EXCLUSIVE: 1985 Buick LeSabre Stageway 6-Door ($1,900 Price Drop!)

UPDATE 3/17/17 – Howie has decided to lower his asking price to $5,100!

FROM 2/23/17 – You just never know what will pop up here on Barn Finds. It might be a prewar classic, a ’60s muscle car or even a mid ’80s Stageway 6 door Buick! Reader Howie B has decided it’s time to part ways with his Stageway Buick survivor and he thought BF was the perfect place to list it. He’s asking $7,000 $5,100 for this oddball, which if you price it by the door, works out to less than $1,200 $850 per door! This sure seems like a lot of car for the money. If you are interested, it’s currently in Lake Elsinore, California and you can contact him using the form below.

From Howie – Bought in 1984 by Claffey/Rota Funeral home and used for 27 years and then parked for 15 years, the car has only 62k miles. I have repair invoices documenting the mileage. After purchase, the gas tank was removed and cleaned, a rebuilt carb installed and the entire cooling system was replaced. The only thing that I see is on the lower left quarter panel has some spotting in the paint. A very rare coach built car, I can’t find production #’s, but I have only seen 1 other for sale ever.

Interior Condition: Mint original with no issues.

Mechanical Condition: Car runs and drives like a new car. New Radiator, water pump, hoses, A/C compressor, Catalytic converter, front and rear shocks.

Body Condition: Totally original in excellent condition. Never hit and no rust. Panels are very straight.

What a crazy find! It’s always fun when a Stageway surfaces, they are just so odd, but it’s amazing to see a survivor in such nice condition. Unless you have a very large family or you run a limo service, I can’t see too many uses for it. I guess you’d have the most talked about car at just about any car show you took it to, which could be fun!

For a running driving car in such nice condition, the asking price seems quite reasonable. It’s a rather niche find, but I’m sure there are a few of you out there that would love to cruise around in this 6 door Buick! Special thanks to Howie for listing with us and I hope we can find a good home for this oddball. So would you drive this Armbruster/Stageway LeSabre?

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Comments

  1. Avatar RayT

    Forgive me, Josh, but I can’t resist a new twist on the traditional Barn Finds response: four doors too many!

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    • Avatar Josh Staff

      Haha good one RayT!

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  2. Avatar Dr. D

    “LeSabre” not “LaSabre”

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  3. Avatar steve m

    We had an 85 Electra t type, it was basically a 2 door LeSabre on the new FWD platform, in 86 my grandmother bought an 86 LeSabre on the same platform. Is this really an 85? I cant imagine Buick moving the Electra, and Park Avenue over to the FWD platform and not the LeSabre in 1985. Could this be a late 84??? Maybe someone who knows more than me can explain?

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    • Avatar rmward194 Member

      The Electra switched to the FWD platform for the 1985 model year. LeSabre went FWD in 1986. I was selling Buick’s back then.

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      • Avatar DrinkinGasoline

        Agreed, hence the release of the 1985 Collector’s Edition LeSabre as it would be the last full sized RWD LeSabre.

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      • Avatar DrinkinGasoline

        I’ve owned a few B and C bodies.

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      • Avatar DrinkinGasoline

        ’79…’80…’85

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      • Avatar DrinkinGasoline

        Sold in two days for the asking price :)

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    • Avatar Myron

      Looking at the registration it is an 84′. The paperwork looks like it says 84′ also.

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  4. Avatar Jason

    Now that’s what an aligned odometer looks like!

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  5. Avatar Coventrycat

    I’ve had oranges with less peel concerning that trunk badge shot.

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  6. Avatar Woodie Man

    Speaking of too many doors….I just saw a 6 door 2013 Chevy pickup. I spoke to the owner…they sent it to Mexico and sectioned in a totaled crew cab..too weird.

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    • Avatar Big Mike

      Woodie, I have seen 6 door Chevy Pickups used by the Union Pacific Train service crews all the time up here, saw one just yesterday when I went to get my Grandson from Daycare.

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      • Avatar Harvey

        Whats yellow and sleeps 6? A public works truck!!

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  7. Avatar Nova Scotian

    Is that a rolled up body bag in the trunk? Lol…

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  8. Avatar Harvey

    I can see a family of 6 tooling around in this. Way more unique than the average minivan. Don’t forget, the car-crazy people and mechanics of the oddball cars have to grow up from somewhere. Sometimes in families with more than one kid.There isn’t a school that they just magically pop out of.

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  9. Avatar Bob S

    That would be a great car for a large family to See the USA in.

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  10. Avatar KevinR

    Nothing says “I have arrived” quite like a 30 year old funeral home car.

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  11. Avatar MBNut

    Bought in 1984, used for 27 years, then parked for 15 years. That’s 42 years. Welcome to 2026. How time flies when you’re not paying attention.

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    • Avatar Scott Member

      Doc browns funeral car

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    • Avatar Richard Clarke

      I added it up too😂😂😂

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  12. Avatar Glen Riddle

    I’ve ridden in a couple of these. Seems most funeral homes in my area have at least one of these 6-door sedans. Typically Cadillacs and Buicks, we usually call them pallbearer cars.

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  13. Avatar Duaney

    At first I thought that it might have been my old car, but mine had the blue interior. Otherwise a twin. The one I had was used by a Colorado Springs funeral home, then I owned it a few years and then sold it to a collector in Denver. So there is another one out there.

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  14. Avatar mike d

    I like the odd ball cars, though most are out of my reach, this would be the epitome car at an all Buick car show I am a nut about waxing cars, this would certainly keep me busy! It looks like most everything has been done to bring it up to par ! this would be an occasional driver , I would just to watch the stares would be ideal for that daycation of a couple of hundred miles !

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  15. Avatar Gary Merly

    If that’s powered by a 307, good luck with hills!

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  16. Avatar Scot Douglas

    I’d pull out the middle bench and use it to haul my dogs and my bike to different trails & camping spots. :)

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  17. Avatar Ron Bajorek

    I should buy this

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  18. Avatar Chris W.

    It would be great for a Ghost Tour business if done up right!!

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  19. Avatar Woodie Man

    I see the Buick has dropped his price…hmmmm…heres the truck owned by a teacher at a local high school

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