1939_Buick

AG Backeast retired and sold the business. New owner does not seem to be operating the business datatags.com https://forums.cadillaclasalleclub.org/index.php?topic=169325.0

Chassis Frame Serial numbers Plant Serial No from Flint 13388547 California 23395088 Linden 33405088 Note: The first digit or serial number determines where the car was built Digit "1" denotes Flint Production Digit "2" denotes California Production Digit "3" denotes Linden Production Engine No start at 3572652 Engine number will have no Flint. California or Linden identification However they will carry prefix "4" "6". "8" or "9" identifying series 40 60, 80 or 90 Edit 1 Make a stencil of it with soft paper and a lead pencil Is it 13479599 ? Edit 2 By the position of the dip stick you do not have a 1939 engine. In 1940 the dip stick position was moved from near the distributor to near the starter motor, as yours.

Have you purchased a 1939 model 66C Buick? In Sweden or near by? We like photos! Model 66C 4 passenger 2-dr Conv Coupe w/Opera Seat (320 ci engine) 66 = Series 60 Century 2 door (46 would be series 40 2 door) C = convertible 790 made plus 60 exported (66CX) Body 823 823th body/car body from the assembly plant Style39 4667 39 = model year 4 = Buick (1 = Chev, 2 = Ponti, 3= Oldsmobile) 6= 60 series [the big 320ci engine] 67 = 2 door convertible body (27 is a 2 door coupe, 19 is a 4 door sedan) Trim 770 = Blue leather (for models 61 & 66 only)

If "roughly cut out" would not be GM. A repair sometime in the last 83 years. At some time in history your car may have been worth $25-$50-$100 at best.

And https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26992

Not that authoritative but 1955 Buick Roadmaster looks to be GM C body. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_C_platform_(RWD) So glass from the same model year/body style of other GM brands may fit. A starting point for investigation. But check. https://www.autocityclassic.com/1954-1956-cadillac-glass/ https://www.caddydaddy.com/1954-1955-1956-cadillac-2-door-models-glass-windshield-tinted-reproduction.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_B_platform

VIN's as we know them today started in 1981. From 1954 some manufacturers had a limited system, but not standardised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_identification_number

And wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allstate_(automobile)

Remote possibility the same as Buick of the same era https://www.kanter.com/p-35864-search.html?q=drum https://www.kanter.com/i-30559185-rear-brake-drum.html?q=drum https://oldbuickparts.com/?s=drum&post_type=product&type_aws=true And https://www.fusickautomotiveproducts.com/

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The horn ring and centre of the steering wheel is not 1939. Rim looks to be '39 Steering column should be maroon and not black Costs no more to the have the interior, including door cards, the original design. Getting original looking fabric can be hard, but some do Interior door handles chrome plated generic. S80 & S90 orignal has maroon knobs and a maroon insert Arm rests on front doors missing. Rear ash trays missing. No stone guard at rear bumper. Guess 90% ~ 95% of '39's have that missing. But looks good value for the money. Would cost more to restore.

From the article India is another country with lower cost manufacturing.

The brake master cylinder is under the floor at the front. Has a small section of floor that can be removed. [for my right hand drive car) Crawl under your car: you will see the master cylinder If the system needs brake fluid that indicates a problem somewhere. . Download the 1942 Buick shop manual for free. All of it section by section. Or click the pdf link to pay. http://www.oldcarmanualproject.com/manuals/Buick/1942/Shop Manual/ It is very comprehensive and has information that can be used with all straight 8’s. It has more information than was included in older “Shop Manuals” before 1942 We like photos !

So maybe a 38 body on the Seagrave frame. Front end & fenders do not look Buick. Seagrave or some other truck?

Style #40-2827C 40 = 1940 2 = Ponti (1 Chev, 3 Olds, 4 Buick) 8 series ? 27 body style [2 door] Body L61 Think that means assembled in Linden, NY 61st body (not 100% certain) A body mainly Chev B body mainly Buick C body mainly Caddie But the basic body shell was used over different brands - models https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_A_platform_(RWD) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_B_platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_C_platform_(RWD)

Location? Worth a *little* more than scrap metal value. --> https://forums.aaca.org/forum/43-dodge-trucks/

Based on the Holden Commodore. The Commodore was made as the Ponti G8 for the USA market. And also sold in the middle east as a Chev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_G8 You could have your own Ponti ute in USA !

As this thread is getting off topic links to some GMH 1930's archive photos. More page at the bottom Not all are correct tagged. No sloper body for 1939 Buick. May be an Olds or Chev https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/find/Smith%2C+D.+Darian/page:78 1940 Ute https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/BRG+213/207/7/148-152 1938 https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/BRG+213/207/5/4-6 1941 Vauxhall https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/find/Smith%2C+D.+Darian/page:68 1947 Ute https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/BRG+213/207/4/2126 1941 Dummy ute https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/BRG+213/207/4/2122-2124 1945 Press shop https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/find/Smith%2C+D.+Darian/page:46

Imported cars-trucks had high imports tariffs. Front fenders, hood and maybe cowl were imported. Would have changed over time. Bodies were pressed from (AU) sheet metal in Australia, to increase local employment and reduce the amount of foreign currency needed. Local upholstery, tyres, wiring and the like. Chassis, engine, transmission & diffs probably all imported. The USA manufactures had right hand drive designs. No big issues of steering columns - starters positions. Or the pedals. AU designs of the time were not 100% the same as USA in detail. For 1939 Buick the body is different. Doors and trunk shape are not the same as USA. For example AU doors garnish moulding part of the door structure and not a separate screw in bit of metal as in USA. GMH engineers of the day were good at having sheet metal parts, doors, etc that would be used in a range of brands-models. GMH in Au was pressing full metal roofs (for Dodge?) 1 or 2 years before GM USA started. GM brands still had fabric inserts (~1936)

For timecapsle (~Hudson) Body shell probably made by GMH. Is right hand drive. Based on a car, not a pick up*truck*, and continuous bed-body. Called coupe utility at the time by all brands. Later just a ute. Edit https://www.oldcarbrochures.org/Australia/GM Commercial Vehicles/index.html

No. Published by Eddie Ford of Restored Cars Magazine www.restoredcarsmagazine.com "The History of Holden in Australia since 1917" is not for sale. "The History of Ford in Australia" by Norm Darwin still available. 100 years on GM in Australia by Norm Darwin published Jan 2002 by H@ND Publishing. Very good book Norm Darwin is a former GMH engineer. Left GM 1984. Has written several books on Au car history. Web site https://www.handpub.com.au/ https://www.handpub.com.au/all-enclosed-coupes

Ute = based on car with a continuous bed-deck. Not a separate pick up bed. Google Aust ute. Ford made one in 1934. Sort of accepted a the first of that style. But some were made before by various manufactures. Yes. All 3 American auto makers had ute versions at various times. From 1930's until they all were shut in 2017. At the end some were cab - separate pick up bed on full chassis and other car based (no separate chassis) In the 1930's GMH also made ute bodies for Willys and other brands . And also had ute versions based on UK cars: Austin, Armstrong Siddley, Hillman. Bedford PC, Triumph. South Africa and South America (Brazil, Argentina) also made locally designed utes/pickups. The local brand Holden, by GM, was made from 1948. After that the GM US brands declined, but were made in smaller numbers. As time went on some RHD GM cars were imported, often via Canada. None of the major car companies/brands in AU were locally owned to my knowledge by the mid 1930's. Owned 100% by the main USA UK EU manufactures. The portion of local manufacturer vs assemble from imported components varied over time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automobile_manufacturers_of_Australia

Ebay UK GM Holden (AU). Sales literature is not always accurate from an engineering perspective. 1948 Car https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175641481364 1948 Ute https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185763651868

1939 GMH Chev ute literature

Trim, grille, dash, etc on GMH Chev's was not always the same as USA. Some as USA but could also be older. Especially RHD dash's. GM-Ford-Dodge would use an "old" RHD dash for years on USA designed cars-utes(pickups). Not update to USA design every year. 1st photo was listed as 1946 (2020 farm auction in South Australia) 2nd photo listed as 1948 (has modifications) (Photo I took) 3rd photo is a 1948 parts ute at the same farm sale as photo 1 These are very popular in Australia, with a lot modified. Most had a very hard life.