Buick centurion for sale on craigslist12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Make sure the convertible top cables that run along the sides of the top (front-to-rear) are in good shape and are tensioned properly. You’ll find much easier starting, smoother idle, and better gas mileage - a relative term with the 455! - if you fit the 1974-75 HEI distributor in place of the points-type one this vehicle came standard with. Two items of possible interest for the next owner:ġ. I really need to get off my toucus and repair it. Haven’t got around to fixing that because I only take it out on sunny days. This car looks to have the glass back window as did mine until the top’s scissor mechanism went awry and broke it as the top was folding into its cavity. I have this exact model - different color though. I don’t know how long Wildcats and Centurions are going to stay affordable, but I have a feeling their time will come! If I was in the market for a Buick of this vintage, I would be seriously considering this car. The seller states that he or she is willing to answer any questions about the car. Parked in this garage since 1999 for reasons unexplained, this car has not been started and will need to be gone through before it can hit the road again. They have what looks to be 85% of the original window sticker, and seem to know where the car has been all of its life. The seller states that this car was “loaded with all of the options of the day, including a high performance 455 cubic inch engine, power windows and door locks, chrome wheels and wide rocker panel molding.” The original wheels are definitely present, though I would be curious to see the rocker panel moldings.įrom the way the ad is put together, I suspect the seller is the original owner of this car. Unfortunately, another photo in the ad shows that the quarter has some rust between the door and the wheel-well, and if there’s that much rust then there is probably more. ![]() Though the pictures aren’t exactly detailed, the quarter panel on this side looks to be somewhat solid minus some bubbling around the wheel arch. There’s nothing quite like cruising by the beach with the top down in a GM convertible!įrom the pictures, it looks like the body on this car is in pretty decent condition. Though it may not look like it, there is a ton of leg-room in this car and the seller is not kidding when he/she says “It seats 6!” I can imagine that with the 455, this convertible cruiser would be one heck of a weekend car. Truthfully, I am amazed at how similar the two cars are! Buick seats of this vintage are very comfortable, and I can vouch that the fold armrest is an excellent amenity. Having been parked since 1999, this convertible is a one-owner car in need of some love find it here on craigslist in West Virginia with an asking price of $4,000.Īnother similarity between this Centurion and my friend’s Riviera is the off-white vinyl interior. ![]() That Riviera is one nice-driving car, and I assume this Centurion would offer a very similar ride. A friend of mine has a 1973 Riviera with the Buick 455, painted the same Bamboo Cream as this 1973 Centurion. I love Wildcats, and subsequently this lovely Centurion is no exception. What a rear! It’s no secret that I love big American cars, but I’ll show my incompetence in the GM department by saying I did not previously know about Centurions! They were the Wildcat’s direct replacement, and at first glance that is exactly what I would’ve assumed it was.
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