Turbocharged Luxury: 1984 Buick Riviera T-Type

The Buick Riviera appeared on the automotive landscape in 1963 as a personal luxury coupe on the E-body platform (later shared with the Eldorado and Toronado), but in rear-drive only configuration. A few decades later the turbocharged version of the Riviera shared its V6 with Buick's Regal cousin (and the LeSabre had a turbo V6 version too), but the Grand National has a cult following and culty prices to boot.  In the Riviera you can get the 185 horsepower 3.8 V6 and not pay a big premium. Find this 1984 Buick Riviera T-Type offered for $5500 in Cape Coral, FL via craigslist. Tip from Dascpcu. 

Buf'd Turbo: 1985 Buick Riviera T-Type

The Buick Riviera appeared on the automotive landscape in 1963 as a personal luxury coupe on the E-body platform (later shared with the Eldorado and Toronado), but in rear-drive only configuration. A few decades later and somehow the Riviera managed to avoid the front wheel drive fate that destroyed its friends and there was even a turbocharged V6 version for the ultimate in personalized luxury something.  Find this 1985 Buick Riviera T-Type offered for $6,700 in New Haven, CT via craigslist.

5k: Cheap and Odd: 1989 Buick LeSabre T-Type

The Buick LeSabre was first launched in 1959 as the entry level full-sized Buick; in truth it was simply a rename of the Buick Special. The LeSabre soldiered on for 26 years as the cheap rear-drive full-sized Buick, but in 1985 it was moved to the H-body front drive platform.  It isn't like the previous B-Body LeSabre was some sort of paradigm for sportiness, but the product managers at Buick felt they needed to release something to satisfy both of the living Buick performance enthusiasts, so in 1987 they released the LeSabre T-Type...and nobody noticed.  Find this 1989 Buick LeSabre T-Type for sale in the city of Guelph, Ontario (Canada?) for $3,000 CDN ($2692 actual dollars) via the LeSabret.com forums.

5k: LeSabreTooth Tiger: 1988 Buick LeSabre T-Type

The LeSabre was an entry level sedan from Buick in the '80s but the name dates back to the time of legendary GM car designer Harley Earl.  But in the decade of excess the LeSabre had become a front-wheel-drive H-body punchline and it was only in the rare T-Type version that some fun could be had.  Find this 1988 Buick LeSabre T-Type for sale in Uniontown, PA for $3995 via craigslist and bidding for $2,036 with 5 days to go on ebay.