1978 Buick Park Avenue on 2040-cars
Saint Charles, Missouri, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:Buick 350 V8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Transmission:Automatic
Make: Buick
Model: Park Avenue
Options: Cassette Player
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Mileage: 50,280
Exterior Color: Burgundy
Interior Color: Black
Warranty: as-is no warranty
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: 2 door coupe
Drive Type: rear
1978 Buick Park Avenue Coupe. Excellent Condition. All power options. 350 Buick V8, Turbo 400 transmission. Runs and drives like a new car. 50,000 original miles. This car has spent its whole life in a garage and has never seen snow. Interior is perfect except for the headliner is starting to sag although the headliner material is in excellent condition. The only other things wrong with the car are it needs a new a/c compressor, it is locked up due to lack of use, and a piece about 4 inches long is missing from the rear bumper fillers on each side but no one ever notices it unless you point it out to them. My wife and I are the second owners of this car. The original owner was a Buick executive that lives here locally and always had the car maintained at Buick dealerships. I also have a parts manual and many NOS parts that he gave me that the winning bidder can make me an offer on. I reserve the right to end auction early as I do have the car for sale locally too.
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