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This Fireglow Pearl 70 Buick GS Stage 1 is 1 of 2 Factory Show Cars. It was ordered in Glacier White with a white interior and then repainted. It also had white shag carpet and clear, non-tinted windows installed. After its show duty was over it was sold through Len Immke Buick in Columbus OH. This car has appeared in a number of magazines over the years and was sold at several Mecum and Barrett Jackson Auctions. J. Brashares had this car at the show with the Buick Club of America Display.

----At least at one point, Len Immke Buick was the biggest Buick dealer in the world. I worked for a Buick restoration and sales shop on Cape Cod that sold Len a bunch of old Buicks and many other rare classics....Bill S

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This Cameo White 69 Hurst Olds convertible is 1 of 3 built. There were originally two built for promotional purposes. One was for the east coast and one was for the west coast. The east coast car was destroyed and this car was built to replace it. This car was recently purchased by Pender Anderson and taken to Level One for some detailing before the show. I believe the plans are for them to eventually restore it.

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This Porcelain White 70 Olds 442 W-30 convertible is 1 of 96 4-speeds built. It was sold new at Ruggeri's General Sales in Westchester PA to Paul Mayo. This car was featured in the November '17 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines and later sold at Mecum Kissimmee in '22 for $220K before fees. D. Goss had this car at the show.

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This Matador Red 70 Olds 442 W-30 convertible is 1 of 168 TH400 cars built. It is also 1 of 355 W-Machines built with the W-27 AL rear axle housing and cover. This car was sold new at Chaplin Cadillac Oldsmobile in Falmouth ME as a graduation gift from a father to his daughter who had just graduated from high school. There was a story on this car back in '13 in Muscle Car Review prior to its restoration. P. Iantosca had this car at the show.

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This Matador Red 70 Olds 442 W-30 is 1 of 1,032 hard tops built with a 4 speed. This is a fresh restoration that was just completed before the show. J. Halpy had this car at the show.

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This Sebring Yellow 70 Olds 442 W-43 is powered by 1 of 2 of these factory experimental engines. James Kryta found this special 32 valve engine 20 years ago minus one head and an intake manifold. He had the missing head and intake along with some other parts made so this could be a running engine. Once done this engine dyno'd at a conservative 560 horsepower. Scott Tiemann at Supercar Specialties completed the restoration. There was an article on this engine in one of the recent Hemmings Muscle Machines magazines.

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This Silvermist Gray 64 GTO is a tri-power car with a 4 speed and 3.90 gears. This car was just restored by Midwest Muscle Car Restorations for K. Ferguson and was one of the Premier Unveilings at the show.

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This Grenadier Red 64 GTO sports coupe was ordered new by Jim Wangers. It was sent to Pontiac Engineering to have a 421 HO engine installed and then to Royal Pontiac to have their Bobcat Package installed. It was then sent to Car & Driver for a road test. Scott Tiemann at Supercar Specialties restored this car a number of years ago for Tenny Fairchild. This car was the lead car in the Pontiac GTO Invitational Display.

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This Fontaine Blue 65 GTO sports coupe is a tri-power car with a 4 speed. It was sold new at Pat Clark Pontiac in Las Vegas NV. J. Novelli had this car at the show.