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1961 Buick Lesabre 2 Door Flat Top Billet Wheels Air Ride 39k Actual Miles on 2040-cars

Year:1961 Mileage:39000 Color: PHEONIX BEIGE /
 FAWN
Location:

New Palestine, Indiana, United States

New Palestine, Indiana, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Engine:364 NAILHEAD
Body Type:2 Door Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
VIN: 4H3012436 Year: 1961
Exterior Color: PHEONIX BEIGE
Make: Buick
Interior Color: FAWN
Model: LeSabre
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: 2 DOOR SEDAN
Drive Type: REAR
Mileage: 39,000
Warranty: None
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Rare 1961 Buick LeSabre 2 door sedan (flat top). Only 5,959 built which makes these more rare than the bubble tops. 39K actual miles on the 364 nailhead. This car is all original other than the wheels, suspension, and brakes. The interior is all original and does have a few tears, and the vinyl on the very bottom passenger door panel could use recovered. The paint is all original and there is NO RUST on this car at all. Other than the normal dings and nicks you would expect on a 52 year old car there are no major paint or body flaws. The underside doesn't even have any surface rust to speak of. Car runs, drives, stops just fine. Ive put over 200 miles on it over the past few weeks. The original 2 barrel carb was just rebuilt this spring, and a new fuel pump was just installed along with new hoses. The wheels are 20" Billet Specialties Vintecs. The suspension is Ridetech Shockwaves in the front and airbags in the rear. The front drums have been changed over to Corvette disc brakes.


The car is a great cruiser and being so oddball it gets more attention than most finished cars do. It has several cool features original to 61 Buicks only that really set these cars apart. I had plans to completely blow this car apart and redo the entire thing with custom paint, interior, etc. But have decided that it is just too nice to do that to right now, so figure I might as well move on to something else. 

This car is sold as is and is for sale locally, so I reserve the right to end the auction early if needed. Feel free to contact me with any questions. 317-223-7472



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