Buick 1970

Both were CID monsters that earned the respect of all. A new look was used forbuick 1970, with crisper lines and more open wheelhouses.

The Gran Sport name has been used on several high-performance cars built by General Motors for its Buick brand since In the GM brands hierarchy, Buick was surpassed in luxury and comfort appointments only by Cadillac , which did not produce performance models. The Gran Sport performance enhancements on all Buick products during this era sought to affirm Buick's tradition of producing powerful and comfortable products going back to the s when all Buicks of the time were upgraded to the Buick Fireball Straight Eight , then installed the cu in 4. The Gran Sport sought to identify cars that were fun to drive with a luxury approach. Although a cubic inches 4. Buick sold more than 15, Skylarks with the Gran Sport option that first year, and almost as many the next.

Buick 1970

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The Custom badge appeared beneath the rear fender signatures.

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Buick 1970

Buick always had that stodgy image of a car your grandmother drove. Dressed in yellow or white, with spoilers fore and aft and special emblems, much like the GTO Judge the year before, the Buick fit right in with the psychedelic look so popular at the time. However, what nestled beneath that sinister hood was an engine with the highest torque rating of any American car, until the Dodge Viper eclipsed it in In , the Buick produced lb. The more powerful Stage 1 produced the same torque rating, but had 10 more horsepower in At least that's what the advertisements claimed. More realistic numbers place the GSX Stage 1's horsepower at somewhere between and hp. One Buick expert said the number is more likely or better, but no one would admit to it so as to keep Ralph Nader off their backs. The heart of a GSX - the cu. V-8 engine; Stage 2 produced hp.

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Electra Invicta LeSabre Skylark. Dennis Manner, Buick Engine development engineer still recalls the production-line pulled engine dyno test results from where the lowest HP output of the 15 tested Stage 1 engines was hp. Like model year for engines there was 3 speed manual or 4 speed M21 manual and Turbo Hydra-matic Automatic and for engines M21 four speed manual and Automatic Turbo Hydra-matic transmission. Files directly related to the Buick Mid-Size Line will appear below:. Seven main bearings. Optimal carburetor and ignition tuning yielded a peak Gross HP reading of Type your email… Subscribe. The drivetrain included Buick's new for '68 V8 with Four-way power seat control bench seat Four-way power seat control driver bucket seat. Type your email…. Mid year saw the official introduction of the California GS, and it is frequently known as a '69 model. It is this last fact that truly sets the GSX in a class of its own when compared to its late '60s - early '70s peers. Though the car was not included in Buick's yearly catalog it was shown in a two-page black and white fold out brochure. Displacement: CID.

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Compression ratio on this engine was a moderately high The standard engine was a horsepower two-barrel V8, which was the standard engine for all Centurys. Like all GM intermediates, the Century received new Colonnade styling, which amounted to pillared hardtop sedans, coupes and station wagons - each of which utilized frameless windows along with fixed rear side windows, and convertibles were discontinued. Email Required Name Required Website. Standard equipment approximated that found on the Skylark Custom. Download as PDF Printable version. Same chassis. Power steering. One was owned by Kenne-Bell a factory backed Buick high performance specialist based in California. Continue reading. Carburetor: Holley CFM. They were fitted with the small block GS drivetrain and the exterior received the full treatment including vinyl top, chrome moulding package, GS emblems, and special California scripts. The Gran Sport option generally contained the following items:.