Being in the right place at the right time kind of describes how I found my 1972 Buick Centurion convertible. I had been looking for a classic car for about two years, without finding anything that fit my budget that didn’t need an entire rebuild. One night, while I was looking at the garage sale sites on Facebook, I saw the Buick listed for sale. Usually cars are sold on the market place, so I was surprised to see it in a garage sale site. The owner was asking only $5,000. convertibles are not well known, and actually are a bit rare. In fact, only 2,396 Centurion convertibles were made in 1972, a much lower production run than some of the more popular vehicles of that era.
around 13-miles to the gallon on the highway! It is a gas hog around town though. Although I will eventually prep it for a paint job, and clean up the engine, I have put most of my plans on hold for the moment. My oldest daughter, Maddie, just hit 17 and bought her first classic car! Together, we are working to restore her 1972 VW Bus. The engine is out, and we are gathering parts. It is our winter project. I will go back to restoring the Buick once she leaves for college in September… hopefully, with her restored bus with a camper conversion. I love to take my daughters on cruises throughout New England in my Centurion. Many times, we just go to the local car shows, but sometimes we take longer trips. This summer, we took a cruise through Vermont and came back through Massachusetts on the Mohawk Trail. We also traversed the Kancamagus Highway twice, took trips to Lincoln, and Franconia, New Hampshire, as well as trips to Mac Dowell Lake in Peterborough and Hampton Beach. In August, my car was picked to chauffeur the Grand Marshalls in the Rindge 250th Town Anniversary Day Parade! No matter how far we go, one site I never tire of seeing is the sights I can see from my own front porch. Below are two of my favorite pictures of my daughters with the Centurion. I made the picture of Ashleigh into a meme.
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EditorWayne is a 52-year-old stock analyst with a penchant for classic cars and the martial arts. He takes his daughters on trips all over New England in his 1972 Buick Centurion. Archives
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