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i bought this car its all orinagal the numbers match tran motor and rear end the series # 4337 but the motor is a 355 wild cat and a hurst 4 speed witha posie rear end i cant find a other car like this with the same motor of trans was it speical ordered also it has factory headers and speical heads but its not a wild cat i am the 2 owner the lady died it has 23.000 miles the badge says style 64- 4337 body 4202 ezlp4fu and it has speical gt rims with a bench seat

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From what I can discover Buick got into the muscle car biz in the middle of the 1964 model production run. The engine in the 64 GS was the 401 cubic inch "Nail Head" engine. Seeing as it was a quick quick get it to production because the GTO is selling the pants off us, they probably used the Wildcat decal for the sake of putting something on there. Check the following web sites for more information.
Brad

http://musclecarclub.com/musclecars/buick-gs/buick-gs-history.shtml
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1964-1965-buick-skylark-gran-sport.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Skylark

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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