1973 Buick LeSabre Custom review from North America

Parking brake needed to be replaced before the car was inspected. It sat parked for a least a year, and passed NJ state inspection with no tune up or oil change. Just took it out on the highway and blew it out. It also needed a new exhaust from the exhaust manifold back, new shocks, new tires, radiator, as well a new Bendix spring in the starter.

The car was brown, with a raggedy white top. I liked how the dash controls were slanted toward the driver. It had a rear window defroster, that blew hot air on the back window, instead of having a heat element embedded in the window. Why don't they still do that? It worked great! The 350 engine always ran strong. The end came when the radiator went. Instead of buying a new one, I went to the junk yard and bought a "certified sealed" used one. Put it in myself, and was proud of the job I did. 10 minutes later I saw steam coming out of the tailpipe. Knew that wasn't good. Drove the car around in the summer of '87 with 10 gallons of water in the trunk. Used to refill the radiator after long trips. Used about a gallon of radiator sealer to keep the water from mixing with the oil. But the old lady had it after a long summer of hard driving.