Lahti35 111 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) I picked up this falling apart Buick and am not really sure what exactly i've got. I'm going to be parting out the usable stuff except for the frame/axles as soon as this old girl gets an IDThe tags on the firewall are:Model 27-27Job# 6850Body# 34848Serial # 1848912 Edited November 16, 2013 by Lahti35 (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
Texas Old Car Guy 12 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 According to the book "Seventy Years of Buick", your Model 27-27 was the most popular style Buick in 1927 in the Standard Six line with production of 40,272 units for domestic sales and 1,448 for export. It was originally finished in Washington Blue with black fenders and upper body. It weighed 3,300 pounds and cost $1,295 new. It came with front and rear carpets and a nickeled foot rest in the rear as standard equipment. Unfortunately because the "body by Fisher" meant lots of wood in the body as structural elements, the fact that the wood has deterioriated makes this a very difficult restoration. There are no "kits" available for the wood and a restorer would have to try to use what remains of the wood as a pattern. Link to post Share on other sites
Lahti35 111 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Thanks!The wood is toast, water looged and rotten. Its so bad you can't remove most of it with out it crumbling. I'm all for saving a car when I can but this one would be best donating parts to other needy cars. Link to post Share on other sites
pipeweld 10 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I have the same car. 1927 -27 that sat in guys garage disassembled fo 51 years.lot of the parts restored and came with 2 engines, 2 transmissions ,2 rear ends and 2 of a lot of other parts. steering wheel is like new. wood is very good.all I have to do is figure out what to do with this car.restoring would take to much time. street rod would be less time and more fun but I already have to many toys so I will just leave it sit in the corner of my shop with the rest of the projects Ha Ha. Jerry Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Shaw 1,678 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The car in the photos appears to be a Model 20. A 1927 Model 27 would have four doors. Link to post Share on other sites
Texas Old Car Guy 12 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The car in the photos appears to be a Model 20. A 1927 Model 27 would have four doors.Mark:Check out the photos again - yes a Model 27 came with four doors but this one has the two front doors missing; the only doors shown are the back doors (suicide doors). The funny camera angle tricks the eye. The OP said the firewall tag identified it as a Model 27-27.Fred Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Shaw 1,678 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Right, Buick didn't make the model 20 with suicide doors.... I just didn't look close enough... Link to post Share on other sites
outlaw car man 35 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I still have a front bumper for a 1927, re-chromed sometime in the past, anyone need one make offer....Sandy Link to post Share on other sites
davenc 2 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Sent you a PM. Link to post Share on other sites
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