The Buick GS Series was available as a two-door hardtop Sport Coupe in the GS 350, California GS, GS 400, and a GS 400 Convertible. The Buick Grand Sport was produced from 1965 through 1975 and began life as an option on the Skylark. The 1968 and 1969 Buick GS was offered as the GS 400 in a convertible and two-door hardtop model. In this guise, power was from a 400 cubic-inch V8 engine with a four-barrel Rochester carburetor produced 340 horsepower and 440 ft-lbs of torque. They had dual exhausts and special GS 400 badging that could be found on the radiator grille, rear decklid, door trim panels, and rear fender flanks. A total of 1,176 examples of the Grand Sport 400 Convertible were produced in 1969. 6,356 were the GS 400 hardtop coupes.
GS 400 Convertible
View info and historyThe GS 350 was powered by an overhead-valve 350 cubic-inch V8 with a two-barrel Rochester carburetor, a 10.25:1 compression ratio, and 280 horsepower. Body styles included a 2-door sport coupe and had a base price of nearly $3,000. A total of 4,933 examples were built in 1969. Changes included the lack of vents or ventiports on the front fenders. The hood scoop grew slightly in size and there were a special air cleaner and twin snorkels. Buick stated that this new setup allowed horsepower to grow by nearly 10-percent. Inside were all-vinyl, foam-padded seats with bucket version available as optional equipment.The GS 400 had a unique grille, a cold air induction package, 400 insignia, a Deluxe steering wheel, ashtray light, glovebox light, upper interior light, and foam-padded seats. The Stage 1 package was a dealer-installed option that included a 400 CID V8 with 11.0:1 compression offering an underrated 345 horsepower at 4,800 RPM and 440 lb-ft of torque at 3,200 RPM. 1969 was the first year for the Stage 1 Performance option.
by Daniel Vaughan | Aug 2019
GS 400 Convertible
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by Daniel Vaughan | Aug 2019
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The Buick Gran Sport was produced from 1965 through 1975 and began life as an option on the Skylark. Under the hood was a powerful 401 cubic-inch eight-cylinder engine producing 325 horsepower and 445 foot-pounds of torque. Zero-to-sixty took just under eight seconds while the quarter-mile could be reached in about 16.6 seconds. The option proved to be highly successful with around 16000 examples....
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Wheelbase
Engine
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12,465
112.00 in.
8 cyl., 350.00 CID., 280.00hp
8 cyl., 400.00 CID., 340.00hp
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112.00 in.
8 cyl., 350.00 CID., 285.00hp
8 cyl., 455.00 CID., 315.00hp
8 cyl., 350.00 CID., 345.00hp
8 cyl., 455.00 CID., 370.00hp
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