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Buick LeSabre Archive
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1966 Buick LeSabre 400: A Four-Door Family Sedan With A Small V-8 And Turbo Hydra-Matic
Posted on August 22, 2026 | 12 CommentsAlthough it listed for about $150 more than a comparable Chevrolet Impala V-8, Buick pitched the 1966 LeSabre as “a miser disguised as big-spending royalty” — an economical big car […] -
1962 Buick LeSabre Four-Door Hardtop: The Best Mid-Priced Family Car Of 1962
Posted on July 22, 2026 | 34 CommentsIf you wanted a full-size family car in 1962, there were plenty of choices, including a whole array from General Motors. A Buick LeSabre was far from the cheapest choice […] -
GM’s Final Full-Size Convertibles: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice, Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Delta 88, And Pontiac Grand Ville
Posted on April 27, 2026 | 23 CommentsThe 1975 model year was the end of the line for an American institution: the full-size, six-passenger, mass-market convertible. Once a fixture of nearly every American car line, the domestic […] -
1978 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe: This Turbo V-6 Was Faster Than A V-8 In The B-Body, But Buyers Weren’t Convinced
Posted on April 23, 2026 | 12 CommentsAlong with the new turbo Regal, Buick introduced a second turbocharged model for 1978: the full-size Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe. Unfortunately, buyers weren’t very interested, although the turbocharged Buick V-6 […] -
1976 Buick LeSabre V-6: Why Did Buick Build This Rare, Slow, Massively Underpowered Big Car?
Posted on December 20, 2025 | 36 CommentsWith its standard 105-horsepower 231-cid V-6 engine, the 2-ton 1976 Buick LeSabre had a truly grim power-to-weight ratio, one of the worst in the entire U.S. industry. Almost no other […] -
Full-Size Buicks Of The 1960s: How Buick Reinvented Its Lineup Between 1959 And 1970
Posted on August 6, 2025 | 24 CommentsAfter a spectacular rise and equally dramatic fall in the 1950s, Buick reinvented its model lineup for the 1960s, dropping most of the familiar model names it had used since […] -
The Last Full-Size Convertibles – The End Of An Era
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 22 CommentsHoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […] -
Online Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre T-Type – Can You Go Home Again?
Posted on November 19, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/1/2018) When I found this LeSabre T-Type on Craigslist, I thought two things. Firstly, this was a surprisingly attractive design for an American GM product […] -
CC Outtake: 1975 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Topless Exit
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 75 Comments(First posted 7/24/2013) In response to JPC’s (1976 Buick Electra) find and Paul’s (1976 Buick Skyhawk) Cohort post, I present you a third option with this 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible. As most of […] -
Car Show Classic: 1973 Buick Centurion – When Sportier Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/3/2017) Buick’s ‘Banker’s Hot Rod’ of the 1970s was the Centurion. It replaced the Wildcat, which in turn had succeeded the Invicta and Super. Despite the name changes, […] -
Automotive Histories: When The Old Names Died (Part II)
Posted on January 26, 2022 | 119 Comments(first posted 1/26/2016) Lucerne. Cobalt. G6. Pleasant, inoffensive names that have one thing in common: they all replaced decades-old nameplates, and they each lasted only a single generation. Let’s take […] -
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Buick Edition, Part II
Posted on October 4, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 10/4/2015) The above advertisement provides a clue as to two of the vehicles in the second part of our Top 10 list of obscure limited-run Buicks. While the […] -
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Buick Edition, Part I
Posted on September 30, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 9/30/2015) Last Sunday, we looked at some rare and forgotten models from Kenosha, Wisconsin. With their perennial underdog status, American Motors was bound to have a treasure trove […] -
CC Outtake: 1989 Buick LeSabre Custom – The Worst In Aftermarket Accessories
Posted on March 31, 2017 | 38 CommentsThe H-body Buick LeSabre, no matter which one of its three generations, was a very nondescript, fly under the radar car. But “plain” has never stopped anyone from trying to […]
![1966 Buick LeSabre 400: A Four-Door Family Sedan With A Small V-8 And Turbo Hydra-Matic Although it listed for about $150 more than a comparable Chevrolet Impala V-8, Buick pitched the 1966 LeSabre as “a miser disguised as big-spending royalty” — an economical big car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1966-Buick-LeSabre-4SD-Arctic-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-115x115.webp)
![1962 Buick LeSabre Four-Door Hardtop: The Best Mid-Priced Family Car Of 1962 If you wanted a full-size family car in 1962, there were plenty of choices, including a whole array from General Motors. A Buick LeSabre was far from the cheapest choice […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1962-Buick-LeSabre-4HT-Teal-Mist-Arctic-White-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-left-115x115.webp)
![GM’s Final Full-Size Convertibles: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice, Buick LeSabre, Oldsmobile Delta 88, And Pontiac Grand Ville The 1975 model year was the end of the line for an American institution: the full-size, six-passenger, mass-market convertible. Once a fixture of nearly every American car line, the domestic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1975-B-body-convertible-collage-LeSabre-Delta-88-Caprice-Grand-Ville-115x115.webp)
![1978 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe: This Turbo V-6 Was Faster Than A V-8 In The B-Body, But Buyers Weren’t Convinced Along with the new turbo Regal, Buick introduced a second turbocharged model for 1978: the full-size Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe. Unfortunately, buyers weren’t very interested, although the turbocharged Buick V-6 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1978-Buick-LeSabre-Sport-Coupe-Red-smclassiccars-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp)
![1976 Buick LeSabre V-6: Why Did Buick Build This Rare, Slow, Massively Underpowered Big Car? With its standard 105-horsepower 231-cid V-6 engine, the 2-ton 1976 Buick LeSabre had a truly grim power-to-weight ratio, one of the worst in the entire U.S. industry. Almost no other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1976-Buick-LeSabre-V6-2CP-Continental-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-T227-front-3q-left-slant-inset-115x115.webp)
![Full-Size Buicks Of The 1960s: How Buick Reinvented Its Lineup Between 1959 And 1970 After a spectacular rise and equally dramatic fall in the 1950s, Buick reinvented its model lineup for the 1960s, dropping most of the familiar model names it had used since […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1960-Buick-Electra-225-4HT-Pearl-Fawn-West-Coast-Classics-front-3q-right-115x115.webp)
![The Last Full-Size Convertibles – The End Of An Era Hoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1975-oldsmobile-delta-88-convertible-press-photo.webp)
![Online Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre T-Type – Can You Go Home Again? (first posted 8/1/2018) When I found this LeSabre T-Type on Craigslist, I thought two things. Firstly, this was a surprisingly attractive design for an American GM product […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buick-lesabre-ttype-5.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1975 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Topless Exit (First posted 7/24/2013) In response to JPC’s (1976 Buick Electra) find and Paul’s (1976 Buick Skyhawk) Cohort post, I present you a third option with this 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible. As most of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_1970.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1973 Buick Centurion – When Sportier Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them (first posted 4/3/2017) Buick’s ‘Banker’s Hot Rod’ of the 1970s was the Centurion. It replaced the Wildcat, which in turn had succeeded the Invicta and Super. Despite the name changes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/buick-centurion-lakeside-1.jpg)
![Automotive Histories: When The Old Names Died (Part II) (first posted 1/26/2016) Lucerne. Cobalt. G6. Pleasant, inoffensive names that have one thing in common: they all replaced decades-old nameplates, and they each lasted only a single generation. Let’s take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bbb.jpg)
![Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Buick Edition, Part II (first posted 10/4/2015) The above advertisement provides a clue as to two of the vehicles in the second part of our Top 10 list of obscure limited-run Buicks. While the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/buick-turbos.jpg)
![Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Buick Edition, Part I (first posted 9/30/2015) Last Sunday, we looked at some rare and forgotten models from Kenosha, Wisconsin. With their perennial underdog status, American Motors was bound to have a treasure trove […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/kfg.jpg)


