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1971 Buick LeSabre Custom 4-Door Sedan

The LeSabre Custom enhanced Buick's core full-size offering with nicer interior trim and available 455 CID engine, appealing to buyers who wanted a meaningful luxury step up without the Electra 225's price tag.
454691C103815
V8
Engine
4-Door Sedan
Body
South Gate, CA
Plant
Muscle Car Era
Era
No factory image on file
1971 Buick LeSabre Custom

VIN Breakdown

PositionValueDecoded
Division Code 4 Buick
Series Code 54 LeSabre Custom
Body Style Code 69 4-Door Sedan
Year Code 1 1971
Plant Code C South Gate, CA
Serial Number 103815 Unit #103815

Basic Information

MakeBuick
ModelLeSabre Custom
Year1971
Body Style4-Door Sedan
ManufacturerGeneral Motors Corporation
EraMuscle Car Era

Engine & Details

EngineV8, 350 CID, 260 HP (LeSabre Custom)
Assembly PlantSouth Gate, CA
Plant CodeC
Pattern SourceGM
Confidence95%

About This Decode

This VIN does not encode the engine, so the engine details shown are representative of the model as built and not VIN-confirmed. (Most pre-1972 GM VINs do not carry an engine code.)

Original Specifications (Matched to: LeSabre)

Bodystyle lifespan1971through 1976
Headroom front38.4
Headroom rear37.4
Height53.8
Legroom front42.6
Legroom rear38.5
Length220.7
Nameplate origin1959
Wheelbase124.0
Width79.7

Source: Historical automotive documentation (1960-1972)