[1929 Marquette by Buick 2 door sedan]

 

 

I am planning to meet the owner of this car tomorrow. From what the owner has told me, his father began restoration in 1964. It appears he stripped paint and interior. He rebuilt the engine, replaced clutch and brake linings. However the car has not been started since 1968. He said it does turn over freely. They also have moved it around to a few different storage locations. The biggest problem from what I gather is that at some point the seats have become lost. Being a 2 door I could see this being a very large problem. Since there were only about 4700 of this body style made, I doubt an exact replacement could be found but perhaps something from an Oldsmobile, Pontiac or even a Chevy 2 door sedan would work. From the pictures I have it looks like some the hardware had been removed hopefully it is still in the car.  I will inspect the wood tomorrow and see if anything else is missing.  

I hopped that someone here might have an idea about making replacement seats but since the backs have to fold forward this seems like a very difficult undertaking. Perhaps some seats from a modern car could be used temporarily until suitable ones could be found.

 

He is asking $5,500 which might be a bit high since it will need quite a bit of restoration. Apparently either the ad has expired since it was posted a month ago or he has taken it down. I have all of his contact information though. I will include the pics i have downloaded.

 

I found a 1930 2 door sedan that had been restored, it is in Tennessee and the owner is asking $12,500 and seems pretty firm. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Question about 1932 model 57 on CL]

I am looking around to purchase a classic car to restore. I am set to meet with the owner of a 29 Marquette tomorrow but today I spotted this on Craigslist in West Virginia. 1932 Buick - $4500 (Parkersburg WV)

 

"1932 Buick four door sedan. Serial # 2806380. Body very solid. Straight eight over head valve engine. Needs restoration. Priced at $4,500.00 well below market value."

 

The asking price is $4500 which doesn't sound unreasonable. However the lights and mount don't match any picture of this car I can find. I am a complete newb but this makes me think that perhaps someone replaced some of the front end parts. What does everyone else think? I don't want to drive over 4 hours to WV for a car that probably isn't worth it. Thanks.

 

I will create a separate post about the Marquette.