How rare is a 1978 Regal?

[MEAN78REGAL]

I've looked in quite a few places and can't seem to find too many 1978 Regals. I know there was quite a few made back in the day but are they just all gone nowadays? I still see lots of 80's Regals but not many if any late 78's or 79's. Does anyone know just how rare these are?

 

[Reubster]

Yeah im wondering the same thing, i have a 78 regal. I live in jackson MS and ive only seen about 5 in like 10 years. They might have been 79s but only one of them looked worth a damn.. I think i got a very rare 78, everyone asks me to sell it n it doesnt look worth a damn..

 

[MEAN78REGAL]

Yeah I've been experiencing the same thing. I also have a 78. Hopefully going to get her running soon. Bought her with no motor or trans and have recently put in a 350 with a turbo 350 trans. I have been working on her since August of 09 and already have had several people try and buy her. So these 78's must be pretty rare. I am from Ames, IA and have only seen one for sale in my area (Des Moines) and have yet to see one out driving around.

 

[popsalzheimers]

must not be much demand for em around here I know of one with like 54000 miles on it with a v8 that they want like 2500 for and have been unable to sell

 

[jay_GM]

dpends on where you live, quite alot in Reno NV but go to downtown SF (CA) and you barely see the 2001 model.

 

[2fit661ca]

just had to point out how everyone who posted except for jay_GM is a noob

 

[kingcolbert83]

Not sure how rare they are but they aren't that popular. Some people really like the body style. I have a 78 myself and get offers. I think mostly because people want something different than the typical styled gbodies.

 

[Mudweizer]

I have owned 3 78s so far, hopefully the one I have now will be the last one. I personally love the body style.

 

[billyjack]

There were a gazillion Regals sold in '78, but at least here in the northeast, not many have survived. It was the worst years ever for door rot in coupes and rear frame rail rot, which sent many to an early grave. I don't know what changed in later years as far as the metal alloys, since the design was the same, but the problem lessened somewhat by the1981model year. Having to replace frame sections under warranty will always stir things up at the factory and force them to make some changes, even if they didn't resolve the problems completely.

Bill

 

[Doober]

There were a gazillion Regals sold in '78, but at least here in the northeast, not many have survived.

Ding ding ding :lol: That's my thought, I'm guessing a lot of them lived in the rust belt (I grew up less than 10 minutes from Buick City in MI), and remember seeing tons of G-Bodies when I was younger, half the people in my subdivision had them. They're still all over the place in Flint, but the majority of them are rotted out, smoke like a bish, etc.