1972 Buick Centurion - vintage road test

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[Sail8410]

Buick music for sure LOL.

[Sail8410]

USS Buick

[VictrolaJazz]

I know this may be a very early production model, but I thought the 455 equipped Centurions had the "455" numbers below the word Centurion on the side? I think the 455 was standard in '71 and '72, then became an option in '73.

[VictrolaJazz]

@citrusparkguy Those are the beautiful Buick road wheels which the division began using with very slight alterations to the hub design each year since 1963.

[citrusparkguy]

love those rims

[VictrolaJazz]

@MNBluestater Same on the right side, too!  '71 was the beginning of GM's poor quality. This generation of GM cars rusted where the "C" pillars joined the body, across the front of the hood and around the rear window. In '74, all GM models except for Cadillacs had side trim that was stuck on with glue and within about six months pieces would start falling off both sides, leaving ugly black marks where they had been.

[VictrolaJazz]

@redbuick I owned a base-trim level '73 LeSabre from '93 to about '98 that had the optional 455 and 2.75 axle instead of the 3.08 that came with the 350. It ran effortlessly but in the summer when I'd stop after being on the highway, the water would surge out of the overflow jug--it may have had a bad radiator cap I'm think after all these years.

[VictrolaJazz]

@iluvbuickgnx That's true, but your 231 V6 couldn't pull a 7,500 lb. trailer, either.

[VictrolaJazz]

@laidback72 I actually like '72s better because they don't have those idiotic vent holes in the trunk lid.

[VictrolaJazz]

@Doobie1975 The Centurion ostensibly replaced the Wildcat that ended in 1970, but nothing could really replace that high compression 455 with 370 HP! The '71 and '72 Centurions were decent cars even with a low-comp 455, but by '73 with the 350 standard, it was just a glorified under-powered LeSabre--performance was dead by that time.