Dr. Ajesh Parikh is the hard-working guy who has the pleasure of assembling Buick displays at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals past and present. For 2025, he went back to basics, organizing what’s generally considered the high point of Gran Sport production: 1970 GS 455.
For 1970, the A-body Gran Sport series was reshuffled. The former GS 350 became the GS, and the introduction of the 455 V8 led the GS 400 to become the GS 455. For the latter, the Stage 1 option was available, and cars so equipped received Stage 1 badges replacing the 455 on the front fenders.
As you may know, Stage 1s were a word-of-mouth affair, a car not given much notice except by those who bore witness to them beating more substantial (by reputation) machinery. After a Hemi vs. Stage 1 drag race by Car Review magazine in 1986, the cat was out of the bag, but not without controversy. That controversy continues today in social media, and it will likely continue until the end of time.
The cars above and below are all 1970 GS 455s and Stage 1s, which could get boring after awhile if not for the good doctor having the fortitude to find a broad selection of colors and equipment to keep things interesting. After viewing these MCACN pics, perhaps you will find lust in your heart for one?
