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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:11 am- 251_Akira_IJNGreat site, I have been to it quite a bit. Seeing cars like that left to rot away sickens me.
BTW, here is my ride. 1972 GS, 455 Stage 1, 4 Speed. I wish summer was here!!!
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:29 pm- 251_Akira_IJNThanks for the compliment, the car really has been a labor of love. I have been a diehard Buick freak since I was a teenager in the 80s. Buicks are kind of the red headed step child in regards to GM performance cars, although, with this newest muscle car craze happening, that seems to be changing.
You are right about the Elephant Killer name. The Stage 1 was one of the fastest 4 person production cars tested in 1970. They were capable of 12 second quarter mile times with slicks right off the showroom floor. The big block Buick was and still is one of the most underated engines ever developed. The Mopar guys do seem to fear the Buicks more then most other GM products...Might be the Hemi vs Stage 1 magazine battles where the Buicks embarresed the Mopar guys back in the 80s.
Thats saying something considering the engine was developed to move 5000 pound Electras.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:45 am- JG300-Ascout
Some data from one of my fav webpages...ultimatecarpage.com
for 1970, they have four examples of published data: (from car tests)
1970 Make/Model TIME 0-60 seconds Elapsed Time 1/4 Mile SpeedMPH
Engines Cubic Inches &Horsepower *Model Production TOPspeed Lowest Base Price$
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Buick GSX Stage 1 6.9 13.70 101.2 455/360 test 1 687 4,479
Buick GSX Stage 1 6.5 13.80 101.0 455/360 test 2 4,479
Buick GSX Stage 1 5.5 13.38 105.5 455/360 test 3 4,479
Buick GSX Stage 1 13.95 100.5 455/360 test 4 4,479
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While I don't believe 5.5 sec. 0-60 being done on street tires of the day, I have no trouble believing the 1/4 times. The speeds associated with those 13 second times suggest power pulling through the whole quarter mile. You didn't get in the 13's (or the hundreds) those days without 400+ H.P.(at the flywheel) in any kind of 'Murican sedan or pony car. Sub-six second quarters, however, were simply not achievable on factory tires...usually not even in 'Vettes or most Cobras (even the Goodyear Blue Streaks of the day), not in a sedan. Mid sixes looks about right. Serious power!
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:01 am
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:05 pm Sold it to my brother who got so many tickets he had to sell it...lol What color? Why RED of course..:D
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:51 pm- Shadow_BshwackrA
Then the family came...bills, house payments..etc...lol I still did some racing for those in the Central US that remembers US30 Drag Strip and moved into a front engine dragster (rail). Scariest thing I ever drove with the rear end gears sitting right underneath the "family treasures" and you had to use a 'chute' to stop! LOL
That era was a lot of fun, but as you get older and your family grows, it seems as if your time and money are better spent investing in their future, not to mention your future may last longer..lol
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:17 pm- Shadow_Bshwackr
That era was a lot of fun, but as you get older and your family grows, it seems as if your time and money are better spent investing in their future, not to mention your future may last longer..lol
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:27 pmAll times are GMT - 6 Hours
