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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
1970 Buick Gran Sport 455 Stage 1 - Muscle Car For Sale (Click Here)
0 comments Posted by VAHIN NIAM at 2:04 AM
Need a fix with Buick written all over it? Say, the premier muscle machine from GM’s luxury brand, the GS455 Stage 1? Of course, FULL documents are in order, and did you say you want yours to tear off the tires on the 2-3 shift? Yeah, we thought so.
Let’s start with the car’s credentials. This is a true 44637 ’70 GS455 Stage 1 car, and it says so right in the VIN. Proving a car’s a true Stage 1 can be tricky, but not this time—we have the ORIGINAL window sticker, the ORIGINAL Protect-O-Plate, the ORIGINAL bill of sale and the ORIGINAL build sheet straight from the Flint Assembly plant’s paint shop! How wild is that? The POP shows an SS engine and a BB transmission—those are both Stage 1 parts. The original Bill of Sale and original Window Sticker show the car was delivered to Dan Sillings Buick in New Albany, IN, and was sold to Paul Bandy of Louisville KY, right across the Ohio River. The “made especially for” tag is still on the original dash pad with Paul’s name on it—too cool! And hey, if your vision isn’t what it used to be but you still want to check the options, take a gander at the original build sheet on its 11x14” paper. It has the body shop checklist on the back and it’s in fantastic shape!
Finished in Harvest Gold over Burnished Saddle, this car came with a pile of options. Here’s what’s on the window sticker:
L75 Stage 1 option package
M40 Turbo 400 automatic transmission
D55 Full length console
N40 Power steering
J50 Power brakes
U63 Sonomatic AM radio
U80 Rear seat speaker
PK5 G70-14 White letter tires
U15 Speed alert
A02 Tinted windshield
B93 Door edge guards
D33 Remote control driver side mirror
W88 Gauge package w/tachometer
PA6 Super sport wheels
C08 Vinyl top
W17 Custom bucket seat interior
With a $62 destination charge this bad boy wound up at $4,543.42—no small potatoes but this is a loaded car! Paul ended up with a $117.35 payment for three years…don’t you wish you could still get a deal like this today!
Fifteen years later the Buick was holding up well and was holding its value—The Bandys sold the car to Jim Duer in June of 1985 for $3000. Of course, if you wanted to check the maintenance record for the car, simply page through the owner’s manual—Paul wrote in the margins and on the covers every time the car needed attention! Jim did what was natural with his new high performance hot rod—he upped the power. If you’re interested in Buick power, there’s only one place to go, and he knew it—Kenne Bell Performance in California. Jim ordered up custom pistons, a KB cam kit, roller rockers and more (we have the receipts) and turned his car into quite the terror. He campaigned it locally as The Broker, a fitting name for such a luxury performance piece! Area builder Shively Speed and Machine handled the machining duties, right down to decking the block and erasing the numbers matching VIN and SS Stage 1 identification—Chevy guys will appreciate that careless error! Back then having the original motor just meant you got better pieces…it was a $3000 used car, after all! The car’s detuned from its high point and again sports its original exhaust and intake manifolds, air cleaner assembly and other cosmetics, but there’s still a TON of power under the hood. This is not a car to tangle with!
Harvest Gold wasn't the most popular color for high performance cars but on a Buick body it becomes a distinguished and elegant coat for the muscular hardware beneath. The paint job was done in the early 90’s and shines well today. The chrome and stainless is largely original to the car and looks great. 15” wheels with 215/70 front and 235/70 rear B F Goodrich tires plant the car far better than the factory Wide Ovals could have hoped for. All GS equipment from the specific rockers to the sport hood are in excellent condition. The vinyl top is in as-new condition. This is a high quality driver that’ll simply turn heads.
Look underneath at the super solid, bulletproof chassis. The steering, suspension and braking systems have been kept up over the years and work better than new. There’s a new dual exhaust system with a tough tone that isn’t overbearing, a built ’73 TH400 and the original Posi rear axle out back. The frame and floors are totally solid—this is a well kept, cared for car, and that’s what you want to see.
Sit inside and enjoy. You’re sitting on new seat covers and resting your feet on new carpeting, but by and large this is an untouched cabin. That’s not a bad thing as the car’s been cared for its entire life! Those are excellent original door panels, gauges, the center console and more. This is a comfy office that’ll lull the competition to sleep!
Powerful with class—this is the ultimate “steel hammer in a velvet glove” muscle car. The 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 is considered by most to be the fastest muscle car of the era, in stock form. 39 years later, what are the odds of finding an example that is well sorted out mechanically, driveable, documented and a sure fire bet to appreciate in the future? From its amazing documentation, to its well kept condition to its high powered drive train, this is a special car that will bring its new owner rewards for decades to come.
1970 Buick Gran Sport 455 Stage 1 - Muscle Car For Sale (Click Here)
0 comments Posted by VAHIN NIAM at 2:04 AM
Need a fix with Buick written all over it? Say, the premier muscle machine from GM’s luxury brand, the GS455 Stage 1? Of course, FULL documents are in order, and did you say you want yours to tear off the tires on the 2-3 shift? Yeah, we thought so.
Let’s start with the car’s credentials. This is a true 44637 ’70 GS455 Stage 1 car, and it says so right in the VIN. Proving a car’s a true Stage 1 can be tricky, but not this time—we have the ORIGINAL window sticker, the ORIGINAL Protect-O-Plate, the ORIGINAL bill of sale and the ORIGINAL build sheet straight from the Flint Assembly plant’s paint shop! How wild is that? The POP shows an SS engine and a BB transmission—those are both Stage 1 parts. The original Bill of Sale and original Window Sticker show the car was delivered to Dan Sillings Buick in New Albany, IN, and was sold to Paul Bandy of Louisville KY, right across the Ohio River. The “made especially for” tag is still on the original dash pad with Paul’s name on it—too cool! And hey, if your vision isn’t what it used to be but you still want to check the options, take a gander at the original build sheet on its 11x14” paper. It has the body shop checklist on the back and it’s in fantastic shape!
Finished in Harvest Gold over Burnished Saddle, this car came with a pile of options. Here’s what’s on the window sticker:
L75 Stage 1 option package
M40 Turbo 400 automatic transmission
D55 Full length console
N40 Power steering
J50 Power brakes
U63 Sonomatic AM radio
U80 Rear seat speaker
PK5 G70-14 White letter tires
U15 Speed alert
A02 Tinted windshield
B93 Door edge guards
D33 Remote control driver side mirror
W88 Gauge package w/tachometer
PA6 Super sport wheels
C08 Vinyl top
W17 Custom bucket seat interior
With a $62 destination charge this bad boy wound up at $4,543.42—no small potatoes but this is a loaded car! Paul ended up with a $117.35 payment for three years…don’t you wish you could still get a deal like this today!
Fifteen years later the Buick was holding up well and was holding its value—The Bandys sold the car to Jim Duer in June of 1985 for $3000. Of course, if you wanted to check the maintenance record for the car, simply page through the owner’s manual—Paul wrote in the margins and on the covers every time the car needed attention! Jim did what was natural with his new high performance hot rod—he upped the power. If you’re interested in Buick power, there’s only one place to go, and he knew it—Kenne Bell Performance in California. Jim ordered up custom pistons, a KB cam kit, roller rockers and more (we have the receipts) and turned his car into quite the terror. He campaigned it locally as The Broker, a fitting name for such a luxury performance piece! Area builder Shively Speed and Machine handled the machining duties, right down to decking the block and erasing the numbers matching VIN and SS Stage 1 identification—Chevy guys will appreciate that careless error! Back then having the original motor just meant you got better pieces…it was a $3000 used car, after all! The car’s detuned from its high point and again sports its original exhaust and intake manifolds, air cleaner assembly and other cosmetics, but there’s still a TON of power under the hood. This is not a car to tangle with!
Harvest Gold wasn't the most popular color for high performance cars but on a Buick body it becomes a distinguished and elegant coat for the muscular hardware beneath. The paint job was done in the early 90’s and shines well today. The chrome and stainless is largely original to the car and looks great. 15” wheels with 215/70 front and 235/70 rear B F Goodrich tires plant the car far better than the factory Wide Ovals could have hoped for. All GS equipment from the specific rockers to the sport hood are in excellent condition. The vinyl top is in as-new condition. This is a high quality driver that’ll simply turn heads.
Look underneath at the super solid, bulletproof chassis. The steering, suspension and braking systems have been kept up over the years and work better than new. There’s a new dual exhaust system with a tough tone that isn’t overbearing, a built ’73 TH400 and the original Posi rear axle out back. The frame and floors are totally solid—this is a well kept, cared for car, and that’s what you want to see.
Sit inside and enjoy. You’re sitting on new seat covers and resting your feet on new carpeting, but by and large this is an untouched cabin. That’s not a bad thing as the car’s been cared for its entire life! Those are excellent original door panels, gauges, the center console and more. This is a comfy office that’ll lull the competition to sleep!
Powerful with class—this is the ultimate “steel hammer in a velvet glove” muscle car. The 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 is considered by most to be the fastest muscle car of the era, in stock form. 39 years later, what are the odds of finding an example that is well sorted out mechanically, driveable, documented and a sure fire bet to appreciate in the future? From its amazing documentation, to its well kept condition to its high powered drive train, this is a special car that will bring its new owner rewards for decades to come.
Monday, December 14, 2009
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 6 Pack - Muscle Car For Sale (Click Here)
0 comments Posted by VAHIN NIAM at 5:23 AM
Description:
Looking for a long-distance cruiser, but it's gotta be a numbers-matching six pack? Those don't come along frequently—they're usually loaded up with big axles and tough-riding equipment. Ma Mopar sure did bolt together a few odd ones, though, and this one’s pretty far out there! Take a hot new '70 Road Runner, give it the 440 six pack engine, high impact paint and an Air Grabber hood, but make sure there's a set of 3.23's out back, disc brakes and power steering...and definitely don't forget the “air foam” bench seat! This is a real dual-personality jobber!
Looking over the ORIGINAL Chrysler Corporation Broadcast sheet, there are a couple codes that are unusual for those of us below the Great White North: Y07 Canadian order and Y89 new car pre-service, Windsor, ON. Adding in code Y22 corporate lease car—corporate executive clarifies things a lot...this was most likely a traveling district manager's car! It's not like a six pack with 3.23's won't get going in a hurry but it was the most economical gear available on the Road Runner! Perfect for the busy executive on the move!
Here’s are the highlights from the build sheet:
RM23: Plymouth Belvedere Road Runner, two door hardtop
V0A: 440 390HP 3-2BBL 8 CYL, 1970, Lynch Road, Detroit MI, USA final assembly
E87: 440 cid 3x2 barrel V8 (High Performance) 390hp
D32: Heavy Duty Automatic Transmission
FY1: Lemon Twist Exterior Color
H2X9: Trim - High, Bench seat, Black
X9: Black Upper Door Frame Paint
B24: Build Date: November 24, 1969
A04: Basic Group
B41: Disc Brakes
B51: Power Brakes
C65: Air Foam Bench Seat
D53: 3.23 Ratio 8 ¾ Axle, Open Differential
G33: LH Remote Racing Mirror
J45: Hood Tie Down Pins
L31: Hood Mounted Turn Signals
M21: Roof drip rail moldings
M81: Front Bumper Guards
M83: Rear Bumper Guards
N41: Dual Exhaust
N85: Tachometer
N96: Air Grabber Hood
R11: Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
R31 Rear Speaker
S15 Hemi Suspension
S77 Power Steering
U62: F60-15 Polyglas Tires
V8X: Tail Stripe, Black
W21: Rallye Wheels
Y07: Build to Canadian Specs
Oftentimes, Chrysler and other companies would load cars up with a mishmash of their new options to show what’s available to order, even if the car’s total equipment package seems to make no sense! A six pack car, with no exhaust tips, the basic 22” radiator, an open diff, hood pins but no performance hood treatment...this car's certifiable! There were so many choices Mopar offered, and after looking at so many cars, we're completely drawn to odd combinations above all else! Pull up at a car show with this car, find a couple Mopar “experts” and watch their eyes bug out of their heads when they scan the fender tag and build sheet!
So enough about the paperwork: How’s the car? Deep gloss Lemon Twist yellow paint coats the straight body and looks good from every angle. The grille is near NOS and the bumpers are re-chromed. All of the small chrome pieces such as the door handles are new, and the stainless trim was given a high-quality polish job. You'll see the performance hood treatment, dust trails and exhaust tips added to the car—can you blame us for wanting a flashier Beeper??? BFGoodrich Radial T/A’s, 225/70/15 front and 275/60/15 rear, wrap rallye wheels equipped with new trim rings and center caps. This is a car that turns heads!
Inside you’ll find new seat covers front and rear from Legendary, and you'll see the much sportier buckets-and-console set has taken up residence. If you're a purist, though, we have the original bench seats and door panel set in excellent condition. There's a new ACC carpet, new sill plates, a new package tray, a very nice, un-cracked dash pad, new door panels, new window cranks and inside door handles. Whew! The gauges all work and are in great shape. I'm sure our Chrysler district rep would approve!
Scan underneath and find clean sheet metal covered in protective undercoating. The 8 ¾ rear with its 3.23 gears (and an added Sure Grip) does its job without complaint, taking power from the tight automatic transmission. A brand new Accurate Exhaust Products system and new chrome tips poking out from below the rear bumper not only looks great but sounds nice and throaty. The brakes are new as is the suspension. There’s nothing overdone here—this is a car that can and is meant to be driven! Open the trunk to find a spare tire, the complete jack assembly and a new trunk mat. This is a complete car!
Pop the hood and find the ORIGINAL numbers matching 440 six pack motor, well detailed and bolted to the ORIGINAL transmission. Take a guess as to how many original V code Mopars still have their entire factory drive trains—we haven’t seen many! Fresh Hemi Orange paint covers the mill, while the exhaust manifolds are coated with Eastwood high temp compound. The air cleaner’s the correct one and it covers correct, date coded carburetors. Also in there is a re-cored radiator and a new group 27 “red cap” battery. New radiator hoses, Mopar heater hoses, Corbin clamps throughout, a new engine wiring harness and electronic ignition are also there for your perusal. Freshly tuned the car’s a runner, and the Six Pack looks awesome when the hood’s popped!
Ready for a documented, numbers matching Road Runner that you can actually drive? Collecting is all about having rare and unusual pieces—they don’t come too much more rare than this one! Priced right and ready for 20 more years of showing and cruising, you won’t find a cooler 1970 V code car any time soon!
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 6 Pack - Muscle Car For Sale (Click Here)
0 comments Posted by VAHIN NIAM at 5:23 AMDescription:
Looking for a long-distance cruiser, but it's gotta be a numbers-matching six pack? Those don't come along frequently—they're usually loaded up with big axles and tough-riding equipment. Ma Mopar sure did bolt together a few odd ones, though, and this one’s pretty far out there! Take a hot new '70 Road Runner, give it the 440 six pack engine, high impact paint and an Air Grabber hood, but make sure there's a set of 3.23's out back, disc brakes and power steering...and definitely don't forget the “air foam” bench seat! This is a real dual-personality jobber!
Looking over the ORIGINAL Chrysler Corporation Broadcast sheet, there are a couple codes that are unusual for those of us below the Great White North: Y07 Canadian order and Y89 new car pre-service, Windsor, ON. Adding in code Y22 corporate lease car—corporate executive clarifies things a lot...this was most likely a traveling district manager's car! It's not like a six pack with 3.23's won't get going in a hurry but it was the most economical gear available on the Road Runner! Perfect for the busy executive on the move!
Here’s are the highlights from the build sheet:
RM23: Plymouth Belvedere Road Runner, two door hardtop
V0A: 440 390HP 3-2BBL 8 CYL, 1970, Lynch Road, Detroit MI, USA final assembly
E87: 440 cid 3x2 barrel V8 (High Performance) 390hp
D32: Heavy Duty Automatic Transmission
FY1: Lemon Twist Exterior Color
H2X9: Trim - High, Bench seat, Black
X9: Black Upper Door Frame Paint
B24: Build Date: November 24, 1969
A04: Basic Group
B41: Disc Brakes
B51: Power Brakes
C65: Air Foam Bench Seat
D53: 3.23 Ratio 8 ¾ Axle, Open Differential
G33: LH Remote Racing Mirror
J45: Hood Tie Down Pins
L31: Hood Mounted Turn Signals
M21: Roof drip rail moldings
M81: Front Bumper Guards
M83: Rear Bumper Guards
N41: Dual Exhaust
N85: Tachometer
N96: Air Grabber Hood
R11: Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
R31 Rear Speaker
S15 Hemi Suspension
S77 Power Steering
U62: F60-15 Polyglas Tires
V8X: Tail Stripe, Black
W21: Rallye Wheels
Y07: Build to Canadian Specs
Oftentimes, Chrysler and other companies would load cars up with a mishmash of their new options to show what’s available to order, even if the car’s total equipment package seems to make no sense! A six pack car, with no exhaust tips, the basic 22” radiator, an open diff, hood pins but no performance hood treatment...this car's certifiable! There were so many choices Mopar offered, and after looking at so many cars, we're completely drawn to odd combinations above all else! Pull up at a car show with this car, find a couple Mopar “experts” and watch their eyes bug out of their heads when they scan the fender tag and build sheet!
So enough about the paperwork: How’s the car? Deep gloss Lemon Twist yellow paint coats the straight body and looks good from every angle. The grille is near NOS and the bumpers are re-chromed. All of the small chrome pieces such as the door handles are new, and the stainless trim was given a high-quality polish job. You'll see the performance hood treatment, dust trails and exhaust tips added to the car—can you blame us for wanting a flashier Beeper??? BFGoodrich Radial T/A’s, 225/70/15 front and 275/60/15 rear, wrap rallye wheels equipped with new trim rings and center caps. This is a car that turns heads!
Inside you’ll find new seat covers front and rear from Legendary, and you'll see the much sportier buckets-and-console set has taken up residence. If you're a purist, though, we have the original bench seats and door panel set in excellent condition. There's a new ACC carpet, new sill plates, a new package tray, a very nice, un-cracked dash pad, new door panels, new window cranks and inside door handles. Whew! The gauges all work and are in great shape. I'm sure our Chrysler district rep would approve!
Scan underneath and find clean sheet metal covered in protective undercoating. The 8 ¾ rear with its 3.23 gears (and an added Sure Grip) does its job without complaint, taking power from the tight automatic transmission. A brand new Accurate Exhaust Products system and new chrome tips poking out from below the rear bumper not only looks great but sounds nice and throaty. The brakes are new as is the suspension. There’s nothing overdone here—this is a car that can and is meant to be driven! Open the trunk to find a spare tire, the complete jack assembly and a new trunk mat. This is a complete car!
Pop the hood and find the ORIGINAL numbers matching 440 six pack motor, well detailed and bolted to the ORIGINAL transmission. Take a guess as to how many original V code Mopars still have their entire factory drive trains—we haven’t seen many! Fresh Hemi Orange paint covers the mill, while the exhaust manifolds are coated with Eastwood high temp compound. The air cleaner’s the correct one and it covers correct, date coded carburetors. Also in there is a re-cored radiator and a new group 27 “red cap” battery. New radiator hoses, Mopar heater hoses, Corbin clamps throughout, a new engine wiring harness and electronic ignition are also there for your perusal. Freshly tuned the car’s a runner, and the Six Pack looks awesome when the hood’s popped!
Ready for a documented, numbers matching Road Runner that you can actually drive? Collecting is all about having rare and unusual pieces—they don’t come too much more rare than this one! Priced right and ready for 20 more years of showing and cruising, you won’t find a cooler 1970 V code car any time soon!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 6 Pack - Classic Car For Sale (Click Here)
0 comments Posted by VAHIN NIAM at 3:04 AM
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 6 Pack - Classic Car For Sale (Click Here)
0 comments Posted by VAHIN NIAM at 3:04 AM
