1936 Century Coupe on ebay

[50jetback]

This is interesting - great description and lots of photos.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1936-Buick-R-S-Sport-Coupe-RARE-Not-Ford-Chevy-Pont-/280552056267?pt=US_Cars_Trucks#v4-38

[Thriller]

Whimper. I don't have a car from the '30s yet, and I love the '36s. The blasted lottery just hasn't come through yet.

Sigh.

[50jetback]

Someone knows a bargain when they see it - the 1936 Century Coupe and parts has been sold for the Buy it Now price - $12000.

Anyone from here? - Thriller, did the Lotto come in??

[jscheib]

Stuart,

Someone I know was interested in such a car, but when I told him it needed work he did not pursue as far as I know. I agree, very rare car and a bargin, to be sure. You could probably sell some of the spares and recover a few thousand. I am not sure what seems to be a V8 engine included in the photos.

John

[Thriller]

Wasn't me. John, the V8 was an additional engine - an Olds 350 since the guy had originally planned to rod the car. It still had the original drive line in it.

I'm not sure the $12k was a bargain. Granted, there were numerous spare parts, but with the entire interior out / gone, it would be a fair amount of work to determine even what is correct. I think that if someone wanted to rod the car that they'd find a cheaper alternative.

The BiN price was half way between #3 and #4 values according to the August Old Cars Report price guide, so I think it was on the high side without having a good inventory of all the spares.