1964 Buick Wildcat Convertible - "Head-turning Survivor" - Palm Springs, CA - Not Mine

[6T-FinSeeker]

Newly posted on Craigslist:  1964 Buick Wildcat Convertible in Palm Springs, CA  -  $18,500  -  No phone # provided, reply to Seller through Craigslist email to 7fb60cbce67f3d7e9a463f71fda9f325@sale.craigslist.org

 

Link:  https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/d/palm-springs-1964-buick-wildcat/7165520022.html

 

Seller's Description:

1964 Buick Wildcat Convertible, beautiful head-turning survivor. New master cylinder, wheel cylinders, and brake shoes. Rebuilt power top motor, new boot cover, and new carpets. Top is in great shape and believed to be approximately 30 years old. Original upholstery with no tears. No cracks in the steering wheel or dash. Runs like a Swiss watch. Everything works. Automatic transmission, power windows, power top, and AM radio. Have original build sheet. Lots of spare parts included.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 28, 2020 by 6T-FinSeeker
typo (see edit history)

[6T-FinSeeker]

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[John_S_in_Penna]

This looks like an excellent car for the money.

Fin Seeker, if you can stand the Palm Springs heat,

you might consider this one if it suits you.

 

(One of our forum members in Palm Springs wrote

on another topic that that temperature reached 

120 degrees one day!  I checked the weather records,

and their weather has been excruciatingly hot for a while.)

 

Edited July 26, 2020 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history)

[auburnseeker]

The interior looks good and original,  must be the survivor part,  but something is going on with the RH side of the body,  particularly the 1/4 and possibly door.  I would take a look at that if you go to look at it.  Looks like it was hit or something and fixed.  I was hoping for original paint when i saw the word survivor.  That's always nice because you know there is no old work.

[JamesR]

2 hours ago, auburnseeker said:

....something is going on with the RH side of the body,  particularly the 1/4 and possibly door.  I would take a look at that if you go to look at it.  Looks like it was hit or something and fixed.

Most definitely. Big GM's of '63-'64 had the straight slab sides that really revealed bodywork...especially substandard bodywork. I had my '63 Olds 88 painted snow white so the bodywork (by a previous owner) wouldn't be so obvious. At high noon on a sunny day , the car looked darn near perfect, but as the sun got lower later in the day, you could see the issues.

 

 

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 I was hoping for original paint when i saw the word survivor.  That's always nice because you know there is no old work.

Me too. The definition of survivor has morphed.

Edited July 26, 2020 by JamesR (see edit history)

[Matt Harwood]

 

Holy cow there's a lot of filler in that car! $5 says that rear wheel arch is made of bondo.

[auburnseeker]

I was trying to be kind. 

[auburnseeker]

The thing I found surprising is I would expect to see this on a Northeast car ,  but not on a West coast car.  Hopefully it's collision and not rust repair.  So many cars have been moved around it's hard to know if it wasn't an East Coast car to begin with.

[John_S_in_Penna]

1 hour ago, Matt Harwood said:

Holy cow there's a lot of filler in that car! $5 says that rear wheel arch is made of bondo.

 

Good observation, Matt.

I didn't scrutinize the pictures all that closely.

I'll have to recant my statement that it's fairly priced.

[6T-FinSeeker]

7 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said:

 

Good observation, Matt.

I didn't scrutinize the pictures all that closely.

I'll have to recant my statement that it's fairly priced.

 

It's OK, John, I didn't want to fly out to Palm Springs right now anyway.  

 

Edited July 27, 2020 by 6T-FinSeeker (see edit history)