Found this 1976 Buick Park Ave locally on craigslist. HERE 1976 Buick Park Avenue Limited. One owner since new. 36000 miles. 455 V8. Loaded with power windows, locks, tilt cruise and A/C. AM/FM/CB radio. Pillow top seats more comfortable than most couches. Excellent condition in and out. Runs and drives great. Just lost garage storage and will not subject the car to the winter weather. $3750 or best. Joe 773/842--2270 Photobucket link Judging by the photobucket account I think someone is selling the original owners personal items. Looks like a clean car, someone snag it! :beer
Unfortunately a bit too early on the market. This Electra would make a very good candidate for a 2011 summer cruise: :idea2: Amsterdam - Chicago - Danvers, MA - Hebron, OH - LA - Amsterdam
It looks like a true Park Avenue to me (would like to a photo of the fixed 1/4 window). The velour head liner is there, the seats are correct for a PA Have my doubts whether the air cleaner housing is correct. No center console unfortunately. Looking at the steering wheel the PA lacks the telescope steering wheel.(?) No Automatic AC The cheaper version carpet. Are the side (brushed aluminium) trims on the front fenders missing? Still a very interesting car :bglasses:
Rob, In '76, Park Avenues could have the cloth and vinyl 40/40 seats with console or cloth and vinyl 60/40 notchback seats. Both were "Standard" on the PA according to the brochure. Not sure how the decision is made as to which one actually goes on the car. I believe the air cleaner is correct, the snorkel tube that is common to '75s went away in 1976 models. I forget where I just read that....uzzled: I attached a picture where you can just barely make out the "Park Avenue" scripts on the rear 1/4 windows.
If that is the same car I looked at this last late summer. It is one very original and extremely nice car. The car I looked at was over by Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Can't be two cars in that kind of shape??
Unfortunately the wrong photos attached to the ad: http://acclassiccars.com/listing/default.asp?Page=26 :ball:
76 1/2 the cars were console half 60-40, red black tan and baby blue were colors , bucket seats were done by flex steel. not alot of console cars left. How ever, the 455 sucked bad this year with decompressed heads at 7.9, and still did poor on gas of 12-13 tops. 5050 pound car with out driver. I have one of 37 executive demo cars for 75, needs restore. this would be a nice cruiser, wont get money out if ever put paint on this car. Sales wont come up to cover even budget $1000 paint. Red and black interiors were most built for 76
