Nice 1977 LeSabre cream puff

BCA member car, these are nice driving, riding cars.
Wonder which engine it has, Olds or Pontiac, first generic engine year.
Had 77 LeSabre Estate wagon, one of my favorites, had Olds engine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-Buick-...ash=item4b1c32e3d8:g:3YMAAOSw0TxZa3fy&vxp=mtr

 

That's got an Olds engine. Nice lookin' car!

 

I had a 78 that my gramps bought new. All Buick and loaded. One of the smoothest cars I ever drove. I wish I could find his.

 

I didn't bid on his 77, but I did buy his 1905!
Ain't it cute?
Is he a member here?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-1905-Buick-Model-C-Touring-Diecast-Model-by-National-Motor-Museum-1-32-Scale/322562495868?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

Curious how you know it's an Olds. I know it's not a Buick but seems like you could end with
a Pontiac, Olds, or a Chevy those years. Some Cadillac owners were really pissed when they
found out they had a Chevy engine and some law suits resulted I heard.
I remember with my 77 wagon you had to be real specific to make sure you
got the right part for particular engine. Even the Buick dealer service managers
would screw up and get wrong part!

 

Check out the oil fill cap on the "standpipe" at the front of the engine. That is usually an Olds block feature.

 

Yep, distributor in back, oil fill on the front. Easiest Oldsmobile telltales.

 

Learn something new every day they say. However the more I learn, the less I know!
So, never thought about it much, but what tranny did you get with these generics?
I suspect the chevy trans is different because of the BOP nomenclature of other earlier years
from my experience with 67 Special models that had been upgraded to TH350s.

 

My '78 Cutlass had a TH200 behind the 260 Olds in it. They made TH350s and TH400s with bellhousings that could be bolted to either Chevrolet or BOPs.

 

That was called "unicase". Most usually found in 81 - 90 TH2004R's.