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1978 Buick Regal Base Coupe 2-door 3.8l on 2040-cars

US $12,000.00
Year:1978 Mileage:92229 Color: blue/silver /
 Gray
Location:

Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States

Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States
Advertising:
Body Type:Coupe
Transmission:5 spd. manual w/overdrive
Fuel Type:GAS
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:inline 6 cyl.
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 4J47A8G132599 Make: Buick
Mileage: 92,229
Model: Regal
Exterior Color: blue/silver
Number of Cylinders: 6
Interior Color: Gray
Year: 1978
Options: CD Player
Trim: 2 dr. coupe
Power Options: Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Drive Type: RWD
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Condition: UsedA 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.Seller Notes:"35 year old vehicle with no implied warranty"

I have here a Very Rare 1978 Buick Regal with the 4 spd. option and Hurst shifter. You can see the last item at the bottom of the second column of options on the original Build-Sheet as being M20-Tran 4spd FS. Unfortunately the original 3.8 litre v-6 motor and 4spd. trans were not intact, so I did the next best thing. The car now has a freshly rebuilt 3.8 litre straight six backed by a 5 spd. w/overdrive manual trans. The trans is from a late 70's Chevy Monza and has the rallye racing shift pattern which is the same as a column shift pattern with 4th and 5th added to the right. The car is a 2-owner, and was driven by the first owner for about 10 years and then luckily stored indoors. There body was completely solid, taken down to bare metal and repainted in laquer with 3 coats of clear which were all hand-sanded and buffed. The car has many modifications: 16" Z-28 wheels, power front buckets and console (in place of the bench seat), gauges and tach., am/fm CD, p/windows, p/remote locks, tinted glass, Turbo Regal steering wheel, t-roofs, half padded Landau roof w/factory trim, etc. The motor is a 1964 Pontiac Lemans 194 cu. in. bore out to 230. The head is ported and polished with hardened seats and 3 angle valve job, oversized exhaust manifold dual exhaust and 2-bbl carb. Everything on the car is either new or rebuilt and I have a box of receipts to support this. The car runs and drives and handles very nicely, has good acceleration and good fuel economy too. I have seen other G-Bodies with a factory stick, but I have yet to find even one Buick with this option.

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Buick resurrects the Electra nameplate on a science fiction-like electric concept

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