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The Luxus convertible also returned the ragtop to the LeSabre line after a one-year absence and was Buick's only ragtop. Engine offerings were revised for 1974. The 350 two-barrel remained standard on all models with optional engines including a 350 four-barrel and 455 four-barrel V8s, both carried over from 1973 with revisions to meet the 1974 ...
The rear-mounted automatic transmission was originally a Buick Dynaflow, but this was later changed to a GM Hydramatic. [2] This early-development aluminum V8 was unique to the Le Sabre and the Buick XP300 concept cars. The concept 215ci V8 used a hemispherical combustion chamber design, similar to early Chrysler V8s of the 1950s era.
The Invicta series was introduced as a full line of body styles for model year 1959. Sales never approached that of either the entry-level LeSabre or top level Electra models, but were consistent with the traditional sales penetration of Buick's sporty mid-priced models (the 1954 to 1958 Century and 1963 to 1970 Wildcat).
Grand tourer coupe and convertible. Park Avenue: 1990 2012 C-body (1991–96) G-body (1997–2005) GM Zeta platform (2007-12) 3 Full-size luxury sedan succeeding Electra. Discontinued in North America in 2005. GM Zeta platform version sold in China 2007–2012. Roadmaster (revival) 1991: 1996: B-body: 1: Rendezvous: 2001 2007 U-body: 1 Midsize ...
1984–85 Buick LeSabre. Buick LeSabre: 1959–2005 Buick's best selling and longest lasting nameplate; over 6,000,000 built over eight generations. [82] Mildly customized 1965 Buick Riviera. Buick Riviera: 1963–99 1,127,261 built over eight generations. [83] 1958 Buick Special. Buick Special: 1936–42 1946–69 Approximately 3,890,000 built ...
The following year, Electra 225 and LeSabre were redesigned and downsized, and the Buick brand saw its best model year sales to date with 773,313 vehicles sold. 1978 marked Buick's 75th anniversary and welcomed a redesigned Century as well as a redesigned Regal coupe which was now available with a turbocharged V6 engine. Buick model year sales ...
This would also be the final year for the Centurion series, which was replaced for 1974 by the new LeSabre Luxus, which included the convertible reinstated to that line for another two model years. GM would not see another Buick convertible until the Buick Riviera in 1982. Total Centurion production was 110,539 units, including 10,296 convertibles.
The GM B platform was introduced in 1926 with the Buick Master Six, and the Oldsmobile Model 30, and had at least 12 major re-engineering and restyling efforts, for the 1937, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, and 1991 model years; along with interim styling changes for 1942, 1969, and 1980 that included new sheetmetal and revised rooflines.