1970 Chevrolet Corvette 454 vs 1968 Buick GS 400 | STOCK DRAG RACE 

I'm pretty sure only the ultra rare ZR1 got the m22. 25 were made.

Buick muscle is so underrated. It was a very good match. It all depended on the drivers. It doesn't get much better than that.

Love those Buicks. Been racing them for 40 years. Currently own a '66 GS with 462" aluminum heads and all the goodies. 11 seconds flat at 124 mph

Much better than the 'shorts' posted lately. JMO.

I owned a 67 GS I had some of the best times of my life in that car thanks to you and the drivers for such a awesome and nostalgic race.

Two awesome cars! The first Vette I ever rode in was my cousin’s, 71 (heavily modified) 454. What a monster. He knew how to drive it, but in the hands of an amateur, it was deadly. Thanks for the great racing and more fond memories. ~ Chuck

Great matchup. Have to admit I’m a bit surprised!

My brother had a 1970 Corvette with the Lt1350 & 4 speed. With few mods it was really fast. He loved that car.

man..that second race is the kind that gets the energy flowing. That poor guy in the vet ending at .8 mph faster had to watch his car slowly reel in the buick at about 1.2 feet per second...and then look how close the finish line is....and then back at the buick...and then at the finish line....and then at the buick being a little closer...."Come on!" he screams....and then loses.... Oh...the pain and excitement of a nice close race.

These videos are so much better with you narrating them, this was a sweet match up, thank you for doing them!

Another fun one to watch. The Corvette ran about where I thought…maybe a tad sluggish as I thought a well prepped ls5 would do 13.5’s on its head. The GS has…had some work. Bully for him, but those 400 cars just never ran in the 13’s. Thx for posting

Red light or not, what a wicked close match!! Dig, baby!

First Vette I rode in was a 71 454 . As usual I am always impressed by the way the Buick’s run, probably the most underrated muscle cars of the era.

Growing up at Detroit Dragway when Buick showed up they drop a lot of Jaws I've seen a lot of cars get put back on the trailer and go home because of Buicks especially when they came out with the turbo Grand Sport Buicks.

Gotta love those front ends come up when it's time to launch Raw Power!!!

I am not a big Buick fan, but I was pulling for the GS. Thanks to both owners for letting us see these cars run.

Great racing and great commentary!! Thanks drivers and thank you C-Z!!

Wow that Buick is impressive she's running constant 13s that's fast. I'm not a Corvette guy but tha one is awesome l'd have to dich the a/c for the hp gains. As always great video.

Glad to see you found good balance between presentation of the hardware and that humour we love you for. Keep it up !

I had a '70 Corvette convertible with the 454 and 4 speed. Fast and fun. What a great car it was. :)

Dang, the Corvette is a beast

Glad to see you back to normal bro love the channel!!!!!

I used to have a 1970 ls5 454. Org.454 bored . 40 over hotter cam and 3.55 gears auto. Dyno to 550 tq 525 hp . Great car .

That GS is super sweet. Never been a vetted fan. Gotta love them old buicks

I'd like to see what difference it would make time wise with some of these muscle cars with nothing changed mechanically but them change out rear tires for a good pair or modern drag radials just for kicks. Everyone I know that raced on the street back in those days have always told me traction was always the limiting factor and because of that some of the higher powered cars would loose to lesser powered cars just because they couldn't put their power down to the road. Just a thought .

Great race! Big block torque show 💪💪 👍😎🏁

My LS5 454 corvette did the exact same numbers when I first purchased it, 13.8 @101mph, later I added hooker longtube headers and improved to 13.4@106mph, proves that the stock cast iron manifolds are choking this engine to death.

Glad to see (hear) some of your signature humor returning. As the low-life my ex claimed that I am, I certainly appreciate that.

That 4 speed Buick has got to be pretty rare as well!

Awesome , good race Thanks C&Z 😀

2nd and 3rd round was tight. Thanks for these videos. Love seeing these classics of all the makes including AMC when you put them up. The fart noises make me laugh too. Great videos 👍

I had a 68 gs 400, nice ride for sure!

Shocking to me at how close these races are. Really comes down to driver.

That Buck is surprisingly fast.

2 Great cars. The Buick is pretty cool itself. I never could see omitting AC on any car that was to be used on the street. All 3 of my 440 Mopars had AC and my 383 & 340 did too. Thanks as always

I love your channel and the presentation of your content! Keep it up! And I'm cracking up for your hilarious sound effects.

Was there something different about the 390hp LS5 in the Corvette, from the 360hp LS5 in the Chevelle SS?

Good C & Z, Hope you are well. I just found out about a week ago that there was a 454 LS5 / 390hp Chevrolet Engine Option. In typical Chevrolet it isn’t available in the Chevelle or the Monte Carlo of the same year. The LS5 in those 2 cars was rated at 360 hp, anyone knows the difference between the two LS5 ? The 390 Hp version is also available in the Full Size Impala & Caprice. Back to the race. Any chance you can find a 1971 Corvette LS6 @ 425 Hp & Aluminum Heads. That GS gave the Corvette a run for its money, in typical Buick form under rated but carrying a big stick. Great to ser you back to the best of 3. And yes you are a Gentleman. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤

this was a heck of a race!

I wanna see a 68 roadrunner take on a race

Thanks for changing the intro. I typically don’t look until the track scene is gone.

…..and people don’t believe me when I tell them that a well tuned GS was as fast as a big block vette ………thanks!

Great cars, great races and great audio on the big end! And we have all the immature sound effects that made you popular with us all!!

My father campaigned a 400 gs 4-speed indy 70s. Thanks for the childhood flashback

I own one of the 25 in 1970 with the rock crusher. Thats got to be worth something.

Love that finish line replay!!!

best muscle car racing channel on yt ….informative n to the point 🫡💯🏎️

Just wanted to say that I Love this channel and visit daily!!! Thanks for vids.

Greetings: Grandma's Buick beats Grandson's Vette. Imagine that.

Awesome these cars hustled

3:29 That was my car but not in Philly when I owned it, bought it from a guy in Cherry Hill NJ.

What's the story on the blue Mustang in the background at 0:17?

had a 68 skylark loved that car

I'm shocked that Buick GS 400 is running that fast! Very underrated!

I do believe that the 68 - 69 400 GS motor was a tad under-rated by Buick.

Woooo Hooooo!!!!😆

The thing is!!! They are still around! Today!

I'm pretty sure the exhaust on either car is stock, which is fine. I put a Rochester 4bl carb on my 1970 Buick Skylark 350 and I could smoke them all, mainly because I need new rings.

I would have thought that would be an easy win for the corvette

When he say's in today sorta makes me chuckle. I waited too long to buy a 70 SS Chevelle with a big block. It was pushing $30 k then today when I'm ready there pushing $70 k.

It helps when the Corvette has all that fiberglass it's a lot lighter

Greey: Left lane advantage!

Wow, close!

I heard a rumor that the advertised compression ratios of Buick V8s were fudged higher a little bit. If that is true then a Pure Stock allowed increase of 1.5 would actually net closer to a 1.8 bump. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

1970 454 Corvette runs 1/4 m. @ 15.0 90 plus mph . My 2006 4 dr. Mega Cab Dodge Dually 5.8 Diesel with Gonzila chip 325 + 130.extra H.p ran 1/4 mile @ 15:5 @ 91mph.. weight 7700 Lbs..

So, basically, both cars are an even match.

Never underestimate those Buick's. Classy, and beautiful cars.😎 -She's a real beaut-ick.😉

My Dad had a white '70 454 4spd Corvette

I had a 72 Skylark and the throttle stuck in the middle of a Minnesota winter at 25 below and it threw a rod or something and now it's dead

corvettes are intake restricted because of low hood. lots more power to be uncorked

Huh...did not expect to be so even. Was expecting the Buick to get spanked...not that the vette was slow, but the Buick was as fast as it was

Shame the 70 Vette got so neutered. They did it dirty compared to the 69. A 454 with a ZL1 block, L71 manifold, L89 heads, TH400 and 4.56 gears would've been a true rocket.

when you look at the Corvette interior you see two indicator stalks does anyone know what the second one is

25 M-22 in 1970 no way bud!! That's the " blackbook" documentation but remember the St. Louis plant documents went " up in flames" not only did those 25 ZR-1's have M-22's but many more racing customers I had an LT-1 with an M-22 abd 4.56 rear in my cdn import 1970 vette

You Know; I Never Realized it But it Seems to Me GM Could've Had the Fastest Vette Ever if they had let the 450hp LS6 be installed. Probably would've been an Even Second Carrrr'

nice

hey Ralph , do you drink to much last night ? What kind of car do you have . Ralph ; Buuiick

I didn’t think the GS400 ran quite that hard

Don't know why anyone would have bought the 1970 when you could have got the 1969 with better engine options and lighter weight.

Both these should be running high 12,s

We are not evaluating the driver, so reaction time wins are irrelevant to the channel.

They don't have light wieght AC units?

i luvs my underdogs.

Every time I hear prices listed I get sad.

Torque was 460 not 500.

Lol, alright Buick!

Obvious the right lane stunk.

Buick all the way...every day

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The vette mite be fat but what a nice car, I would daily that corvette!!!

Had enough of the shorts !

Runnum again

I love watching Chevys get beat by other brands .😎👍🏻

That Vette is slow!!

Corvette was fugly!

That’s embarrassing. The Vette is a absolute turd!!

I give a big thumbs down for the annoying voice.

I will never understand how a car with a slower et can win a drag because he had a quicker reaction time off the line, in my book who ever crosses the finish line first with the lowest et is the winner. Who dreams up these silly ass rules anyway, that's pure bs. So by those silly rules I can take a 1955 VW Beetle, rev the little air cooled 4 cyl engine to max RPM, dump the clutch, beat the other guy out of the gate , cross the finish line in 40 seconds with a trap speed of 48 mph and still win because I had a quicker reaction time, stupid, stupid, and dumber rules.

My dad bought a 69 GS new in 70, that thing ate chevys for breffus 247365, only stock'r i ever seen beat it back then was a 69 charger @ Tri City Dragway

Love those 1970 Buick GS 455 stage 1. Owned 2- two. Late 70- s. Paid $500 and 750. Each. !!!!!. Lucky to be alive. That's when - Hot rods to hell and - wow -( wild on wheels). And party like its 1999!!!!. Lucky to be writing this.alive a survivor!!!!!. Rarely lost a race. Ate up Betts. Toughest race was with a 1973 Pontiac T-A 455 HO.- HD. Incredible fun. Wow!!!!!!