My first car in 1987 was a `71 Centurion with the optional performance engine (Stage 1 Valves/Heads) and 3.42:1 limited slip. It would beat up almost anything back then.
I had the '71 Electra 2-Door. Drove it daily from 1997 to 2011. It had 2 crumple zones...the car in front of me and the car behind me. Thanks for watching!
@@HODIUSDUDE I also had a 71 Electra coupe , got it from my grandfather when I turned 16 in 1978 and drove it until a Chevy suburban crossed the center line and totaled my front crumple zone in a head-on collision. Amazingly, I walked away with only bruises from my lap and shoulder belts. Back in 1983, I was probably the only kid that wore seat belts, especially those old style belts.
The Centurion was a typical full sized Buick. Beautiful styling,great ride,very reliable,powerful,and above all rock solid!!! In my mind, it's a Wildcat!!!❤❤❤ that car!!!
Arguably the last of the 'sporty full size' series, which had its roots in the 50's (Buick Century, Olds Super 88). Big motor B body chassic (for GM). The muscle car really killed them off, but the Centurion (nee Wildcat) and non-letter Chrysler 300 (thru 71) were the last of the series nameplates to carry forward. The Centurion for its time was exceptionally clean / less chrome than the LeSabre. Interiors attempted 'sportiness' with the 'belted' seat detail too, though buckets were gone by that time, and the trim was rather less luxurious than might have been expected for the price point.
What utter BS. I inherited my parents’ 1973 Centurion when the GM dealer refused to take it in trade. Oh, yes, it was fast - 80mph on the interstate felt like 40. And it was enormous inside. But it wallowed like a boat, the door windows on the hardtop wouldn’t meet evenly, and it got a glorious 9 mpg no matter what speed you drove it. The epitome of Detroit hubris.
