Guest Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Good Heavens! It's a one car parade! I don't recall EVER seeing this many trinkets, toppers, lights, doo-dads, ornaments and adornments in one place, outside of a swap meet. I count no less than 5 mirrors (and possibly more). It's like a rolling catalog of a American auto accessories. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/cto/d/downey-1937buick-special/7346521902.html 1937 Buick Special with Dual sidemount it was featured in October 2017 on LOWRIDER MAGAZINE. Has rebuild 1952 Buick motor with open drive rear end. Has many accessories with new white wall tires, S1 Spot light, 2 Trip Light, back up light, original License plate frame that reads (Buick Company Los Angeles) Front and back new wire harness and there are too much to list for this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Again I post my favorite CARtoon: 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Formerly Rube Goldberg's car. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 The low riders of the '40s are very popular in Southern California. It is a style that was born in this area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Yeah. Wasn't there a song like Whittier Boulevard? Downey is right near Whittier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdKdC6bRtos Edited July 6, 2021 by mike6024 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn Beer Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Looks like it drove through a J C Whitney yard sale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchan Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Aside from too many accessories (where can I get one of those steering-wheel clocks?), it's a good-looking car, and reasonably stock. Get it back to standard ride height, buy a couple more cars to put the extra geegaws on, some stock '37 wheels, and you're good to go. Oh, and buy it for about $60K less than asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Ungapatchka ........in every literal sense of the word. 🤮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 3 hours ago, suchan said: Aside from too many accessories (where can I get one of those steering-wheel clocks?), it's a good-looking car, and reasonably stock. Get it back to standard ride height, buy a couple more cars to put the extra geegaws on, some stock '37 wheels, and you're good to go. Oh, and buy it for about $60K less than asking price. suchan, I thought the same thing, but I felt one would need to spread these trinkets out over about ten cars! Agreed, there's a great car underneath all that bling. I also thought the car had been lowered but perhaps it just the added weight of all that ungapatchka crushing the springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 If you are ever in Los Angeles around the middle of May, make it a point to attend the George Barris car show in Culver City. You will see many of these cars of the 40s lowered a fully decked out. This car show is quite a large show with an example of several different styles of autos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 12 hours ago, edinmass said: Ungapatchka ........in every literal sense of the word. 🤮 And you were complaining about my Lucas flamethrowers on Vicky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I can see the CD changer in the trunk. But don't see the skirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) On 7/6/2021 at 9:01 AM, kingrudy said: It is a style that was born in this area. Someone should have performed an abortion before it took hold. Take all the doodads off & you'd lighten the car by half a ton. Edited July 7, 2021 by George Smolinski (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Reminds me of a flat black faded original 20s car that I've seen at the yearly Mystic Seaport Antique pre 30s car meet. It had every 20s accessory mounted on it, including travelling dinnerware, carJack's, etc for long distance statewide travels. The show is kind of cool because the owners of the cars take people for rides around the museum grounds, you get the full effect with the fumes and noise, it's not just a static car show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowndodge Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Nice car but he’s out of his mind $85,000 come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I think these guys call them "bombs" and a candidate is mid 30s to early 50s. Stock drivetrain and tons of accesories, mild mods. Often sedans. Beats crate sbc powered turqoise at, ac shells that were once nice old cars anytime imho. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 6 hours ago, Uptowndodge said: Nice car but he’s out of his mind $85,000 come on I'm pretty sure that's Indian Rupees..............so then the adjusted amount is $1105.00 dollars..........price seems fair for such a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: Beats crate sbc powered turqoise at, ac shells that were once nice old cars anytime imho. I agree 100%. This style is quite popular here in the Bay Area and there are some really nice examples at the "Cars and Coffee" events that I attend with my Buick. However, I also agree that the asking price for this particular car is crazy high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Yep, I didn't pay too much attention to price as that is obvious. I ran into some LA guys who were making their first trip to Hershey a couple years back, they were in the same hotel and we got talking. Nice group. They could care less about speed mods for these cars and were looking for rust free cars and all the accesories like the one above has. I also appreciate some of the more modified, later lowriders of the early to mid 70s. Like other areas, I think certain periods and styles for these cars are better than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowndodge Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 A person can and should ask whatever they want, but I wouldn’t ask $85k just to be clowned by a few guys here. I think he did this to himself. Hell I got a bunch of crap for asking $2500 for my banjo steering wheel, I can’t even imagine the comments if I was asking $15,000 same like asking $85,000 for a $25,000-$30,000 car. One thing a lil different I got my $2500 at least one of us got paid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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