Volo Car I stopped and looked at this car last week. It has alot of documention. However the block is not stamped "ss" for a stage1 car, Yet the serial number on the block matches the car. Go figure. The salesman states that he has been in contact with several buick experts and they claim that this is a factory error. The car sits about 2" lower than it should. The springs must be weak. Overall it looks pretty nice. The salesman was named Jay and he can be reached at 815-385-0703. Hope this helps. Jim
volo car Right you are Jim. Also I should mention that they had just got in, a 1970 gs 455 burgundy in color. It had a white top an white interior, automatic with a console. The car had not been prepped or priced at the time. Happy hunting!
engine stamping number From what I have learned so far from various extremely well informed people is the fact that there wasn't 100% accuracy or what we would call "complete uniformity" in the manufacture of these cars. The SS stamping can be oriented in a straight line, crooked, or even not be there at all and I do not immediately question a car's legitamacy based on that. The boys on the 1970 Buick line have unquestionably given us a crop of cars without a 100% uniform way of marking, stamping, assembling, whatever. That car looks somewhat decent and with the paperwork they advertise, it is probably worthy of some amount of envy or praise.
I Will Try To Say This With Out Stepping On Toes But You Need To Be Careful Buying A Car At Volo . They Have Some Very Nice Cars And They Have Some Very Not So Nice Cars. I Have Worked On A Couple Of Them That Have Come Out Of There. Just Be Sure Of What You Are Getting. As Far As The Ss Stamping One Posibillity Is The Enge Could Have Been Decked Which Will Remove The Ss Coding. Also It Is Correct That It Could Have Been Missed. I Have Had And Have And Also Seen Several Buick Engines Not Vin Coded Or Deck Stamped Also .
Here is the thread from when it was listed on eBay awhile back for $25k. I heard a rumor that the car was to be sold for around $30k +-, then the owner learned it was "one of the most documented Stage 1's in existence" and was "really nice" and pulled the plug on the deal, and now here it is at Volo for $55k. :blast:
After a block is decked for a rebuild, you can stamp anything on there. As someone said earlier... buyer beware. Paul
Volo Cars Years ago, the VOLO Auto Museum used to advertise a couple of 1970 Buick GSX convertibles for sale. uzzled: Back then, lots of guys on this board used to complain about their misrepresentation and false advertising, but this was happening a lot all over the country as the market for classic cars was heating up. I seem to remember that Volo claimed they didn't know what they were selling at the time. But when they sold one, there would be another car in it's place just as misrepresented as the last. o No: At the local car shows, you could always spot the Volo cars with the big plastic VOLO dealer tag on the back and the owner complaining how much of a money pit they just bought. ou: They had a reputation in the 80's/90's for fixing/painting cars in-house that looked nice to the untrained eye and didn't run worth a damn. Most locals who know about classic cars around here know enough to not buy from VOLO based on past reputation. From my perspective, it seems as though VOLO sells more to the uninformed classic car buyer. (Disclaimer - That is not to say that a good deal from VOLO did not slip through the cracks every once in a while to someone that is thoroughly in the know).
One of the volo cars i worked on had another floor welded in on top of the old one and they did not bother to cut the old one out at all .left the rusty edges of the holes behind.they also hooked up the pvsc vacuum port from the carb to the heat tube to the choke. took me a while to figure out why it had such a terrible miss.on same car the sway bar did not have the end link bushings or bolts installed. i could go on but i think you get my point. i do not like to rip on abillities of others but they should know better.
