Just in time for Christmas! A / G Body With A Very Rare Goody. 1979 Buick Regal Junkyard Find.
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Right before Christmas, this 1979 Buick Regal hit the local Pick n Pull Junkyard. While I was hoping that this A body which I as well as most call a gbody, had an aluminum deck lid, it was not to be. The aluminum deck lid came on some 78-79 Regal and Monte Carlo models. And they are interchangeable. I already have a couple of them so no biggie. It did however have a very rare factory part that only about 5% of 78-79 Buick regal and Pontiac Grand Prix models have. I've never found one on a olds cutlass. That would be an aluminum radiator core support. I've only found three including this one in all the years that I've been looking in the junkyard. As for the rest of the car, it had been off the road for over two decades from the year 2000. But even though it had a bunch of small dents it was rust free and I believe it most definitely could have been saved. The Buick rally chrome wheels were still pretty shiny. The interior had seen better days but it was all there. The door panel were super clean though and it had a tilt steering column. The dash was slightly warped but not cracked like so many of them. Under the hood was the 4.9 Pontiac 301 which have been overhauled according to the receipts in the glovebox. I always look under the car to see it I find the rare 8.5 gbody rear end but it was the common 7.5" 10 bolt. I've only ever found one 8.5" in a gbody at the junkyard but I will always continue to look for another one. Hopey this one is stripped pretty good before it ultimately meets the crusher.
Whoa Nelley, 301 and it's done.
Rare today, but not that rare back in the day. Many Buicks had Pontiac V8s. My uncle had a 1980 Buick LeSabre with a 301 V8 four barrel, that he got in 1982 and kept until 1986 when he sold it for a 1983 Park Avenue that my dad got as a trade in for a Cadillac at the dealership he worked at during that time. We always knew it was the same car around town because the new owners put "Virginia is for Lovers" bumper stickers on the back. It was sold through DiFeo Buick in Jersey City, NJ and was a company car of my father's. Prior to 1982, it came home to our house a few times if we needed to use it. It's OK, you can use "A" and "G" body interchangeably, as there were G body RWD cars prior to 1982, but by 1982, they were G body in the GM nomenclature. We get what you're saying. LOL. There are still automotive businesses at that same address on the receipt.
We got the VIN, we win: 4 for Buick, M for Regal Limited, 47 for two door, W for 301 V8 with four barrel, aka RPO code "L37", Pontiac produced, 9 for 1979 model year, Z for Fremont, CA assembly (aka "Freaky Fremont"), and the rest is the production sequence. The Fremont, CA plant was among the worst in the GM system at the time, rife with labor problems and drug and alcohol abuse. When there were not enough people to start the line on a Monday or Friday, GM management would hire people on the spot from the bar across the street from the plant. One worker left 300 front ends loose and when called into the foreman's office, he admitted that he did it to get back at the foreman for writing him up previously for drinking on the job. The Fremont plant operated from 1963 to 1982 as a GM plant, closing on March 1, 1982. In 1984, it became a joint venture plant with Toyota under New United Motor Manufacturing, an arrangement that lasted until 2010. Today, Teslas are assembled there. Fremont, Van Nuys (closed in 1992) and Southgate (closed in 1982) were the "Terrible Three" in the GM system, the worst of the worst.
We got the tag, we can brag: 79 for 1979 model year, 4AJ47 for Buick Regal two door, Z for Fremont, CA assembly, 62D for Camel Tan/Doeskin cloth interior trim, AG1 for front split style 60/40 seat, 61L for Medium Beige lower exterior paint, 61T for Medium Beige vinyl top, 10C for the third week of October 1978 production. The color in the trunk appears to be original, the door is likely from another car, with that car possibly being code 63 Dark Gold exterior paint.
You'd want the 265 or 301 Pontiac V8s in this year as the other engine choices weren't so hot. Some Regals could be had with a Chevrolet small block, but those were oil burners and cam eaters in the late 1970s. Nothing that can't be dealt with, but not as smooth as a Pontiac V8. The 301 was an economy engine and the "Rodney Dangerfield" of the Pontiac world because people make it something it is not. If you drove them like you should and maintained them, several hundred thousand miles are not out of the question. The transmissions on these were often the THM200/THM250 variety for fuel economy which was a sore spot as they failed easily. There are a lot of good brackets and hardware under the hood, and yes, being a Pontiac owner, I'd pick them clean as many interchange with other Pontiacs in given years. I know you look for those aluminum parts, LOL.
Whoa Nelley, Poncho needs a new honcho. That's it, time to quit. 301 and it had a good run. RPO code "L37" going to Heaven. 1979 used to be fine. Freaky Fremont built by many a drunk, with a lot of junk in the trunk. Paint code 61 and it's done. Benny likes aluminum parts to save weight, and that's just great. Terrible Three and it's over for thee. Regal soon to soar like a Freebird eagle. 4.9 and outta time. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone in the land, and always lend a helpin' hand. Going to be flat and that's that. Going to get squished and many here, Benny for sure, and because it's Poncho powered, yes, the Google Man is also surely going to be very, very, very, very pissed.
Somebody kept her up.
@@dannyjaythompson1243 Many years back, yes.
My first new car was a 79 Regal, silver with the silver landau top and red bucket seat and console interior. It also had the 4.9 liter engine. I babied that car for 4 years and then after a night of drinking I totaled her with 18k on the odometer. I special ordered it. That Regal brings me back. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Sounded like a nice car. Too bad a bad decision totaled it out.
Dude what were you thinking?!
@@mattbartolovich8228 I was young and dumb. I had a beater that I drove to work and around town, and should have driven that one that night but who knows, maybe I wouldn’t have survived in an older car.
@@randyluca6339 nah older vehicles are safer!
This isnt a bad car at all shame it ended up in the yard Merry Christmas Benny
I enjoyed the video on the Buick regal thanks benny. Merry Christmas to you Benny and your family. And looking forward to more great videos thank you very much. 🇺🇲 🏁 😎 🏁
Happy Christmas buddy from Ireland 🇮🇪 🎄
I had a 79 ,I pulled out the v6 and put a 350 chevy in there it was black with a red interior . Fun fun car
My Dad had one this year had the V6 engine but was black with a black cherryish leather interior same wheels. He got it in 1985 the year he got married. Then the following year when they had me they needed a 4 car that was easier to get in and out of that handled better cause the Regal was awful in winter weather. They didn't get another car till 88 when my brother was born. The funny thing is they got an 85 Renault Alliance which my Dad laughs at now he had that till 1990 and traded that for his grey 86 Chevy Celebrity.
A friend in high school had old 79 or 80 regal limited like this with these rims and pillowed seats with two gold and tan paint , it had a blown v6 so the mechanic pulled and swapped a 307 olds and the th200r4 from a t-boned cutlass and with the regals stock V6 rear gear it wasn't a race car but it transformed over night and was a great college cruiser for long trips on I 95 and the overdrive got 20+ mpg and with the limited interior, it felt like a cadillac inside and it had limited slip for snow[ but he added weight and sand bags]. Buddy put another rebuilt transmission in it 4 years later and even amaco said I would've fixed it too before getting another car and it died at 20 years old [200K miles]right before college graduation and what was gonna be Woodstock 99 trip. With heat on you could easily fall asleep in it driving at night with those seats and ttype steering wheel from a rivera, electra or grand national bolted in and made this car a driver's dream.
That Regal would be perfect with a 350 V8! Merry Christmas!
Long live the G Body! Tough to find them up here in New England in good shape, but they’re out there for sure. Great video man. Always good to learn something new!
Regal was a classic,luxury type Cadillac, brother inlaw had a black with a white leather top,on hydros,on daytons.They all loved it.
Damn, has the Aluminum core support, thats Gbody GOLD!
Benny "Merry Christmas" & have a Happy New Year....from the Cornell family here in Dallas Texas (Pleasant Grove)......Which it's not Pleasant NO MORE......
Love them Regals, in ‘78 drove 1 from Rhode Island to Florida and back and just loved it. It was silver with the Pontiac 301. That was a Rentsl. Then snagged a 78 Cutlass Supreme as my daily. If you took care of them they took care of you in style. G bodies were real lookers from malaise era.
Myyyy favorite car forever I love 78-80 regales forever and ever always never gets olds
im 51 i remember back in the 90s you would trip over these at junkyards t tops thrown all over
It was the same with 3rd gen Camaros and firebirds
The 301 was a Pontiac engine, made from ‘77 through ‘81 I believe. In fact it was the last V8 Pontiac made. A real smog turd.
Wish that was closer. Lots of parts under that hood I need...
Hope you treated yourself for Christmas and got the headlights…grill and trunk and taillights…bumper…wheels…rear end…and a few other bits’n’bobs.
Just seen this video for the first time. Did not know about the aluminum core support, pretty cool. I have a 79 regal , and I have two of the aluminum trunk lids. Very cool. It should be saved.
1980 is my very favorite front end with the quad headlights on the Regal and Cutlass Supreme.
Yup, pretty nice looking. It was a preview for the 1981 and up front end to come.
I agree.
My 79 Pontiac grand prix has the original 304, I have a 403 Olds for her.
301 (Pontiac) V8, not 304. Better off with a Pontiac V8 in that. Nothing wrong with an Oldsmobile 403, but it's a smog engine and not a real performer and never belongs in a Pontiac, although many were optioned that way back in the day.
My dad was a Buick man Ive seen all the models over the years this one included.
Wow a Regal, yeah talk about rare especially seeing one on the road. I remember the Regal Sommerset with that cream and navy blue paint scheme which kinda looked like a 77-79 bill blass MK V . I'm a Ford guy but I really liked these, as a kid in the late 70s early 80s I saw quite a lot of these. Thank you, great vid
Can’t say these was ever my favorite cars but with that being said this one is really solid it’s a shame it will meet the shredder one day once they are gone well 😐 oh yeah Benny get them pennys ☺️
Those were everywhere.... I like the front end,
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO man that kills me. that would of been a great car to save. Another classic in the bone yard. At least people can get the parts they need but still not the bone yard.
Merry Christmas!
Buick Regal nice car pillow seats in the days but up north the bumper rust off and frame 3.8 is better engine Merry Christmas Benny love junk yards
Nope, you wanted a Pontiac V8 in 1979. The Buick V6 was horrid.
@@googleusergp Correct. The 3.8 2V was definitely lacking in get up and go. Amazing that in just 1988 my dad's Bonneville SE (every option except super charger) with the 3.8 MFI and 3 coil packs makes around 150 hp which is more than enough to propel that car up steep hills at highway speeds.
@@JRobert111111 They were terrible engines. Fuel injection cleaned them up and they got more reliable, but the carbureted ones were crap.
I need those front turn signal lamps for spares!!!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Benny!!! Hope you're enjoying the holiday with your family & friends!
Looks to have been battery acid leaking all over by the look of the green stuff on the grille. Should have been saved as it is 65k original miles, lots of $$$ spent on the car, no rust, and the general desirability of the G-bodies. Glad you were able to save something.
Those 14s are good to get Benny! Someone with a S10, Ranger, Fiero, Festiva, or Omni can use those cool wheels!
When I was a kid I used to think these was Grama cars cos my mom had one everybody was always trying to buy it
Mr. B. Here ! Merry Christmas ! So sad the cost to bring it back as a driver to start would not be to high , ECM is junk , but a a buy cheap ,
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Thanks for sharing this Regal!! Not too many people know about those aluminum core supports, super rare and desirable!
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1979 Buick Regal... My first car. Went through 2 engines and rebuilt one of them to be, (what I thought at the time) to be a N/A monster 6cyl 3.8l. also went through three TH350 transmissions in that car. Was powder blue with powder blue pillow top velour interior and a powder blue vinyl top. It was my grandma's car. Literally, my grandma was the first owner... Bought it new I'm 1979 before moving back down to southern Illinois. So many teenaged adventures were had in that car. They're becoming more and more difficult to find clean these days. Shame though... They're nice looking cars. Might pick up another one if I could find a clean one. And then, now being older and wiser... Make it into something I woulda drooled over being 16 yrs old. Also, don't know if anyone noticed... But, the car in this video also has one taillight from a 1980 and the other is from 1979. I had to do similar repairs to mine when I owned it. Had to put a '78 lens on my '79 and grabbed the driver side sport mirrors too due to an asshat with a bat. Lucky for me, the paint was pretty close on the mirror so I just ran it... And the '78 lens is closer to the '79 is than the '80.
It's kool humpback Gbody Regal like this era of Buick see previous owner spent money under hood true about aluminium radiator core support rare indeed & dashboard with gauges, bumpers & taillights worth saving.
I've been looking all over for one of those aluminum core supports I rember when they were everywhere now you never see them
Last 15 years I've only found 4 with this one. Have definitely gotten harder to find no doubt. Only found them in 78/79 regal and Pontiac Grand Prix
I need those headlight bezels 😮
Merry Christmas Benny
I've got 3 1978 Regals fixed up
AWESOME VIDEO!!! I’m also a G-Body guy I’m lucky to have a 1979 454 Malibu and a 1987 Buick Grand National🏁😎👍
I need those front park/signal lamps for spares and taillights too.
Unfortunately they crushed it a while back
Merry Xmàs Benny
She could still be saved !!
It would be an XMass Miracle !!
That was a replacement door if you notice the trunk underneath was the same color as the body of the car as well as the door jamb to the right of the door
Yes, likely a replacement door as it was originally code 61 Medium Beige paint going by the tag.
Benny, I like that 79 Regal Limited and the sport mirrors.
I'd love to have it. I've driven cars in worse shape than some of the cars you find in the Junkyard.
Your knowledge in general is entertaining. G bodies education was interesting also as you knew what you were talking about. If I had the knowledge, time, money, room I would take parts because they won't be available for ever. I hope you let us know what you do get. Have a good holiday and keep on entertaining us.
I took the aluminum radiator core support.
I hope you grabbed that rad support!
Sure did
That's a very very nice car that could be a great restore. I'd had a 1976 Buick regal very strong car for it time.
Another great video my man remember those cars well uncle had 1978 regal red with red interior those things were junk when they were new those doors would sag in year from new but I think they look better than the later grannational regal .they have kind grown on me be nice too have one in all black with 5.3 LS swap with set torque thrust wheels 😊✌️
I put an LS 5.3 in my 80 Monte Carlo.
Merry Christmas! This regal has some awsome parts I hope u grabbed a few parts because it has a lot off good parts. Did u grab that rad support?
I took the core support. This makes only the 4th Ive found since I've been looking.
Ooh, I spy an Aztek in the background.
Was there one there? I didn't notice it or else I would have included it iny walk around video
@@ClassicRideSociety Yes, the yellow heap, I mean vehicle that can be seen when you do a front end view of the Regal.
All the trim and stuff on that is so hard to find I bet a lot of it is at least eBay material if not swaps. Tilt column, too, given it's a bolt in to a Monte Carlo. Core support probably worth the work to yank also. I'd probably take the header, grille and headlight trim as long as I had to take it off, unless the prices were high.
Maybe that's brake fluid spilled down the hood.
Core support is all I took. Should have taken a little more but ran out of time
I knew someone with one in the identical color but it had the rare 6 with the Turbo and the budge in the hood!!!
You didn't have to have the turbo 6 in these cars to have the bulged hood. It was a separate option. Although if memory serves me correctly, I think you had to have at least the sport coupe package. Which had sport mirrors, center console/floor shifter and no vinyl top option. A neighbor across the street had a sport coupe one of these '79s and his had a bulge hood with a 301 Pontiac engine. I always wondered what stopped people from swapping in the hotter turbo 4.9l out of a T/A into those cars with the bulge hoods... I think that woulda been an excellent option for these cars from the factory.
My Second car was 85 regal with money green paint ivory white vinyl top and gold spoke hubcaps lol 😆 fully loaded though with a V6 😆.
Had one in hs late 90s 1 of 3 cars i had at 16 i had this thing different colors every 3-6months had a homie that sprayed cars in his backyard for cheap peolly had it 20 different colors
Should have been saved!
I'd take the bumper shock absorbers ,the steering column,the Body by fisher moldings. I had a 79 2 door Malibu that I wish I'd would of kept and I have my 1985 El Camino.
I thought about those parts but I ran out of time. Had to go across town. Only took the core support as that's most rare
The windshield trim is made of unobtainium
I bought one of them it was a 79 Buick Regal Turbo that fucker went it was kind of dark or brown I bought it in Ham Lake Minnesota that was fast it was the beginning of the GNX or the Grand National I should say pretty rare
Would love to have that 79 regal I had one I miss it. I want it so bad mine was gold with white leather top Im seriously interested
It's at pick n pull South Dallas Texas but they are only parting it out
I had a 78 regal I put a 73 Pontiac 400 in , that was a fun car, 79 monte I put a big block chevy in, that was more fun....
Them single head lights
Cool 🥰
I had one just like that With a 305 chevy engine, same wheels, vinyl top, same color interior, limited edition but mine had power windows and locks, Camel paint like the inside of the door on that one. It looks like that one was repainted or the door was changed. That car brings back some memories. Nice cars but the drive lines are junk.
Yes if you got the Chevy V8 or Buick V6.
The Great American Road Belongs to Regal!
ls that a 301 Pontiac engine? Doesn't look very Buick-like.
Yes, it's the RPO code "L37" Pontiac 301 V8 with four barrel, an optional engine for 1979.
one ove my car's I used to own was a Buick regal 1973 yellow & Brown seats.sometimes I wish I still owned it.hows you're classic car's still coming along.
I've got too many projects 😄.
My cousin had a gold/ bronze regal about the same year model. It originally had a carbureted turbo 3.8. He bought it with a blown engine and swapped a SBC 350 into it. I wonder if he kept the stock trans. I think they were a th250…
I owned 2 regals a 77 and a 80 80 was a better car is this for sale . A good builder.
Junkyard is parting it out
Them wheels are nice , sad to see it there . Lots of great parts . The aluminum parts are on the t types right? Great video
No real rhyme or reason that I can think of as to what cars got the aluminum radiator core support other than I've only seen them on the 78/79 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix. And that's only in a few. Most of the time they are steel even on those models. Supposedly only about 5%got it
I really like the GM A/G Body cars of this era. Actually I'm a big fan of 70s GMs and it's fun to decide which of the GM models to pick out to be my favorite of each platform and generation. As far as this particular one, I've had a difficult time deciding which one I like the best of the Regal/Cutlass/Grand Prix/Monte Carlo... It's pretty much a toss up between the Grand Prix and the Monte Carlo, Regal would be my third favorite and the Cutlass of this era my least.
For me it's Monte (I'm biased as I own an 80) Cutlass then a toss up between the Regal and the grand prix. Wouldn't mind and Elco or a Wagon either
@@ClassicRideSociety My neighbor used to have an '80 Malibu wagon white with no hubcaps. No hubcaps on it worked, he kept the standard black wheels shiny. Back in the day (mid 80s) he used to say it was a piece of crap and crack jokes about it over some beers but for good reason I knew he wasn't giving it the credit it deserved.
@@Champwsox05 now even the wagons have become really desirable. Back then I didn't want to be caught dead in one 😃
I have this car but I can not find any parts for this thing..I need to find bumpers for mine.
Mine was a 3.8 Turbo
Oh and midsize was just A body 64-69 till pontiac grand prix & Monte Carlo were introduced in 1969 and 1970 they were G body class Start. But Olds and buick didn't use the G body till 72 with the Colanade series
I don't know why but something says that header panel with the Grill and headlights would look great hanging from my garage wall
It would 👍
Spoiler Alert: It has an aluminum radiator core support.
😄dang why you gotta spoil it
By the title I thought you finally found a posi Trac rear end.
Although not a posi ( I've since had one installed) I found the holy grail 8.5 gbody rear already in this video. ua-cam.com/video/gUxrRswQXnY/v-deo.html
How much would you charge to send me the tail lights and headlight assemblies with bezels? Im trying to restore a 79 and need them
The 301 would run forever but they got horrible gas mileage. Might as well have had a 350.
It looks like someone sat an old leaking battery on the hood and the acid ran down and corroded the paint and grill.
Was kinda thinking the same thing
I have a 78 regal right now. Would love to know where this car is? I could really use those bumpers
Pick n Pull Dallas Texas
That car should have never seen the junk yard. Easily restore able.
Agreed
They went from a bad color to worse, IMO. Should have gone black! Back in the mid 80’s, my mom had a dark blue with dark blue interior1983 regal with a 3.8 V6 for a short while. It was her first and only two door car. She traded on a four door 1983 Olds 88 shortly after.
The yuck year... we got a loaner in 87 when my wife 86 Somerset digital dash burned out... I told them to keep the POS and we'd buy this Regal...
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was that a water pump I saw on the front passenger seat ? I wonder if that would fit a 307 I
olds engine
It was but I think that was Pontiac
You ever run into Cadillac Fleetwoods
Yes they here all here in my Cadillac playlist. Classic Cadillac Junkyard Finds: ua-cam.com/play/PLOcljj4qanF8TH9N0Pr94z81SSEJBGDVs.html
Hey is this the same junkyard location as the last time
The last one was in Ft Worth. This one is in south Dallas
What town is this Buick regal inn I'm eating some tail lights and front lights?
It was at Pick n Pull in Dallas Texas, South Central location. But they crushed it a while back
You know what? That car might run
Probably so
Good thing Ebenezer Scrooge didn't own this car Benny 🤣🤣
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It's a shame. You can off someone 5 or 6 hundred for one and wont take it but sell it to the junk yard for scrap
always look for G body 78-80 s with 3/4 speed s
I've yet to find one of those in the yards
@@ClassicRideSocietyMr. Magnante did, a 1978 Monte Carlo which he featured on his channel and called me out on it to decode it and tell him what "A51" (bucket seats) meant on the cowl tag.
Where is this pick and pull located???
South Dallas Texas
@@ClassicRideSociety Ok thanks. I've got to go out there.
Never like the 70's Regals...
Always thought they looked like "special" versions of what came after. A lot of 70's designs were weird...
Por favor podria darme el numero de telefono de donde esta ese carro nesesito las bumpers gracias se lo agradeceria mucho
Esta en El Pick n Pull de Dallas South Central
@@ClassicRideSociety Gracias por contestar
Regal was G body and century was A body . like malibu A body and Monte Carlo G body. Olds cuttlass A body cuttlass supreme G body. Pontiac le mans A body Grand prix G body. Till 1982 . 85- 88 all G body . then chevy celebrity fwd and its cousins carried on the A body .
Nope. There were some G bodies prior to 1982, but by 1982, the "A" body (rear wheel drive) became the G body as a RWD. There was still an A body in 1982, but it was front wheel drive. The prior to 1982 "G" body cars were often the luxury models, but you've got a few of them mixed up.
Wasn't done typing yet thank you !! 😳
And don't try and school me there Mr Google man !! I have worked in auto wrecking and parts industry since I was 14 years old ! Lol. 😂 and I'm dam near to 60 ! Only thing I don't pay intention to is the I'd tags and codes for options . ill leave that to guys like you 👍 clogs up the brain with useless information ! .
@@dowen1511 Nope. The tags and data make the difference. That's where a lot of people go wrong. They skip the research and think that they have something that they do not. Many yards get them wrong as they go by the paperwork submitted to them which isn't always right. You'd be wrong on this car being a "G" body as the trim tag reads "4AJ47" which is Buick (4) Regal (AJ) two door (47).