67 Gran Sport SOLD and on its way to NY!!

I was thinking the same thing. :grin:

 

Looking at the 2013 Trans Am, I'd have kept the GS!

 

Cecil has a mess'o Trans Ams too...one of the last '76 6.6 4 speed T tops, a 78 "smokey and bandit" edition 4 speed loaded with just 8800 miles, a '99 Vert ..supposed to be a very RARE edition?, and now this '13..in fact that pix Ken attached looks just like his car!!!

I really wish he woulda held onto that 67 GS a little longer so I could sell everything I had to buy it. :spank:

 

Wheelz, is it the same car in this link?

 

yup! Thats the car.

O'& btw... I was quite misinformed, SORRY GUYS...he actually bought a '13 ZL1 Camaro.... ou:

Wheelz, Tampa Bay

 

LOLOL Mike !!

You're now #3 on the list ... and I'll let you know right now the only way its leaving is to make room for 1/77 and even then BigRed might get kicked to the curb first :eek2:

(Can't believe I just typed that after our 20 year love affair but yeah .. Im lovin' Sportn'Wood That much).

... Ohh, you'll need to sweaten up the pot a bit too but you have some time to grow more leaves on that tree

Wheelz - thanks for "... The REST of the Story". Sure miss Paul Harvey - grew up listening to him with Dad.

Was the car under-valued at 10K ?

 

X 2. Wheelz, sorry you weren't able to secure that '67. There will be other GS fish in the sea!

 

#3 uzzled::laugh: I start watering that tree....

 

Alan... BY ALL MEANS that 67 GS was well worth 10K! ALL original. other'n typical belts, hoses, a wheel bearing. Brakes, tires etc...NOT one factory installed part was replaced. EVERYTHING WORKED. Radio. Front & rear speakers. A/C.

Last time I saw it, EVERY. LITTLE. THANG. WORKED!

I knew this owner very well and he never let anyone touch it all its life.

THAT..was one of the reasons I was stunned he sold it to someone outside our little Buick community.

But like I said, someone showed up at the right time, with the right money and voila. SOLD.

I tried to research WHO is actually doing the work in Clearwater, AND IF this car gets a PROFESSIONAL PAINT JOB.. stripped correctly, prepped and painted using EXCELLENT PRODUCTS, paying articulate attention to details, ie: NO MASKING TAPE.....this car should be at Mecum.. could bring 30-35K IMHO.

However, if its getting a once makover by some 'schlepp-Have-craftsman-spraygun-Will Paint-um-up-shop' to make it shiney.. thats a whole nother story and it could RUIN the integrity of the fact that the car is soo original...

Oh well. Makes me wanna weep thinkin about that scenario. :ball: :rant: :ball:

 

So, would you have bought it to flip or bought it to keep and treasure ?

 

My very first Buick was a 67 GS 400 4 speed vert... BLUE & Black... I bought it back in 71. That being said, IF I had the chance to buy Cecils car, I had plans and all the FACTORY ORIGINAL PARTS to convert it to a factory 4 speed!
..and I would've sold my meager collection of Buicks and parts (with the exception of my 72 Sun Coupe) and wouold've kept the PRIZED 67 as my enthusiasts car. ie: A KEEPER.

But thats not going to happen now.

UPDATE: I just had a conversation with the new 67 GS buyer from LI NY, Manny. He told me the story of this 67 and how it came about, & most of it was fairly close to truth.

However, he did go on to mention the car is getting a fresh coat of paint by Electrobake.

ya. Electrobake. A glorified name for Earl Schieb type of place. o'ugh.

 

Scuff and shoot over dead cracked original laquer paint with integrated clear synthetic enamel. Nice.

 

ya Ted.... my thoughts exactly. ou: