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Buick GS "Yellow Yobo" Has a Supercharger For Days

Remembering the 1960s and 1970s muscle car exuberance can always bring enthusiasts into a brilliant mood, but Buick isn't necessarily the first brand that comes to mind as far as such memory-lane trips are concerned. That's not to say the marque hasn't brought its contribution to the muscle genre, with the Gran Sport rendering we have here coming to celebrate that.
Buick Gran Sport "Yellow Yobo" rendering 5 photos
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For the record, many gearheads credit Buick for the formula that went on to define the muscle car species, thanks to the 1936 Century that mixed the company's mid-size platform with its most powerful engine.

Besides, Buicks made for the most feature-rich go-fast General Motors machines of the 60s and 70s - this brand was only second to Cadillac in terms of luxury and creature comforts, but there were no performance Caddys on offer.

As is the case with many famous muscle toys, the Gran Sport started as a performance package for a not-that-spicy model, namely the Buick Skylark back in 1965. Two years later, this morphed into a standalone model, with more and more derivatives arriving after that point.

The GSX is one that particularly stands out, with this being an appearance, performance and handling pack for the GS455, offered starting with the 1970 model year.

And while this came in standard with a 455 V8, more units were ordered with the optional Stage 1 performance package - not only was this motor about 150 lbs lighter than the Chevy 454 or the HEMI 426, but its 510 lb-ft peak torque made for an American performance car record that stood for 33 years before being grabbed by the Viper in 2003. And that earth-rotating figure came together with what is probably the richest list of standard performance features of the era.

Fast-forward to the rendering we have here, Timothy Adry Emmanuel, the artist behind the work, decided to throw multiple GSX bits at a GS, with the goodies including Saturn Yellow, one of the only two GSX shades offered for 1970.

From this point on, the pixel portrait goes truly wild, adding a widebody and assaulting the ride height.

Oh, and in case you're wondering why those uber-fat rear tires are secured using bead lock wheels, this may have something to do with the massive blower sitting above the hood of the Buick.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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