Wolfstar
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2 hours ago, Matt Harwood said:
Ooops. Viral marketing gone bad?
No, that IS my car. I bought it from them in October(?) Feel free to call them and ask.Don't know why the photos are still there. BTW, it is the "experts" who are telling me about this car, including Mark and Eric at Midwest Car Exchange where I bought it and an independent appraiser and Bob Starzik, who saw it too. I have been told he is very knowledgeable about the older Buicks. I don't know enough to make this stuff up.
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3 hours ago, joe_padavano said:
Just about everything on your car was available as a regular production option in 1965. The chrome wheels were an available option on any Wildcat that year. The chrome air cleaner and dual exhaust were part of the Super Wildcat engine option, also available on any Wildcat that year. Nothing there is part of any "GS package".
More to the point, your photos look EXACTLY like the ones in this ad from a dealership. The description in the ad claims that the car has a 401 motor, not a 425, and that the dual quads were added. Obviously this is NOT a Super Wildcat motor if that is true. It also begs the question of what other parts were added to the car when this modification was done. Sorry to burst your bubble, but you have a home-built mongrel and not some rare factory one-off. It's a nice car, but the story doesn't hold water.
LOL! That's because I bought that car from that dealer. Feel free to call them and ask. It went from Alsip, Il to Strasburg VA. The photos are still up which is good because they took better pictures than I could. So I just download them.
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1 hour ago, joe_padavano said:
It's a cool car. I love performance versions of the GM full size cars. I'm certainly no Buick expert, but the 2x4 bbl Super Wildcat engine was factory available in the Wildcat in 1965. I'm not sure what other "GS equipment" you are talking about.
I am trying to find that out too. The dual exhaust? The Star Trek console? The chrome air cleaner cover? The wheels? No one has been able to tell me for sure. Thanks.
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1 hour ago, 8E45E said:
It that's a genuine GS, I'd see about entering in the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals show in Chicago (Rosemount) in November.
Craig
That is a long drive from Virginia! But I would love to go.
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On 6/28/2018 at 4:27 PM, John_S_in_Penna said:
The AACA Forum has a long list of topics.
If you scroll farther down the list, you'll see
a grouping of topics on Buicks. The category
"Buick--Post War" might be the best one.
I hate to bear bad news, Mr. Wolf, but I'm sure
the Buick folks will tell you that there was no such thing
as a 1965 Buick Wildcat GS. It was neither an option
nor a model in 1965. The Wildcat GS package didn't
come along until the 1966 model year, so it's likely
that someone just added some extra name-plates to
your car because he liked them.
Please see my last post. BKWolfstar
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FYI, the old timers and the old dealers will tell you that in 1965, the GS package was a dealer offered package and that the 1966 was a factory package.I have more than the emblems.It has all the GS items that I know of. Got photos, got expert appraisers. It has 41,000 original miles, all original everything except for the crappy 2nd paint job. It was garage kept in (I think) Illinois. It was assembled in the Kansas City plant.
I do wonder how many of these were special ordered as there is no way to check.
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Thx. How do I do that? Thought i was sending it to a Buick forum.
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Hey! I have a 1965 Buick Wildcat GS. It was a dealer offered package but I can't find out if there was a standard package, what was offered besides the dual 4 barrel carbs. Also, about how many were made in 1965? Anybody?
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1965 Buick Wildcat GS
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Great documented info. Thanks. Just trying to figure out what I actually have and what to call it. It's my favorite and has incredible power. The paint sux but that can be fixed.