1978 Buick Regal Sport Coupe in Blue & 3.8 Litre Turbo Engine Sound My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Wisconsin on 8-30-19.
We're looking at a 1978 Buick Regal Sport Coupe in Light Blue Paint. The car comes with the factory 3.8 Litre V6 engine.
The car's Owner is Steen Traxler. Steen’s had this car since 2017. Steen shares he saw this car on line, shared the picture with his wife and she said, “Buy it!” He respectfully followed her instruction and purchased the car.
ENJOY!
As a 70's baby I remember seeing lots of these in the 80's as a kid. A great time capsule. Thanks for sharing Lou.
Hi fordsrule35, Happy to read this car brings back memories for you :-) You're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile 👍🏻
Love these particular era of GM personal luxury cars; Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Chevrolet Monte Carlo. So many variations and paint schemes. These were everywhere, but my family always opted for a four door sedan for obvious reasons...kids! Nice survivor. Thanks Lou!
Hi Rusty, Happy to read you "love" this era GM personal luxury cars :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing you had a 4 door, and you're welcome, Lou
The last of the cars that looked like cars . 10 yrs. later they're all bubbles . Very nice . Thanks for posting .
Hi Bud Lee Happy to read you appreciate the design of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful car. Carolina Blue 😍.
Hi Jeffery Stackhouse
, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
@@loucostabile Thanks Lou :I always enjoy viewing your cars 👍.
@@jefferystackhouse3434 I appreciate that Jeffery :-)
Back then called baby blue.
Love this car. Buick Regals were my favorite car back in the 70's. Never really cared about other opinions that differerd. After all people like what they like. So yes.I loved the body style and the way it drove. I owned one like this and a 1976.. Beautiful cars.
Hi Eddie, Happy to read "Love this car" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Very nice!! I have a'86 Buick Century Limited I bought brand new for my mom, she passed in 2009 and I got the car back with 92000 miles,, now has 103,000 and still a good car always my backup car, never lets me down, thanks for sharing and as always"Howdy"😁
Hi Greg from TX, Happy to read this car / video reminds your of your dependable 86 Century :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I had two Buick Regals. They were both in this era, the late 70s, early 80s. The one with a 4.9 V8 was quick for that time period.
Hi Jed Clampett, Happy to read this is a car your familiar with TWICE ! It's twice as nice :-) Lou
Sport coupe, limited, turbo... really cool buick... survivor too, very nice one Lou...
Hi Mark J, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
Always loved the "Limited" designation. Was limited to the number of people who ordered it 😅. This beauty absolutely screams 70's....
Hi X K, "limited to the number of people who ordered it" N I C E :-) Lou
It's a nice specimen of the ugliest of the G-body's
That is a beautiful car and a cool car. Thanks for sharing guys
You're welcome Big Charlie's Model Garage
:-)
This thing rocks... Had a 79 Regal.....
Hi Andrew, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Lou, it’s amazing how many cars you’ve presented that I have either direct or related experience with (yes , I’m old). I owned a non turbo same gen Regal. It wasn’t very quick but was very comfortable and looked great, like Buicks still do. I had it for 9 years, until the motor locked up. Anyway once again you brought back some great memories. Thanks!
Hi Mountain Climber, Happy to read you have a direct connection to this car. Driving these, will keep us young :-) Lou
Mountain Climber
You may be old, but old is the wind and it still blows.
@@billace90 I plan on blowing past some people driving for a LONG time :-)
I always had a love of the GM A-bodies growing up. I came across a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham for sale that I bought and loved. It had a 350 V-8 and t-tops. I loved that car, but I sold it after a few years because it was starting to rust. I could kick myself now because as it turned out, they only made about 2,000 of them like that. It was a Hurst/Olds.
Hi steve hoch, Happy to read this is a car "I always had a love" for :-) At least you had the opportunity to own it for awhile. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Plush Velour seats need to be an option on modern cars. Leather freezes your butt in the winter (I know they have heated seats, but it still has to warm up) and burns it in the summer. Velour is comfortable 365 days a year the moment you get in.
Hi Max, Good points on the plush velour vs the leather, Lou
When I was 11, WE were on a family vacation and Dad got me up at 10PM and took me to the car dealership, while my Mom slept. This was the car I wanted him to buy.... I was so damn excited because these cars had just a tinge of European style with all the big car feel of a Buick. I was so pissed when he showed up with a four door, 307, skylark! But, that was it! It wasn't a v8. Two years later, he showed up with a two door LaSabre…… It was all good after that. Love these Buicks. BTW, the feature I thought was so cool was how the radio protrudes out from the dash.... Like a little bookshelf..... Yeah, the things 11 year old kids think are cool! Thanks for bringing us this car! Brings back a ton of good memories. BTW, what you guys said about the interior, is so true. My Dad special ordered both cars with cloth interior.... rather than leather in the LaSabre. it's like sitting on pillow furniture. Loved that car..... From an era when a Buick was still a BUICK! The last of their kind.
Hi Chuck Haugan, Dad chose the 4 door Skylark.... :-( Then brought home the 2 Door LeSabre and TOTALLY redeemed himself :-) Lou
I love this car thanks for sharing it with us to see👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😇🤩
Hi Mike, Happy to read you "love this car" :-) You're welcome, Lou
That’s a nice Buick. I’m sure the Feller’s Better-half enjoys driving it. My Granddaddy owned Buicks. I’ve only seen two of them during my life, my Mama saw many more. Chevrolet during the same years put the turboed 3.8 V-6 in the Monte Carlo as well. That car is so rare I’ve only seen one, and that was in an advertisement in a car magazine.
Hi Donald Hollums, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of the Monte Carlo with the 3.8 V6 you saw in a magazine. Cool! Lou
That thing is amazing! So nice to see an all original example. Very smart choice to buy it!
Hi Rover Christenson, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Just saw this- well done- well preserved and what a great time and car!
Hi George, Happy to read you enjoy this car & episode :-) Lou
Like driving your living room sofa...
Exactly :-)
Love the turbo coupes, Lou and this one is looking very nice.
Hi Ed B., Happy to read you "Love the turbo coupes" :-) Lou
my favorite color yes definitely
Hi Marcus, Happy to read this car is painted in your favorite color :-) Lou
I think it was 83, I had a Buick Regal 4 Door, Limited. Beautiful dark charcoal metallic. Looked like a Mini Electra 225. The Electra was a beautiful car.
Hi Scott West, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of your Buick :-) Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy, Lou
There were so many G bodies and 2nd gen Camaros in the '80's that I never imagined either of them would ever become scarce.
Probably a good investment car, because they're getting rare and a lot of people have memories with them.
Hi Freedomquest08
, What used to be seen as common place, is rarely seen today. Fun sharing this clean one with you, Lou
Yes those early A and G body were a great seller its ashame that GM gave the ax to the RWD G body it was an end to an era I own 3 g bodies a monte cutlass and buick regal love em and yes there because an odd site now a days best hands down vehicles made by GM fisher body
My mom had a 1978 Regal, not the turbo though. When she got an 88 Regal, the 78 became mine. I learned how to take care of, and to an extent fix, cars. One night I was out with friends in my car, and at a red light one asked if my car was running, it was so quirt. I revved the engine to let him know, yes, it was running.
Hi Patrick, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Love the car. Its my favorite car .
Hi Eddie, Happy to read "Love the car" :-) Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Nice Original Regal!!....
Agree.
My parent's had this exact car in silver..we got it in 86 and on first drive my mom ,with me in car rear ended someone, that was my first automobile accident lol
Hi Joseph, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parents car :-) Sad to read about your Mom's 1st drive / accident :-( Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Beautiful
Hi Arthur, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
I love the G Body cars. My Dad had a 78 Cutlass. Brings back a lot of memories.
Hi SwarthyPlinker
, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of Dad's Cutlass :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Wow, I totally waxed nostalgic and took a trip down memory lane with this video!
My parents took delivery of a custom-ordered 1979 Buick Regal Turbo Coupe in October '78. It had the optional two-tone blue metallic paint with matching stripe that ran down the beltline of both sides from the front to the C-pillar, and then up and over the roof. Thus, it didn't have the vinyl landau roof. The stripe treatment separated the two shades of blue metallic, and according to the 1979 brochure (which I still have), Buick offered this metallic two-tone paint treatment in blue, burgundy/red, silver/gray, and tan/saddle. I remember the lighter of the two shades of blue was a bit darker than this car's powder blue color, and the darker shade was more of a medium blue color. They didn't want the Limited option with its velour interior, so they opted for the blue vinyl interior with highback bucket seats and center console. It had the sport wheels instead of the wire wheel covers.
These early Turbo Coupes (as well as GM's other turbocharged cars from this era) were not very well thought out. I guess they failed to realize the amount of heat that would be generated from the turbo unit, as it caused the paint on the hood to oxidize and peel within 5 years. They should've incorporated some kind of heat exchanger/intercooler into the design, and realizing their error, GM rectified their turbo powerplant with the '84-87 Grand National/GNX with its integrated intercooler. Unfortunately, oversights like this, as well as ones of quality control, were typical of American automakers during this time period. I can certainly attest to our '79 Turbo Coupe's glaring lack of quality control, as it became a running joke whenever we'd find mystery parts that had gotten loose and fallen down, laying on the interior floor or underneath the car.
When our TC turned a decade old, it started having intermittent transmission problems only whenever my mom drove it. While in motion, the car would do this weird thing where it would lurch forward and shake, like it was slipping gears or momentarily slipping into Neutral and then back into Drive. She was literally chirping the tires without even trying! However, the stupid car never acted up whenever my dad drove it, LOL! Go figure! Until one time about a year later, it finally did, and it was really bad. It was as if the car had dropped its entire transmission as it rolled to a halt. The car was completely dead. I remember we were 40 miles from home, and my dad and I trekked half a mile to a pay phone to call up AAA.
My parents started shopping around, and my mom wanted to get in on the SUV craze. So, just as our poor TC gave up the ghost, they used it as a trade-in for a brand new '91 Toyota 4Runner in November '90, and that's the last time we saw it. We'd occasionally drive by that dealership to see if maybe they had fixed it and set it out in their used car lot. But nope, we never saw it again. My dad joked that "they probably sent that pile of junk to the scrapyard."
These early Regal Turbo Coupes are quite rare and hard to find nowadays. By "early", I'm referring to '78-80, as GM refreshed the Regal for '81. You can find base models and Limiteds, but hardly ever a Turbo Coupe. Yeah, GM may have produced several thousand of them, but 40 years later, they're very hard to find now. I know, because I still look on eBay and other classic car websites, as this is one GM car that will always have a warm spot in my heart. Plus, of the three model years of these early Regal Turbo Coupes, I like the '78-79 with its single headlamps. The Regal got dual halogens for '80, starting the "four-eyed" look of pretty much all '80s cars. It's definitely awesome to see a survivor example still on the road today, as I'm sure quite a few of these early TC's saw the same fate as our TC and became recycled sheetmetal on some '90s and '00s cars.
Hi The Mystichrome Cobra Authority, Happy to receive a "Wow" and read this car brings back memories of your Parents car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I owned a 79’ Olds Cutlass Supreme Brougham in this exact color combo. It had tge 4.3 Liter V-8
(260 cu) loved driving it rode like a dream.
Hi Don’tell Gucci
, Happy to read this car / video brings memories of your 79 Olds :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and I hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Thanks for posting this Lou, I always loved these cars, I owned a 1978 olds cutlass supreme, same color combo, mine had the 305 v-8 with 4bbl carb, but very similar styling to the buick, but yes it drove like a dream, that one is a rare bird compared to my cutlass, but love the styling back then :)
Hi thomas ankner, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of your 1978 Olds :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
The early turbo regals are like seeing a t type regal with a tuxedo 👍 buicks always had a touch of class muscle and luxury
Hi David R, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile thank you lou I love your channel
VERRRY VERY NICE...AWEE MAN👍🏾👍🏾.... BETTER THAN MY 86
:-)
I remembered you showing this fellows GS... Nice to see you are showing more of his Buick Treasure Trove...
This is the same person with the Buicks....and stay tuned as we have a FUN Ford coming up in a future episode too :-)
Beautiful Buick, always loved these and I agree, new cars ride to firm. We need to soften the spring rates/dampers again!
Hi rbielarski
, Happy to read you enjoy the ride and looks of this Buick :-) Lou
I couldn't wait for Lou to get this man to start the car...8-1/2 minutes.but It was worth it I love sleepers cool cool 😎
Hi Tim Holder, Happy to read you enjoy the sounds of this car :-) Lou
Awesome. It's been a long time since I've seen one of those.
Hi Middleman IV
, What used to be seen as common place, is rarely seen today. Fun sharing this clean one with you, Lou
Lou,that was exactly what my first car was my dad bought me,had the turbo 3.8 and everything,had the 4 barrel Quadrajet and all.Mine was a little different color,but it was the same exact car,I put Keystone classics on it and I thought I was it.Brings back lots of memories.
Hi Kenny Ellis, Happy to read this was like your 1st car :-) NICE !! Lou
Cool car! Another great find, Lou! Love the red snorkel getting your attention under the hood to show off the fact that it's a turbo; unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember those new. (I could do without the baby-blue theme, but I guess that's part of the appeal).
Hi mitchlu
, I enjoy that little flash of color under the hood too :-) Lou
I had a 78 also a darker blue then yours and no vinyl top. Bucket seats and it was a dream cor for me.
Hi Finnegan6674, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile It was my first brand new car and I found the receipt for it in a box about a month ago. Yours has more options than mine had. I had bucket seats and a console no power locks or windows, no landau top. I always remembered the price I paid for it $6350.10 and now I found the receipt to prove it. LoL
Beautiful car.
:-)
Very nice! Thanks Lou.
My dad had a 1980 Regal Turbo coupe, maroon with black vinyl top. Class act (minor sarcasm - it was reflective of the 70s-80s).
Hi Jeff King, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of Dad's car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
My first new car.
Black with black Lanzhou roof and 3.8L Turbo!!!!Red Leatherette seats and trim.
Blew the turbo going up the mountain from Hamilton to Brantford.
Fun car. Good concept.
What went wrong????
Hi Jeff, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st new car :-) Sorry to read the result of the turbo :-( Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Awesome car. Brings back memories from that time. Chevrolet had considered using the turbo V6 in the C4 Corvette. The shake was one reason they decided not going that route.
Hi David Davis, Happy to read you think this car is "Awesome" :-) Good idea for the Corvette to stay with an V8, Lou
Wow, that car is BEAUTIFUL! ...and one of my favorite color combinations. I remember seeing one almost identical to yours back in 1979 when I was a lot boy at a Buick dealership and thinking that it was one of the best looking Regals I'd seen, and still rings true. I hope you enjoy your Regal for many years. Congrats on finding it. 👊😎👍
P.S. Is it for sale?
Hi Daniel Bennion, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) I'm not aware of this one being for sale, Lou
Great car Lou, I always loved these shortened GM body styles.
Hi Paul Edmonds, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
Love the turbo regal I want one
Hi David R, Hope you're behind the wheel of the right turbo Regal for you soon, Lou
@@loucostabile thank you lou it's a great motivational comment I hope to meet you one day when I get my turbo regal
Not a big Buick fan but this is a very nice Buick. I love the colors and options on this car and the engine sound was awesome. I am not a big fan of the 231 v/6 never was even when I was younger they had loads of problems with those car engines. The turbo boost is a nice feature but I am old school I love my v/8's. Awesome car and the owner I love his tour of his car and have seen some of his before. A neat guy for sure. I always enjoy listening to him and his cars descriptions. Nice Buick Lou and thanks for sharing.
Hi Steve, Happy to read you appreciate this car for what it is. Glad to read you enjoy the details the Care Taker shares too, and you're welcome, Lou
Lou. This Buick must have been on of the last baby blue cars produced in America.
Hi Right Lane Hog, You don't see many in baby blue, Lou
I have 3 1978 Buick Regal Limited's and I had noticed the trunk lid also that a magnet doesn't stick to them
HI Grand Am, Glad to read you have 3 1978 Buick Regals :-) Three times the fun, Lou
Lou are you going to be at Barrett-Jackson in Phoenix
Hi MIKE Tardy, Unfortunately, I will not be at Barrett Jackson this year. Good news is I just came back from AZ the 1st week in January and have some FUN cars coming up from Friends collections, and from the Mayo 101 1st Saturday of the month cars show that will show up in futures episodes, so stay tuned :-) Lou
My dad had a black one with t-tops 78 sport coupe turbo regal... Red interior... I believe in 78 it was the second fastest car in America in the quarterwhere would beat the Camaros in the trans am's when the turbo was warmed up... Only thing they could beat it was the vet... My favorite car in the world.. I'm 41 and I plan on getting one before I die..
Hi Thwyg, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope your behind the wheel of the right one for you soon, Lou
Enjoyed it 👍 Thanks Lou
Hi Ooh Gee, Happy to read you enjoyed it :-) You're welcome, Lou
I'm impressed that it still has the original engine. Many of them blew up (sometimes while still under warranty). The problem was that the dated ECU's at that time couldn't retard engine timing fast enough under boost when it detected spark knock, with the result being spun bearings and broken connecting rods. This one is definitely a survivor
Hi justsomeguytoyou, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Definitely a time capsule!
:-)
Lots of Turbo's and "T-Types" are STILL out there / quite abundant ... (many Hurst's as well). : - )
Hi TommyZTrains, Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou
Hey Lou. I was 17 and our much older server who was in her late ‘70s bought a new 1979 Turbo Buick in medium green. I didn’t understand much about Turbos other than it meant go faster than non turbos..
Hey gene978, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of the 1979 Turbo Buick in green :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Nice wheels too
Glad to read you enjoy them :-)
Nice! I have a 79 Electra Park Ave
Hi Guitarjosii
, Happy to read you have a 70 Electra Park Ave :-) Nice cruiser, Lou
I actually had one, it was butchered up with a 5 litre Chevy. Bought it from a family member with intentions of fixing it up, but the bumpers rusted off the frame. Not a good thing. I was going to put the interior into my '79 Malibu along with the hood, bit I was commanded to be rid of it or else. I kept the hood and aluminum deck lid, though.
Hi Turbo Lives In my heart, Interesting you had one too. Still have some nice aluminum parts too :-) Lou
Lou - cleaning GM spoke wheel covers just requires removing them now and then and washing the chrome hub piece from the back, which is hard to get when they are on the car. I had several GM's back in the day I used to do that to.....and remove the wheel covers in the winter!
Hi Milford Civic, Thank you for sharing a tip on how to keep the wheel covers clean on a car like this, Lou
Very nice 😀
Happy to read you enjoy this "Very nice" car :-)
@@loucostabile 😀
I had mines since 2004 still haven’t restored it hood to soon 😂
Hi 039Recordz Onetakemeze, Thank you for viewing and sharing you have one too. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Oh my god, Lou, you have scored the *Jackpot* Very seldom seen anymore. It's on my bucket list for the past 3+ yrs. while *I* myself have a 3.8L Not Turbo'd but N/A just looking for more Donor motors, from 1978-80 But they are so Scarce to find. If anyone's reading this and in the Indiana, MI, OH Area and you have a 3.8L w/ or w/o trans (Blue engs only) Hit me up! Must be VIN code (A).
Hi Kyle H, Happy to read this one is a Winner for you! Hope you're behind the wheel of the right one for you soon, Lou
@@loucostabile Yeah I hope so too. They are getting rarer to find & the last one I seen for sale was hitting upwards of $14K and higher.
My favorite car I love this regal I wanna married this regal
I now pronounce you Man & Car....you may start the engine :-)
Lou Costabile before I kiss a front of the car put engaged ring in the car
@@loucostabile still have this regal ? Would you like to sell it ?
I have a 1978 buick regal, could you send some links to restore parts for this car?
Hi ydvision, Happy to read you have a Regal too. Unfortunately I have no links to share, Lou
You can find reso parts in the classic industries catalog there located in California and they have some OEM prts and reproduction parts check them out
I have a buick facts and figures book and plenty of info towards any resto parts for those buicks I used to own several now I'm saving some money to find a fixer upper in the future good luck with your resto
I had one
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I have one of those hoods.
Nice
I had one that look the same as this car i had buick rally rims with a big block 5.0 305 78 regal my mom had it first
Hi Antonio Danner, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Hello out there folks I'm looking for a hot air turbo car for my soon to be driving son. Any model from 78-85 thanks. Awesome video guys!
Hi Stewart, Hope you find the right one for you son soon :-) Appreciate the kind words on this video, Lou
I have the same car but my headliner is vinyl
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This must have listed out at $10,000 or more.
Nice :-)
My grandpa has an unrestored 79 with 55,000 original miles. The only thing that needed replaced was the bumper fillers. They were so brittle. Unfortunately it’s the non turbo V6 and ungodly slow.
Hi Derek Kindell, Happy to read this car is like your Grandpas car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Enthusiastic like. This was released about the time I first really started to notice cars. I always wanted my parents to buy a Buick like this, but they only were ever able to afford a Chevy, which were OK, but seemed a little clunky looking by comparison.
Hi David, Happy to read this one brings back memories of your early car interest days :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Was the bulge in the hood just cosmetic or is it required for clearance?
Hi Daniel, Appears to be cosmetic, but maybe the turbo needs the room. Maybe a Viewer with knowledge can share, Lou
It's obviously a repaint at :56 the color between the passenger door and Rf fender is off and the emblem is crooked
Hi Dean, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
Do you still have the car
Hi Danny, Not sure if he still has the car, Lou
Lou: Why don't you have a Wikipedia yet?
Not sure?
I like G bodies.
:-)
Hey Lou, what camera do you use?
Sony Handy Cam with a wide angle lens
Is it fast or slow
Compared to today's performance, slow. In 1978...medium performance, Lou
Does anyone know how many were made?
Hi Robert, I'm not sure. Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou
What's the exact blue color on the car?
Not sure. Hopefully a Viewer with knowledge can share.
Pastel Blue
No drive?
?
Doesn't look like she ever drove this in the salt.. She likely only took it out on nice sunny days... That's how you want to find an original unrestored car!!
Yes, a sunny days car for sure.
Nice car but if its not a 1986 or 1987 its not very desirable
Hi John, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this RUclips Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this RUclips Channel, Lou
I have a beautiful white one for sale
Hi Spence, I hope you receive the price you're looking for, Lou
@@loucostabile haven't listed it yet