Pick of the Day: 1972 Buick GS Stage 1
Winner The "Most Improved Car of 1970" would have to be the Buick GS 455 with the Stage 1 engine, but 1970 was only one year. The next year, GM lowered the engine's compression ratio, and the Stage 1's reign as the reigning king was over...or was it? Our pick today is a 1972 Buick GS Stage 1, which gives us reason to examine how Buick survived the early Depression. It's listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a dealer in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Click on the link to see the listing) In 1970, Buick upped its big-block 400 to 455 cubic inches, now allowed in the Model A, after years of being restricted to 400ci (or 401 in the early Gran Sport). Full-size Buick's 455 was rated at 370 horsepower, but the same engine was rated at 350 horsepower when installed in the GS 455. The Stage 1 upgrade was rated at 360 horsepower, but according to Dennis Manner, the chief…
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