Hopefully, this site will enable an easy way for you to register your car, as well as view the other cars in the registry.
The Centurion looked fast but actually couldn't move at all: It had an engine, but no drive shaft.ĭow Jones industrial average (year-end) 499. The Buick Centurion Registry is dedicated to preserving the history of as many Centurions from 1971-1973 as possible. The lens was in the tail point, and a television screen was mounted on the dashboard for easy checking by the driver. The tail end of the Centurion came to a bullet-shaped point that contained the one truly unique feature of the car, a television camera in the trunk that replaced the standard rearview mirror.
The Centurion had the red-and-white color scheme that became a standard for many Buicks of the '50s and the rear wings that would mark the design of the 19 Buicks. Buick used the concept cars to propel itself back into the forefront of U.S. None was more spectacular than the Centurion, a four-passenger coupe with a fiberglass body and an all-glass top.
#BUICK CENTURION SERIES#
The classic Centurion convertible photo was found at the 1950s, starting with the LeSabre and XP-300 in 1951, Buick produced a series of stunning concept cars, each containing elements of future models. The tan and brown ’71 Centurion image came from. The Centurion show car image came from, and the LeSabre show car photo was found at. Image Credits: The heavily (and horribly) modified Buick profile image is from. The winner? Well, my best guess is that the LeSabre was Buick’s “Impala,” whereas the Centurion was their “Caprice.” Then in 1974, the LeSabre became both the “Impala” and the “Caprice.” So I’d say this match is pretty much a draw. In 1975 the 4-door received the opera window treatment, and Disco ruled the land. Also in ’74, the front and rear bumpers met the 5-mph safety tests. The 1974 model, its first solo year, brought a new grille and added opera windows to the 2-door model. The ’71 Centurion also had the 455 V-8 standard it was an option over the 350 V-8 in the LeSabre.Īfter the Centurion was cancelled, the LeSabre proudly carried on.
Supposedly the Centurion had a slightly higher interior trim level. One had to look closely to tell them apart, and I still do I usually just search for the nameplate for definition. The LeSabre convertible carried on for 19. This is a ’73 Centurion, the marques’ last year. This definitely made the car look more “base model.” I see portholes in the hood, which the Centurion did not have.īoth cars were also available as a convertible, except for 1973 there was no LeSabre ragtop that year. The LeSabre was probably the “lesser” car of the two at the time, since they were available in a 4-door hardtop or sedan style (with window frames), with or without a vinyl roof. My father’s car was identical to this ’71, except for the wheels and tires. The Centurion was always a hardtop (No window frames), and I’ve never seen an unrestored one without a vinyl roof. I learned to drive a big car in the Wildcat, and later at 19, drove the Centurion from home near Nashville to Miami, then on to Key West on a scuba diving trip. So I had some first-hand experience with them. Maybe I have a little dog in this fight, because as a kid, we had a tan 4-door ’65 Wildcat, and then later, my father brought home a ’71 Centurion. We should note here that these were the largest full-sized cars GM ever built, and the 1965-1970 B-Body platform is the 4th best selling in history with 12,960,000 copies. GM’s B -Body got the nod, and other GM cars from ’71-’73 built on the B-Body include the Chevrolet Bel Air, Impala, and Caprice the Oldsmobile Delta 88 and Pontiac’s Bonneville, Catalina, and Grand Ville. But back down here on Earth, it was time to build cars.
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