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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