1971 Buick Other for sale $64,900

When you log on to www.RKMotorsCharlotte.com and peruse our vast inventory one thing becomes very clear: from classy Cadillacs and substantial 442s to stylish GTOs and fearsome Chevelles General Motors has built a legacy of offering cool cars for just about everyone. Quite possibly the most high-end weapon in GMs mainstream arsenal is the Buick Motor Division. And when you set your eyes on this fully documented numbers-matching GS youll understand exactly why. Wrapping killer Cortez Gold paint around a high quality ground-up restoration that makes excellent use of many NOS components this regal stunner is clean solid and ready to show. And if youre looking for an affordable way to score some serious Detroit muscle its the unique classic youve been patiently waiting for!

BODYWORK/TRIM

This Buicks current condition comes courtesy of a ground-up concours-style restoration that was completed with an array of New Old Stock components. That 2013 reboot began with a full strip of what proved to be a pretty solid fuselage. After that blasting was finished the cars mostly original profile was supplemented with one NOS fender and two NOS quarters. With that metal clean and fully prepped a correct layer of bright Cortez Gold 2-stage was sealed in glossy clear. And the result is one arrow-straight classic that displays a super-reflective finish possesses very few imperfections and presents as a stunning muscle car that literally embodies the term crowd-gathering appeal.

You can probably tell from those first two paragraphs that the restorer of this GS put special emphasis on originality. That mindset certainly reflects in the cars details where show-plated chrome and professionally polished stainless complement mostly-original glass. At the front of this coupe a clean grille hangs a bold GS emblem between a broad bumper chrome-trimmed headlights and clear parking lamps. Behind that grille a scooped hood hides correctly recessed wipers at the base of a fresh windshield and dent-free trim. At the sides of that hood traditional door handles and a polished mirror cap tight wheel frames red-trimmed rocker guards and classy GS 455 ornamentation. And at the back of the car a second broad bumper centers conservative tail lamps and polished exhaust tips beneath a second GS emblem.

ENGINE

While the exterior of this slick A-Body does an excellent job of upholding GM Designs world-class visual aesthetics the engine compartment is where purists REALLY start to take notice. And for good reason too because the 455 cubic inch V8 thats bolted between the cars freshly detailed fenders is the kind of killer powerhouse that makes people either put up or shut up. Turn the key and a big Quadrajet carburetor mixes air from a black dual-snorkel cleaner with fuel thats supplied by carefully bent stainless and shoves it in to a correct cast iron intake. That intake feeds cast iron heads which ride between a familiar points distributor fresh Packard TV R Suppression cables and a .030 overbored block. Spent gases are jettisoned through correct cast iron manifolds which ride under vivid color-keyed valve covers. And up front a correct radiator dressed in pliable GM hoses and reproduction tower clamps rides an NOS core support. Aesthetically the red and black engine bay looks fantastic dressed in an array