1972 Buick Gran Sport on 2040-cars

Year:1972 Mileage:67400

Location:

Medfield, Massachusetts, United States

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This beautiful Buick GS (Gran Sport) 350 lived 90% of its life on the west coast between California & Arizona. Then I purchased the car in 2010 (while living in Sunny Atlanta, GA). Just recently I moved to MA and due to space, I am thinning out some of my private collection. This GS is not going to set any record times down at the track, but it looks fast & mean and it turns a TON of heads, so if you like getting waves, and thumbs up, and "hell yeah's" than this is the car for you to take to your next cruise night. I have owned vintage cars all of my life and can honestly say that this Buick has a special place in people's hearts....and I honestly don't know what it is, I just know its different than the others...its the whole Buick thing I guess.

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This 1972 GS comes set up with a 1970 style bumper and grille - why? In my opinion, the 1970 look was cleaner and meaner - and it was worth the $1000 I spent to make this Buick look clean & mean - thats it, no other reason
Brand new (completely restored) Appliance Wheels from Detroit Vintage Wheels - on average Scott at DV sells his wheels for between $1600-1800 per set, and these wheels and tires have less than 1000 miles on them
This past winter (2013/2014) I repainted the car - I bought the car green but the car was orignally brown which I bet looks good, but I was on a budget so taking it back original was not an option
Finding hood grates for this car wasn't easy and they are not cheap - but I found them and these are like new - I also have a spare in the trunk
New Rug - slightly lighter than the paint but looks good with the tan bench seat - if I were keeping the car I would continue on with the new green seat covers & dask pad etc, but I have run out of space
New Vinyl Roof: Right before I left Atlanta in 2012, this was replaced and its in great shape, like the day I got it back
Original motor rebuilt: Its just a little 350 from 1972 so its not fast (maybe a couple hundred horse) but FUN to drive and very fuel effecient for an old car - I am glad I kept it original as possible and the motor hums and I am not turning wrenchs or dropping it at the shop - I am driving it consistently when the weather is nice
The engine rebuild cost me around 4K, but it was done by an old Buick guy in Atlanta and I will list out the specs below - the original block was shot, so its on a 72 Block but not the original
New Air Conditioner from Vintage Air - these units are at least $1000+ but if your living down south, its worth every penny - this thing blows cold air better than my 2010 Caddy
Flowmaster Exhuast came with car and I am not going to twist any words - its loud
Rust: Most of these cars are rusted out or long gone - I am not a body guy so I dont know the terms, but this car is basically rust free - I am sure it has a couple of spots here or there if you look hard enough and the paint job did not cost be 12K (more like 4K) but I have taken as many pictures as possible and tried to detail where I see a bubble or a bur in the paint and its minimal at best - this car looks and runs great / bottom line

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The car has no radio - I am a coach and only take this to the ball park, usually with my daughters - And we talk the whole ride, so I never got around to it - and if your like me and like purring exhaust systems, thats my radio (on short rides) - Obviously I would have done the radio if I was keeping it, but I am not so its yours to design and do right - its literally a blank slate - your starting from scratch
I have the original wheels - so if you want to negotiate the price without the wheels, we can talk
The master cylinder was just replaced - car brakes nicely
The rear springs are heavy duty GS Sport Wagon springs and are less than 2 years old - they give the car a meaner stance and a firmer ride which I like, but you may want to change & for short money
The hood is my own spin on a GSX hood but its not even close to an exact replica - its just a cool stinger on a mat black hood with a new hood tach - thats it
The hood tach is brand new but I have not connected it yet - I just got it, I'm not mechanical and as you can see by the trunk photos, the wire to finish the job is in the trunk - so hopefully next wk if the weather is nice
This car doesn't see bad weather - I drive it a lot locally (5-10 miles a day) but not until the weather is nice
The shocks were replaced the same time that I did the springs - so the car has fresh springs and shocks and the stance is nice and always getting compliments - once again, probably not an exact match of how GS's are supposed to sit or stand, but its my spin and its well received amongst CAR guys - maybe not hard core old school GS guys - but car guys in general love the ride
The steering column needs to be replaced - dont get me wrong, it drives fine, but its a loose wheel and it could easily be tightened or replaced for under $200 and it would make the ride much tighter and less like a City Bus
The horn button isn't cracked like it looks in the picture - its honestly weather permitting - I have seen the Buick logo clear as day and then cracked to hell - its very strange and depends on the weather is best I can describle it but the horn works!
The cars odometer reads 66,000 milles - I hooked up with the original owner through linked-in, its definitely not 66K original, more like 166,000 - which still, isnt that bad and the body shows

Call me anytime with any questions (garrett): 617-792-1838

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