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hello
i'm alex, i 'm writing from europe. normaly i'm not used in driving buick, but it could change in a few days. probabely i want to buy a buick gs 455 convertible 1970
. how i can find out, if it's a real gs 455? where is the vin-code and what has and where has it to be stamped on the engine block?
thank you very much
alex
the 1970 VIN does not code the engine so you'll have to look at the engine stampings. find them here:
http://www.buicks.net/shop/reference/engine_ident_where.html
your digit code should be "SS" and the last 8 digits of your EIN should match the last 8 digits of the VIN.
find more info about the 1970 GS here:
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~ddcronkh/1970_gen.html
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thank you very much for your help...
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i tried out to find the EIN stampings, but they weren't there. is it possible, that they are at another place stamped, or is the engine not original? look also at the picture...
thank you
Last edited by 67satellite; 01-15-2007 at 12:38 AM.
i'm sorry, i had a brain fart.
in 1970 the engine was NOT coded in the VIN ... but the GS455 was a seperate model NOT a trim option. so it DOES show up in the VIN.
the VIN still wouldn't tell you whether or not you had a Stage 1 engine though.
the first 3 digits of your VIN should be "446".
the engine doesn't look 'good'. in 1970 the intake, block and heads would all be painted a deep Red. most all of the Blue engines are from 1975/76.
can you pull a valve cover and get us the casting number for the head? post the block and intake numbers as well.
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
Vladimir Lenin
Government schooling is about "the perfect organization of the hive."
H.H. Goddard, Human Efficiency (1920)
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thank you, you helped me, not to buy a car, that has probabely not the correct engine....
alex
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dear bob
now i have some more things about this car. the engine seems to be 74 455ci, probabely the tags would help you...
sorry, the images seem to get a little bit to big...
the car was imported from the states to switzerland, europe, some years ago...
thank you and greetings from switzerland
alex
VIN #:
4 46 67 0 H 286666
4 = Buick
46 = GS 455
67 = 2dr convertible
0 = 1970
H = Flint, MI, USA
286666 = sequential production #
Trim Tag:
70 4 46 67 FL1 228696 BDY
70 = 1970
4 = Buick
46 = GS 455
67 = 2dr Convertible
FL1 = Flint, MI
228696 BDY = sequential body #
TR Z 189 68 E PNT 04C
TR Z = unknown
189 = Pearl White vinyl interior with bucket seats
68 = Burnished Saddle exterior paint
E PNT = Royal Blue convertible top? it's not listed as an option for a top color option for convertibles, i'm getting this from a vinyl top list ... maybe a special order?
04C = 3rd week of April production
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
Vladimir Lenin
Government schooling is about "the perfect organization of the hive."
H.H. Goddard, Human Efficiency (1920)
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thank you very much for your help...
you seem to be absolutely spezialized in buick things
alex
Is it me or does the second tag look home-made, un even letters spacing,the letters GS. it just does not look right. Did Buick offer bucket seats in 1970 in a GS convert ???
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