After the Me-Decade of the 1970s ended, personal luxury coupe sales began to dwindle, with similar spillover effects on mainstream two-door coupes, including Buick's LeSabre Limited Coupe.
This unit, made in General Motors' Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, was delivered to Reagan Buick in Omaha, Nebraska. The Dark Blue paint and accompanying trim are all in very good overall, with some minor blemishes visible on the hood and on the left rear quarter panel at close range. .....
The paint is complemented by a Carbon Flash half-vinyl roof (code 31T) that looks great. Local consignor purchased the car in 2016 and mileage of 24,378 is understood to be actual.
From its chrome wraparound bumpers, which are in very good shape, and wide grille to its full-width taillights, there's no mistaking this B-body car for any of its siblings from Chevrolet, Pontiac or Oldsmobile. This example as dual sideview mirrors. The car's engine bay is extremely tidy, the cargo area is clean and has a full-size spare tire and wheel, plus tire cover and bumper jack. There are also a set of floor mats in the trunk.
This big B-body rolls Cooper Trendsetter SE white stripe radials, size P215/70R15 at all four corners. Each one is mounted on a steel wheel, topped with locking wire wheel covers (code N91). The wire wheel covers are in very good order while the tires appear in good, original condition. This car came from the factory equipped with GM's F41 suspension option, making the car ride and handle firmer than the base suspension and there are a pair of mudflaps on the rear wheel wells.
Under that big, counterbalanced hood is a 307 CID V-8 engine with a four-barrel carburetor (code LV2), which was a variant of the Rochester Quadrajet, usually the CCC (Computer Command Control) Quadrajet. In 1985, roller lifters, floating piston wrist pins and swirl port intake runners were added. Backing this motor is a Turbo Hydramatic 200-4R four-speed automatic transmission with overdrive (THM200-4R) and a 2.73:1 rear differential.
Driver convenience features include air-conditioning (code C68), power recirculating ball steering, power disc/drum brakes, cruise control (code K34), power windows (code C31), power locks, power sideview mirrors (code DG2), power front seats, automatic headlights (code T82), rear window defroster (code C49) and tilt and telescoping steering column (code N33). A/C blows, but not cold.
Inside, the Dark Blue cloth upholstery (code 27) looks sumptuous and inviting. The front seat is split 50-50 and has individual fold-down arms for driver and front passenger. The matching carpeting looks great and even the courtesy lights still work after almost 40 years. The headliner looks great, as does the two-spoke deluxe steering wheel (code N32). Faux wood paneling graces the inner door panels and dashboard for touches of warmth and happens to coordinate well with the dark blue. There's an electronic touch climate control panel mounted above a Delco-Bose AM/FM stereo with cassette deck, auto reverse, scan/seek five-band graphic equalizer and metal tape settings. A column-mounted shift lever completes the interior.
In 1985, the top-line LeSabre Limited became the LeSabre Limited Collector's Edition to mark the end of an era for the rear-drive sedan and coupe.
Coupe competition to this Buick in 1985 included Buick's own Riviera, Dodge's 600 Club Coupe, Ford's LTD Crown Victoria, Mercury's Grand Marquis, Oldsmobile's Delta 88 and Toronado and Pontiac's Parisienne.
If you remember when your parents or your grandparents owned one of these big, cushy cruisers, here's your chance to own one for yourself. This would make a great cruising car to take your wife on a weekend or holiday getaway, especially one that requires a lot of Interstate highway travel. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars and look this B-body Buick over for yourself. Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick?
VIN: 1G4BP37YXFX469514
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 24,378 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!
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