B Jake Moran

Marketplace - 1942 Buick Convertible | Facebook Seller's Description I have a true Barn Find very rare 1942 Buick Convertible.for sale. Very straight and very little rust. The car is located in Arkansas. The car will be sold with a bill of sale. No title. $20,000 firm.

I like that color. Can't quite say what it is, brown, purple, bronze ish - perhaps one of the last collectible Buicks, this one with low mileage. It's a European Buick, but still badged a Buick, and a car. Not an SUV.

Marketplace - 2016 Buick Buick Cascada | Facebook Seller's Description 2016 Buick Buick Cascada · Coupe · Driven 23,293 miles Beautiful convertible in perfect condition Beautiful leather seats Beautiful car over all So come see me at Bob Moore Cadillac of Okc

One of the rare non Custom 8 bathtubs that is interesting. Partly because of the pleasant non black color and light tan interior.

Very nice. A favorite color, nice appearance and prefer those factory wheels.

Diminishing market I think for Ts. $18,000 does seem a little high but it looks nice. Maybe changes hands at $12,500?

Seller states mileage has turned over so it seems like this car has 115,000 or so miles. Hard to say. Looks like less.

$20k, price will go up?

That’s the other modern car the kids are selling. Someone passed away…. The $8500 represents the cost of a Caribbean cruise the kids feel entitled to.

It’s a complete restoration project. A $2,000 car for only those collectors interested in restoring the car. $8,500 is silly. It would cost $70,000 to restore the car properly, maybe $40,000 to do a decent job. You can paint it whatever you want.

Early Frazers are exceedingly rare in this condition. But not very desirable unless you are into Kaisers or Frazers.

I saw a 2 door hardtop for sale recently (rough) with this wood grain side. I almost posted it here.

Marketplace - 1962 Chrysler Crown | Facebook About This Vehicle Driven 4,314 miles Automatic transmission Exterior color: Pink · Interior color: Brown Fuel type: Gasoline This vehicle is paid off Seller's Description 62 imperial crown 413 motor runs an drives great

Exactly! I looked at one for a daily in the 80's for $400. I drove a 1963 Grand Prix to trade school in 1997-1998. I went to Texas to get it. True, the 389 was a solid reliable power plant. Here is my issue, kind of personal. The 63-64's were smooth and conservative, with honest Pontiac styling and cues. The 65-67's got those lower body and more exaggerations of curving which kind of looked cartoonish, compared to the 64's especially. 1964 Full Size Pontiac above.

NOT sad, quite valid and you know it Willie. Look, I get it, we don't need to go down this tired old road again, and we can agree to disagree, your club is in theory all inclusive and for everyone. But it's very existence is tied to that stupid ideology of getting a plastic trophy for a car we will likely never see again and for which the rich owner is not truly a hard core enjoyer of Buicks. I am not wasting my time and looking through the awards of the past 5-7 years in your club to see how many Gold Senior winners have since dropped out of your club after winning a trophy, which their widows will likely toss in the trash 5 more years from now. No, they can stare at their artifact in the garage while they get even more senile. Drive your car, don't show it for awards sake.

John If you knew me at all, and unfortunately we may know each other simply from the forum - but I appreciate criticism and correction. I do not have thin skin. let me make it clear that the individual we are likely referring to has always engaged me in good and honest conversation and I did not counter his asking price, so perhaps he might have gone lower. He has advertised in Hemmings (or did) for years so I believe his reputation should have been stellar, or Hemmings would have put the kabash to his advertising. No, I was simply stating that I could see where my "non complete" purchase was going and decided to cash it in, as an example why not to buy the original posted vehicle. His was a real world example of the costs of piece mealing a perhaps interesting car back together, it was in no way and indictment of his business practices or market knowledge. If it seemed that way, I apologize. These are his parts to sell as he sees fit. Bottom line: Buy as complete of a car as possible. The original posted car is missing way too much to justify much more than a $500 purchases, especially as it will take much more than that for most of us to haul it home.

I saw this when I purchased my 1936 Roadmaster. I needed a front seat frame. Probably a couple doors. There was a then well known 36-38 Buick parts guy in Minnesota. I paid $700 for the car. Joel in Oklahoma has the car now. Anyway, the parts seller knew I needed that seat frame. $1000, 15 years ago. To add up the parts I needed was probably $5k.

This is my issue. Having been there - as soon as a potential seller knows you need a key part the asking price is $700. You would like to get that part for $100 or $150. But he knows you need it. Take that times about 15 key parts and you can get a complete project for $6000 or less.

Yes. Missing a lot of key parts.

Test drives must be cash in hand. Hhmmm can you imagine handing him $5500 cash and saying “thanks I’ll be back after my test drive”. You get back and go “naw” I’ll pass. He hands you back your $5500 cash?? I think he starts making a deal.

421? Not 429. Maybe.

Not an Airflow. Airflow was 34-37.

I am no expert on Marquette, few are. But I was in the BCA for a time and did some research on them, and like most of us I have read all of the old Buick books from the master historians. In my opinion, it is no more desirable than say, a Model A, a Pontiac, you can almost fill in the blank - a Chrysler 6 from this era. I have 2 of the main Sloan books and he all but admits the Marquette was a mistake. Of course the Depression did not help but I don't think Marquette was heavily marketed. Of course Pontiac and LaSalle did OK. Anything other than a 2 door (Tudor in Ford A speak) or 4 door sedan is an anomaly. I have seen 4 door Phaetons for sale, those are likely worth $40,000 plus in this shape but this one, though beautiful, is not worth a premium - period. If you pay it OK, but no way at $30,000. I think it would be well purchased and well sold private to private at $17,000. But since that's $13,000 less then asking, the seller would probably challenge me to a dual. Here is a 1926 Buick for $10,000 less that hasbeen for sale at least 8 months. (20+) Marketplace - 1926 Buick opera coupe | Facebook

Yet another right car wrong time for me. I had a 1973 250C project car, along with a 1985 BMW 635 project car, and bailed on both of them. Both were designed by Paul Bracq. Paul Bracq signatures - in a nutshell - were thin roof pillars to optimize glass and minimize the boxy nature of Mercedes, less so on the BMW. These are well styled cars, that are either restored and enjoyed in collections or are like the one in the ad. $5,000? Not sure for me but I am a cheapskate.

I've already reached out to them to add photos and content to the facebook ad and gotten crickets.