LandYacht

The new owner flew in yesterday with his wife. We spent some time going over the ins/outs of the car and then they took the rest of the day to drive it home. Across LA and the Valley and another 300 miles or so up the coast. It was a hot day and I was anxious all day to know they'd made it ok!! I would have been crushed if the car had let them down. The car went to a great guy with a 28 foot long garage and they're going to drive and enjoy it - couldn't have found a better home in my opinion! @Y-JobFan would the front fender emblems have been LeSabre with a 455 underneath them? that's what I've read but I've never seen one with them. I spent A LOT of time looking for correct emblems and eventually sourced some original "new in their boxes" LeSabre Custom and Buick emblems from different sellers via ebay. I couldn't believe my luck - new in their original GM boxes from the factory!

Hi Matt - that looks like a good project for someone. Are you getting any response? Facebook has a number of forums that might generate a bunch more interest, especially at the modest price you're at. The car runs and drives - which some might consider a better place to start than a steel paperweight with a good hood.

thanks, John - I'm happy with the result and I think the sales price was about spot on. These cars are underappreciated and don't draw the big big money, but a buyer would be very hard pressed to get something this enjoyable and unique for this kind of money. I don't see why this car couldn't go another 50 years with some TLC. Then there's enough room under the hood and trunk to install a future "Mr. Fusion" reactor, don a space suit and fly it to the moon - i think it would make pretty awesome spaceship.

The Sloan report didn't indicate a demonstrator car (shown in the very last category on the wholesale order sheet) for whatever that is worth. It also says the car was financed through a bank or other alternate source instead of GMAC or cash....so perhaps it was just a customer order. I mean, how many convertibles were likely ordered in the ordinary course with an engine block heater? The car still had the block heater plug under the hood when I bought it! I was incredulous that it could be original until I saw the order sheet. The option sheet confirms you could have your LeSabre Custom just about any way you want, although I don't see a cornering lights option. That looks like a Centurion specific item. The 1972 Buick catalog shows LeSabre customs in hardtop and convertible forms pretty well equipped with rally wheels and the customline boot cover so maybe it wasn't that odd for a LeSabre custom. While I've never seen one quite like this, I haven't seen very many of these at all with the low production numbers (about 2,037 LeSabre convertibles and 2,396 Centurion convertibles). Lord knows how many have survived in the wild. I was hopeful someone might materialize with some connection to the car or the dealership in Iowa during the BaT auction, but disappointingly that hasn't happened.

I'm parting with Ebony and would love to see her go to a Buick lover. She's listed on BaT and I can answer any questions you may have there: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-buick-lesabre-custom-convertible/