As might be expected , Buick GSX buyers chose the automatic over the manual , with sales figures of 479 to 199 . Ray ’ s GSX has the 4-speed . Since Apollo White production numbers are 187 compared to 491 for Saturn Yellow , his car is very rare with this color and transmission option .
Ray came by this car by default . He ’ s been in the Buick hobby for decades and regularly attends national shows . In the late 1980s , he built a Buick station wagon into a tow rig made to resemble a GSX . In 1990 , he towed his Buick racecar to the Buick Nationals with the GSX station wagon . The novelty of the wagon attracted major attention . One of the Buick faithful was
Buick inserted the GSX logo into the middle of the rear spoiler .
so enamored with the wagon , he was still thinking about the vehicle a year later . “ He called me up and asked if I still had that GSX wagon . I said yes . I used it for a daily driver .”
Ray Witt was amazed when he heard the offer . The man had just bought a 1970 GSX Stage 1 , an Apollo White car . He had another GSX that needed “ touch-up work .” Ray was a Buick dealer at the time and had gained a reputation for restoring and detailing Buicks to world-class standards . The deal was too good almost for Ray to believe or to pass up . The man would trade the 58,000-mile GSX he had just purchased in exchange for the novel GSX station wagon and the touch-up work on the other GSX . He shipped both “ X ’ s ” to Ray in Dumas , Texas . Meanwhile , Ray traded the man his GSX station wagon . The deal was done .
Ray laughs today at his great deal , but explains the pricing and valuation of the cars was quite a bit differ-
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