Buick Lesabre

Buick LeSabre For 1973, LeSabre could be spec’d out as a 2-door hardtop, 4-door hardtop, 4-door post, or station wagon. For a convertible, Buick buyers needed to step up to the Centurion this year. Two trims were sold which were base and LeSabre Custom. Standard engine was a 350 CID 2bbl V8. Optional were 350 […]
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Buick Century Sport Coupe

Buick Century Sport Coupe It’s not really the official name, but the Century coupe for 1976-1977 was such a radical departure from the rest of the Century lineup, we’re giving it its own page here. The coupe got new squared off fenders and horizontal quad headlamps, while the sedan/wagon kept the rounded swooping fenders and […]
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Buick Century

Buick Century The Century nameplate was used on-again off-again since the 1930s. This time it came back on the freshly redesigned A-body platform for 1973. Sedan, coupe or station wagon configurations were all sold. Trim levels were base, Regal, Luxus or Gran Sport (look for separate sections on Regal/Luxus/Gran Sport. The first two years the […]
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Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser The Vista Cruiser for ’73 was based on the Cutlass, as were all historically. The car lost it’s raised skylight roof that the previous generations sported, but the woodgrain was in its primetime appearance. For motivation, buyers got a 350 or 403 small block, or a 455 big block V8. For 1976, […]
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Mercury Marquis

    Marquis The Mercury Marquis underwent a fresh redesign for 1973, like its stablemates, the Ford LTD, Galaxie, etc. The Marquis was considered a mid-level model, slotted between the Monterey and the Grand Marquis. Trim levels were base and Brougham. Body styles were a hardtop coupe, hardtop sedan, or a station wagon. The 429 […]
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Mercury Monterey

    Monterey The Monterey, like the Marquis, was just restyled for 1973. It was the low end fullsize car in the Mercury lineup. Two trims were offered, base and Custom. Available bodies were 2-door hardtop, 4-door post, or a station wagon. Engines for 1973 were a 351 CID 2bbl V8 as the base powerplant, […]
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