help please decode 1940 buick

[jerry whitfield]

hi

It is model 41 (Is that a special, or super, or limited or??)

style 40-4419

body 41828

trim 800

paint 542

thankyou for your time

jerry whitfield

winston salem NC

I'll be wanting to sell it, where can I go to get an idea of its value?

It is condition #5, running vehicle.

[sean1997]

Model 41 = Special, 4-door touring sedan

Style 40-4419, 40- = 1940, 4419 = 4-door touring sedan

(style 4419: 4 = Buick, 4 = Special, 19 = 4-door touring sedan)

Trim = 800 = Tan Bedford Cord

Paint = 542 = Rainier Blue

Body number = 41828 = sequential number unique to body

for 1940:

Special = Series 40 (first digit of model or second digit of style = 4)

Super = Series 50 (first digit of model or second digit of style = 5)

Century = Series 60 (first digit of model or second digit of style = 6)

Roadmaster = Series 70 (first digit of model or second digit of style = 7)

Limited = Series 80 (first digit of model or second digit of style = 8)

Limited = Series 90 (first digit of model or second digit of style = 9)

Edited April 25, 2012 by sean1997 (see edit history)