F.S.: 1951 46S rare car on Ebay

[Pete Phillips]

Not mine, and I believe it has been up for sale not too long ago, but worth another look due to its rarity: 1951 46-S, not a 46-D, but the cheaper, standard series with the two-piece windshield rather than the one-piece of all other '51 Buicks; almost no side chrome, and has the small, Chevrolet-style back glass, rather than the larger 3-piece back glass of other 1951 Buicks. Only about 2,000 of this model were made, so it is quite rare and not often seen.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Buick-Other-Eight-Special-Coupe-/141838852113?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2106412011:g:z6oAAOSw7FRWWIFk&item=141838852113

[1953mack]

Did Buick offer a rarer 1951 Model 46 than the 46C or 46S?

 

The Model 46, 2-Door 3-Passenger Tourback Coupe...also known as a Business man's coupe...that is addressed in the FACTS FOR SELLING A 1951 BUICK and the 1951 BUICK SHOP MANUAL, can't be any different than a Model 46S without the back seat and the compartment shelf panel, and maybe with an added flat floor platform for more storage capacity. The BCA Membership Roster does not list a Model 46. THE BUICK: A COMPLETE HISTORY does list the Model 46 and a price. Both books do list a 1950 Buick Model 46 3-Passenger Jetback Coupe. Does anybody know of a 1951 Model 46?  

 

The production numbers show 2,099 1951 Model 46C 2-Door 6-Passenger Convertible Coupes built and 2,700 1951 Model 46S 6-Passenger Tourback Coupes built.

 

Al Malachowski

BCA #8965

"500 Miles West of Flint"   

Edited February 25, 2018 by 1953mack (see edit history)

[TG57Roadmaster]

Did Buick offer a rarer 1951 Model 46 than the 46C or 46S?

 

The Model 46, 2-Door 3-Passenger Tourback Coupe...also known as a Business man's coupe...that is addressed in the FACTS FOR SELLING A 1951 BUICK and the 1951 BUICK SHOP MANUAL...

 

You're on to something intriguing, Al. My '36 to '59 Buick Master Body Parts Manual doesn't list the Model 46, neither does the Encyclopedia of American Cars, 1930-1980, so I was thinking maybe the 46 was catalogued, but 86'ed before production.

 

However, it is listed in the Red Books (National Used Car Market Report) at f.o.b. $1,987, the only '51 below the $2,000 price point, and is listed each year with correspondingly lower used car prices. It had to exist for the Red Books to publish used car prices for the seven years they listed the '51 models. 

 

It's not listed in my '46 to '57 Canadian Master Body & Chassis Manuals.

 

1951 is a confusing year with its variety of Specials, (cancelled) Custom Specials and more.

 

TG

Edited November 30, 2015 by TG57Roadmaster (see edit history)

[sean1997]

The Buick car order form lists the following:

 

Buick Model # (Fisher body style #) - production

41 (4369) - 999 built

41D (4369D) - 87,848 built

45R (4337) - 16,491 built

46 (4327B) - none built or combined with style 4327 for a total of 2,700

46C (4367X) - 2,099 built

46S (4327) - 2,700 built

48 (4311) - none built or combined with style 4311D for a total of 54,311

48D (4311D) - 54,311 built

 

Other sources also list:

 

42 (4469) - cancelled, none built

46D (4407) - cancelled, none built

46R (4437) - cancelled, none built

 

 

1951 (first year of post WW2 Buick production in Canada) models built in Canada were:

 

4311

4311D

4337

4369

4369D

 

[TG57Roadmaster]

Thanks Sean, great information as usual. I thought, too, that maybe the Model 46 was combined with 46S production.

Forgot to mention it between reaching for an Aleve and the Sprite mixer for the Canadian Club.

 

The Canadian Manuals list these models for '51 available in Canada...

 

4311 Coupe 2 door   (US 48)

4311D Coupe 2 Door Deluxe    (US 48D)

4327 Coupe 2 door Tourback   (US 46S, US-built sold in Canada)

4337 Coupe 2 Door Riviera   (US 45R)

4367X Coupe Conv.  (US 46C, US-built sold in Canada)

4369 Sedan 4 Door  (US 41)

4369D Sedan 4 Door Deluxe  (US 41D)

 

From a 1954 Red Book, all the U.S. models, including 46 and 48, as used cars.

 

 

For any who care to see, these are what they look like in the U.S. brochure.

 

These are the Models 42, 46R, and 46D the Buick Custom Special models that were cancelled.

De-trimmed Super models, including a Sedanet.

 

TG

Edited November 29, 2015 by TG57Roadmaster (see edit history)