This Buick R This Buick Regal started off life as a Limited model, then it was treated to a lot of special options. So after yesterdays post about that Buick Olympic display piece, we did some research and found other nea So after yesterdays post about that Buick Olympic display piece, we did some research and found other neat Buick items that were created for the Los Angeles Olympics, since Buick was a sponsor fo This limited edition creation, has a numbered brass plaque on it.
We've never seen this piece before, so We've never seen this piece before, so who produced it is currently unknown, as well as how many units like this were actually created Here's some more cool key rings we saw lately, all have a Buick themed element to them!
Whatever your spe Whatever your specific logo or symbol preference is, there's always plenty of Buick inspired keychains that will Custom creations are always started from other versions of the Buick Regal model. Nothing is ever made to Nothing is ever made totally from scratch. Same car, just with a new design in the styling, graphics or modifications. Racing Champions started off creating these Buick Regals, then continued on with other turbo regals in di Racing Champions started off creating these Buick Regals, then continued on with other turbo regals in different colors.
That was back in , and then they paused manufacturing them for awhile. Compared to the First Generation, the '2nd Gen' was smaller with a Buick's new cubic-inch V6 engine became standard equipment and a revised version of the cubic-inch V6 was optional. The CID V6 became standard for A three-speed manual transmission was initially standard but was later replaced by an automatic gearbox.
Initially, body styles were exclusively coupes but gained a four-door sedan and five-door station wagon in the early s when the Century was replaced by an all-new car on the front-wheel-drive A platform. The wagon was dropped after and the sedan followed a year later. Styling updates for included a raked front end with a new grille, downward-sloping hood, and a taller rear end with a spoiler-type cutoff.
The grille had vertical bars and angled sharply outward, with Buick - in block letters - inset into the upper horizontal bar. The name 'Regal' - in script - was positioned at the lower corner. The grille was flanked by dual, square headlights and rested above the integrated bumper. Wide horizontal parking and turn lamps were integrated into the bumper. In the back were full-width, wraparound taillamps. There was a redesigned reinforced plastic wheelhouse panel that contained a battery tray and a new side-lift frame jack.
A special Somerset Limited Edition trim was offered on the and Regal. It received unique tan and dark blue designer exterior paint, sport mirrors, chrome Somerset badging, and wire wheel covers.
The interior had brushed chrome trim, Somerset badging, and tan and blue plush velour upholstery. The Somerset Edition wore unique dark sandstone and Carmel exterior paint, turbine wheels, and sport mirrors. The velour upholstery was finished in camel and dark brown piping. The Buick Regal Limited trim level wore new wheel covers, optional cornering lights, and bodyside wide rocker panel moldings that traveled from ahead of the front wheels to the back of the rear wheels.
A new blue crest was located on the hood. The interiors were done in new soft knit velour fabric and new fur-like carpeting extended to the lower door sections. The Decour Package came with sport mirrors, a sport steering wheel, turbine wheels, and was offered in four colors and each had a silver lower section.
There were a black-trimmed grille, headlamps and taillamps, and turbine-style wheels, a sport steering wheel, and wide bright center rocker molding. The standard engine was an overhead-valve V6 with a cast-iron block and head, a cubic-inch displacement, a compression ratio of 8. The optional turbocharged version had horsepower and lb-ft of torque. The optional cubic-inch V8 built by Pontiac had an 8.
The engines were backed by a Turbo Hydramatic transmission with a converter clutch, and stopping power was provided by the front disc and rear drum brakes. Standard equipment continued to include the sport mirrors and fast-ratio power steering.
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