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The 1981 Buick Electra was the division’s flagship — the largest, most formal, and most lavishly equipped car Buick built. Riding GM’s rear-wheel-drive C-body platform, offered as a coupe, sedan, and Estate Wagon, and topped by the prestigious Park Avenue, it represented traditional American luxury at a moment when that tradition was under enormous pressure. … Read more
The 1981 Buick Century marks the end of an era. It was the final year of the rear-wheel-drive Century — and, more broadly, the last year of GM’s rear-drive A-body platform, an architecture whose lineage stretched back to 1964 and had underpinned some of the most celebrated muscle cars ever built. For 1982 the Century … Read more
The 1981 Buick LeSabre was the division’s full-size mainstream car — big, soft-riding, and comfortable in the way Buick buyers expected, but downsized and re-engineered for an era of rising fuel prices. Riding the rear-wheel-drive B-body platform with a 115.9-inch wheelbase, it was offered as a coupe, sedan, and Estate Wagon, and it marked the … Read more
The 1981 Buick Skylark was a very different car from the Skylark name’s muscle-era past. Part of GM’s front-wheel-drive X-body family alongside the Chevrolet Citation, Oldsmobile Omega, and Pontiac Phoenix, it was a compact, space-efficient sedan and coupe built for an America worried about fuel prices. Transverse engine, front-wheel drive, rack-and-pinion steering, and MacPherson strut … Read more
The 1981 Buick Riviera holds a small but genuine place in automotive history: it was the first car ever to wear Buick’s T-Type badge. Renaming the previous S-Type package, the T-Type brought a turbocharged V6, firmer suspension, and blacked-out trim to Buick’s front-wheel-drive personal luxury coupe — and the name would go on to appear … Read more
The 1981 Buick Regal was the year the nameplate found its shape – literally. A major facelift gave the Regal coupe a dramatically more aerodynamic profile with a sloping hood and nose, and the reason was not fashion but racing. NASCAR Winston Cup cars were built from factory body panels, so a slipperier showroom Regal … Read more
