Century — A-body (1982–1996)

The "Tech IV" four: about 90 hp to 1988, 110 hp from 1989; shared A-body engine code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits for 1983–1990 (the 1983–1985 specification pages head a column with it, the 1986–1988 and 1990 pages pair other options with it, and the 1989 order guide lists it as a no-charge engine; the 1987 exclusion remark on page 42 dates no year, so the 1987 page cited is 43); 1982 and 1991–1992 from Wikipedia's Iron Duke article, which gives the Tech IV to the Century 1982–1992

Shared A-body engine code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits for 1983–1985; 1982 from Wikipedia's Oldsmobile Diesel article, which gives the 4.3 L diesel to the Century 1982–1985

Wikipedia's Century article gives it to U.S. cars for 1986 only and to Canadian cars from 1982; its 60° V6 article and the parts catalog list the Century from 1982; shared A-body engine code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits for 1983–1986; 1982 from the 60° V6 article and the parts catalog

Standard on the T-Type 1985–1986; for 1984–1985 the parts catalog labels this engine LN3, while Wikipedia and a GM-wide code list give LG3; from 1986 the catalog also reads LG3

Only the parts catalog lists it for the Century, beside LG3; Wikipedia gives the Century only the VIN 3 engine

Wikipedia's Century article ends it in 1988; its 60° V6 article and the parts catalog include 1989; shared A-body engine code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits for 1987–1989 (1987 from the pairing remarks on the page headed Model Year 1987); the 1985 and 1986 Celebrity kits also print LB6, but no Century source gives those years, so they are not claimed

110 hp in 1993, 120 hp from 1994; 1996: standard on the Special sedan, not offered on the wagon

1996: optional on the sedan, standard on the wagon

1996: standard on the sedan only; shared A-body transaxle code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits: 1984 from its own option line (the air-conditioning entries of 1985–1989 list MD9 only among several engines and units, which dates no year, and the Celebrity pages of 1985–1989 sell the unit as MX1); 1982–1983 and 1985–1996 from the parts catalog and Wikipedia's Turbo-Hydramatic 125 article, which gives the THM 125 to the A-body 1982–1996

1983: dated only in the parts catalog; Wikipedia starts the A-body 4-speed in 1984; shared A-body transaxle code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kit for 1984 (its own option line; the air-conditioning entries of 1986–1989 list ME9 only among several units, which dates no year, and the 1985 page prints the code garbled); 1985–1993 from the parts catalog and Wikipedia's Turbo-Hydramatic 125 article, which gives the 4T60 to the A-body 1984–1993

1996: standard on the wagon, optional on the sedan

Sport model with blacked-out trim and aluminum wheels; its own VIN series 1984–1986; 1986: four-door only, the coupe being sold as the Gran Sport

only in: sedan; gold stripes and USA Olympic-ring emblems

Buick's 1985–1987 Regal option list calls F40 its firm ride and handling suspension; 1984–1987 from the parts catalog; 1989 from the Chevrolet Celebrity kit's order guide, which sells it as heavy-duty front suspension (a shared A-body suspension code)

Buick's 1985–1987 Regal option list calls F41 its Gran Touring suspension; the parts catalog dates it 1984–1991; shared A-body suspension code, also cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kit for 1984, which calls it sport suspension

Buick's 1985–1987 Regal option list calls FE2 its special Gran Touring suspension

Shared A-body suspension code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits (1989 from the order guide's option line); the Century parts catalog (44A or 45A; the earlier wave did not record which) shows the code without a date, and a GM code list reads G66 as manual air level control; every year rests on the Celebrity kits alone (the 1985 page prints no model year, so 1985 is left out), so the row is single-source; the kits' body-style limits are the Celebrity's and are not repeated here

Shared A-body engine code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kit's 1989 order guide; the Century parts catalog (44A or 45A; not recorded which) shows the code without a date; the only dated source is the kit, so the row is single-source

Printed as base equipment; shared A-body code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits; no Century source names it, so the row rests on the kit pages alone; 1985 is left out because the page that prints it carries no model-year field, and the 1988 listed pages do not print it; for 1987 the row overlaps J41 above (the parts catalog names the front-disc, rear-drum system for 1987–1991) and the kit page only prints power brakes as base equipment

Standard

Years from the parts catalog 44A (Nemiga mirror, T3): door hardware group 10 pages 4A10-301 and 4A10-302 date the lock-rod clip for AU3 "1984-86" and 4A10-301 the lock relay for AU3 to 1986

1996: standard

only in: sedan; standard; the 1996 Buick Century brochure lists the electric remote trunk lock release as standard on the sedan (the wagon has a tailgate release instead), and the code is the GM-wide lists' remote trunk release (Other sources)

only in: wagon; standard

1996: standard

Standard

Standard

1996: standard, with cup holders

Years from the parts catalog 44A (Nemiga mirror, T3): console/floor (DE9/D55) page MA10-003 dates the trim plate "1982 DE9" and "1983 DE9"

only in: coupe

only in: wagon

only in: wagon

only in: wagon; standard

only in: wagon

1996: standard (the 1996 Buick Century brochure); 1984–1985 and 1988–1990 from the weight-page lines headed by the code in the Chevrolet Celebrity kits (shared A-body code; the kits never name the Century, and no Century source dates those years); 1986 and 1987 are left out because the pages that print the line carry no model-year field; the kit years rest on the kits alone, so the row is single-source

Standard

Standard on sedan and wagon; the 1996 Buick Century brochure lists the tilt-wheel adjustable steering column as standard, and the code is the GM-wide lists' tilt column (Other sources)

Standard

Standard from 1994

1996: standard

Standard

Standard

1996 from the 1996 Buick Century brochure, which prints V08 and ties it to the 3.1 V6's 2,000 lb trailer rating; 1985 and 1987–1989 from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits, which call it heavy-duty cooling (a shared A-body cooling code) (the 1987 page prints VO8); 1984 is left out because the page that lists it prints its model-year field as 7984, which is not a readable year; 1986 and 1990 are left out because those pages print YO8 and VOB

Shared A-body code, cited from the Chevrolet Celebrity kits; no Century source names it, so the row rests on the kit pages alone; 1984 is left out because the page prints the code as UAT and 1989 because its only weight page prints a model year of 1988; the 1987 page is cited although it prints UAl (lower-case L, read as UA1, rule 9(d)); the 1988 page prints UAI, read as UA1

1985 from the parts catalog; 1989 from the Chevrolet Celebrity kit's order guide, which calls it standard emissions (a shared A-body emissions code)

the 1989 Celebrity order guide lists it as a must-order emissions choice (a shared A-body emissions code); no Century source names it, so the row rests on the kit page alone