Dave_B Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) I found this 36 Limited on the Baltimore Craigslist. The car is located in Glen Burnie, just south of Baltimore. It's not my car so contact the OP"1936 Buick 90L for sale fair condition. It's a great collectors piece runs but needs work. It has a straight eight,just needs the right owner to restore it. Restored value is anywhere from 65,000 to 85,000. Contacted me by email only the serious please."He is asking $19,0004qqkf-3667379304@sale.craigslist.org Dave Edited March 8, 2013 by Dave_B (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 At first glance looks like an interesting car, as all Limited Buicks would be. Looking at the fact it has sunk to rims in the earth, and the rusty front hubcap, makes me think that underneath this car is a mess. Which is interesting, because in the picture it looks like it was a nice car, and someone left it outside on dirt?Since this is a second hand post, i.e. you're not the owner, I'd say the guy is 6K to 8K over on price, just based on presentation....and maybe more if the rust flakes are numerous underneath.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 DAVID, thanks for explaining. I couldn't figure out what I was looking at. "Why do the bottoms of those big, beautiful tires appear to be Photoshopped out?" I tell ya, a guy should have to qualify to be an old car owner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I wish it were photoshop, but methinks not.....it's mean Mr. Gravity drawing a 6000 pound car to the center of the earth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Romberger Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The car has only been parked there a very short time. Fresh fill, no grass or weeds next to the newly constructed house or garage. It would sink that far with the fisrt rain. BTDT.Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I totally agree with Rob McDonald! You should have to pass a test or get a license before you can be the caretaker of a wonderful, rare car like this.Pete Phillips, BCA #7338 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Please note Glen Burnie is spelled with a "u". Shake all thoughts of any other Bernie from your head.Here is a neat seller's trick; move the car 3 feet before taking a picture.Here is another Craigslist treasure. A little Chlorox helps sometimes too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Romberger Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I want to know why there are dried blood stains running out of the trunk!(I would use clorox on them too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Minga! Must have backed into a deer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The condition of the wood in that '36 90-L is so important, and the ad says nothing at all about that. One of 709 made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) Mr. Gravity drawing a 6000 pound car to the center of the earth...I love that image but let's get picky here. Buicks, even big beautiful Limiteds, have rarely broken the 2 1/2 ton barrier. Some coach-built Brunn customs, maybe, and certainly armoured cars would. Hearses, too. However, this sunk-to-the-hubs '36 90L probably weighs a svelte 4500 lb, a bit less than the iconic 4710 lb '58 Limited. Electras in '59 and '60 weighed up to 4900 lb and in 1976, they just barely nudged 5000 lb, which was probably the heaviest production Buick ever.Disproving the theory that natural selection eventually improves a species, the current Enclave may be number two in the bulky Buick race, tipping the scales at 4980 lb. I'm sure it's a lovely riding car, er truck, or whatever but does a 21st Century all-by-him/herself commuter really need that much road-hugging Buickness? Edited March 10, 2013 by Rob McDonald (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I had one of those 5,000 pound Enclaves. It was nice to drive, smooth and quiet. It had a 3.6 engine and a six speed automatic. When I traveled anywhere but Interstates the pig would shift unpredictably at flat power spots. Secondary roads in hilly areas made me livid from the poor performance. It was designed for a 40 to 45 year old who had never owned a real Buick. If they had only dropped in the 5.3 engine I have in my Silverado...... 23 Liters in the garage and only four cars. That don't count the truck!Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I think it had been recently moved onto the soft dirt. It doesn't have any dirt splashed up on the white walls so it can't have been there long. In any event it doesn't seem like the best marketing to take a picture of it sitting up to the axles in in dirt, but who am I.............Still it's not as bad as the Packard. sheeshI neglected to post the link to the listing so here it is:1936 Buick 90LDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I stand corrected on the measurement of mass that Mean Mr Gravity deems the correct pull expenditure for the referenced automobile..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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