Turbocharged 1978 Buick Regal Sport Coupe

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This one was requested by my friend bisquikXLT, here on YT. It's a 1978 Buick Regal Sport Coupe, powered by the turbocharged 3.8 V6. This car has just over 37,xxx miles and has been really well-preserved. This is the predecessor to the popular Grand National and GNX Buicks that would follow. I hope you find it interesting, thanks for taking a look!
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[@jackspizza8155]

I love this thing, it's like a time capsule it still looks exactly like it did brand new. I loved this thing as a kid, we both were born in 78.

[@canibusnj]

I'm glad you did a video on this car Jeff. It was the most interesting car in the CCC tour video you did the other day. Every time I see those Buick steering wheels from the late 70's it gives me a bit of nostalgia. My dad had a 79 Lesabre he drove up until the early 90's.

[@grgdotson]

Had a 305 V8 78 in 1990. Loved that car

[@ebt12]

Wow, does this bring back memories. I had a 1978 Buick Regal, not the sport coupe though I did add a rear anti-sway var and better tires.

[@markchirillo5083]

sweet car,you always show great looking cars,love the walk though the barn the other day ,great cars

[@keithward5411]

I wish I would have seen this when they were selling it. I definitely would have bought it. I had a 79 sport coupe with a moon roof when I was in high school in the early 90’s. Same everything. It was broken into a few times. They cracked the dashboard.0, trying to steal the radio. I loved that car, but was really beat up when I bought it. Still was awesome. Wish I had it still.

[@alfredomariscal1792]

One of my first ones, thankyou.

[@AvgJoe455]

I would love to find this car. My dad had a black one when I was in HS.

[@bluedoggg1]

Wish I had kept mine

[@bisquik3006]

Thanks for the post sir! Damn, I'd love to have that car.

[@RamblinAround]

+bisquik3006 No problem, glad you like it. Looks like a great, low mileage car.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

Wow now those were the days ..cool car.

[@RamblinAround]

+Pople BackyardFarm Thanks for taking a look!

[@user-nu2pp5tc5q]

Brought back memories. Had one of these in triple black. Black paint, black partial vinyl roof and black interior. Had Appliance 5 spoke mags with BF Goodrich Radial TA's . Not the fastest but could hang with the mustangs and camaros of the time when racing Telegraph rd in Michigan in the summers. Unfortunately someone liked it more and stole it. They found it but it was so torn up insurance totaled it. Lots of good memories before that though!

[@lukeworrell8479]

Some people don't realize how cool these cars really are

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

not too shabby indeed! pretty rare to see turbo's on domestic cars of that era, or even imports. Good find!

[@RamblinAround]

+paradoxdesigns Yep, not too many turbo domestics. Took them a few more years to get things really worked out, but it's still interesting. Thanks for watching Murray.

[@MrDonkov]

Nice, what a cool car, and for that price!

[@RamblinAround]

+Ydonkov Thanks for watching!

[@xLuiKangx007]

Awesome Car

[@sallagunas5168]

glad i still have mine

[@alcoburn888]

great channel

[@ollijokinen1571]

Cool Buick. :)

[@RamblinAround]

+Olli Jokinen Thanks for taking a look my friend!

[@gene978]

Hey JEFF, long time lol. When I was 18 years old I had a brand new Cougar XR-7 my first NEW car and the older waitress at work (70's) strolls in with this in a peach green a '79 Turbo Regal V6. I use to go outside and spend more time looking at her car more than my New Car. Same interior as that one there.

[@RamblinAround]

+gene978 That's cool, glad it brought back some good memories. Thanks for watching, nice to hear from you.

[@510rydah]

truly beautiful ride, I regret selling mine back in the day. mine was white, not the original paint I could tell because it was a crappy paint job, but the ride was mechanically sound, comfortable fast and smooth like a true buick.

[@dodgesportsman772]

Oh man!!! I would buy it but it's been 7 years so I'm sure it's gone

[@pmart06]

Awesome review have to get there some day live in Belvidere il so little far any 64 c10 that's what I really want

[@RamblinAround]

+pmart06 I think there's a 62 and a 63, but I don't think there's a 64 around right now. Thanks for watching!

[@JostheRebel]

Nice survivor jeff !

[@RamblinAround]

+The Rebel 22 Thanks for taking a look Jos!

[@slimjim119]

nice shape

[@raulbaro6908]

Nice videos cars

[@80GP400]

Wow for 9k that's is a good price.This cars value will go up like most of the 80's cars in the coming years.

[@kennetholiver5933]

wish you would do a special on convertibles at classic cars shed that would be cool

[@captainbllack]

Looks very busy under the hood.

[@RamblinAround]

+Peter Varga It is pretty stuffed under there. Thanks for watching!

[@johnmaher413]

my mom had that same car but colum shift awsome i crashed it in 1984 at age 13 in was fixed with a v8

[@cliffordlewisjr1688]

I would to get that rare regal don't see many on the street

[@TommyZTrains]

So, after all this time: "DID the car sell" ? If yes, did you get the asking price ?

[@BISQUIK4570]

I wonder if this thing had the little lights for a boost gauge. A friend of mine had a turbo 78 Le Sabre his grandpa got brand new. If I recall it had three lights on the dash to tell you if you were generating boost or not. Cool cars, but not the fastest for sure.

[@user-rh1ci8hi4x]

Yup. I owned a '78 Regal Turbo. It had the colour-changing lights. But it was a POS car and dog slow. Always breaking down.

[@kevaninthe4135]

Not a bad G-body.

[@chiefsmakaho9882]

Life in the 413 why not?

[@neozeed1984]

the original grand national... I used to commute to school in one of these, the driver drove slower than my grandma so I have no idea how fast it went. always tried to get him to floor it, but he was a pussy.

[@RamblinAround]

+neozeed1984 LOL, that's hilarious.

[@5tonyvvvv]

Square Bodies! Awesome!

[@lynnkittn5064]

Just like mine but.....crushed burgundy velvet interior and mine had a 500 horse engine...

[@user-xt1rc2br6u]

всем привет. не могли бы вы передать в дар нам большую американскую машину .любую на выбор для детей из детского дома .нам они очень нравятся. будем очень благодарны .мы находимся в России.дети очень ждут!!!

[@TommyZTrains]

Did the car SELL ??

[@user-rh1ci8hi4x]

I owned a '78 Regal Turbo. It was a POS car and dog slow. Always breaking down. Expensive to replace turbo unit. Again, a huge POS. Yechh!

[@zxKrookedxz]

i got one in the same color with a 305 chevy in it, only 22,000 miles. it is for sale too so if you want to buy it reply to this comment :D EDIT im located next to stl and im asking for 5k

[@youngmaster5629]

o Lemurs can u send pics I'm interested

[@816athlon64]

I had one my first car the 231 v6 was trash bad design External oil pump.

[@Jake6753O9]

The performance on these is lackluster. 165hp 265ft lbs. 0-60 in 9.2sec and quarter mile in 16.9sec. They look sharp but are in fact garbage.

[@luke4701]

had one piece of crap

[@ELPATRON839]

I don't think that's an 78 maybe a 87 yeah

[@510rydah]

it is a '78 I had one shortly after I graduated from high school as a gift. the difference between the late 70's model to the now famous 80's granny's is the front end headlights, the 79's had the single headlights as opposed to the double headlights the others had. mine was a t-top '78 which I didnt mind. and yes it was a fast fun and comfortable ride to have. I regret selling it months before the bay area floods back in the 90's.