This is for Ajesh or anyone else...... What was the GS display all about? I saw mostly 1970s and 2 or 3 1971s. I realize the intention and result of a display are two very different things, but I don't think it was supposed to be a 1970-71 display, and I doubt it was supposed to show the breadth of (Skylark) Gran Sport history. Plus, there were several 1970s in the Class of 1970 display. So while the Buick (and Olds) showing was impressive compared to other years, I'm kinda scratching my head what the purpose was for having so many 1970 cars. I'm guessing there's more to the story, so do tell!
Diego, I'm pretty sure the large amount of 1970 cars were due to the pandemic. I don't know about the other organizers of brands, but I think Ajesh carried over the cars from the pandemic years. And, of course you know most Buick guys are older and smarter than Olds guys, so perhaps they are more worried about the "climate" in Chicago. lol
Adding to your thoughts. There was not one 1971 1972 chevelle SS there. I walked the show from 9:15am to 6:00ish pm. A lot of beautiful cars. Yet it certainly was a 1970 theme.
Noticed the same years displayed. Still a great show, as always. And next year ours / mine 1972 's will be fifty years old (young). Regards, Upstaged in SW Michigan.
@ajesh35 can probably clarify if I'm wrong here but I think @mrolds69 is correct - Last year there was supposed to be a '70 (50th anniversary) display showcasing all the available '70 colors and I assume this was a carryover w/a couple '71's in there to make up for the missing '70's. What I'm more curious about is why there were no '71 GS's in the "Class of '71" display?
I apparently just missed you @ the Buick display - I started @ the back & by the time I got up there someone said you'd just left. We'll catch up next year. I'd love to see your '72 350 4-sp convertible in the show!
I’ll explain ; last year was the 50th anniversary of the 1970 model. I was trying to assemble the best coupes and convertibles,but Covid cancelled the show. This year was the a combination of 70’and 71’. I thought I had a few more cars committed for 71’ but a few back out , thus being mostly a 70’ display. By the way thanks to all who participated, the crowd reaction was positive.Also in total I helped in bringing 20 Buicks and I think we had26 in total , not bad because most people think Buicks are cars your grandparents drove. If you haven’t attended try to come , it is a great experience. Next yr is the 50th anniversary of 1972, I have 6 cars in line , if you have or know of some nice ones please let me know
Thanks to Ajesh and all who have responded. What is the name of the color of the dark rose-colored ‘70? Was it a Riv color? Thank you!
Hoping Diego will chime in- I do not think I would describe Burgundy Mist as a dark rose color, I might describe Titian red that way though. Maybe I have a dark rose color car
It def wasn't the Burgundy Mist car. It was in the GS row and not the 1970 Big Dogs row. Kinda 3 cars right of Carl's car and 4 from yours.
I’ve seen Jim’s car in natural light many times (and saw it before it was restored, along with pics from back in the day) but MCACN was the first time I’d seen it under flourescents. It looked like a different car to me; in natural light it has a warm red color, indoors it’s a cooler magenta shade. For what it’s worth the Burgundy Mist cars turned darker under the lights (again, my opinion). Patrick Here’s a picture of Jim’s car in natural light^
