When I sold it,a couple bought it for their daughter who I had to check to see if it was behind me. I once drove up to Great Falls,Montana in it,& towedĪ big Uhaul trailer back.Barely put any strain on that Buick. Some people would walk up to see it,they’d instantly turnĪround & walk away,figuring the mileage was dismal. Up for sale,I put “FOR SALE” signs in the windows,& when It doesn’t say what engine’s in it.There should beĮmblems on the front fenders showing that.When I put mine I had a ’72 LeSabre 4 door,in that Light Blue color.Īdded a set of the factory Buick chrome wheels.It had aĤ55 in it.It really had lots of power,& handled really wellįor a big car,& got decent mileage,but seemed to run for. As the lingo goes, “wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick?” The seller would prefer cash, but he/she would also consider a trade for a dependable vehicle and some spare coin. The blue paint appears to be starting to crack, at least according to the photo of the hood, while the contrasting white vinyl top looks to have no apparent issues. That could be accurate as the original interior looks like that of an automobile that was driven sparingly over the past five decades. This cruiser may have been seldom used given that the odometer reads below 45,000 miles. But the carburetor needs some degree of adjustment before the Buick will run exactly as it should. We don’t which of these engines is in the seller’s car, but we’re told it’s just had a tune-up. There is a 50 hp spread in how these two motors were rated in terms of output. A 350 cubic inch V8 with a 4-barrel carburetor was standard in the Centurion, with a 455 4-barrel being optional. The seller’s car is one of 22,354 Centurions built during 1973 (it was the more popular choice over the 2-door hardtop and the drop-top). In 1973, the Centurion had the distinction of being the only Buick sold as a convertible. Changes were few in 1972 but the machines gained those infamous 5-mph front bumpers that the Feds had begun to mandate. Trim-wise, the vehicle was on a corporate level with the Chevy Caprice, Pontiac Grand Ville, and the Olds Delta 88 Royale. The car’s emblem was not the traditional Buick tri-shield, but a side profile of a centurion instead. The Centurion was coined after that of an officer in the Roman Army, inspired by an earlier Buick concept car. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this 50-year-old family car is available here on craigslist for $8,000, and is brought to us as a tip by Rocco B.!īuick had an interesting practice for naming some of its automobiles. This 1973 example may be a low-mile survivor that wants for a new paint job and perhaps little else. Sandwiched between the LeSabre and Electra, the Centurion was the sporty big Buick. The Centurion replaced the Wildcat in the full-size Buick line-up in 1971 and would have a short tenure at just three model years.
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