Selling
At
Auction
-
Scottsdale
-
March
-
2021
-
as
Lot
Number:
1280.00;
This
car
is
GSX
#362
of
678
produced
in
1970
and
one
of
400
produced
with
the
factory
historical
Stage
1
performance
package.
Its
powered
by
a
455ci
8-cylinder
engine,
conservatively
rated
at
360hp
with
510
ft/lbs
of
torque
paired
with
a
TH400
automatic
transmission.
Its
equipped
with
factory
air
conditioning,
floor
console,
bucket
seats,
power
disc
brakes,
quick-ratio
power
steering,
Rally
Ride
Control
Package,
Rally
steering
wheel,
Rally
clock,
Sonomatic
Radio
and
tinted
glass.
It
was
built
during
the
third
week
of
April
in
1970,
where
it
started
out
as
a
dealer
demonstrator
for
a
young
salesman
at
Colonial
Buick
in
New
Orleans,
LA.
This
GSX
was
treated
to
a
meticulous
frame-off
concours
rotisserie
restoration
to
original
by
the
Buick
specialists.
Each
part
of
the
car
was
removed,
restored
or
replaced
with
NOS
parts.
It
was
sprayed
with
correct
original
formula
lacquer
Saturn
Yellow
and
correct
Satin
Black
striping.
All
mechanicals
have
been
professionally
rebuilt
to
meet
or
exceed
factory
specifications.
The
transmission
has
original
VIN
stamping
present
in
the
case.
All
accessories
work,
including
the
air
conditioning,
and
the
car
drives
well.
It
has
the
original
body
factory
Build
Sheet,
GSX
Historical
Society
documentation,
a
reproduction
Window
Sticker
showing
the
original
build
and
options
and
a
complete
ownership
history.
This
documented
GSX
Stage
I
has
won
many
prestigious
awards,
including
Junior
and
Senior
awards
at
the
2019
AACA
Nationals,
multiple
Concours
Gold
Awards
at
GS
Nationals
and
multiple
Concours
Gold
Awards
at
BPG
Nationals.
Judging
sheets
and
awards
accompany
the
car.