Lucy

Greg and K Green, thank you for the confirmation that this is a Super. This has been very helpful. And to Tom, what a kind gesture, I hope to be able to cover the costs of that. I have sent you a PM Here I have 2 new photos, one of the area indicated above near the engine compartment hinges, and one (very) painted over metal tag. Not much information can be gathered from it yet, but I will post a better photo once we get the paint off... The other pictures that have been posted are great for comparison! In fact I think I have ridden in the red Buick sedan pictured above. If my memory serves, it runs as a maquina (collective taxi) around town! (Though it looks like it has an Oldsmobile hood ornament, is that correct?)

Wheel base is 121", which means it has to be either a Special Phaeton Convertible, Special Convertible coupe, or a Super Sport Coupe (with the top cut off). Though the engine compartment latch does say Limited on it. Anyone else's say Limited on it? See the last picture in post # 8.

Turns out it wont let me upload the video, sorry about that. I thought I had narrowed it down to between either a Century, a Special, or a Super (as you can tell I am quite novice), but a few details continue to confuse me. For example, the other Supers seem to have 4 vents on either side (on the front of the car), while mine has 3 (well, 2 + latch, but visually there are 3 segments). Here is another picture from the front with the top on. It is also missing two vertical bumpers on the front.

Hi all, thank you so much for your comments this is very helpful so far. Sorry for the lack of photos, I didn't want to inundate the thread but I will go ahead and post more. I also have a short video, enjoy the background sounds- songs of tropical birds and mid-day rooster crows! From the inside of the doors and the engine compartment, we think that the original color was red. (We also were told that this car appears in the 1990 Robert Redford film Havana, and that it is red there. Unfortunately the last paint job seems to have been less than perfect, and they painted over the vents and hood ornament and a few other details. I am interested in investigating more whether or not it was a hard top with the roof cut off- it was definitely sold under the pretext of being an original convertible. I dont have a picture yet of the metal tag but I am hoping to get one soon. Thanks again, everyone!

Hi all, I am posting for a good friend who is in Cuba and has little internet access. She has recently bought a 1940 Buick coupe convertible. From pictures online we think it is a Special 46c Convertible, but we are not 100% sure. (Most of the pictures of that model show a side-mounted spare tire on the front fender. This car does not have that, was this an optional feature? Does the absence of a side mounted spare say anything about what model it is? I am in the US for 3 weeks and during this time I am hoping to source a few of the parts that the car needs, (exterior door handles, interior door handles and window cranks, trunk handle, windshield wipers, steering wheel shaft-mounted gear shift and turn signal indicator, and canvas top). I am hoping to find either advice for where to source these items, or, alternatively, suggestions for similar parts from other makes that might be interchangeable. Additionally, I am planning on buying the canvas in the US and getting the top fitted and installed in Cuba. Does anyone have any suggestions for the best material to buy for the top? We are also trying to figure out the original color of the car. We have the engine number, which is 53960328, can we find the original color and exact model from this number? It also says Body129, and we are not certain what this refers to. Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated, thank you for your time! Best, Lucy