That dealer seems to always have awesome cars, but his pricing is equally as awesome. His cars are like another mans wife. Nice to look at, but I’ll never own it.
"Ethel.... I don't want to listen to that rock and roll that they play all the time anymore... just who is this Led Zeppelin guy? And this long hair Eric Clapton singing about Cocaine? They don't play Tommy or Jimmy Dorsey anymore, so let's just get the credit for the radio" Maybe that's what happened.... It's a beaut, but that price gives me a nosebleed....
When I lived in Chicago I had a car friend who had an absolutely loaded ‘62 Fleetwood with radio delete. Every option but a jukebox. My friend, who bought the car from the original owners daughter said she didn’t want the radio, cause it made her nervous.
The people buying Buicks in this era were people like my grandfather: already in their 60s and modern music had long since passed them by. My grandfather never listened to the radio in his car nor paid any money for the higher end ones. My mom learned to a drive in a Buick with an AM radio mono speaker setup that didn't work well. Some things just weren't important to some people. And back in the 70s GM radios were quite expensive, almost as much as AC ($350+ starting price on a $4000-6000 car) and they were not great quality compared to the stuff you could buy at the local sound shop. Many buyers opted to skip the radio off the bat since it was just going to get tossed.
elb, everything you said is true, but most people would buy the radio accommodation package for under $10. That would give the buyer the windshield antenna, and power and speaker wiring installed. This would also mean no block off plate for the stock radio. This is a very nice car, but the 160hp 350 with a 2.40 rear gear ratio is not inspire much spirited driving. The car is probably worth about 40% of the asking price. And the problem is if you put any miles on it the value would plummet I have always liked the 76-77 Regals better than the same year Cutlass's but not with a bench seat and column shifter. A good friend of mine had a 76 equipped with a 455 and 3.23 rear gears and after a cam change it would really surprise people. It would all most run with my tires 70 GTO.
Oil leaks were pretty standard on every Buick V8 I have ever owned once they were about 4 years old. they seem to seep out of every possible oil seal. But they do self rust proof the floor boards of the car.
