Guest Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/cto/d/west-covina-vintage-buick/7308437775.html 1938 buick special coupe, straight 8 runs, good brakes solid car for a 38. Interior is in great shape, jump seats in back. Has all trim, no cracks on glass all roll up. Newer gas tank, newer wide white tires (Coker). Og woodgrain dash, will make a great custom, og bomb, just leave stock. Asking $18,000 Obo. Ron (951) 642-4158 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchan Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Good-looking car, but weak ad. Leaving it on the lift for the photos doesn't inspire confidence, either. If running boards and tires (despite what the seller describes as "newer..Cokers") are all it needs for the time being, asking $18K isn't too far out of line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I like how it’s on a lift, but there are no pics from underneath. 🙄 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Totally agree. Interesting car. Poor ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) I like the GM coupes from the late 30's and I ran across this one over the weekend. This car is 25 minutes from me and I thought to go kick tires and see if I would consider buying it. Well the ad was not compelling and it is a special. However to its merit I believe this a 46S and not the standard business coupe. I had a '39 Buick coupe and it was a 46S boy was it a blast to drive. Seller is asking 18 grand which is a bit steep! Edited April 20, 2021 by deac (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 deac, I am not familiar with the 46S designation/option. Can you clarify please? Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 46S is the Sport Coupe Special. Four passenger car with a full back seat. 56S is the Sport Coupe. 66S is the Sport Coupe Century. Five passenger car. 76S is the Roadmaster with a full back seat. The 56 was introduced in 1940. Edited April 21, 2021 by kingrudy Clarity (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 12 hours ago, kingrudy said: 46S is the Sport Coupe Special. Four passenger car with a full back seat. 56S is the Sport Coupe. 66S is the Sport Coupe Century. Five passenger car. 76S is the Roadmaster with a full back seat. The 56 was introduced in 1940. I thought that coupes were only available in the 40 and 50 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) The 66S (Banker's Hot Rod) was a low production car. 320 Cu in engine and a full back seat. 1940 production number was 96 autos. The 76S Full size Roadmaster with 320 cu in engine was also a low production car, 3,921. According to Standard Catalog of Buick. I am only citing 1940 production to keep this brief. Edited April 21, 2021 by kingrudy Clarity (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 The Model 46 was a "business coupe" and it had a storage area with shelves just behind the rear seats. The pictures show this vehicle has jump seats in behind the front seats which makes this a model a 46S. Those type of seat were cool be the seat bottom was hinged from the panel just beneath the rear quarter window. When the seat were hinged down and the seat bottom was out you could sit on it. Hinge it up back into the side panel and you had all that space. Pretty cool, ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 On 4/21/2021 at 8:18 AM, kingrudy said: The 66S (Banker's Hot Rod) was a low production car. 320 Cu in engine and a full back seat. 1940 production number was 96 autos. The 76S Full size Roadmaster with 320 cu in engine was also a low production car, 3,921. According to Standard Catalog of Buick. I am only citing 1940 production to keep this brief. I was referring to 1938 models, as that's what the car is at the beginning of this thread. I'm sorry to quibble, but '40s had evolved on some from '37 and '38s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Thanks for the clarification there, I was a little confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Hudsy Wudsy said: I was referring to 1938 models, as that's what the car is at the beginning of this thread. I'm sorry to quibble, but '40s had evolved on some from '37 and '38s. Sorry for the misinformation. In 1938 there were 1,991 of the 66S produced, this was a 4 passenger coupe. There were no Roadmaster coupes that year. Also, the 56s was not produced until 1940, the first year for the Super. Edited April 22, 2021 by kingrudy Clarity (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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