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1969 Buick Grand Sport Gs - Unmolested Hotrod Big Block 430 Engine - Coupe on 2040-cars

Year:1969 Mileage:99999 Color: Blue
Location:

Cumming, Georgia, United States

Cumming, Georgia, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:430
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

Year
: 1969
Number of Cylinders: eight 8
Make: Buick
Model: Skylark
Trim: BIG BLOCK
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive
Mileage: 99,999
Exterior Color: Blue
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

The interior is nice – no cut up dash openings, door panels, etc.  Only aftermarket item is the SUN gauges at the bottom of the dash. The dash pad is intact and good --  no rips or tears.  Driver's seat has been reupholstered, passenger seat is original -- however, new passenger foam and seat covers are included. Original radio AM only. Carpet is faded -- intact and original.  Rear seat is good -- no rips or tears.  Rear package tray is one piece of carpet. Headliner has been removed and all support rods are there. Door sill plates are intact, interior lites for counsel and under dash work, counsel is in good condition.  Speedometer works and idiot lites work. Windshield and side glass look original.  Panel for ventilation system is intact. Headlights, turn signals and brake lights all operate. Glove box opens and intact, ash tray is intact. Seat belts are in front and for backseat -- however, they are sunfaded and show signs of rust.....

Driver's door outside has original door stainless nick guard in place, the entire side panels are in good condition.

Passenger door outside has original stainless nick guard in place, door and front fender good.

Inside trunk area appears to be intact.  Some respray of trunk splatter paint. Overall very clean looking

Receipts show engine was rebuilt, headers added, transmission rebuilt, new electric fans installed with variable temp control, new exhaust, transmission cooler and some new parts on front suspension.  

Items Installed on Engine:

Electronic ignition. 

Offenhousier intake
Proform 750 carb
Accel ingnition coil
Electronic pickup in distributor
Accel racing spark plug wires
Eldebrock aluminum heads #60049

Eldebrock headbolts #8503
American Thunder by Flowmaster. Force II FLO 17107 exhaust system (dual)

Hooker mufflers HOK-21504HKR

ASC waterpump 130-2821

Torque converter flywheel HUP-GM25BP0400BP

Head gaskets EDL-7369

Crower lifters CRO-66060X3-16

Roller rocker arms Harland Sharp CSP S1002

Tires match, right rear shows most wear, engine is a 430 - eight cylinder. Receipts show some of the work done.  The engine has EDELBROCK HEADS, ROCKER ROLLER ARMS.  Rear end has a POSI-TRACTION tag still attached, DISC BRAKES front end, POWER STEERING.  Have original title in hand!

REALLY FAST... once you push the accelerator the car moves very easy through all the gears, car handles well up and down hills through curves.. Awesome power!!! 

CAR BEING SOLD AS - IS!!  NO WARRANTY – NO RETURNS!

Believe it is a true GS!!!  Maybe a stage one who knows...or???  See below for history on this type of car.....


Buick Skylark GS

The 1965 Skylark Gran Sport was the intermediate Buick Skylark with the Gran Sport option added. Although a 300 cu in (4,916 cc) V8 was already offered in the Skylark, the Gran Sport had the largest engine permitted by GM - a 400 cu in (6,555 cc) Buick V8. This engine was actually 401 cu in (6,570 cc), but called a "400" by Buick because that was the maximum engine size limit set by General Motors for the intermediate body cars. This engine produced 325 hp (242 kW) and 445 lb·ft (603 Nm) and was known as the "nailhead" engine. Buick sold more than 15,000 Skylarks with the Gran Sport option that first year, and almost as many the next. It was renamed the GS 400 in 1967, and the Gran Sport became its own model in (about) that same year along with a new "400" engine quite different from the famously reliable but becoming-obsolete nailhead engine design that was first introduced in 1953. Sales fell somewhat in the face of increasingly higher-performance and more popular muscle cars from other marques when compared to those from the more stodgy and expensive Buick. Buick, however stepped it up a notch when introducing the Stage 1 option in 1969. This limited production (less than 1,500 cars in 1969) version delivered 340 hp (253 kW) and 440 lb·ft (597 Nm).
The name Gran Sport replaced the GS moniker with the 1973 Gran Sport, and was again revived in the late eighties on the FWD Skylark model with various performance options added.

Gran Sport 340/350

In 1967 Buick added a 340 cu in (5,572 cc) version, there was the GS 340 and the GS California sub-model, little more than the Skylark hardtop with new badging and trim,[1] The 340 produced 260 hp (194 kW) and 365 lb·ft (495 Nm), and less than 4,000 cars were sold. It was replaced the next year with the GS 350 and similar GS California; these used Buick's 350 cu in (5,735 cc) small-block engine. A California 2-door coupe appeared in 1969;[2] total GS sales for the year, not counting the new California coupe, were 12,465 (4,933 GS 350s, 7,532 GS 400s).[2] Sales of the GS 350 for 1970 climbed to 9,948;[3] in addition, 10,148 455 cu in (7.5 l) 2-doors were built.[3] The Gran Sport 350 outlived its big brothers, lasting until V8 Gran Sport production stopped in 1975, replaced by the Gran Sport 231.

Gran Sport 400

In 1968 and 1969 Buick offered the GS 400 in a convertible and hardtop model. Standard issue of the GS 400 was a 400 cubic inch (6.6L) engine (with likely lower stated horsepower rating to keep insurance premiums lower) of 340 horsepower and 440 ft. lbs. torque, a four barrel Rochester carburetor, dual exhaust, limited slip differential, and the three speed turbo hydra-matic 400 automatic transmission (revered as the finest automatic transmission ever built), with a Hurst "dual-gate" shifter and linkage, located at the front of a center console. Shift pattern was (forward) Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, Second, First. A standard manual gearbox was also available. Compression ratio on this engine was a very sensible 10.25:1, which allowed for the use of any grade gasoline to be used in normal driving








On Aug-19-14 at 05:07:02 PDT, seller added the following information:

Just a note car was born a GS 350 but now has Big block 430 complete build using premium parts

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