70 LeSabre

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  1. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

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  2. 66electrafied

    66electrafied Just tossing in my nickel's worth

    Ouch, typical story in Calgary these days, I've heard of lots of stuff going up for sale because of job loss.
     
  3. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    Don't see a 2-door LeSabre often. This may be a dumb question or one that I should already know the answer to, but what was the difference between a 2-door LeSabre & a Wildcat?

    Would be a pretty neat car to customize. Lousy pics but if vents are set up the same as A-Body looks to be a non-A/C car. IIRC, LeSabres came std. w/350-4 & a 3-sp. manual. Not sure if the HC 350 &/or 455 was optional.

    Apparently Calgary is getting hit hard although have a friend there (board member) who said he was out last weekend and the stores were surprisingly very busy.
     
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  4. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    I think it's an auto. If you zoom in on the second pic you can see the knob of the coloum shifter. That being said would it be a 3 on the tree caro_O??.
     
  5. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    So are the two door lesabers really that rare then?
     
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  6. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    So really, a Wildcat is a stepped up version of a 2-door LeSabre. Thx.!
     
  7. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    I'm not so well versed in the big cars so thx. for information!
     
  8. pbr400

    pbr400 68GS400

    I know that in ‘67 and ‘68 the Wildcat was longer and that length was the front clip and wheelbase. (The cabin and trunk were the same as leSabre). I think the frame and front metal were both Electra pieces before the trim and holes were stamped.
    Patrick
     
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  9. 66electrafied

    66electrafied Just tossing in my nickel's worth

    Also the bigger engine was never offered in LeSabre in 1964-70. In 69 all you could get was the 350 Buick with either a 2 or 4 barrel, and the 4 barrel cars (marked "400" on the fender) had the Turbohydramatic 400 transmission. Wildcat had a choice of two interior combinations, the base LeSabre one, and the "Custom" Wildcat trim which was a step up. Wildcat also never offered the smaller engine in those days either, always the big one. So a 69 Wildcat Custom was the best of both worlds; big motor, better trim, "small" body and lighter weight than the previous years. Between 1965 and 1968 Wildcat shared Electra's wheelbase.
     
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  10. gsgns4me

    gsgns4me Well-Known Member

    I think you are off a year.

    My Dad ordered and bought a 1970 LeSabre 455 from Spitzer Buick in Lorain OH. It was 2 door, gold with brown vinyl top. Had the clear plastic seat cover protecters with the bubbles in them like you'd use for packing material now. I remember being there when they were picking out options on the order form.

    Sad part is, he traded in a 1967 Chevelle SS396, 4 speed, bench seat. He bought that one new also. I begged him to keep that car until I could drive when I figured out he had the "new car fever". It was about paid for, too. I would have been about 9 years old at that time.
     
  11. 66electrafied

    66electrafied Just tossing in my nickel's worth

    I sit corrected, thanks.
     
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