B Jake Moran 622 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/d/1936-buick-2-door-sedan-barn-find-from/7208574926.html Poster's Notes: Normally I am not posting projects but this appears to be originally Sequoia Cream and anybody that is a car friend of mine knows I love browns, golds, creams..... Plus it's my favorite 2 door body style with that big back window. ******************************* Very solid body. Straight eight. Currently not running due to long term storage. Original banjo steering wheel is busted. Complete except for air cleaner. Needs full restoration. Would make a great street rod or restoration project. In our opinion, too nice for a rat rod. Flesh tone color. Please text or call Gary at 304-281-two6four2 or 713-553-nine9three5. Link to post Share on other sites
1939_Buick 369 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) Translation "BARN FIND FROM ARIZONA" for sale in WV: - Seller bought it cheap and wants to flip it quick for a good profit. "Barn find" is another $1000 to the selling price Dry climate Arizona is another $1000 to the selling price Arizona to WV is ~2000 miles 1936 paint code 420 is black http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?model=Buick&year=1936&con=oy Edited October 20, 2020 by 1939_Buick (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
B Jake Moran 622 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Thanks. Burst my bubble on the paint code but i figure 75 per cent of Specials in 1936 would be black. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
suchan 427 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Looks like well-weathered, and none-too-carefully applied, Corot Beige. Very cool body style (I think they called it a "Victoria Coupe"), but you'd have to REALLY like the body style to tackle this one. Looks like parts to me, and $6K is pretty rich for parts. Link to post Share on other sites
B Jake Moran 622 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 9:37 AM, suchan said: Looks like well-weathered, and none-too-carefully applied, Corot Beige. Very cool body style (I think they called it a "Victoria Coupe"), but you'd have to REALLY like the body style to tackle this one. Looks like parts to me, and $6K is pretty rich for parts. Please explain. Corot Beige must be an offered beige in this time frame. My interest lies in the fact that I am a big beige/tan/brown/gold fan which is different from most. I had a 1990 Buick Reatta convertible in "Driftwood". My favorite 1954 Buick color is Casino Beige. (Hard to find). I believe the 1936-1941 Buicks are beautiful in this art deco inspired Beige and I am only familiar with Sequoia Cream and not entirely sure when that name applied. This one tugs. I love the Victoria body style in 2 door, don't care anymore if it is not a Roadmaster (I owned a 36 Roadmaster, now owned by Joel) and would repaint it in Beige anyway, BUT the seller is too optimistic and throwing darts at a board. This is one where no way do I do a restoration to preserve the value. It would cost a fair amount to restore. On the plus side with any 1936 Buick is that chrome is minimal cost - if the grille is decent. Your costs revolve around mechanical restoration and interior. It's a $2000 car, sorry. At that price, plus $1000 to ship it to Iowa, it makes some sense. Except to my fiancé who wants "drivers only." Link to post Share on other sites
suchan 427 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Corot Beige is a 1938 Buick color (see attached). A nice color, and doesn't show dust. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
suchan 427 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 There's a somewhat similar 1936 color called "Francis Cream": https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?type=paint&paint=1716&ditzler=IM1189&syear=1936&smanuf=GM&smodel=Buick&sname=Francis Cream&rows=50 Link to post Share on other sites
50jetback 566 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, suchan said: There's a somewhat similar 1936 color called "Francis Cream": https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?type=paint&paint=1716&ditzler=IM1189&syear=1936&smanuf=GM&smodel=Buick&sname=Francis Cream&rows=50 Correct - Francis Cream was used in 1936, very similar to Sequoia Cream which I don't think was used until 1937 or 1938. Link to post Share on other sites
suchan 427 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brooklin-Models-1-43-Scale-BC018-1936-Buick-Victoria-Coupe-M-48-Cream-/164089083866 Link to post Share on other sites
B Jake Moran 622 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Relisted, can not remember what the original asking price was (my bad for not writing down) 1936 Buick Special - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive... (craigslist.org) Link to post Share on other sites
suchan 427 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Was $6K, now $5K. Lots of cool one-year streamline moderne details on '36's I'd never noticed. Hope someone saves it from the crate engine set. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
B Jake Moran 622 Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 12:10 AM, suchan said: Was $6K, now $5K. Lots of cool one-year streamline moderne details on '36's I'd never noticed. Hope someone saves it from the crate engine set. Now $4k to me. He sent me a response to an email. Said doors needed wood. I guess I thought there was no wood in the doors on Specials in 1936. I'm just not in. I don't have $60,000 to restore it right. That's what I don't get about the modern craigslist and to a lesser extent Facebook. People seem to want to sell these to make money instead of saying I purchased to restore and changed my mind. There is little evidence this seller bought to restore and then changed his mind. Link to post Share on other sites
suchan 427 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 It'd be easy to say "just wait for a better one", but they don't turn up that often, and usually at an inflated price. Last one I recall seeing was probably a $15K car, advertised for $24K. People hear "coupe" and start seeing dollar signs. I agree, too many people are trying to turn hobbies into hustles. No one should expect to make money on their cars/stamps/coins, etc., and once someone starts thinking in those terms, all the fun goes out of it. Special and Century went to all, or almost all, steel bodies in '37; Roadmaster and Limited got them in '38. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
kingrudy 314 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I agree, this is not an investment. It is a hobby and an expensive one at that. My perspective is that I am the care taker of my car as it was here before I was born and it will be on this earth after I am gone. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NC-car-guy 3,206 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 For 4k? Preserve it and enjoy Link to post Share on other sites
MrEarl 9,689 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Back in '72 after I had rear ended a chicken truck stopped in the road at night with no tail lights and totaled my Volkswagen bus, my elderly landlord offered me the choice of a '36 Special 2 door sedan in gray or a '54 Special 2 door sedan in Baffin Green, either for $250. Realizing it would likely be my sole transportation for awhile, I chose the '54 and the rest is history. Would love to have this ol gal, and paint it gray. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
B Jake Moran 622 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 You made the right choice at the time. It always amazed me how much difference in technology they made in 18 years back then and into the 70s. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MrEarl 9,689 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 This posting has been deleted by its author. Apparently sold 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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