1970 Buick GS 455

The 1970 Buick GS represents the pinnacle of Buick performance during the muscle car era. Since General Motors lifted the ban on greater than 400cid engines in mid size models Buick was quick to build a 455 cid version in the Gran Sport line.

The 455 cid engine featured bigger valves, hotter cam, more displacement, and a functional cold air system that produced an absolutely stump pulling 510 ft/lbs of torque. For the buyer looking for even more power there was the Stage 1 option. Though Buick claimed the Stage 1 system was only good for 10 hp, quarter mile times for Stage 1 Buicks were nearly a half second better than the standard GS 455 cid.

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A Stage 1 engine featured special ported heads with larger valves and revised valve springs, a hotter camshaft, and a tweaked carburetor. These improvements along with a 3.64:1 geared positraction made for nearly endless burnouts. With sticky tires a Stage 1 Buick was capable of low 13 second quarter mile times.

The GSX was first offered in 1970 and was essentially a trim package that included hood tachometer, Saturn Yellow or Apollo White paint, low profile spoiler, unique black striping and blacked out hood treatment, black bucket seats, floor shifter (Hurst for the four speeds) disc brakes, wide oval tires, quick ratio steering and upgraded suspension.

GS 455 - 8,710 hardtops and 1,416 convertibles. GSX production was limited to 678. Quarter mile performance for a Stage 1 was 13.4 seconds at 103mph.

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Der 1970 Buick GS bildet den Höhepunkt des Buick Leistung während der Muscle Car-Ära. Da General Motors hob das Verbot von mehr als 400cid Motoren in mittelgroßen Modelle Buick sorgte schnell für eine 455 cid-Version in der Gran Sport Linie zu bauen.

Le 1970 Buick GS représente le summum de la performance Buick à l'époque la voiture du muscle. Depuis General Motors a levé l'interdiction sur les moteurs de plus de 400cid dans les modèles de taille moyenne Buick n'a pas tardé à construire une version 455 cid dans la ligne de Gran Sport.

La Buick GS 1970 rappresenta l'apice della performance Buick durante l'era muscle car. Dal momento che General Motors tolto il divieto di maggiore 400cid motori nei modelli di medie dimensioni Buick si è affrettato a costruire una versione cid 455 nella linea di Gran Sport.

Den 1970 Buick GS representerar höjdpunkten av Buick prestationer under muskel bil era. Eftersom General Motors lyfte förbudet på mer än 400cid motorer i mitten skalenliga modeller Buick var snabb att bygga en 455 CID version i Gran Sport linjen.

1970 Buick ‘GSX’ Stage 1

1970 Buick GS представляет собой вершину производительности Buick в эпоху автомобиля мышцы. Так как General Motors отменил запрет на большее, чем 400cid двигателей в середине модели размер Buick быстро построить 455 кубовый вариант в линейке Sport Gran.    

Pontiac Bonneville

 

The Pontiac Bonneville was a full-size automobile built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1957 to 2005. It was introduced as a limited production performance convertible during the 1957 model year. The Bonneville (known as the Parisienne in Canada until 1981), and its platform partner, the Grand Ville, are some of the largest Pontiacs ever built; in station wagon body styles they reached just over 19 feet (5.8 m) long, and were also some of the heaviest cars produced at the time (2.5 short tons, 5,000 lb or 2,300 kg).

Bonneville became a separate model in 1958, available as a coupe or a convertible. It paced the Indianapolis 500 in its first year. As a separate model Bonneville had a significantly lower price tag of around $3,000 thanks to the demotion of most of the luxury items found on the 1957 Star Chief bodystyle from standard equipment to the option list.

Also a 300 horsepower (220 kW) 370 cubic inches (6,100 cc) V8 with four-barrel carburetor and dual exhausts was now standard equipment. The fuel-injection system offered with the standard engine on the 1957 Star Chief bodystyle was now listed as an extra cost option but very few 1958 Bonnevilles were so equipped due to a towering price tag of over $500 USD, which was not considered a very good value considering that for less than $100 USD, a Tri-Power option was available with three two-barrel carburetors and even more power. The electric clock was standard.

In its third year, the 1959 Bonneville became a full top-line series with the addition of the four-door hardtop sedan and Safari station wagon body styles. The Bonneville played an important part that year in the introduction of two of Pontiac's greatest marketing inspirations — the split grille and the Wide Track slogan.

The latter was not just ad copy, either, as Pontiac pushed its wheels further out toward the fenders than anyone else and created what were considered to be the best-cornering full-size cars in the industry. Both the grille design and the Wide Track phrase remained part of Pontiac's image up to its termination. A "Safe-T-Track" differential, used to minimize wheel spin, was an option beginning in 1959.

Der Pontiac Bonneville war ein Full-Size-Automobils durch den Pontiac Division von General Motors 1957 bis 2005 gebaut. Es wurde in einer limitierten Produktion Cabrio Leistung während des Modelljahres 1957 vorgestellt. Die Bonneville (bekannt als die Pariserin in Kanada bis 1981), und seine Plattform-Partner, der Grand Ville, sind einige der größten jemals gebauten Pontiacs; in Kombi Karosserievarianten erreichten sie knapp über 19 Fuß (5,8 m) lang, und waren auch einige der schwersten Autos im Zeitpunkt (2,5 short tons, £ 5.000 oder 2.300 kg) hergestellt.

La Pontiac Bonneville était une automobile en pleine dimension construite par la division Pontiac de General Motors de 1957 à 2005. Il a été présenté comme un cabriolet performances de production limitée au cours de l'année 1957 modèle. La Bonneville (connu sous le nom Parisienne au Canada jusqu'en 1981), et son partenaire la plate-forme, la Ville du Grand, sont quelques-uns des plus grands jamais construits Pontiac; dans des styles Station Wagon corps ils ont atteint un peu plus de 19 pieds (5,8 m) de long, et étaient aussi quelques-unes des plus lourdes voitures produites à l'époque (2,5 tonnes courtes, 5000 lb ou 2300 kg).

 La Pontiac Bonneville era una full-size automobile costruita dalla Pontiac divisione di General Motors 1957-2005. E 'stato introdotto come convertibile limitate prestazioni di produzione durante l'anno 1957 modello. La Bonneville (conosciuta come la Parisienne in Canada fino al 1981), e il suo partner piattaforma, la Ville Grand, sono alcuni dei più grandi mai costruite Pontiac, negli stili di carrozzeria station wagon hanno raggiunto poco più di 19 piedi (5.8 m) di lunghezza, e sono stati anche alcune delle più pesanti vetture prodotte al momento (2,5 tonnellate corte, 5.000 lb o 2.300 kg).