1971 LeSabre 455 4-door sedan

Discussion in 'Ebay Parts and Cars' started by GoldBoattail455, Feb 4, 2010.

  1. GoldBoattail455

    GoldBoattail455 462 -> TH400 -> Posi

    1971 Buick LeSabre 455

    Talk about a sleeper, and its blue!!! :Brow: But the pictures make it hard to judge, might be Twilight Turquoise
     
  2. cstanley-gs

    cstanley-gs Silver Mist

    Looks to be in good shape...

    But what are the vents in the trunk for?
     
  3. GoldBoattail455

    GoldBoattail455 462 -> TH400 -> Posi

    Those are part of a 1971 model year only Flow-through ventilation system. There are louvers in the hood and trunk lid. The blower motor inside the car always runs when the key is on. The idea is that fresh air is continuously cycled through the car. It only lasted for one year and came on C, B and E bodies.

    I think its neat. If you wonder what happens to water in the trunk lid louvers it runs through the trunk lid and out to the bottom edge of the trunk lid above the taillights. There is a small rubber flap that allows the water to escape but also keeps it closed.
     
  4. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    That is a sweet original car. $3500 is a fair price for that one, I think.
     
  5. 75Riv

    75Riv A.K.A. Harry Clamshell

    and it's got a bug guard... somehow that tells me a bit about the owner and his care for the car knowing how fragile those guard are.
    It wasn't only Buick, but all GM full size models that had those flow-through ventilation 'systems'
     
  6. 75Riv

    75Riv A.K.A. Harry Clamshell

    and it's got a bug guard... somehow that tells me a bit about the owner and his care for the car knowing how fragile those guard are.
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    It wasn't only Buick, but all GM full size models that had those flow-through ventilation 'systems'
     
  7. Dan Healey

    Dan Healey Well-Known Member

    It seems to me to be a one owner who recently passed, an this guy picked it up at an estate sale for $2k, and wants a $1.5k profit. He never mentions anything about the cars history, and wants bidding to start at $3.5k. I'm not saying it is or is not worth it, just odd the way it is advertised. I'd like to make it my daily driver.:Brow:
     
  8. chucks71

    chucks71 Well-Known Member

    WOW! This one is just the next state over... Hmmm. Would look good next to the blue/white 4 door in my avatar.:TU:
     
  9. furiousgoat

    furiousgoat Sold goat, bought Buick!

    Ad reads: Gas gauge works, but not accurately.
    Read: The darn thing left me stranded on the side of the road while still reading an 1/8 of a tank! OR I drove a 150 miles on the first half of the tank and then the second half disappeared in 50 miles!
     
  10. GoldBoattail455

    GoldBoattail455 462 -> TH400 -> Posi

    Someone bought it!! Let's hope its a current or soon to be member.
     

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