Leif in Calif

Very fun to see!

What year did Buick start running an oil supply to the rockers? Did all GM change that year (Chevy is a similar design).

When did Buick begin to supply oil to the rockers? There was a 1917 model posted recently where the valve train didn't even have a cover (many WWI aircraft were similar) and I care for a 1925 Chevy that requires the rockers to be oiled before each use.

I'm a fan of MoPar engineering and I salute the "out of the box" thinking that allowed these to be created, but it's easy to see why they were sales flops!

Plus, if you restore the signage, you can park anywhere you want! They always park in the red zone.

They also list another chassis so another opportunity to create another sport roadster! Something definitely wrong with the wheelbase.

It says "Owner died, lost storage space". At first I thought this was really sad, but then I thought.. "Hey! he was still "in process", that's the way you want it, you don't want to run out of things to do". I probably WAS really sad for who ever has to deal with all he left! We've told our kids "Just get a dumpster".

I love the exposed valve gear, but I can only imagine how difficult it must have been to keep clean when nearly all roads were dirt! https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/aromas-1917-buick-d45-touring/7430019913.html

You see some silly "appraised at" numbers, but this seems close to right. '28 is a good year; only for the more powerful 4 cylinder and 4 wheel brakes.

Half an 8 engine, Rope drive and a transaxle. I have to salute the engineering management that was free enough to allow these ideas to be developed. I can't imagine the corporate culture permitting it today. Might be a lot of fun and could probably be made to handle with a few suspension tweaks.

Well, that's quite interesting. Seems like a very nice car for reasonable money, but I guess this shows the lack of interest in 20's sedans.

A car with very similar mechanical specification (but a Roadster) finished 3rd at Le Mans in 1928! https://bend.craigslist.org/cto/d/redmond-1928-chrysler-model-72-restored/7411504370.html

Everybody says California is the worst, but I bought a '51 Simca a few years ago that had the wrong VIN (serial) number and wrong year on the title. It took a little effort (I had make an appointment for the Highway Patrol to inspect it) but the information I printed off the internet was sufficient to get it straighten out.

Looks nice but freight from Anchorage might be substantial!

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1920-buick-touring-rare-top.1251143/ Looks like a great preservation candidate!

Seems fairly priced...Seems to me "Runs and drives great" doesn't go with "original barn find" still covered with dust.

Not Mime; Advertised as a '70 but it's a 4 cylinder: https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1927/chrysler/series_70/101640206

What would be the engine you would expect in this? Same as a 490?

Totally true! Used to be new paint added, now it takes away!

Here's a screenshot:

Not Mine but an interesting Craigslist ad: https://texoma.craigslist.org/cto/d/saint-jo-packard-car/7388369738.html

Lots of stuff here: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/cobb-1934-chrysler/7357799181.html

what kind of money are you hoping for?

The walking beam engine would be very obsolete by 1930. It was competitive in the pre-WWI period.

Sounds like it's priced about right. A new top for a Karmann Ghia is several thousand dollars. Paint and rust repair could easily be around 6K. A nice one of these is worth about 20K, so this seem a fair deal, but not a great one.