I joined J.S. Schuman's 65 GS Registry about 24 years ago after I bought my car in Pasadena from a Buick GS collector named Harry Schulman. I drove it home and parked it in the corner of my new garage for a future project. But now after hitting the double nickel mark I realize there is not enough future ahead and too much past behind to ever get though all my projects. So it's time to start with my GS.
Harry frequently visited LA junkyards and scrounged nice original stuff to upgrade his GS collection. In addition, he worked in the parts dept. of a Buick dealership and searched the regional dealers for old NOS inventory that fit his cars. When I got the GS, the entire interior was in the trunk, as Harry had recently found a complete power window system and installed it.
The plus aspect of my car is that it shows 38,672 miles and I believe it is original correct mileage. It is an extremely complete rust free car.
The negative aspect is that in its early life, this car must have been driven hard - possibly raced - because it's had a lot of bodywork done and has been repainted at least twice in some areas. It also has a replacement engine, although it is a correct MR code block.
I hope to post some pics in the gallery soon, but for the moment, I have to get back to work on starting the engine. I've replaced the timing set (still had the plastic tooth cam gear) and water pump; reinstalled the cleaned out gas tank; pulled the distributor and got the oil pump primed and circulating. So time to button it all back up with some new plugs and see what happens.