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I have for sale an un-restored ’1976 Buick Electra Limited Landau Coupe’ with leather interior, in good condition with 73,000 original miles on the clock, running the best, and last, of the Buick 455cid blocks (the much sought-after ‘blue block’ with the larger oil and water galleries) mated to a GM TH400 automatic transmission.

I’m the second owner and have clear title in my name.

Looking at the quality of the body and low mileage, I believe that the car was always garaged by the previous owner and basically only driven on weekends and to church. The body is tight and all the panels look straight. I believe this is the original engine (I have tried contacting the previous owner as I have a copy of his original title but can't match a phone number to the address so suspect a deceased estate).

I purchased this vehicle as my classic ‘travel the US’ car and it has fulfilled that role admirably and has been a pleasure to drive.

This is a list of what I have had done to the vehicle, or I know to have been done by the previous owner:
- Viper car immobilizer/alarm system with remote fitted
- 5x new Mastercraft whitewall tires
- new belts and hoses
- new brake hoses front and rear, slave cylinders and rear pads
- new water pump and thermostat and flush of the block and radiator
- new Fel-Pro blue sump gasket (previous owner - the rear main seal may have been replaced at the same time but I can't guarantee that)
- new rocker cover gaskets
- new O-ring between Distributor and block
- new fluids
- new battery
- new alternator
- new viscous fan coupling
- new Center-link
- new front shocks
- rear air shocks (previous owner)
- new Master Cylinder
- Re-building of the driver’s door armrest and matching the passenger armrest to same
- The original radio has been replaced with a Kenwood KDC-X595 with Pioneer speakers in the doors and twin subs in the rear deck. The amp was not in the trunk when I bought it but all the extra wiring is still in place from the battery lead back if you want that thumping sound.

The enginge runs very well and autotrans changes smoothly and easily.

Each mechanic who has worked on this vehicle has been very impressed at how well the vehicle has been looked after.

The only thing to do if you purchase this vehicle (apart from just enjoying driving it) would be at some point to replace the vinyl Landau roof as it has split in parts around the base of the C-pillar and in the section under the rear window (the previous owner siliconed the splits to weather proof them, which is working well) and repair the small rust blemishes starting to show at several points along the bottom edge of the vinyl (I have included pictures).

The paintwork is in good condition particularly considering it is nearly 40 years old – it is showing a few stone chips and loss of a patch of color from the driver's side headlight surround but that’s about all (picture included). The leather seats are all in very good condition – the only blemishes are a scuff mark on the driver’s side rear seat and a light scuff mark on the passenger’s side front seat (pictures included). The interior headliner is in excellent condition as are the sun visors and interior trim. The crash-pad has a crack at the RH end of the pad and some cracking in the speaker area (picture included). All the chrome work is in excellent condition. The electrical components work well too – electric windows zip up and down quickly and smoothly; the electric driver’s seat works smoothly in all directions, the electric locks snap in and out quickly, the wipers work firmly and smoothly and the electric clock works. Originally, there was also an electric aerial but at some time that has been replaced with a fixed aerial – the electric control switch is still in the dash, though. All the lights and lenses are in excellent and undamaged condition and are all working. All the glass is in excellent condition. The A/C works and I've been told has been upgraded to R134a.

I've put about $9000 into the vehicle including the purchase price (and have receipts for all the work I have done).

I have taken this car to the Kissimmee Old Town car show several times and it always draws lots of admiring attention.

If you are interested, call me on (360) 2029342

Thanks, Stephen Shortt

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