Beginning in 1969, a number of efficiency vehicles started to appear with distinctive stripes and spoilers, such because the Hurst/Olds, Cyclone Spoiler, and Cougar Eliminator. In truth, the Pontiac ET, a proposed reply to the Plymouth Street Runner, famously developed into the GTO Decide, an orange crush that featured a salami-slicer spoiler and psychedelic stripes. Buick obtained into the act mid-year 1970 with the GSX and continued the package deal via 1972. Considered one of these is our Choose of the Day: a 1971 Buick GSX supplied on the market on ClassicCars.com by a personal vendor in Greenville, Tennessee. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

The GSX package deal from 1970 was solely out there on the GS 455 hardtop and included Apollo White or particular Saturn Yellow paint with painted headlight bezels, stripes, entrance and rear spoiler, hood tachometer black bucket seat inside, Rallye steering wheel, particular 15-inch tires on chrome-plated mags, particular emblems, four-speed transmission, gauges and clock, sport mirrors, HD cooling, energy entrance disc brakes, entrance and rear stabilizer bars, HD suspension, and optimistic traction rear axle. The Stage 1 455 was an choice and put in in 400 out of the 678 GSXs constructed.

Regardless of gross sales that may very well be described as underwhelming, the GSX package deal continued into 1971, although in numerous type. It does bear mentioning that the Gran Sport collection additionally was in numerous type: slightly than having a separate GS 350 and GS 455, the Gran Sport was merely streamlined with the 350 normal, and 455 and Stage 1 as choices. For 1971, the GSX package deal included many of the similar tools however now was out there in six colours: Stratomist Blue, Cortez Gold, Arctic White, Platinum Mist, Limemist Inexperienced, and Bittersweet Mist (although a number of different colours space identified to have been special-ordered together with black, pink, and darkish inexperienced). Particular instrumentation, sport mirrors, hood tachometer, and entrance spoiler had been now elective.

The newly expanded GS collection would counsel these with the GSX package deal would have wider attraction contemplating a extra insurance-friendly 350-powered GSX was out there. Nevertheless, solely 124 GSXs had been inbuilt 1971, and most seem to function one of many two 455s.

This Cortez Gold 1971 Buick GSX is powered by the usual 260-horsepower 350 backed by an automated. It has lower than 250 miles since an entire frame-off restoration, with the body having been sandblasted and repainted with “protecting chassis media.” The 350 was rebuilt by Dangerous Perspective Efficiency Engines out of Morriston, Florida, although it now options a number of modifications similar to an aluminum hi-rise manifold with Holley carb, digital ignition, and energy disc brake conversion. It additionally has a number of the good things like entrance spoiler, sport mirrors, and hood tach. A whole photograph log of the restoration is obtainable to the curious.

“The automotive runs and drives identical to a model new 1971 Buick,” says the vendor. In truth, what’s nice in regards to the post-1970 GSXs is that they can run on no-lead pump fuel, which makes drivability a lot simpler. Plus, the 1971 GSX is a good dialog starter as a result of everybody thinks they solely had been inbuilt yellow or white. It should take $82,500 (OBO) to deliver this Buick dwelling, which ain’t low cost however it has a mixture of rarity, high quality, and energy are not often merchandise of low cost labor anyway.

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