neil morse

Haut de gamme -- top of the line! It sure looks magnificent, but I don't know about the price. That's $65k US dollars if I'm doing the math right. Seems like it's in the ballpark from what we see in the photos.

Having looked at my dipstick and refreshed my memory about how it's constructed, I can see that my theory about the moving stop is a long shot. But here are two pics to confirm that my Super has the same dipstick and to show the length (12 inches from stop to tip). Your situation seems like a mystery to me. I'm trying to figure out where that oil is going to?

Could the "stop" on the dipstick have moved so that the stick isn't fully extended into the oil pan? If you like, I can measure the length of the dipstick on my car and let you know.

I think they can be forgiven the Godfather reference -- it's much more specific and appropriate in this case than the usual gangster talk. Also, for anyone who's curious, for the same price of $89K, you can get Sonny Corleone's actual car! https://www.uniqueclassiccars.com/vehicles/5064/1941-lincoln-continental-the-godfather-sonny-s-bullet-car

My Super with a 3.9 rear end seems comfortable at 65, and a few times I have been surprised to look down at the speedometer and find I'm doing 70. But I agree with EmTee and drhach about braking. Given the behavior of other drivers, many of whom don't seem to understand the capabilities of 83-year-old drum brakes, I generally keep it between 55 and 60 on the freeway.

My research indicates that EmTee is correct: the '38 Century had a 3.9 rear end, not a 3.6.

What's up with the rear suspension? Price does not seem too low to me. I think there are a lot of things wrong with this car that are not disclosed or discussed in the ad. Where is the stainless trim, for example? Also, some lower body rot appears evident on both sides, as well as odd space between bottom of trunk lid and bumper. Caveat emptor.

Deja vu all over again. I think we had this about a month ago.

From The Old Motor today: This photo immediately made me think of you!

Yes, I believe the "household plumbing" addition is an expansion tank. You can see it better in this photo: To Jim's point on the stance, I agree that the rear seems just a tad high, but I don't think it's so bad that it's critical. Although West is, of course, correct that a personal inspection is essential, I agree that there is very little about this car that looks wrong or out of place. (Who is going to complain about things like carpeting in the front instead of a rubber mat? Not me, anyway. The workmanship of the upholstery looks excellent. But I can find a few things like the broken window crank on the driver's side rear window.) Also, the look of the car makes me think the claim of 10K as the actual mileage is accurate. As Hans says, this car should find a home, but the fact that it hasn't despite being on the market for a long time suggests that it is still priced a bit over market.

Okay, I probably didn't explain this too well, so let me try again. You have to open an account with Ebay to use this feature. Then you have to "save" your search, which will generate daily emails showing search results. Once you have done this, you will receive emails which are like the one displayed below: This is where the "See more Best Match Items" button will appear. If you click on that button, you will get a list that is actually limited to what you are searching for, in this case all results pertaining to 1941 Buicks. I hope that helps -- this is the best I can do to explain this, but feel free to ask more questions and I will try to answer them. As is obvious, I'm not an authority on Ebay!

I'm reviving this topic briefly to report that Ebay seems to have gotten the message about how useless its search function had become. The search that I had found useful in the past was very simple, "1941 Buick -fits." (The "-fits" added to eliminate all the responses for things that supposedly "fit" a '41 Buick.) As I stated earlier in this thread, this search would yield me a daily list of items that was actually limited to things pertaining to a '41 Buick. However, at a certain point, it didn't work anymore and just yielded an endless list of random items, very few if any had anything to do with my car. Well, after ignoring the daily emails that I was still getting with search results (which I never cancelled), I randomly decided to look at one the other day. Lo and behold, they have now added a category called "Best Match Items." There is also a button labeled "See More Best Match Items." If I click on "See All Results," I still get the useless hodge podge of random items. But if I click on "See More Best Match Items," I get essentially the same kind of list that I used to get. I don't know when the change was made since I had pretty much given up, but I am happy to report this development because now I'm back to being able to check quickly every day to see what's come up that might be of interest to me. I hope this is helpful!

Not the weekend, but I don't need any excuses to take one of my favorite Buick jaunts out to Fort Funston in the southwest corner of San Francisco. Lovely day for a drive and a walk, and I never have trouble finding my car in the parking lot!

Thanks for this information, Matt. I guess I was overly optimistic to say that the dealer might wake up to reality after the car has been on the market for a while, although reducing the price by 50% at least shows that they are moving towards reality! (Also, I note that they have corrected the horsepower rating on their website in response to a comment that I sent them.)

https://www.thewestcoastclassics.com/1941-buick-model-46s-2-door-sedanette-fastback-c-1696.htm This car looks very nice, inside and out, but grossly over-priced in my opinion. (Expected when offered by a dealer.) But it's very well-presented with a ton of nice photos. Even the dealer may wake up to reality after it has been on the market for a while. Here's the dealer's description (note horsepower is understated -- it should be 125, not 107. Also, wheel covers are wrong). A well-presented older restoration that's as easy to start up as it is to look at Powered by the reliable 248-cubic-inch Fireball straight-8 that squeezes out 107 HP 10,896 original miles stated as "actual" as of 9/06/2022 on CA title Three-on-the-tree three-speed manual transmission The perfect car to discover your passion for pre-war collecting.

GREAT TO SEE YOU ON HERE, SKIP! THANKS FOR THE INFO ON THE TINTING.

I understand your preference for a New Yorker over a Windsor. But if you're interested in authenticity, you might notice that the New Yorker in that ad has a number of modifications to the dash to make up for the absence of the unobtanium dash plastic I mentioned before. Note, in particular, that the piece over the radio speaker that I mentioned earlier has been replaced with the metal piece that was used in the '46-'48 models (which doesn't really fit on the '41 dash). Don't get me wrong, I think the cream New Yorker looks great, and the Highlander interior is outstanding. If you can afford it, spend the extra $16K for the New Yorker. But I think the subject Windsor looks pretty good to me for the price they are asking. And here to dazzle everyone is a great example of a totally intact dash on a '41 Highlander. (Haha -- probably not for everyone, I understand, but I love it!)

Yes, back to the subject car, it sure looks like a winner to me. Upholstery sure looks original, although I'm not familiar with the exact patterns available on these models. Unobtanium dash plastic looks perfect, and it is rare to find a '41 with the plastic in such good shape, especially the center panel over the radio speaker which is usually fried by the sun. The price seems very reasonable to me, assuming the car is as original as it looks and the engine is in decent shape. Having owned a '48, I know these MoPars are famously reliable and easy to maintain. Very tempting.

I have a 180-degree thermostat in my Super, and it seems very happy running consistently between 180 and 185.

Hi Ken: Sorry for the delay. All I did was save your upside-down photo to my computer (using "save image as"), open it in my photo application, flip it around and save the upright version, and then repost it. I'm not particularly sophisticated when it comes to computers, but it sounds like I did just what Ken Green is saying (although I don't understand what Ken is saying about "interfering codes").

Wow, you would have to be a true masochist to have any interest in this so-called "project!"

Not to beat an expired equine, but can you post here the photo that your mechanic has on his phone? It might help us to help you figure out what your rear suspension looked like before you began your job.

I don't blame you for being confused, and I'm confused as well. But Mr. Steed seems to be saying that he is trying to replace the stabilizer that was originally on his car, but was somehow misplaced during the job on the rear end.