If a classic car with power to burn is on your radar, then maybe this 1970 Buick GS 455 is the car for you. It is a tidy survivor that has no urgent needs. The buyer could choose to drive this vehicle as it currently stands. Alternatively, a bit of light restoration work would take this beast to the next level. If that sounds like a tempting proposition, you will find the Buick located in Elk Mound, Wisconsin, and listed for sale here on eBay. The listing has been set to open at $15,000, but there have been no bids at this stage. Seventy-two people are watching the listing, and you have to wonder if one of those individuals will be the first to blink. After all, the car is being offered with No Reserve. That makes it possible that a single bid could secure this classic for some lucky person.

The owner has had the GS professionally assessed, and it is the assessor’s opinion that all of the steel in the car is original. The Buick is finished in Glacier White and features a Black vinyl top. The owner believes that the paint is mostly original, and she openly admits that it is getting thin. She also states that there is evidence of some touch-up work, but this isn’t visible in the supplied photos. It still holds a good shine, so a repaint is certainly not required urgently. The top appears to be in good condition and needs nothing. Rust could potentially be an issue with classics from this era, but the news seems to be reasonably good with this car. The trunk pan has been repaired in a couple of spots, but the rest of the vehicle’s underside is free from dramas. The panels look clean, with no signs of rust in the lower extremities. Some of the chrome pieces are lightly pitted, so these might require a trip to the platers if the Buick is to present at its very best.

The interior of the Buick is a bit of a mixed bag. It is mostly original, although someone has treated the seats to velour inserts. I can’t say that I am a fan of these, and given that some of the vinyl is ripped, I would probably invest in a set of new covers. Finding a full set of covers in the correct color and material is possible for around $600, which would address this issue. The wheel’s rim is cracked, and the buyer will have a couple of options available to them. Repairing the cracks would not be difficult and could be completed in a home workshop. Alternatively, reproduction wheels start at $250, with the price dictated by the item’s quality. I’d probably attempt a repair first. After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Beyond those couple of things, the interior would seem to need nothing.

Lurking under the hood of the Buick is the original 455ci V8. The owner has checked, and she believes that the distributor and carburetor are also original. Bolted to the back of this V8 is a 4-speed manual transmission, which feeds the engine’s 350hp to a Posi rear end. The owner openly admits that the original transmission has gone and that this one is of 1968-vintage. Things had the potential to get serious pretty quickly in the GS 455. A ¼ mile ET of 14.5 seconds wasn’t hanging around, while the car has the potential to nudge 120mph. The owner notes that the GS has recently been fitted with a stainless steel exhaust and is driveable. She says that the brakes are soft, so I would be attending to this issue before I considered the car to be roadworthy.

Total Buick GS production for 1970 amounted to 20,096 cars. Of these, a mere 510 featured the 455-4V/4-speed combination. When you consider that total Buick production for that year was 666,501 vehicles, that figure of 510 represents a tiny production percentage. This one is a largely original survivor that needs very little work to return it to its best. You have to wonder how soon it will be before someone chooses to submit that first bid. Could that person potentially be you?