looking for restore info for my hubbies car 1940 buick.

[Guest Jeanine]

The body by fisher plaque reads: 1940 Mod.51, style #40-4619, body # 660, trim 808, paint #547.

It looks like the body is a 51 model and the engine prefix is a 6 identifying a 60 series engine.

I am trying to put together resources for restoration. Any help will be appreciated! We just got it and it is in parts but its in great shape. The original glass is not broken, the chrome needs little work, and its only rusted through in the trunk.

[sean1997]

I'm going to guess that it is model 61 if the style number is 4619 and the engine prefix is a 6.

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547 = Yosemite Grey

Paint Chips 1940 Buick=

808 = Grey Bedford Cord

Body number 660 means it was the 660th body of that style built at the body plant. If there is no letter in front of the body number, it was probably built at Flint and the car serial number should start with a 1.

[Guest Jeanine]

Thank You for this information! smile...Do you know where I can find catalogs/websites for restoration?

[sean1997]

Here are a few places that have Buick parts.

NOS and used Buick (and others) parts:

Bob's Automobilia

3352 South El Pomar

Templeton, CA 93465

805-434-2963

805-434-2626 (fax)

http://www.bobsautomobilia.com

Classic Buicks

P.O. Box 28

Dallas, OR 97338-0028

503-831-4913 (fax)

http://www.classicbuicks.com

The Buick Farm

PO Box 384

Clayton, DE 19938

http://www.buickfarm.com

CARs, Inc.

205 Pearl St

Neshanic Station, NJ 08853

908-369-3666

http://www.oldbuickparts.com

Antique Auto Supply

1225 Colorado Ln.

Arlington, TX 76015

817-275-2381

775-234-9858 (fax)

antiqueautosupply@yahoo.com

http://www.antiqueautosupply.com/

Classic NOS Parts

815-399-1075

classicnosparts@aol.com

http://www.classicnosparts.com/

Used Buick parts:

Ken Schmidt

The Buick Bonery

4700 8TH Ave

Sacramento, CA 95820-1511

916-599-3934

buickbonery@hotmail.com

Moore's Auto Salvage

1761 Country Road

Rapid City, SD 57701

605-348-4926

605-348-0499 (fax)

http://www.mooresautosalvage.com

Various Buick parts (engine, suspension, etc.):

Kanter Auto Products

76 Monroe St

Boonton, NJ 07005

1-800-526-1096

973-334-9575

973-334-5423 (fax)

TA Performance Products

16167 N. 81st Street

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

480-922-6807

http://www.taperformance.com

[Bob Engle]

Google "1940 Buick manuals" and get the service manuals any other info you may want. The reproduction printed manuals are invaluable. I find the CD's awkward and frustrating to use as they just have the pages reproduced, but not indexed. It's a lot easier to thumb through a manual in the shop than it is to get to a computer.

Bob