1970 Buick GSX 455 Stage 1 4-Speed Muscle Car Of The Week Video #45

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1970 Buick GSX 455 Stage 1 4-Speed Muscle Car Of The Week Video #45
Here's one for the Buick fans... a 1970 Buick GSX 455 Stage 1 4-Speed in Saturn Yellow! Buick made 678 of these luxo-rockets in 1970, and they were certainly out of character for the Buick brand. Producing 360 horsepower and 510 ft. lbs. of torque, these capable street brawlers were running with the fastest Muscle Cars from any manufacturer. In fact, Motor Trend Magazine clocked a Stage 1 car running the quarter mile in 13.35 seconds @ 105.5 mph in '70, fast enough to be called their quickest test of 1970. The Brothers Collection never disappoints, and it certainly appeals to all Muscle Car brands.
In this episode, we take a look at the history of the Buick GSX, along with 1970 Buick GSX 455 Stage 1 specs.
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[@blairwilliamson5554]

After highschool I worked for a Buick dealer in Peoria, Illinois. He had one in his showroom and couldn't sell it and wanted to make room for an Electra 225 convertible. So he let me drive and keep it until I left for the military. (About 3 Weeks) Never had so much fun driving a car in my life.

[@carsbyjeff]

These cars were a master piece from Buick. Big and really fast. Watched a new one race at the drag strip all night at 75&80 Drag Way. That car ruled the track.

[@cuzz63]

"That car ruled the track."...against other stock cars. I grew up in that era and it was fast for a factory car out on the blvd but the cars at the tracks were usually modified.

[@chickey333]

The greatest and the best looking muscle car they ever produced.

[@treysf4154]

I think Monte Carlos and cutlasses are the best looking in my opinion

[@chickey333]

@@treysf4154 Great choices... Olds Hurst perhaps? And Monte's and Chevelles were outstanding as well.

[@beavinator420]

1969 model is best looking

[@cascadeblue7268]

@@treysf4154 You have good taste my friend! I own a 72 gs stage 1 as well as a 71 Monte SS. I like having the more unknown muscle cars!

[@Sherman62]

I've never owned a Pontiac, but if I had to pick the greatest, it would be a Ram Air IV GTO. Lots of awesome A bodies over the years though.

[@randytausch3519]

From 1997 to 2017 I had the privilege of owning the documented highest optioned GSX ever built. It was a ‘70 Stage 1 with nearly every option that was available that year. Of my 5 GS cars, it was certainly the best one. Randy

[@enerrivers4392]

To this day I regret trading my GS STAGE 1 4spd. in '78. My dad got it for me in '74. All I did was install Camaro radials on it & fed it SUNOCO 260 despite my dad advising against it, my mufflers were gone by l8 75. I wanted a Trans am, but, dad knew I'd be dead in no time. I had power steering,& brakes,front disc I did not understand why a 4spd had no console & bench seat. A/C ,room for 6ppl, brown with black vinyl top & interior. Gr8 car to travel. I couldn't find much aftermarket performance parts. But, I loved it. AWESOME MASTERPIECE.

[@edwinstorz702]

Your so right, Buick is and still is a tight feeling, handling Car..........There is something about the Engineering of a Buick that separates all the other GM's like night and day. Beautiful Car, thanks for showing

[@RichardFeynmanRules]

My god, this car is *beautiful* -- and it looks like it came fresh from the factory, just *pristine.* . So great to see someone taking care of these old muscle-car warriors...

[@bigthunder2860]

The car also came in apollo white the gsx was a beautiful yellow thank you for sneaking this car in

[@davidconkling3655]

Hottest of Hot. Ultimate Sleeper. Im 63 now right out of high school. I had two 2 a silver and gold. 1970 Best year. GS 455 ref and a stage one won most races. They were tight. Miss them Big time. Lucky to be alive to write this review. Toughest race was with 73 pontiac T/A. Ho 455. I top out at 152 brothers.. Posi was unlimited. The ladies would always ask for rides Home.... Wow.....

[@goodguygto]

And also Oldsmobile WAS NOT meant to be a fast car production company! But they still hit one out of the ballpark!!👍 70 4-4-2 option w-30!!👍👍😎

[@barrybebenek8691]

That car was from the year I was born. Of all muscle cars I still love to this day, this car would be my #1 pick of any, given the choice! 🇨🇦👍🏼

[@tomsfruitstand6821]

I have one of these sitting under my back porch. Hopefully one of these day my dad and I will get to putting it together.

[@daveforsythe9021]

Have lusted for one for years. I’m 55. Good on y’all that have one!

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..same ..but i live in New Zealand and there is none

[@michaelferik8060]

Back in 1973 I owned a 69' 383 Roadrunner w/4 speed that ran really well I thought. That is until I street raced one of these one night and watched it just walk off and left me staring at his tail lights fading away. Same exact color as the GSX in the video except automatic. Major flashback.

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..i live in New Zealand and will never see one ..or a 64 ford thunderbolt 😐

[@kimdearrington258]

There may have been a block Crack occasionally, but for the record, I can personally vouch for the extreme durability of the 455 buick block, and overall superior structural integrity of the engine, from personal experience with way more than just a few Buick engines. In fact Buick had actually produced two four bolt expetimental main blocks, but decided that it was absolutely not necessary to produce them in mass because of the extreme reliability of the two bolt main blocks. The only time that I ever saw any issues with the lower ends were because someone ran them low on oil or ran the engines hot, then they would blow head gaskets, or spin the bearings, either is an understandable reason for causing damage to the engine. With that being said I personally beat the hell out the ones that owned, and never ever had any lower end issues. I never even witnessed any with cracked blocks, and I worked at a buick dealership from 1979 til 1985, as a line mechanic, as well as my father working for Buick Motor Division for 25 years, and my family owned two srage one cars, abd had a stage 1 engine just because. One of the stage ones was my grandmother's 1973 Centurion that my father ordered new with the stage one option, and by brother had bought his previously owned 1972 white stage 1 Gran Sport, which was an awesome car in magnificent condition. I could kick his ass for letting all three of them get sold, but in my defense, I was a thosand mikes way when all of this went down, and without my knowledge.

[@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER]

I think the 455 Buick engine was very underrated . Several years back I had a customer that raced the 455 and it was one of the fastest cars out there . But , he wouldn't spend the money for a set of good rods and they continually broke between the rod nut and the center of the cap . Never seen one come apart anywhere else . They were definitely torque monsters . The GSX is a very unusual car , I saw a picture once at the Buick Nationals of 10 or 12 of the yellow ones lined up side by side , thing of beauty .

[@marcallen7233]

👍 Awesome car! I believe it’s 510 lbs of torque was the highest rating of any muscle car and the actual horsepower was at least 425.

[@josephercastor8026]

Correct

[@cascadeblue7268]

It was and it was only beaten by the 2003 dodge viper with the 8.3l V10!

[@steveallred1330]

Kevin you're right people seem to forget that Buick also had muscle cars

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

One of my favorite muscle cars of all time the Buick GSX. Torque monster.

[@jayelbee1111]

Those 1968-1971 GM A-Body models were such great cars. Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6 V-8 Pontiac Tempest GTO 455 Ram Air V-8 Oldsmobile Cutlass Hurst/Olds 455 Rocket V-8 Buick Skylark GSX Stage 1 455 V-8

[@RelaxingASMR]

Beautiful, awesome car. Would love to have one.

[@Problem-mattic]

My ALL TIME favorite muscle car

[@jeremythompson9122]

Im more of a Mopar guy and when it comes to GM muscle I always preferred Pontiac or Chevy . But if I had the choice of one muscle car that was made by GM it would probably be a 70 Buick GS455 Stage 1. Awesome combo of speed and comfort. Definitely the coolest and fastest car ever made by Buick in their entire history. The 80's Turbo Buicks were pretty fast in their day too

[@stephens1392]

A neighbor had one just like that one, I was 15, I use to talk to him and tell him I would buy it from him, I walked buy it and then drove buy it, I had a 1966 Skylark Gran Sport 4 speed, and I kept on bugging him to sell it to me. I live in Michigan and he kept it for awhile and I watched it rust and rust, one day I noticed it was gone, he said someone offered him ( I don't remember how much ) I was so disappointed, I could never find one to buy, I never new at the time how rare they were.I hope that the person that bought it knew what he was buying, ( It did have air ) but I'd love to have it still today. My 66 didn't even have power steering LOL

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..uhh ratshit bro !! ..yip I'd be disappointed too

[@brando-commando]

I'm doing a frame off restoration on a 72 Buick GS stage 1 right now. Love it.

[@markw9512]

5000 rpm redline was pretty low for those days, surprised. Edit: 8:19 tells why: thin wall casting necessitated 2-bolt mains, so lower redline was a good idea.

[@davehelmboldt6790]

Just had to go back and watch this again. If I had the bucks to burn...its gonna be either this one or a 68' Coronet R/T with a 440; really love the lines of that gen Coronet. Thanks for sharing Kevin.

[@chelu4u]

Screams and smokes what more could you ask for.👍

[@ScottHillsmusclecargarage]

Beautiful car. Thanks for all the great information on it. I wish you could give that much detailed information on the majority of the other cars. Production numbers are always great to hear. Which of course will cause in some instances controversy. The more information the better. In 1991, I received a call from a friend that Charlie Sheen wants to look at my 1970 Superbee 440, 6 pack, and possibly make an offer. So, I told him to call them back and come on over. Someone had seen the car, parked at my friends paint shops display window. I lent it to him for a few weeks prior to being moved back to my garage. A couple hours later, Charlie pulled up to my driveway in 70 Buick GSX. He had people from Barrett-Jackson with him and his posse. I had just recently bought the car. So I was not exactly motivated to sell it. When it comes to cars. They are like my children to a point. There is always a number that will separate me from one of my cars. And if he was willing to meet that number. I was more than willing to sell it. So, after having his representatives look over the car and asked some questions and check documentation. I got to speak with Charlie. He was very down-to-earth. It was just two car guys talking. So that's my big brush with fame.

[@stripervince1]

buicks version of the ultimate muscle car. gorgeous. 455 plus all the luxury creature comforts. I had a 68 455.... Was a beast. And yes that would be way way up there in my pick of the brothers best too. Mine wasnt original motor. Was swapped .

[@enerrivers4392]

455cid on BUICKs didn't arrive til 1970.

[@PJS2136]

That’s correct.

[@OhAncientOne]

7 years, and this is still the finest GSX review ever! & such an accurate example. So rare to see flat black hood & perfect side stripes. Really pisses me off to see a restoration that doesn't get that right, total waste.

[@raymondwilson9662]

What’s nice about this guy is he actually knows what he’s talking about

[@V8TV]

You're very kind! Thanks!

[@raymondwilson9662]

Are these a private collection or are they selling these cars ?

[@V8TV]

@@raymondwilson9662 These are all part of a private collection.

[@raymondwilson9662]

That’s awesome it reminds me the Otis Chandler collection that was in California I have the book on his collection have you ever seen that book ?

[@V8TV]

@@raymondwilson9662 Yes, that is pretty incredible!

[@Ten0Eighteen]

When i was in high school i had one in opollo white with the scoops and it had the exhaust through the rear buimper It was a 1972 Buick GS Stage 1. And yeah it could pass anything on the road except gas gas station lol. I had my drivers liscence for bout 6 months and lost it racing over 100mph in this can in a 55mph zone

[@shawnrachal1631]

@ johnjohn how did u lose the car? did the police get it?

[@c2jones]

Loved this car. My favorite for 1970. In 1969, the Chevelle SS and GTO were to me the best lookers. Then this GSX came out with its unique style. 🏆🏁

[@concernedcitizen8665]

Sad, such an awesome car and there are still less comments than rare Buick’s sold.

[@stevethickbroom4963]

Glad I kept my 1970 Buick. Cool ride. Great conversation starter.

[@hmackprotection1]

The Baddest, & the Sexiest Buick Ever Made! Yes even nastier than the Great 87 GNX

[@jesus4lifewh]

You are right. The GS is a monster

[@raymondwilson9662]

Well there close that would be a hard decision to make the GNX is a awesome ride also

[@hmackprotection1]

Raymond Wilson I Agree, but the 70 GSX 455 stage 1 is Pure Muscle Car Perfection. I’d have to take it over the GNX for the over 500 pounds feet of torque alone

[@hmackprotection1]

William Howard 🙏

[@billymercury3897]

To me the GSX is the father of the GNX

[@jbr496]

One of my fantasy cars along with the '73 Trans Am Super Duty.

[@mc2whls]

I got to drive a 1973 Pontiac Trans Am SD 455 4 Speed in 1975. It was WICKED!

[@whiteduck3140]

I’m from Washington State. At least at the time there was 2 in the state. One in Seattle and one in Spokane. We were sophomores in high school. My friends Dad must have been a head honcho Buick salesman because it was his driver from Seattle to the suburbs. He let us take it one afternoon and we raced around for hours. I was more of a Volkswagen guy but that was one of the big thrills of my youth. I still can’t believe my friends Dad let us knuckle heads take it out. I remember the spiel about the biggest engine and how Buick wasn’t interested in The muscle car scene. I don’t know maybe it wasn’t that big of a deal to the dealership. Maybe he wouldn’t have trusted us with a station wagon with fake wood grain shelf liner on the side.

[@jasonstone3231]

Wasn't this car known as the HEMI killer???

[@jacktheinator1748]

I've been more of a mustang gt350 and HEMI cuda person but this stage one is just spectacular. The name just sounds like a car that just is ready to lay down some rubber

[@gocubsgo7609]

gorgeous, I've always owned camaros. later in life I started liking chevelles especially 64-65 then 67 and the 70 and 71. the 71 is strictly looks. the other 4 years it's everything. but the Buick gsx stage 1 has always to me just been so damn cool.

[@stacyhazelwood4033]

Where is The Brothers Collection museum? I love this channel and would like to visit the museum one day.

[@displayfireworks1]

Great review thank you. I saw one new when I was a kid and still remember the boys on the corner reactions to it.

[@V8TV]

Thanks for the kind words and for sharing the memory!

[@peggielambert]

I bought one new I 1970 and still have it 58000 miles

[@V8TV]

We'd love to see it! Is that the car in your profile photo?

[@peggielambert]

V8TV when

[@davidbrennan5]

This is my dream car, Dad had a 1968 Skylark. I love the old Buicks

[@peggielambert]

Yes it is in my profile

[@richardholmes7199]

+Marimargaret Lambert Just bought a showroom condition 1976 Park Avenue, 455, 29K on the odometer, the one like yours I'll try to get someday.

[@alangoddard9130]

probably one of the quickest factory muscle car ever made. stage 1 cars were called hemi killers when I was growing up.

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..did you ever see them in real life ..i live in New Zealand and there is none !!

[@matheusresende5922]

Absolutelly beautiful!

[@johnbehneman1546]

I LOVE IT!!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

[@V8TV]

You are so welcome!

[@ranzamaceanruig]

Excellent and well done video. Rarely do you hear the host of a video get everything right when talking about the GSX (or any other Buick for that matter), like this guy did. Kudos!

[@wrecks1952]

I had the opportunity to purchase a 1970 Buick GSX coming out of high school in 1970. I bought the car off the show room floor at Bill Hembrough Buick in Rockford Ill for $4600. It was a saturn yellow non stage one with the turbo auto trans. It was a radio delete car but had the dealer install a am radio. As a young kid I drove the car to death and it never let me down.It held its own to most street racing. Sold the car about 1975. And like everyone I sold it for what a hood would cost now. $1200.

[@randischlecht6032]

My dream car

[@robertbaron3242]

I was 17 when the 70 GS455's were introduced to quite some fanfare. My dad was a Buick guy and so was I and I still remember standing at the magazine rack at the local grocery store reading the MT magazine article when they tested the two 70 GS455 Stage 1's in the Arizona desert. The automatic was slightly quicker than the 4 speed which was not unusual and I do remember them commenting on the heat and both cars dumping a lot of coolant from their reservoirs. I later learned that both cars were prepped by Jim Bell of Kenne-Bell Enterprises in West Covina, CA. I had many phone conversations with Bell when rebuilding my 67 GS400 motor and bought the cam, lifters and headers from his shop. Jim Bell was legendary in knowing how to make Buicks go fast so his tuning tweaks on those two Stage 1's were most certainly how they turned those times. When I say tuning I'm referring to carb setup, ignition timing, tire pressures, etc., not swapping any components. Those hood scoops were where they were for styling reasons and actually were found to impede airflow once the car was moving as airflow over the hood created a negative pressure zone where those inlets were placed. A standard thing for anyone looking to make their GS 455 a bit quicker was to flip over the top plate of the air cleaner. This created about 1" circular gap exposing the filter to allow better airflow to the engine. As you mentioned the 400/430/455 blocks were never designed with the idea of racing and they had oiling and strength issues. The oiling problems were cured for the 455 iteration by Buick working with Jim Bell and I incorporated those modifications into my 400 rebuild. With the oiling mods the blocks were pretty solid to 550-600 HP applications but above that they need girdles. I nearly totaled my 67 in a street race and though it was repaired I sold it and bought a saturn yellow 70 GSX Stage 1 automatic with 18K miles from the original owner for $2300 in 1971. Never raced the GSX but had a lot of fun with it and never should have sold it. A very cool, unique car.

[@nattydaddy2352]

god damn this car put out 510ftlbs of torque

[@chrispappas3750]

guitars23 Presenter was not entirely accurate, the Olds 455 put out 510 ft lbs of torque too.

[@455GSX]

Chris Pappas Not quite, the Olds 455 (actually only 453.8) only managed 500 ft lbs.

[@chrispappas3750]

455GSX I have read it at 510 just like the Buick...so actually yes. Don't argue with me.

[@rosenb37]

Chris Pappas You are correct, but relax a bit: www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/olds/ol70/bilder/39.jpg

[@455GSX]

Chris Pappas OK, so Olds did make a 455 that put out 510 but..and it's a big but, the engine fitted to all of their performance cars, the 4-4-2s and W-30s was the 500lb/ft type, The 510 engine was for their full size cars like the 98 range and the Toronado, So. I will argue with you.

[@weallsobad7320]

12 bolt rear ends were standard issue on all GS Skylarks & all 400 + cu in Buicks buolt in Oshawa Ontario. Oshawa Car plant & Truck plant always tried to out do the other Assembly Plants in America on some form. For example, all GM light duty trucks buolt in Oshawa with a small block 350 4 barrel engine between 73 & 87 had 4 bolt main bearings & heavy duty front sway bar if so equipped.

[@johnwilkerson2195]

Love that Buick I grew up around muscle cars

[@LTJohn]

I saw a video too where it was proven that Buick underrated these 455 engines and how it actually beat an LS6 Chevelle. 😳😁

[@bobsilver3983]

I'm a Pontiac guy, but I will say I have always thought the GSX was one of the coolest cars ever...I guess I just stayed away from them cause there is now way I could ever afford one.

[@gocubsgo7609]

I want one. Saturn Yellow.

[@twoeightythreez]

I want a 1972 GS 455 4speedin Burnt orange or in Blue. The motor can easily be built to 1970 and above specs. I would put a GSX stripr kit on it (they never offered the GSX package in convertibles, but it looks good.) They are "slightly" more affordable, too.

[@bobbyjocowpoke1057]

Awesome 👍🏻, always loved that Buick GS.

[@carmenfabozzi829]

This car can't be denied!!! The only other muscle car that would be my dream car would be a 69 mustang boss 429 but i would take both.

[@skummtoons6686]

Great video and narration. I've wanted one forever. When and if I become a lottery winner, this is the first thing I'm hunting down. Price not a issue. Thanks for the post, beautiful car!! 👍👍

[@Querencias7]

It was / is just a TERRIFIC muscle car, particularly by virtue of the Stage 1 / GSX features as you explained here (excellent video BTW: the specs, history, images [and squealing tires with mild take offs!]). Love the torque. Love this Buick. How I wish I had one, even if only the 455 Stage 1 version. Many thanks for this fine presentation. God bless.

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..same brother ..same !!

[@Thunda65]

Beautiful car- what a great sound too.....

[@fangcheck9141]

friend has one ,another friend got a 71 stage 1 in high school with 40.000 miles 4 speed,little red ball reverse lock out ,pipes came out back bumper , they were so much fun

[@Ticonderous1]

Love It !!!

[@1VaDude]

This is my 'dream car' that I WILL HAVE SOMEDAY if I ever became a millionaire. I live in VA and someone near my town has a GSX 'clone' that is a very well-done Skylark or GS made to look like the GSX. Not sure if it is a Stage I car, though. Make mine Saturn Yellow with the Stage I and four-speed manual transmission, please.

[@nikkogomez3706]

1VaDude I have an original all numbers matching I’m in Illinois

[@chrisgoffe5048]

@@nikkogomez3706 ..do you still have it ?

[@robertelder300]

Excellent video, Mr. Oeste! Great information on such a fabulous car- this was definitely NOT an "old man's " sedan, for sure.

[@V8TV]

Thank you! We agree!

[@1VaDude]

Beautiful car!!

[@danbaumann8273]

Great info. Truly among the pinnacle muscle cars of that era, if not _the_ one. Just a beautiful and extremely bad ass machine. In my top 5 for sure and it sure aint easy to pick.

[@canusakommando9692]

My buddy had a 455 stage 2 skylark. It was fast !!!

[@ivastewart7106]

MY FAVORITE MUSCLE CAR OF THE SEVENTIES. POPE IVA. 🕊🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕊

[@JJJ-wz9tm]

wish I could say it was mine, but no. my best bud in hi school had a bone stock 1965 GS factory 4 speed that he always had me drive if we were racing, cause I was real good at handling that Borg warner t10. my favorite memory was racing a 65 falcon that had a race built 289 and staying side by side until i grabbed third and at that point all he saw was our taillights. thanks for the memories.

[@carsbyjeff]

I had one for my first car in 1968. 1965 Gran Sport, 4 speed, red. Great car!!

[@timknight6064]

One ove my mostfavoriate auto!!!

[@michaelmunger7956]

And after the 1st time. I seen a stage 1 gsx . I never looked at a Gto or Chevelle ever again. Good old Flint engineering at it's finest. Buick didn't do it once but twice in the gsx and the gnx and turbo regals. After all these years they are still causing a stir in the Automotive world. Go buick!!!!!

[@gojoe2833]

I really like that 1970 Chevelle roofline! Pontiac and Oldsmobile had a different "C" pillar.

[@mikescaffo4850]

What a magnificent machine Buick put out when the made the gsx I had a chance to shotgun in one in the 80s and man oh man did it move my favorite muscle car of all time

[@scootergeorge9576]

The Century was the first performance Buick. "Century" for 100 MPH which was a big deal in the forties.

[@jreedblues65]

Yes you are correct. The 1941 Buick Road Master, and the 1941 Buick Century with the 320 cubic inch Straight 8, With compound carburetion (Dual Carbs, Two Barrels), and with 165 HP Were the Fastest Domestic production cars produced that year. 165 HP doesn't seem like a lot of HP by today's standards, But it was a lot back then. Packard's pretty much held the titles of fastest cars in the late 30's. According to Walt Brugger's book, The 1941 Buick Story, The Road Master and the Century were the two fastest. With the 4,700 to 4,900 Lb Buick Limited coming in a close 5th. Amazing. Buick's were definitely in a class of their own that year.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

Thanks. I never knew that was the reason behind the name.

[@davidsomerville7868]

The spoilers were functional on the car. The cars were tested extensively for best rear spoiler design. Both give best down force at speed. Only the Corvette handled better. The front spoiler also has a horizontal baffle that reduces engine compartment pressure at speed. The car returned better gas mileage and top end than regular GS's.

[@TheElectronMan]

I have a high school buddy that had a 1970 or 1971 White GSX stage II setting in his garage... He bought the car in 1978 and it has been nothing but a show car and garage queen for the last 30+ years.. The car was mint I think it had like 58k on it, I haven't seen him in or the car in years I heard rumor that he finally sold it couple years ago but I remember it was one bad ass car...

[@edcain10]

The 500 Ft.Lbs.of TORQUE Is What Made These BEASTS @ The Strip Kings,I Always Heard & 450 H.P Helped A Little Too.LOL

[@b75mackray53]

I got to see one of these in a garage that an old man owned . It was a white stage 1, completely original. He even had the original window sticker. Not long after that a collector came in from out of state and bought it for a large amount of money I heard.

[@georgeweise9654]

Absolutely beautiful car,I owned a 1970 buick GS 455 stage 1 it wasn't the GSX, but it was a great car that I still miss to date. I miss the torque the most with a posi.

[@smell5118]

One of my favorite cars

[@cavscout62]

Buick/Oldsmobile, the ONLY GM products worth owning.😎

[@MrHarleyreinke]

I love muscle car of the week. However, I do miss your build videos. Are you going to be posting anymore of those?

[@V8TV]

We have lots of build videos coming! Thanks!

[@howabouthetruth2157]

That "360 hp" rating for the Stage-1 was bogus, just like many of the HP ratings by the auto-makers back in the day. Most folks who knew these engines well, have stated that the Stage-1 made in 1970 ( all later years lost power due to the government regulations ), made AT LEAST 420hp. If ya consider how heavy these cars were, and the fact the magazine testers got slightly faster or near equal times to the Hemi's and the LS6, which both made far more hp than Buick's factory claim of only "360 hp" for the Stage-1 made in 1970.......you would have to conclude that they truly DID make much more hp than advertised.

[@twoeightythreez]

Thats good, because the gross hp rating was a big overrating as it was. Buick's rating was more realistic. That makes the 700 to 1000hp modern day monsters even more impressive :)

[@stretch54]

@@twoeightythreez Yeah. Engine and car technology has continued to advance throughout the time of the car. You can't compare the early muscle cars to today's version...... Now it looks like the quickest cars going forward from now on are going to be battery powered. Even now the Tesla is one of the quickest cars made and it's not really even built for that reason. Crazy stuff is happening in the car world.

[@sparkytdg]

They (car manufacturers) were being nice by lowering the spec HP numbers so you could actually afford insurance. Dad and the rest of the family told me that many times, and half my family worked for GM/Fisher Body. Dad was a cop. :/

[@user_one9353]

@@sparkytdg facts on point...

[@fartsare2023]

Interesting. And I agree. There's no way this car can do a mid 13 second quarter mile with just 360 hp. Lol.

[@marciocarvalho8975]

Amarelo funciona muito bem com preto os cromados funcionam bem com essas duas cores também e no caso deste modelo fica terrivelmente bem!

[@orwellknew9112]

I think this GM mid-sized platform made for the perfect daily driver, whether it was a Buick GS or a GTO or a 442 or a Chevelle SS. For me, this was the perfect size and shape. The 1970 Chevelle LS6 got all the attention, but this Buick might have been the best of the lot.

[@DanielLopez-me9mh]

This car is the ancestor of the GNX what a machine

[@Buelligan88]

2:17 ... those Polyglas GTs light up pretty easily!

[@BuddyNika]

A TRUE WORK OF ART, A MASTERPIECE. MY FAVORITE CAR EVER MADE. ALSO MY FAVORITE MAG WHEEL.

[@DONDIVA1969]

GSX Stage 1 aka "Hemi Killer"

[@DONDIVA1969]

swasey1952 That’s not true. Kenne-Bell who specialized in Buick racing parts exclusively back then found that the best shift point for the Stage 1 engine was 5500 rpm. It could do 13.90’s straight off the showroom with no tuning at all. Most muscle car racing back then was done on the street stop light to stop light and the Stage 1 option was optimized for that. On the street with similar gears it would destroy Hemi’s and LS6’s because they had to be rev’d up to get in the power band. Stage 1 was strong just off idle. On the track the cars were pretty even in stock form but the GS usually had the edge because it stayed in tune longer with the milder hydraulic cam. www.teambuick.com/reference/library/455_ken_bell.php

[@DONDIVA1969]

swasey1952 Everybody knows the LS6 was a pig off the showroom floor. You might run mid 14's with it stock. You had to dyno tune it and run open headers to get it to run decent. That big cam was choked up with the stock manifolds and mufflers. Stage 1 was one of the very few cars that could run in the 13's pure stock. Easy target for a Stage 1 both of them in stock condition.

[@455GSX]

swasey1952 The AHRA ASA Class record-holding Chevelle LS6 for the 1970 season posted a best of season trap speed of 106.76 mph, so your 121mph is either complete BS or relies on a hell of a lot of performance bolt-ons you have chosen not to mention.

[@231mac]

Fuckin liar, lololol

[@johnjenkins6547]

You are correct. I used to have a Buick GSX stage1. It was the Saturn yellow color. And back in the day I raced a few Hemi cars and beat them everytime. Even Hot Rod magazine (I forget the year and month) put out an article of how the Buick GSX stage1 was a hemi killer. I still regret ever selling the car. Because it was a Buick, everyone thught of it as being just a mild mannered muscle car. But in reality when you stomped on the throttle it became a real beast.

[@CHEVYSORCROWNS]

Bucket list car!

[@tobycleo]

Brutal car! said Quint!

[@DanielLopez-me9mh]

Love the Buick GSX my uncle still has his it has a little under 50.000 miles on it his was the same saturn yellow

[@V8TV]

Nice!

[@loucaruso3971]

CONTINUED.... 81 CAR WAS 11 YEARS OLD,...BACK THEN WHO KNEW ????

[@bradleywells79]

BUICK RULES!

[@futten3230]

FINALLY a buick thanks guys

[@raulrrodriguez7552]

My dream car 😮

[@paulcorreggio4925]

These GSX's go for 100 plus grand now! BIG money.