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Magazine Articles featuring the 1978-83 Buick Turbo V6

Below is a list of magazine articles that are about cars with the Buick Carb/Turbo V6. Each contains significant information about the model listed. Articles briefly mentioning Turbo Buicks have not been included. If you have an article not listed, please let me know! I you are looking for a copy of something listed here, try posting a message on the board.  (If an article covers multiple years, it will be listed for the first year only)

1976

• Century Indy Pace Car
• "When Better Pace Cars are Built..." Hot Rod, May 1976
• "Buick's Turbo V-6" Motor Trend, June 1976
• "Turbo Century" Popular Hot Rodding, January 1978 (Custom '77 Century with Turbo V6 and pace car bodywork)

1978

• Regal
• "The Royal Blast" Hot Rod, September 1977
• "Buick Regal Sport Coupe" Car and Driver, September 1977
• "Four Specialty Coupes" Consumer Reports, June 1978
• LeSabre
• "Turbocharged V-6 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe" Road & Track, February 1978
• "1978-80 LeSabre Sport Coupe: Boosted Big Buick" Collectible Automobile, October 1995

1979

• Century
• "1979 Buick Century Turbo Coupe" Motor Trend, September 1978
• "Car of the Year Testing" Motor Trend, February 1979
• "Buick Century Turbo Coupe" Car and Driver, June 1979
• "Battle of the Century" Hot Rod, July, August, December 1979 Note: Performance Build Up; Highly Recommended!
• "1979-80 Buick Centruy Turbo Coupe: Soft-Core Sideshow" Collectible Automobile (Cheap Wheels section), August 2001
• LeSabre
• "Exhausted Energy" Hemmings Muscle Machines, Issue #10, July 2004 NEW!!!!
• Riviera
• "Buick Riviera S Type Road Test" Car and Driver, November 1978
• "Car of the Year: Buick Riviera S" Motor Trend, February 1979
• Skylark
• "Back-Door Bomb-Shell" Hot Rod, October 1979 (Custom Turbo 3.8 in FWD X-body)

1980

• Century (see 1979)
• Riviera
• "Turbo Tour" Motor Trend, June 1980
• Chevrolet Monte Carlo
• "Turbo Tour" Motor Trend, June 1980
• "Turbo Monte Carlo" Motor Trend, September 1980

1981

• Regal
• "Sunday Driver" Hot Rod, April, June, July 1981, August 1982 Note: Performance Build Up; Highly Recommended!
• "Regal versus Supra" Car and Driver, June 1981
• Riviera
• "Revised Riviera" [Concept Car] Motor Trend, October 1981
• Chevrolet Monte Carlo
• "Turbo Monte Carlo" Motor Trend, December 1980

1982

• Regal
• "Buick Regal Sport Coupe" Motor Trend, February, 1982
• "Buick Turbo Regal Short Take" Car and Driver, February, 1982
• "Fit For A King" [Custom] Car Craft, June 1982

1983

• Regal
• "T Type Terror" Popular Hot Rodding, April 1983
• "'83 Buick T-Types" Motor Trend, August 1982
• "Personal Coupes" Popular Science, 
• Riviera
• "Buick Riviera T Type" Car and Driver, July 1983
• "'83 Buick T-Types" Motor Trend, August 1982

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