of of 728

 

Wow - 1 of 3. Beautiful combo.

Black w/white top (& hopefully white interior) would be interesting to see.

 

Shows 28A Color combo on the cowl tag same as my 70 GS455. Is 72 royal blue the same as 70 diplomat blue?

Steve weim55 Colorado

 

paintref.com shows it as the same color.

 

Now also showing on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Buick...9-a52f-4754-bf5f-6bb12d17c6cb&redirect=mobile

 

If I was going to build a '72 GS for myself, other than doing the engine in my garage, that's pretty much how I'd do it.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Buick-GS-455/294238492020?hash=item4481fb1574:g:aNUAAOSw8~NgmKvP&LH_ItemCondition=3000|2500&pageci=63d84f19-a52f-4754-bf5f-6bb12d17c6cb&redirect=mobile

Sold?

 

Looks like it, though the ad is still upon on Hemmings. I was wondering if the seller would drop his price one more time. That tells you I wasn't an interested buyer unless the price was lower than I thought the car was worth. Except a few small items like the woodgrain around the A/C controls, I think it was done nicely for a non-original drive train car. Because of that, upgrading the suspension components, etc. made sense to me.

 

Thats kind of my take. There was a lot of money in that car and I bet it drives real nice with all the upgrades. You can't beat the color combination either. I also think you couldn't build one like it for what was being asked. If I wasn't an obsessed numbers guy it would probably be in my garage, and someone got a good deal.