Why a Buick GS... So roll the clocks back to 1978. Was working in a carwash in suburbs of Philly when a kid from school came through with his brother's 1970 Stage 2 GS. It's hard to even fathom today the thoughts of this car being put through a brush type conveyored car wash..gasp.
When he left he proceeded to light em up in what was at the time probably the longest posi-track rolling burnout I'd ever seen. At 15 years of age this left a lasting impression. Now roll the clocks to 1982 and I'm at first duty assignment at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Was riding past a new car lot with a buddy and at a glance saw what I thought was a Buick Skylark on the lot. Pulled in the lot and low and behold it's a 71 GS 455 and BAM, I'd just bought my first muscle car. Had the GS from 82 to 92 when I sold it while stationed in Montana. Wonder today if the car is still alive and well? Cool part at Altus was the original owner was there and I'd spoken with him a couple of times. He said they'd take the car to Az and Nv on road trips and have the speedo pegged out cruising at 120 mph on the highways of Mexico back in the 70's. Pretty cool; had me laughing hearing that from the ol man. His son also a car buff had a beautiful 1970 GTO Judge convertible (gold in color). It was at local car shows I'd gotten to know the original owner and his son....man that was long ago. This GS, like the Stage 2 would burn rubber for a block long if you kept your foot in it and it stayed straight. A blast to drive and an incredibly comfortable car to drive. Definitely miss it...



Had minor rust repairs under the vynal top; fixed that and replaced the vynal...removed in the pict. Pict probably 1983ish Altus Oklahoma.

Curious if any board members know of Rosevelt Oklahoma and Hinton's Salvage (Parts World). Back in the early 80's this was a haven for finding plenty of mopar parts and cars if you frequented the lot cause parts went fast there to people who were scarfing them up (must have been psychic).