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Rich Quinn was pretty certain he was in the market for a hot Chevrolet of some kind when he was out poking around looking at cars at a local show about three years ago.
But things changed quickly when he saw “the magic words.”
“I just saw ‘factory 4-speed’ written on the windshield,” recounts Quinn, a native of Scandinavia, Wis. “It was like a magnet. I had to go look at it!”
The car in question was not Chevrolet, but a Buick; a 1968 Gran Sport 400 to be exact. Quinn had his heart set on another Bow Tie, but the four-on-the-floor big-block GS reminded him of a car he loved many years ago.
“I had a ’68 Chevelle, 396. That was probably my all-time favorite car that I’ve had,” I had it back in ’70, 71 … I traded it for a Corvette. That was a mistake! The Corvette was nice, but I drove it in the winter and kind of wrecked it.
“Basically, this is a Chevelle. I just liked it and I wanted it!”
The GS 400 had a great combination of goodies that was hard for any muscle not to like: 340 horses under the hood; four gears; a splendid Medium Teal Blue Mist paint job; cool white upholstery and dual exhausts that let out a lovely growl.
“Right before this I had a ’67 Camaro, but I wasn’t really happy with that,” Quinn admits. “It was a small-block automatic, and it had some issues. It looked nice, but I just wasn’t real happy with it. I wanted a 4-speed, big-block car.
“This car is probably a step up. I would say so. I like the bench seat with the 4-speed. I think it’s a cool. I really like it. I will probably have this one until I croak!
read more:https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1968-buick-gs-400
