1938 4 dr special for sale

[gsjohnny]

i am never going to get to this project. so i have decided to sell it whole or part it out. there is no engine, no interior, no grille, nose sheetmetal is not good. fenders are decent with no rust, door bottoms need work, rear trunk bottom needs work, running boards arent bad, body is straight, etc for a 38 buick.

i would like to get $700 for the whole car. if nobody wants the whole car, i will part it out.

car is located in ellington, ct.

thanks

john

860-871-0185

[jeff]

Do you have any pictures? I might be interested in your rear fenders.

Thanks,

Jeff

[gsjohnny]

jeff,

i prefer to sell the whole car. but if nobody is interested i will part it out and scrap the rest. i will have my son post pics since i dont know how.

john

[West Peterson]

If you would like to e-mail the photos to me, I'd be happy to post for you.

StelvioGT@yahoo.com

[West Peterson]

John

Any luck on getting some photos, or have you sold the car?'

Please e-mail to: stelviogt@yahoo.com

[gsjohnny]

i guess i have waited long enough for somebody to buy the whole car. i will part it out. i WILL NOT ship any big item. you come pick it up. as is, where is.

[jeff]

I would like to take a look at your rear fenders, maybe some other stuff. Can you e-mail some pictures? jeffrey.a.heinrichs@bwigroup.com

Thanks,

Jeff

[bobj49f2]

I know this is a long shot but do you have the headlight trim rings?

[Guest captbrian38]

John I could use a wheel and tire for a spare for my 38 special. If you are parting out I'll drive up from NY city. Also the spark plug cover if you have it for the 248.

thanks, captbrian38

Brian 917 699-0409

[gsjohnny]

jeff, i thought i had pics of the fenders. will take out of attic and do pics this w/end.

bob, good question. got the buckets. will look

brian, no engine parts. there are 4 wheels on the car. i think i can mount something else in place of those. sunday is good.

google 25 stafford rd, 06074 for directions

[Guest captbrian38]

John, I'm an early bird will leave Brooklyn around 7 on Sunday if that's ok. Don't need all four wheels is that OK. Would take 2.

Brian

[gsjohnny]

if you leave at 7, you should be here around 9:30. thats fine. i'll leave the street light on

.which 2 wheels do you want? could be a tough decision. lol

[Guest captbrian38]

sounds like Tom Burdette lol.

thanks will see you about 10 on sunday

brian

[gsjohnny]

when your going north on my street you cant see the house from the road. house is 300ft back behind a high bank. so when you coming down the street, just look for 'our' street light and thats where the driveway will be at.

[gsjohnny]

brian, thanks for the sale.

jeff, picture will be up tonite when sonny gets home.

bob, i have 2 buckets, 2 lenses, 3 h/l trim rings. one of the rings is separated.

when you start looking for stuff, its amazing what you find that you have.

found 4 hubcaps and 5 trim rings. clean them up, make driver hubcaps/rings

found a B&S heater. clean.

[Guest captbrian38]

Yeah John, nice meeting you. Great place there. Didn't think about it at the time but maybe you could hang on to a set of those wheel bolts and also see if you have a jack in the back of that car, and maybe the hardware hold the wheel in place under the trunk shelf. Amazing what comes to your brain after you leave.

Brian

[gsjohnny]

i have a bunch of jacks around, but for the 38, i dont recall if it had one. then again, you've seen my garage. who knows.

[gsjohnny]

brian,

went this morning to p/up the bolts, there was only 9. couldnt find the 10th one.

should have put them back where i found them. dummy.

[Guest captbrian38]

I was dummer, should have picked them up myself. If you would send them to NC it would be appreciated. If you let me know what it costs to ship them I'll reimburse you.

thanks, Brian

Brian Kearney

216 River Road

Arapahoe, NC 28510

[West Peterson]

John

I have been responding to your e-mails, but I don't think you're getting them. I would be happy to post your photos for you, but the only ones I've gotten are the fenders. Since they are sold, I didn't think it necessary to post them. You mentioned some photos of the headlights???, but I didn't get them.

[West Peterson]

Here are the headlight lenses and rims that John has.

[gsjohnny]

west,

if anybody can screw up a computer, that would be me. we have a bad relationship to say the least.

thanks for putting up the picture.

john

[jeff]

John,

Hope you got my check for the fenders, and that the pickup goes smoothly.

Didn't realize you have headlight lenses as well. I wouldn't object to a pair of spare lenses to put on the shelf, if no one else has claimed them.

Jeff

[bobj49f2]

John,

I'm interested in the headlight rings, not the lenses. Here's the situation I'm in. I have two sealed beam kits. One kit came with my original Buick but are completey rusted out. The second kit I have is in very good condition but I don't like the trim rings, they're too square and don't go with the curves of the body of my '37.

I am looking for a trim ring that will fit the conversion kit. The rusty kit had a painted trim ring that is curved, closer to the factory design, one is completely rusted away and the better one has a rust hole. From what I can see the trim ring from a '37 Chevy truck may work but they don't have the ribs like the stock Buick rings. I don't know if the stock Buick rings will fit the conversion kit. I am looking for a chromed or stainless trim ring, the rusty kit had painted rings and I don't like the look.

Here is the dimension of the conversion kit ring, is the stock Buick ring the same? What condition is the rings you have and how much do you want for them?

[gsjohnny]

bob,

i assume mine are originals. maybe somebody can us an answer.

[bobj49f2]

From your picture they do look like the originals. I've never had a set of original rings. I got a set of good buckets but they didn't come with rings. What I need to know if if the original rings will work with my conversion kits, if they don't then I'll have to try something else. I know the outer diameter will work but I need to know if the inner diameter is the same as a 7" sealed beam.

Will the rings you have clean up with some steel wool and polish or will they have to be replated?

[gsjohnny]

i'll see what i can do cleaning them up.

you want these to fit a 6014 bulb?

Edited August 25, 2010 by gsjohnny (see edit history)

[bobj49f2]

Off hand I don't know the bulb number. If you could match the rings to the dimensions in the drawing I posted we could tell if they'll work for me.

[West Peterson]

John wanted me to show you where his Buick dollars are going....

[gsjohnny]

it is a 350 with 283 std bore forged pistons, that's +.075, 351 ford connecting rods with a 1.88 honda rod bearing, that's grinding the crank down over .100, the intake used to be a 340 mopar dual quad, cut up, with adapter plates to fit the 350 and a 174 b&m supercharger. the bottom pulley is a 1.8 escort harmonic balancer modified to fit for the supercharger belt.

i do this stuff just to prove it can be done. when i'm done with this one, my next project is making a overhead cam 350.

[Guest cardinal905]

Now that is a sweet motor ! Hey, what do you want for beauty/trim rings ? Are they is descent shape===got pics ?

[Guest 1938McLaughlin]

Any chance you have the Stainless Running board trim? Also door sill trim.

thanks

Ed

[Guest cardinal905]

Dont return phone messages either !

[West Peterson]

I understand John has been swamped with work recently. The rear fenders, hub caps and trim rings have been sold. The headlight lenses, unfortunately, have been broken. No running board trim from what I was told.

John is good guy and a real hobbyist. Just busy right now.