Stage 1

The other GM A-Body

Posted August 6 2008 12:25 PM by Mike_Harrington
Filed under: Super Chevy Comments

A GM A-body of a different sort. Some may think it blasphemy to post a picture of Buick on the Super Chevy site, but you have to admit the 1970 Buick GS Stage 1 was the fastest American production car that year. Faster than a Vette or any of those rusting Mopars. When it comes right down to it, the guys on the Super Chevy staff are car guys period.

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1. I thought the Hemi Cuda was the quickest in '70. Then I thought the Chevelle 454 was quicker than the Buick. I believe Car Craft did a comparison of all three cars on the same day, same track.

I like the Buicks but you might want to check things out before proclaim them to be the King of 1970.

Mike_Galimi - Posted August 7 2008 04:43 AM

2. Though still interesting, you've seen Chevelles a thousand times before... After all, it's not that much difference between the A-bodies, they're all Chevelles, just with a significant taste!

local_sheriff - Posted August 10 2008 01:25 PM

3. Some road test numbers to think about:

Car Craft test of Stage 1 Buick with automatic: 14.31 at 100.22.

Car & Driver: LS6 Chevelle with automatic: 13.81 at 103.80.

Super Stock & Drag Illustrated test of LS6 Chevelle with a 4-speed: 13.2 at 106.

The Buick was certainly bad to the bone, but they sure seem to have gotten a lot faster in peoples' memories over the years.

Jim Campisano - Posted August 12 2008 12:18 PM

4. Here's the fifty fastest list that I've had for years:

1 1966 427 Cobra 12:20/118 427 8V 4-speed 3.54 2529 CD 11/65
2 1966 427 Corvette 12.80/112 427 4V 4-speed 3.36 3160 CD 11/65
3 1970 Buick GS Stage1 13.38/105.5 455 4V auto 3.64 3810 MT 1/70
4 1968 427 Corvette 13.41/109.5 427 6V 4-speed 3.55 3285 CL 6/68
5 1968 Hemi Charger 13.50/105 426 8V auto 3.23 4035 CD 11/67
6 1969 Hemi Road Runner 13.54/105.1 426 8V auto 3.55 3938 CD 1/69
7 1969 Hemi Charger 500 13.68/104.8 426 8V 4-speed 3.55 4025 CL 4/69
8 1971 Hemi Super Bee 13.73/104 426 8V auto 4.10 4083 MT 12/70
9 1970 Hemi 'Cuda 13.70/101.2 426 8V auto 4.10 N/A MT 9/69
10 1965 Catalina 2+2 13.80/106 421 6V auto 4.10 4155 CD 3/65
11 1969 Super Bee Six-Pack 13.80/104.2 440 6V auto 4.10 3845 CL 7/69
12 1971 Boss 351 Mustang 13.80.104 351 4V 4-speed 3.91 3452 MT 1/71
13 1968 Royal Bobcat GTO 13.80/104 428 4V auto 3.55 3784 CD 2/68
14 1966 Hemi Satillite 13.80/104 426 8V 4-speed 3.55 3784 CD 4/66
15 1970 SS 454 Chevelle 13.81/103.8 454 4V auto 3.55 3885 CD 2/70
16 1969 Cyclone CJ 13.86/101.7 428 4V auto 4.11 3880 MT 1/69
17 1962 Catalina 13.90/107 421 4V 4-speed 4.30 4070 MT 5/62
18 1969 Mach 1 Mustang CJ 13.90/103.3 428 4V auto 3.50 3420 CL 3/69
19 1970 Torino Cobra 13.99/101 429 4V 4-speed 3.91 3586 MT 2/70
20 1970 Hemi Challenger 14.00/104 426 8V auto 3.23 3880 RT 6/70
21 1966 Shelby GT-350S 14.00/102 289 4V auto 3.89 2950 MT 8/66
22 1962 Corvette 14.00/100 327 4V 4-speed 4.11 3080 CL 5/62
23 1964 289 Cobra 14.00/98 289 4V 4-speed 3.77 2206 CL 8/64
24 1968 Hemi GTX 14.00/96.5 426 8V auto 3.23 3950 CL 2/68
25 1968 'Cuda 440 14.01/103.8 426 8V auto 3.55 3405 CL 6/69
26 1961 Impala SS 14.02/98.1 409 4V 4-speed 4.56 3736 MT
27 1969 Torino Cobra 14.04/100.6 428 4V auto 3.50 3890 CD 1/69
28 1969 Super Bee 14.04/99.5 383 4V auto 3.55 3765 CD 1/69
29 1966 GTO 14.05/105.1 389 6V 4-speed 3.55 3620 CD 3/66
30 1969 Boss 429 Mustang 14.09/102.9 429 4V 4-speed 3.91 3560 CL 6/69
31 1967 GTO 14.09/101 400 4V 4-speed 3.90 3445 MT 1/67
32 1965 Corvette 14.10/104 396 4V 4-speed 3.70 3260 CL 8/65
33 1969 Grand Prix SJ 14.10/95.3 428 4V auto 3.55 4180 CL 2/69
34 1972 454 Corvette 14.10/93 454 4V auto 3.08 3725 MT 1/72
35 1969 SC/Rambler 14.14/100.9 390 4V 4-speed 3.54 3160 RT/69
36 1970 LT-1 Corvette 14.17/102.2 350 4V 4-speed 4.11 3710 CL 8/70
37 1970 4-4-2 14.20/102.1 455 4V 4-speed 3.91 3887 RT 3/70
38 1967 Dana Camaro 14.20/102 427 4V 4-speed 3.55 3368 CL 4/67
39 1970 Z/28 Camaro 14.20/100.3 350 4V auto 4.10 3640 CD 5/70
40 1968 Firebird 400 HO 14.20/100.3 400 4V auto 3.55 3550 CD 3/68
41 1964 Corvette 14.20/100 327 FI 4-speed 4.11 3180 MT 9/64
42 1962 Corvette 14.20/99 283 4V 4-speed 4.11 3040 CL 9/61
43 1970 SuperBird 14.26/103.7 440 4V N/A N/A 3841 RT 4/70
44 1967 Fairlane GTA 14.26/99 390 4V auto 3.89 3640 CD 3/66
45 1969 Road Runner 14.35/101.6 383 4V 4-speed 4.10 3630 MT 2/69
46 1970 Duster 340 14.39/97.2 340 4V 4-speed 3.91 3368 CD 2/70
47 1962 Dodge Ramcharger 14.40/101 413 8V auto 3.91 3440 MT 8/62
48 1970 'Cuda Six-Pack 14.40/100 440 6V 4-speed 3.55 3720 MT 5/70
49 1967 Firebird 400 14.40/100 400 4V 4-speed 3.90 3598 CD 3/67
50 1971 GTX 14.40/98.7 440 4V auto 3.23 3852 RT 12/70
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Doug_Hecker - Posted October 27 2008 06:42 AM

5. Watch and learn young padwan's.....

Car & Driver vids on Buick.

http://ViragoTech.com/part1.mpg
http://ViragoTech.com/part2.mpg
http://ViragoTech.com/part3.mpg

Buick350X - Posted October 27 2008 08:14 AM

6. http://ViragoTech.com/buick vs hemi 1.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick vs hemi 2.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick vs hemi 3.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick vs hemi 4.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick vs hemi 5.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick vs hemi 6.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick vs hemi 7.jpg

Buick350X - Posted October 27 2008 08:35 AM

7. http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 2 1a.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 2 2a.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 2 3a.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 2 4a.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 2 5a.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 3a.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 3xtra2a.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 3xtra3a.jpg
http://ViragoTech.com/buick/round 3xtraa.jpg

Buick350X - Posted October 27 2008 08:48 AM

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