6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) For sale on Facebook: 1958 Buick Caballero Wagon in Poolesville, MD - $12,500 - Please call 301 672 1000 On 10/31, Seller reduced price to $9,800 On 11/28, Seller reduced price to $8,500 On 12/12, Seller increased price to $9,800 On 12/28, Seller increased price to $12,500 Link: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/370115764131550/ Also listed on Ebay with a Buy-It-Now Price of $9,800: https://www.ebay.com/itm/154149078790 Seller's Description: 1958 Buick Caballero Wagon Driven 99,999 miles Automatic transmission Exterior color: Green · Interior color: Black Will have this car here on week of 26-very solid needs rear tail gate glass may be tough to find this is air car I’m at 12500 firm if you have parts to sell let me know if you have 12500 cash it’s yours Edited December 30, 2020 by 6T-FinSeeker update price (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
B Jake Moran 628 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Not sure its a Caballero. Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 44 minutes ago, B Jake Moran said: Not sure its a Caballero. Can anyone help to ID? Link to post Share on other sites
95Cardinal 957 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, 6T-FinSeeker said: Can anyone help to ID? The air cleaner pictured in the rear compartment doesn't look correct for a Model 69 Caballero, but who knows where that part came from. The body tag will tell all. Caballero is a Model 69. Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 2 hours ago, 95Cardinal said: The air cleaner pictured in the rear compartment doesn't look correct for a Model 69 Caballero, but who knows where that part came from. The body tag will tell all. Caballero is a Model 69. Thanks for your assistance...and sharing your story! Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Phillips 2,056 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Definitely a model 69, Century Caballero. Look at the chrome strips on the roof. No other wagon has those. The Specials in 1958 do not have those. Good luck finding the tailgate glass. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
B Jake Moran 628 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Thanks Pete. I did not know that tailgates had "Estate Wagon" if it was a Caballero. Thats why i wondered. Link to post Share on other sites
FireballV8 96 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) Also look at the Caballero badge on the top back corner of the rear aluminum panels. Another indicator is all the stainless around the lift gate window, the other wagons including the Oldsmobile Fiestas did not have the chrome trim around the tailgate window. Its ironic, but I have a NOS tailgate glass that I bought a long time ago in case I needed it for my wagon. See this other one on ebay, looks to be in better shape. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Buick-Century-Caballero-Estate-Wagon-caballero/184480683964 thanks Edited October 21, 2020 by FireballV8 (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Seller also listed on Ebay with a Buy-It-Now Price of $12,500 AND a phone #: https://www.ebay.com/itm/154149078790 Please call 301 672 1000. Link to post Share on other sites
95Cardinal 957 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 10 hours ago, Pete Phillips said: Definitely a model 69, Century Caballero. Look at the chrome strips on the roof. No other wagon has those. The Specials in 1958 do not have those. Good luck finding the tailgate glass. Good point, Pete. I was thinking that the 49D also had the strips. It DOES look like it has the Caballero script on the quarter panels, too. FireballV8 is right, too. All that extra stainless trim around the tailgate glass=Caballero. And the liftgate glass is not impossible to find...just ask FireballV8! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/27, Seller added more pictures to the Ebay listing: Link to post Share on other sites
drhach 61 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 So what is a mint Caballero worth? $50K? I have to admit the few I've seen around here are absolutely drop dead gorgeous. But that looks like a massive undertaking, even if it is somewhat complete. It seems like between the purchase price and the cost of getting everything right, you could eclipse its value pretty quickly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FireballV8 96 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 A few years back, Gooding and Co sold a very nice 58 Caballero just under $100,000, I think it was $97,000. Either way if you have one restored it will cost a lot more than that, unless you do the majority of the restoration yourself. They are very pretty cars and fairly rare. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/31, Seller reduced price to $9,800. Link to post Share on other sites
drhach 61 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 10/29/2020 at 4:00 PM, FireballV8 said: They are very pretty cars and fairly rare. You got that right. I would take one of those over a Nomad any day. Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/28, Seller reduced price to $8,500. Link to post Share on other sites
B Jake Moran 628 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 3:53 PM, drhach said: You got that right. I would take one of those over a Nomad any day. I wouldn't. While I like Caballeros just like the next guy, they are not a Nomad. And I would personally not pay a premium over any Buick stationwagon. I once saw a 64 LeSabre wagon with factory bucket seats I would have preferred. Or the vista roof Skylarks from 64-69. Link to post Share on other sites
drhach 61 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 So, if you were offered one or the other, you would choose the Nomad? Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Heaps 110 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I don’t know if it would help, but there is a local junkyard with the Oldsmobile version. It has the tailgate glass and possibly other interchangeable parts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 On 12/12, Seller increased price back to $9,800. Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) On 12/28, Seller increased price on the Facebook ad to $12,500. Edited December 30, 2020 by 6T-FinSeeker (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
kingrudy 323 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 It is possible that this seller is using the logic, that if you price a car too low that there must be something wrong with it. But that logic may not apply to this car, as it is already a restoration project. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Seller also relisted on Ebay with a Buy-It-Now Price of $12,500 https://www.ebay.com/itm/154262654617?ViewItem=&vxp=mtr&item=154262654617 1 Link to post Share on other sites
6T-FinSeeker 1,102 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Seller has substituted another car on the Ebay auction; however the Facebook ad remains posted. Link to post Share on other sites
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