It is a bold seller that describes their classic as “truly mint,” but that is the approach taken with this 1984 Buick Electra Park Avenue. It has a genuine 64,000 miles on the clock, and the listing images seem to support the seller’s claim. I must say a big thank you to Barn Finder T.J. for spotting the Buick listed here on eBay in Lakeland, Florida. Bidding sits below the reserve at $10,700 as the auction heads into its final days.
The 1984 model year marked the last for production of Buick’s Fifth Generation Electra range. The badge continued to sell well, though its replacement demonstrated a second wind, pushing volumes to impressive levels. The first owner ordered this Electra in Light Royal Blue with a contrasting White vinyl top. The seller supplies an outstanding range of high-definition images, and finding flaws seems impossible. The paint is consistent across the exterior, shining beautifully, and demonstrating no evidence of patchiness or other problems. The panels are as straight as an arrow, and there is no rust to spoil the winning bidder’s ownership experience. The trim and glass are equally impressive, and wrapping the factory alloy wheels in whitewalls was a masterstroke to emphasize this car’s luxury leanings.
As the range-topping model in the Electra range, this Park Avenue is loaded with creature comforts. These include air conditioning, power windows, power locks, cruise control, a tilt wheel, a remote driver’s mirror, lashings of faux woodgrain, and an AM/FM radio and cassette player. As with the exterior, faulting the interior appearance is challenging. Cloth trim from this era is prone to issues, but the Blue cloth inside this Buick shows no wear or other problems. The carpet is spotless, and the dash and pad haven’t aged or been affected by UV exposure. Overall, the new owner could slip behind the wheel of this Buick with their head held high, knowing that the only comments they’ll receive will be positive.
Detroit was still struggling with emission regulations in 1984, although there was light at the end of the tunnel. This car’s 307ci V8 should produce 140hp and 240 ft/lbs of torque, with the power reaching the road via a four-speed automatic transmission. The 1984 model year was significant for the Electra because it marked the end of the rear-wheel-drive platform and the V8 engine. The following generation would be V6-only territory, with power sent to the road via the front wheels. The seller doesn’t mention verifying the evidence for their mileage claim, nor do they provide information about the car’s mechanical condition. However, the photos suggest this Buick is a turnkey classic.
This 1984 Buick Electra Park Avenue presents superbly and needs nothing but a new home. Its spotless originality and low odometer reading should see the bidding hit the upper end of the current market. That means that a figure above $14,000 is possible, and the listing statistics seem to support that. Would you pay that much for a forty-one-year-old Buick, or is that too rich for your blood?
The 4th 📸 pic in the ad, what a profile. And what a beautiful Buick.
Dahling I love you but give me Park Avenue, Last of the “real” cars, some say, every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end, well, bullhunky, the FWD cars couldn’t hold a candle to these cars, the culmination of years of refinement, all dashed to pieces with FWD. Okay, lose the whitewalls, and as far as I’m concerned, the absolute pinnacle of US automobiles right here. The 80s were a challenging time, but this car was still what most considered a car should be. Amen.
I worked for a local Buick dealer when these were new. We luckily experienced a little ‘rush’ from buyers wanting the last of the RWD big sedans. (There was still the LeSabres to be had too.) This one IS “mint”! And it even has the legendary Buick rims! This was also towards the end of the line for colored interiors on cars. It wasn’t too much later all you could get was blah beige, grey or black! (pitooie!)
Gorgeous! I have a 1995 Park Ultra currently. While I’m a sporty car kind of guy, with an E36 M3, W212 E63 AMG, MK8 GTI, and my namesake 957 Cayenne GTS, I’ve really grown an appreciation for driving the Park. It is just so effortless and comfortable. There is something to be said for these American luxury cars.
It always makes me glad to see a car surviving as beautifully as this one. My family, and many friends’ parents also, had these. I’ve loved them since new and enjoyed many dates and weekends cruising town with my buddies. My parents has one of these in black with these same Buick rally wheels. My grandfather had a tan Electra Limited, my grandmother a white LeSabre. Friends Park Avenues were in tan, another in Sand Gray (my favorite). We were friends with the local Buick Pontiac dealer and I loved hanging out there, seeing what was brought in on the trucks to add to inventory. I’ll add that taking my drivers license test in the Park Avenue on a bitter cold day in the 20’s was a truly tense morning in my teen life.
Listed on the dealers website for $23,900. It’s nice, but that’s a big asking price for a car that fits in a class that generally competes on price and it’s competition is closer to its current high bid.
Steve R
I worked for a Buick dealer back in the 80s and these were fine rides. The 307 Oldsmobile engine is about bomb proof and the people who bought a Buick with the Olds engines were the most satisfied. I drove a lot of these cars and they were never problematic.
I’d rather have the cloth interior in these years than the leather. Cloth held up better. In fact when we had leather upholstery repaired the shop used vinyl. It looked the same and held up much much better than the leather.
That’s when seats not only looked inviting, they felt that way allll day!
Only thing this ones missing is the 1984 Olympics sticker in the rear window. Dad brought home his special ordered 84 Electra in December of 83. We kept that car in our driveway thru 92. Loved it. As a teen, that car had just enough resemblance to the front end of a GN that i thght it was cool. The Buick mags were so easy to wash, too. So far this is mg favorite Barn Finds post. Ps those whitewalls are tge RIGHT size too!
The sticker IS there! On the very right rear window! When I went to take delivery of my new 84 GMC C6P, one of these was on the floor. If I didn’t need the truck so badly, I was sorely tempted! It was less expensive than the truck also.
Like many ads, pics of the roof liner are conspicuously absent. (at least I did not see any in the ad). Even on “mint” cars many times they are sagging and done right are not a cheap repair.
Absolutely beautiful Buick here. I had an ’82 2 door Limited with these Buick rims, burgundy Olds 307. It was geared high maybe 2:73(?) But once it got rolling it cruised very effortlessly. The rims really dress these up. My original cat plugged up and I went and got an aftermarket free flow one, and boy did it wake that Olds 307 up. I wasn’t chasing down Z28s or anything but it really made it more responsive. I certainly hope this one goes to a good new home. Thank you for writing this one up Adam. I enjoyed it.
nice but you will be paying this dealers high price. my guess it over 20k
Funny side note: We’d had the Park Avenue for a couple of years at this point. One weekend night I was driving it home when a little sound in the dashboard caught my attention…just a little “bzzz bzzzz” and the white “Park Avenue” script and the white outline on the far right of the dash blinked a few times and then suddenly lit up!! Until then, not once had it illuminated before… and we didn’t even know it was supposed to do that. If we’d known it was supposed to do that (and wasn’t from day one), we’d have had it serviced to get that fixed. It’s just a wonder that it didn’t make me run off of that old county highway with no shoulders when it did that little surprise performance.
A real Buick! Sure wish they still made ’em like this.