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  1. 10 hours ago, neil morse said:

    Yes, I agree about the front carpet and the trunk material.  The front floor should have a rubber mat.  However, if you're just interested in a nice driver, that kind of upgrade really isn't a problem.  This kind of car always confounds me because it's obvious, as you say, that someone spent a lot of money on this car.  If you're going to spend that much (and you're not trying to build a "restomod" which this clearly is not), why not keep things completely correct?  This may be a car that was simply lavished with way too many expensive things to ever make sense in terms of resale value.  But considering the paint job and the interior (including things like a nicely recast steering wheel and refinished dash panels), I'm certain the asking price is well below the amount that's been spent.

     

    After posting this, however, I went to the website of the dealer who's offering it and found a (to me) very odd video of the car driving up and down a parking lot.  Unlike the typical video posted by a dealer that features a "walk around" with the engine running and a short drive shifting through the gears from inside the car, this just shows it from a distance running in first gear.  Is it just me, or is this car making an odd sound?  The first gear whine is normal, but what's that other noise?  Anyhow, the video does not inspire confidence about the mechanical condition of the car, despite the very clean engine compartment photos.

     

     

     

    Yes, even from the distance down the road you can hear all sorts of noises. Maybe a hole in the manifold as well as a transmission issue? I don’t know from here, but these cars are usually whisper quiet. 

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  2. I am looking at a 1934 836A. Are there any Pierce-Arrow owners out there that care to share their opinion on their 836A, positive or negative? Are they good driving and reliable tour cars? Why did you buy it and or sold it? Thanks.

  3. Super day for a drive. Just about 70 degrees and sunny. Surprised to not see many antiques on the road. We went for a ride in northeastern Connecticut through Brooklyn to Pomfret, where the Pomfret School  was having their graduation, and then on to Woodstock for a picnic lunch with my daughter.

    Of course we could not end the day without ice cream.  It was a great day!

     

     

     

     

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  4. Just came back from my first drive of the year in the 41 Special. Between talking off the cover and checking the fluids and tire pressure, I spent less than 1 hour getting it ready for the maiden voyage. It started up with little fuss and drove flawlessly for an 81 year old car. I really wonder why more people are not owner/drivers of pre-war Buick's? I have owned my model 41 for 19 years and my model 71C for 10 years. I cannot believe how reliable and fun to drive they are, not to mention the thumbs up they get. I think 1941 Buick's are a best kept secret.

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  5. I wish my first antique was a Packard. My first antique was a great great uncles 1953 Olds Super 88. It was originally factory black according to the paint code. Before delivery it was painted gray and white. Looking back it was a sharp combination. When I got the car with an original interior and engine with 27K miles. Oh yes, original US Royal tires too. I was fortunate to have some connections, and the car was brought to a local technical school where they completely stripped the paint and painted the car as a shop project. I chose the colors. Overall I paid less than $500.00 for the paint. It was a sharp car but I always longed for a prewar car. 

     

     

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