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Pig in a Poke

I bought what I thought was a 1936 Buick in 1995 and set it on my back lot. I got a tittle for it in 2005 and under notes it says waved vin identification. The title is for a 1936 buick and has a uid of 43219140. I decided to begin working on it today. I looked on this forum in the hope of getting some information on parts etc... What I found is that I may not have a 1936 buick. It looks more like a 1938. Can anyone cross this vid and see what it should look like? Thanks!
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Re: Pig in a Poke

This is a 38 Buick...
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Re: Pig in a Poke

A '37 looks very much like the '38, but the bars in the grille are finer and there are more of them. The '36 grille is a completely different animal.

There are a few photos of '36 Buicks at the bottom of this page - Buick Club of America Pre-War Di
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Re: Pig in a Poke

Here's what a 37 looks like--as witnessed by the neighbor's cat...
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Re: Pig in a Poke

Engines for 1936 series 40 start at 4-2995239
Engines for 1937 series 40 start at 4-3166225.
So 43219140 may be a 1937 engine
Engines for 1938 series 40 start at 4-3396937
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Re: Pig in a Poke

Either way you should join the 36-38 Division of the Buick Club of America. It s a great source for parts and information on all three years of cars.
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Not familiar with 36-38 club you refer to. Have a 36 and would be interested in joining. Could you provide link/instructions as I couldn't locate on this board. Thanks
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I see that they are not on the Division list. I thought we corrected that.

Anyway attached is what I have for their info. Sorry it is a picture so I couldn't just paste in the text.

If you just keep clicking on the photo it will get bigger and bigger until you can actually read it
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Ok, I do not have a 36 in spite of what my tittle says. I don't know of a good way to fix this. I have not been able to find any numbers on the car I have anywhere. Where is the vid plate supposed to be? I think my options are limited. I can turn the car in to the local county and bid on it when it comes up for option ( I may not win ). I can put the car up for sale as a parts car ( I hate to, but may do so ) or I can find a rust bucket 38 with a tittle where I can take two cars and make one without great added expense ( may be my best option ). Comments?
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Re: Pig in a Poke

I checked on the engine and it has the same number as the tittle 43219140, is that normal, does the vin usually match the engine? The grill horizontal chrome slats are 3 eights inch apart and there are a lot of them. This may be a 1937.
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