Buick Century
Every Buick Century generation in the Burbles catalogue — complete specs, rarity tiers, interactive 3D cards, and the collectors who have spotted them on the street.
- Lineage Span
- 1930–2005 10 generations · 40 published trims
- Power Evolution
- 90 → 200 hp Base lead-trim output across eras
- Catalogue Rarity
- 4 Legendary 4 Legendary · 5 Epic · 1 Rare/Common
All 10 Buick Century Generations
Each generation deals in its rarity tier’s alloy with its engine disc, lead specs, and first spotter record. Click into any generation for full trims and market figures.
Buick waited nearly 15 years to redesign the Century, then gave it the Regal's chassis under softer, slower bodywork.
Rare turbo V6 performance Century special edition from 1986, very few survive. About 400 on North American roads today (estimate).
This Century shared its A-body so closely with the Cutlass Ciera, Pontiac 6000 and Chevy Celebrity that Fortune magazine put the lookalikes on its cover in 1983 as a cautionary tale — and GM recommitted to design leadership because of it.
Buick's Turbo Coupe offered V8-like punch with better fuel economy from a turbo 3.8 V6 — but barely anyone bought one: total production across both years is estimated under 2,500.
Buried in this Century lineup was a sleeper: the rare 1979-1980 Turbo Coupe, whose turbocharged 3.8L V6 aimed for V8 muscle while sipping less fuel in the thick of the gas-crisis years.
The Buick Century Gran Sport ended quietly in 1975 — just 1,288 built that final year, reduced to an appearance and suspension package with no big 455 V8 left to back it up.
This mid-size Century led the field at the Indy 500 two years running — Buick then sold the public a "Free Spirit" replica wearing the pace car's own decals.
In 1955 the California Highway Patrol ordered 270 Century two-door sedans in a body style civilians couldn't buy — the same cars Broderick Crawford drove on TV's Highway Patrol.
The Century's name was a literal spec: capable of sustained 100 mph in the 1930s, it earned the nickname "the banker's hot rod."
This Series 60 launched right as Harley Earl's new 'Art and Colour Section' put every GM car through the same design studio — the start of corporate styling as we know it.
Collectors Who Spotted the Buick Century
No member has published a public street spot of the Buick Century yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Buick Century Generation-by-Generation Comparison
Lead figures across every published generation, newest to oldest. Select any generation to inspect all trims and engine options.
| Generation | Years | Tier & Rarity | Engine | Power & Torque | 0–60 mph | Weight | Trims | First Spotter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century sixth generation (W-body, 1997–2005)W-body | 1997–2005 | Rare | 3.1L V6 | — | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Century GS (1986) | 1986–1986 | Legendary | 3.8L V6 | 150 hp · 200 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| A-body CenturyA-body | 1982–1996 | Epic | 2.5L I4 | 90 hp · 134 lb-ft | — | — | 16 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Century Turbo Coupe (1979–1980) | 1979–1980 | Legendary | 3.8L V6 | — | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Century (1978–1981) | 1978–1981 | Epic | 3.2L V6 | 90 hp | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Century Gran Sport (1973–1975) | 1973–1975 | Epic | V6 | 110 hp | — | — | 7 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Century (1973–1977) | 1973–1977 | Epic | 3.8L V6 | 110 hp | — | — | 4 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Century (1954–1958) | 1954–1958 | Epic | 5.3L V8 | 200 hp · 309 lb-ft | — | — | 4 trims → | Unclaimed |
| Century Series 60 (1936–1942) | 1936–1942 | Legendary | 5.2L I8 | 141 hp | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Series 60 (1930–1935) | 1930–1935 | Legendary | 3.6L I8 | 90 hp | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
See a Buick Century on the street, point Burbles at it, and that generation’s card goes in your binder with your own photo and serial number. Own one? Add it to your garage in the app.