1956 Century coupe 3 day auction no reserve - not mine

[lancemb]

Not mine, but looks like a really solid driver.  With no reserve, this is risky bet for seller.  But at less than $3k currently, why not bid?

 

http://m.ebay.com/itm/162564125729

[NC-car-guy]

Looks awesome.  Says there's 4 days 11 hrs left on it though.

[Pilgrim65]

Nice !!!

going to bid , but will have to be a bargain for me as would have to ship and have nowhere to keep her , hey but what the hell!

as said worth a punt.

Edited June 24, 2017 by Pilgrim65 (see edit history)

[Beemon]

Those are not the original seats. 

[NC-car-guy]

How so? Certainly not original upholstery,  seat looks fine though.  I have some 56 century 2dr seats in the storage building,  now I gotta go look. 

[Thriller]

Dang...that led me to this - http://m.ebay.com/itm/1954-Buick-Century-Station-Wagon-/272724584535?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150519202348%26meid%3Deba66117b45d4cb583093daddec73bc2%26pid%3D100408%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D13%26sd%3D162564125729&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460 - which is close to home and potentially a parts car for my good wagon. 

 

[Ttotired]

Bid all you like. There is no legal requirement to buy if you win. All it gives you is the right to first look and a top price.

Go look at the car, not how you thought it was, you can walk or haggle

 

 

[Beemon]

2 hours ago, wndsofchng06 said:

How so? Certainly not original upholstery,  seat looks fine though.  I have some 56 century 2dr seats in the storage building,  now I gotta go look. 

In the description it said seats were restored to original factory, but that's not true. That's all I was trying to point out.  Also I got a small laugh out of the numbers matching part.

[lancemb]

10 hours ago, wndsofchng06 said:

Looks awesome.  Says there's 4 days 11 hrs left on it though.

Must have updated it.  I think you can lengthen it up to some point just not shorten it

[Pilgrim65]

Hi guys , as I have the above mentioned 56 century in my watch list, could you tell me the where this fits in the Buick range for that year as there is also a very nice 56  riviera for sale on eBay currently about same money and wonder how they compare equipment spec etc. I know the century was a more powerful car than standard , but little else.

cheers

pilgrim

Edited June 26, 2017 by Pilgrim65 (see edit history)

[Kosage Chavis]

I think the engines were 322's on both the Century and Special for the 56 year.  However, this Century has some power options that the Special doesn't seem to have.  My suggestion is that you go for the Century!

Edited June 26, 2017 by Kosage Chavis (see edit history)

[Ben Bruce aka First Born]

Kosage is correct. All '56 are 322. Added horse power came from higher compression from different piston tops, plus carburation. Century is more "collectible".

 

  Ben

[JohnD1956]

An interesting car.  The power windows are a good option.  Also saw it has the factory rear speaker switch. The rear bumper J bars look solid which is huge! 

A nice driver indeed, and also a lot of work to restore.

One thing I wonder about are all the misspellings in the advertisement.  To me that sorta indicates buyer beware of a scammer.

[Beemon]

The century also has 4 port holes instead of 3. 

[olds88]

I bid on this Century on the first listing.  You will notice it "sold" once already on June 21 for $10,300, perhaps a non paying bidder?  If you look at this sellers other vehicles you will see the same words "no reserve, sold to highest bidder", yet his other listings are shown completed but then re-listed.  I called him about the Century to ask about the advertised re-built engine and transmission and the claim of 2 owner history but he said he was unable to provide any paperwork on anything and that what you see in the pictures is what you get and he didn't have anything else.  He said he is just a re-seller and doesn't know much about the cars he sells.  I am reluctant to bid seriously on it.

[Kosage Chavis]

My opinion only...if he can't supply you with a video of the car at initial start up, running for a few minutes and even driving, I wouldn't fool with it.  I just don't understand how he knows that the engine was rebuilt and a two owner car, but "conveniently" doesn't know much else.  Maybe it's time to take a 2nd look at the Special?

[Beemon]

There's also the fact that he says engine and transmission are numbers matching, when such things didn't really exist until I believe 1958? There are no numbers to match, unless you're taking the casting numbers and cross referencing them to match 1956 production sheets.

[lancemb]

15 hours ago, Beemon said:

There's also the fact that he says engine and transmission are numbers matching, when such things didn't really exist until I believe 1958? There are no numbers to match, unless you're taking the casting numbers and cross referencing them to match 1956 production sheets.

Started putting VIN on engine block in 57, but not consistently until 58.

[MrEarl]

If he is looking for over $10,000 for this car, without going into a lot of detail, my thoughts are that there are better '56's out there for that kind of money. I really don't think the buyer of this car will be happy once it is in their possession for a few days.