Am I missing something here?

[Turbo6Smackdown]

eBay Motors: Buick : Regal (item 320150063235 end time Aug-30-07 17:30:24 PDT)

Did I miss something that buick stamped out in 1981 that was ultra rare and ultra desireable? Were there 265cid V8's in regals? I'm lost.

 

[corsair231]

Starting Bid $18,000.00. To paraphrase an old saying, "Boy, He musta bumped his head!!!!"

 

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

Even if that car only had 00123 ( ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE ) MILES on it, i dont think it would be worth $18,000.00


BW

 

[gordyzx9r]

Out of morbid curiousity I sent a question to the seller to ask what was so unique about the car that they would be asking that kind of money for it.

The owners are in love with their car and they think it is the greatest thing since sliced bread! I don't argue with customers, I do what they want to stay in business.

Have a great day and thanks for the polite question, you are the first one to ask in a nice way.

I have an uncle who is a used car, horse, and harley hustler and he's always said "there is a sucker for every seat".

 

[kh440]

The 4.4 was a chebby engine, low compression and zero horsepower that was only offered from around 80-82. I'm guessing the car was originally Canadian as I've never seen one of those engines in a Buick. Nice car but 18 grand?? puh-lease!

 

[Project TNX]

Since it is in really good shape, I'd give them $1,000.00 instead of $800.00, what can I say, I'm feeling generous, haha.

 

[turbofish38]

That aint the Chevy 267. Its a Pontiac 265 just like the auctions says. It was a smaller bore and stroke 301. It was the only V-8 you could have ordered in a Regal for 1981. You could consider yourself lucky if you lived in the Great White North. Your choices of a V-8 was the SBC 267/2V or the 305/4V. The funny thing is that Pontiac offered this 265 and the 301/4V in the Lemans and GP. Personally I believe there was a little conspiracy theory going on with Buick and because they chose to have only this one wheezy underpowered V-8 as an option was the only reason the carb turbo V-6 remained the flagship engine for the Buick G-body. After 1980 turbo sales went for a drastic downslide turn in sales. Heck sales for both engines couldn't have been that great. For 1982 the only V-8 option for the Regal was the 350 Olds Diesel. No gas V-8. GM was into profit. With less than 3,000 carb turbos and another 3,000 265 cars that made these two engine options loss leaders. The Buick engineers were quite the spin doctors IMO. Its a good thing as the TR as we know wouldn't have been built if a better V-8 was stuffed in the Regal.

1981 was the last year for production of the true Pontiac V-8. Techincally 1980 was the last year of the Buick V-8 but GM stockpiled some 350's and those were only available in Canadian market 1981 LeSabres and Park Aves. The Buick 350 was never installed in a G-body. Probally because of the carb turbo V-6.

 

[Turbo6Smackdown]

Ahh I see. Thanks for the history lesson. Always learn something new here. I did not know that.