This car was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. The factory clear-coat was reduced to lizard scales from one end to the other, on top of an unattractive metallic silver paint. Terrible terrible paint.
Radiator is too weak for that huge power plant.
Once I finished the bodywork, I couldn't believe how good looking this car could be. Tons of chrome doesn't hurt.
Absolutely floats down the road and corners like it's on rails.
Very comfortable to drive, even on long trips.
Very distinctive looking, never have to look too long for it in a parking lot.
Very low maintenance. In the last 7 years, have spent less than $1000 to restore and maintain car. This includes a killer paint job.
Two things you need to know, clear coat/base coat paint was still years away in '79, and, if that is a Buick engine, they were notorious for overheating. Get a 5 core radiator, and install an auxiliary tranny cooler. I had a '74 with a Buick 350, it was an ongoing battle to keep it from overheating.
Note: A Comments RSS Feed is available. New comments appear in the Members Area before the main site