Listing snapshot
| Spotted | November 2022 |
| Asking price | Not recorded |
| Location | Galloway, Ohio |
| Listed on | Craigslist, private seller |
| Drivetrain | Supercharged 3.8-liter V6 swap, automatic, front-wheel drive |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We came across this 1987 Buick LeSabre T-Type in November 2022, listed by a private seller in Galloway, Ohio, near Columbus. It’s a black coupe with a supercharged engine swap, and the seller still had the original window sticker. We didn’t keep the asking price, but a modified T-Type with its paperwork is worth recording.
What this car was
A black two-door coupe on black wheels, photographed in a suburban driveway and on the street. The paint had a good shine, the body looked straight, and the car sat level. The T-Type was the sporty LeSabre, and this one had been built up further.
The seller’s description, as best we can read it from our notes:
- Swapped to the L67 supercharged 3.8-liter V6
- Aggressive camshaft and upgraded pistons and heads
- Rebuilt engine and transmission, with a nice, well-kept interior
- All service records and the original window sticker
- A spare supercharger and a large box of extra parts
- Black paint, automatic transmission and a clean title
- Described overall as being in fair condition
Why this one is interesting
The L67 was GM’s supercharged version of the 3800 V6, used in cars like the Buick Park Avenue Ultra and Pontiac Bonneville SSEi from the early 1990s. Swapping it into the earlier front-drive Buicks is a known upgrade among owners of these cars. The original window sticker and service records help, because they prove what the car started as.
A little LeSabre history
Buick downsized the LeSabre and switched it to front-wheel drive for 1986, on GM’s H-body platform shared with the Oldsmobile 88 and Pontiac Bonneville. The coupe and sedan carried on, and the T-Type was the performance-styled coupe, with blacked-out trim, a firmer suspension and Buick’s 3.8-liter V6. It was a short-lived model, which is why T-Types are rarely seen now.
More cars from the archive
- 1986 Buick Century Gran Sport, another Buick
- 1992 Buick Century, another Buick
- 1946 Buick Roadmaster Series 71, another Buick
- 1986 Lincoln Town Car, another 1980s American car
