Pete Phillips Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Not mine, never even seen one in my 40+ years in the BCA. Buick Club roster shows ZERO of these owned by any current member. Rare would be an understatement. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1946-Buick-Roadmaster/192746873407?hash=item2ce09be23f:g:m~IAAOSwzXJcBdKy:rk:38:pf:0&vxp=mtr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 It's calling to you Pete! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Terry Dunham's book shows that 2,576 Model 76-C cars were produced in 1946 so they aren't as rare as I thought. I read somewhere that they didn't get around to those cars until November or December of that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 That's still pretty darn rare, and for some reasons it seems far fewer survived than other cars with similar production numbers. That's roughly the same build as my 1957 75R, and while rare, I've seen a handful of them come up for sale the last couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 It's a convertible....................they don't last very long if somebody has them outside with a bad top, and they tend to leak too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 The engine looks a little short, might say 56-C on a tag somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly_John Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Odd that one of the seller's photos shows the car posed at the gates of a cemetery. I hope that's not an omen of things to come for the car! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Has a BCA sticker on the windshield so must have been known to the Club at some time. Well presented advertisement and will be interesting to see the final bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 58 minutes ago, 50jetback said: Has a BCA sticker on the windshield so must have been known to the Club at some time. Good eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Super Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 This car will make a great restoration project for someone. It is definitely a Roadmaster, the air cleaner and the length of the front fender from the rear edge to the wheel opening confirm it. Did anyone notice that it still has its original front floor mat with the carpet inserts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Mark was correct. The car was calling to me and I couldn't resist. I talked to the seller, we reached an agreement, and I bought the car. Guess I will be heading to Tennessee soon to haul it home for my next project. Pete Phillips 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Glad you got it, Pete! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Wow! Great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 10 hours ago, Pete Phillips said: Mark was correct. The car was calling to me and I couldn't resist. I talked to the seller, we reached an agreement, and I bought the car. Guess I will be heading to Tennessee soon to haul it home for my next project. Pete Phillips You da man, Pete!. You da man! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 So what does it take to buy a car like that? I still keep going back to that $20,000 '56 Continental ad in Cars For Sale and being temped to "reach an agreement". You never get to find out what real cars go for. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Pete, it's good to hear the '46 went to a good Buick home. Bernie, the '46 Roadmaster convertible is a rare car, but Lincoln Continental Mark II's are incredibly common. The Mark II's had low production numbers, but they have been the darlings of collectors for years. If you go to the Hemmings website at any time you'll see 10 or 20 for sale at once--and that's just one website! So take your time, pick your favorite color, and enjoy the buyer's market--- Edited December 8, 2018 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 23 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said: If you go to the Hemmings website at any time you'll see 10 or 20 for sale at once--and that's just one website! But those are just asking prices. We get people writing to the Forum all the time asking "What is my car worth?" Those questions are answered with unending speculation, kind of like your post. No one ever hears how much cars sell for. The Continental was an example, like a reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/8/2018 at 8:56 AM, 60FlatTop said: So what does it take to buy a car like that? I still keep going back to that $20,000 '56 Continental ad in Cars For Sale and being temped to "reach an agreement". You never get to find out what real cars go for. Bernie That could be a question that you may not get an answer to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buickborn Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Good for Pete, and good for that '46! It's always nice to see a good car go to a good guy clearly honorable in his intentions. In spite of this eminently desirable outcome, I find myself constantly questioning the fairness or ethics involved when a side deal (or a seller's dissatisfaction with bidding levels in a no-reserve or out-of-reserve auction) leads to the termination of an eBay auction in progress. How in the world can this practice be considered fair to other bidders? What motivates a seller to go along (especially when a reserve is in place) rather than see the auction through -- other than to avoid paying the auction site its due arising from the sale? And why does eBay allow this practice, when no live-auction house would allow a mid-auction termination due to a side deal or to the seller's desire for more promising bids? Thoughts, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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