The Gran Sport was Buick’s mid-size muscle car beginning in 1965 (though the “GS” moniker would also be applied to other models). The Gran Sport was the most luxurious of the intermediate performance cars to come out of General Motors, as befitting Buick’s position in the GM hierarchy. The seller’s 1972 GS 350 is said to be a “true barn find,” and its appearance tends to support that. As a running project, this low-mileage Buick is in Starkville, Mississippi, and is available here on eBay, where the current bid is $6,800. We appreciate the efforts of Mitchell G. to bring us tips like this!

Initially, the Buick Gran Sport came equipped with a 400 cubic inch V8. It wasn’t until 1970 that GM lifted a restriction on mid-size muscle cars and allowed machines like the GS to have 455 power, too. In 1972, the baseline for the GS was the 350 V8, like in the seller’s car, which comprised two-thirds of the sales that year (out of 8,575 total units). And all but 7% of the 350s came with a Turbo-Hydramatic transmission. So, the seller’s car is perhaps the least desirable of the 1972 editions, as the GSX versions are the ones that command the really big bucks.

We’re told this patina-laded example is an unmolested GS with just 12,000 miles. Its appearance suggests the Buick was put away in less-than-perfect surroundings, and all of the paint and bodywork took the biggest hit. The engine is original and runs great, according to the seller, and the tranny does its job as it should. It came with factory air conditioning, whose parts are all there, though we don’t know if it works.

This GS has a bench seat rather than buckets with a console. The upholstery is from the factory, and the seller admits it will need to be redone. The car likely had a vinyl top at the beginning, but some sort of epoxy may cover much of the roof now. No mention is made of rust, but given the condition of the paint, you can’t rule it out. Is there room to restore a Gran Sport in your budget?