56 Buick Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 In case anyone is interested there is a no reserve 56 4 door Century currently listed on Hemmings auctions. 8 days or so left on auction and current bid $2000. Not a bad original looking car. I will see if I can post a photo but so far having limited success with my phone in doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfconsult Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 This one is in my neck of the woods and I will be watching it closely. It's a little rougher than I thought initially and it is/was for sale locally for $22,000 which, given the condition, is very optimistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Here is the link https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1956-buick-century-1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56 Buick Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 4 hours ago, dmfconsult said: This one is in my neck of the woods and I will be watching it closely. It's a little rougher than I thought initially and it is/was for sale locally for $22,000 which, given the condition, is very optimistic. Yes, very optimistic at that price and it certainly has some work to do but if it sells for the right price then it may be a good buy for someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Nice looking car in Coral and White. I have seen some cars that advertise as Coral and look to be more Pink IMO, but this may be the lighting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchan Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 33 minutes ago, kingrudy said: Nice looking car in Coral and White. I have seen some cars that advertise as Coral and look to be more Pink IMO, but this may be the lighting. More likely the pink ones are repaints, and the owners couldn't tell the difference. Coral, Mountain Laurel, etc., is a much more subtle color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfconsult Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 What do you 56 guys see as changes from stock, or anything else that might be a problem. I've asked for information on the replacement 322, but while the car is near me, it's on an island and not exactly easy to get to for an inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56 Buick Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 On a quick look the car looked relatively original but there is a lot of tidying up work if you could call it that. The carb looked different from the portion I could see but I could be wrong. Obviously it would have had a generator and not alternator. It would be wise to do an inspection to see what is working or not. Noting there are some one year only items on the 56 that can get expensive to replace or repair (brake master cylinder immediately springs to mind). And if you start changing out everything like getting a new interior or chrome for example then the costs will quickly start rising. Also, looks like someone had the car apart at some stage but it depends what they did and how well. Overall I would think the biggest thing to look out for is rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfconsult Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 If I end up bidding on the car, my intention would be to just clean it up and drive it. I don't really have room for it, but my father had a 56 Century in Tahitian Coral and so he would get a lot of pleasure watching this one drive up. It is missing a few things, but seems pretty solid and the engine is now reported as original, although I do agree something looks off with the carb. I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to find a headlight switch, but likely very difficult to find a power seat motor. I'll see where the bidding goes, but if I can get it cheap enough, it might be worthwhile to enjoy it a bit then move it on to someone else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfconsult Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Sold for $7400 plus $500 buyers fee. More than I wanted to spend given the overall condition of the car and the fact I don't have room for it, but there were at least 2 bidders that had to have it!... I might lose sleep over this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I think the buyer got a pretty good deal! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfconsult Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 You might have a better pulse of the market, but with the overall condition and my general lack of storage, at just over $10,000 CAN it was more than I was willing to spend. The guy that bought seemed to have to have it and he will be bringing it down to the US. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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