This could be a remarkable car for someone. The first question that I would ask was if it was a 455, some of these had a 350 which was painfully lacking in a car of this size and weight. Not the most exciting color on earth but this was a VERY popular choice on these when new. It certainly is very well optioned, the one option that they forgot to check which would have made the car perfect was the "Park Avenue" option, https://www.raleighclassic.com/used-Raleigh-1976-Buick-Electra+225-Base-4X39Y6E133800
5th digit in the VIN reads a 'Y' so there should be a 455 in the engine bay. For a 1976 Electra with the 5th digit reading a 'J' there should be a 350/4 in that place.
That is a well documented fact, you can read about it here or any number of places - I have driven 2 with 350's in them and they are gutless wonders, probably fine for an old person driving around town, but try getting on a freeway with one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Electra
You will never buy that car for anything you would want to pay. Almost every car in this auction belongs to the owner’s of two different dealerships. I see cars in this auction I have seen in their prior auctions. The few good cars entered by private owners are generally bought by them.
This is true. However, the 455 was standard and the main reason that the 350 was offered a credit option in '76 was that there was a GM strike where the 455 was built leading to a shortage
In 76 they tried the 231 in a LeSabre, talk about gutless, the pre-3800 version was horribly gutless in a Skyhawk or a Ventura, can't imagine how lousy it would have been in a 5000 lb LeSabre.
Drove one back in the 90’s to Buick show for a friend. It was as imagined pretty gutless. That said, it would’ve been totally adequate for the little old lady or little old man that drove to the hairdresser and to church on Sunday’s. Certainly not adequate for the family hauler, but if it would’ve been marketed correctly to a specific buyer group, it had its place in the market at a time.
