[Greg Reid]

My buddy bought a '77 right after high school. Pale metallic green with a white interior. Pretty car...but it had a Buick engine in it.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

My buddy bought a '77 right after high school. Pale metallic green with a white interior. Pretty car...but it had a Buick engine in it.

I have owned quite a few 77's and this is the first I have heard of this. But then, all my 77's were SJ's and those only came with a 400. Quite frankly, I wouldn't own anything less than an SJ.

[muscle_collector]

ive not ever come across a 77 and older with a buick engine from the factory. did they offer this? what cubic inch was his?

[daduck]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

ive not ever come across a 77 and older with a buick engine from the factory. did they offer this? what cubic inch was his?

The 1977 Grand Prix had 6 different engines available.
Pontiac 301,350,400
Olds 350,403
Buick 350

[Pontiacdaver]

Originally Posted by daduck

The 1977 Grand Prix had 6 different engines available.
Pontiac 301,350,400
Olds 350,403
Buick 350

daduck and Greg Reid are both right, 1977 was the start of musical BOP engines at GM. A lot of people still don't realize there were 4 completely different 350 engines, Buick, Chevy, Olds, and Pontiac. The only thing they shared aside from some tune up parts was cubic inches. The bores and strokes were different. The standard engine in a 77 Grand Prix was the 301, except in the SJ, which could have a Pontiac 400 EXCEPT in CA, where it came with the 403 Olds due to emissions requirements. GM got sued by many owners who bought a Pontiac with a Buick, Chevy, or Olds engine, or a Cutlass with a Buick engine, etc. Then came the downsize in 1978 and it became common practice but 1977 was the first year. I worked in the parts dept. at the Buick, Cadillac, GMC, and Pontiac dealership from 1976-78 and saw this firsthand.

Don't worry about the snide comments, but there really is no way to give you an accurate value without more information. I have owned 20+ of the 73-77 GPs. Great cars, but still under-appreciated.