f.f.jones Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-1930-buick-four/7429201557.html contact name: Al (719) 482-4281 1930 Buick two door coupe with rumble seat. Over head six cylinder engine, three speed tranny on the floor. Car has been restored including interior with new headliner. New vinyl top. original wooden spoke wheels. Runs fine. note: golf bag door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cured Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Looks like a fair car for a fair price. Any other comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I have a few: If this were within a two hour drive of me I would be changing my plans for tomorrow. I immediately recognized that MGB manual on a tiny phone screen and without my glasses. Not that it’s relevant to this car at all. 😳 Soap. And water. Seller should try it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 The car is in great shape, but presented all dusty, makes a potential buyer think that it has sat neglected, unused for some time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I hesitate to say much, although mostly it looks like a good car at a fair price (maybe a bit optimistic?). However, I do question the dummy landau irons. In the first place, they are on the wrong sides, although that is probably easily corrected. They also appear to be too long for this car! nzcarnerd and I have been trading comments about landau/sport coupes on a thread under "What Is It?" titled "Buick??" See; https://forums.aaca.org/topic/374294-buick/#comment-2329889 In there he pointed out that MOST soft top fixed roof coupes and sedans that had dummy landau bars on them, the lower/rear end of the bar was originally anchored near the bottom edge of the soft top. Not on the steel body shell. When he made that comment, I realized that although I hadn't really thought about it, he was right! I have seen many original era photos of such cars, and more than a few cars up close (including the 1929 Reo I used to have), and cannot recall any with the dummy irons mounted into the body steel. Not only are these anchored in the body steel, they are longer than any I have seen on a common sport (or landau or any other name?) coupe of the era. These irons really do not fit that body. Long bars like these would likely have been for a blind corner sedan or something like the 1927ish Studebaker Victoria coupe that nzcarnerd posted a picture of on the "Buick??" thread? A lot of car makers offered soft top coupes in the mid 1920s into the early 1930s. Whether they were the fixed soft tops like the Ford model A sport coupe that resembled a cabriolet? Or the padded fixed roof like my Reo or the Buicks? Some of them had dummy landau irons, and some did not have the landau irons. I have seen cars and photos of 1927 and 1928 Buick coupes that had the padded fixed roof with the dummy landau bars. Maybe the 1930 didn't have them? I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 As the old adage goes: "If you don't succeed at first (for a price too high), try, try again (at that same high price)". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I think it is a decent car in that 12-14k range which is Model A Ford territory. Also, Assuming it runs. I'll bet it would clean up ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den41Buick Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Is there a good reason why sellers do not clean their car before placing an advertisement? Do they think they will get more interest and $$ with a dirty car? To me it shows a lack of attention which would make me feel they paid little attention to maintaining the car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) In these cases, it looks like someone other than the owner is selling it. Maybe in this case the deceased owner's son is the seller by the wording of the ad. It looks like it was a collector's car, there is another parked next to it, and a pile of manuals that were rounded up from the garage. As can be seen in perhaps an older partial restoration, like the fabric detailing, related door hardware, floor matting, some time and and money was spent. Edited February 5, 2022 by supercub (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) My friends 1931 96S sport Coupe. It seems all the 1930-1931 landau bars were anchored at the rear body. Earlier ones not so. 1928 Master Sport Coupe. And these are upside down. Pivot knuckle always goes on top. Ad below for a 1927 Standard Sport Coupe. Edited February 5, 2022 by dibarlaw Added content (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Skelly Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1930’s Playboy: 1930 Buick Country Club Coupe 64C | Barn Finds Piling manuals on the seat looks like you're trying to hide flaws in the upholstery. Why not spend some time cleaning the inside and outside to eliminate some doubts about it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 If you cleaned it, then wet sanded and buffed the car out it would look a world different. That paint has a ton of orange peel in it which doesn't help, even if it was cleaned up. The surprising thing is all the chrome looks redone and all the nickel inside. If it was closer i would look at it. I can see the potential underneath, but a 2000-2500 tow bill doesn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I do believe this car has been for sale for quite some time. This implies it is priced too high and/or the seller is not highly motivated to sell. I am interested in a local to me car and was provided the phone number by the grandson (Facebook marketplace) but the seller won’t call me back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 That link above actually says the posting has expired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Doesn't seem like the seller is too motivated to sell car. 18K for almost a year and a half might be a clue that it isn't priced right. I have a California Car Cover duster that I use on my car just before and after I take my car out. The car hasn't seen a duster in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Assuming it’s the same car as we’ve seen before, it’s not a 60 Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 11 hours ago, dibarlaw said: My friends 1931 96S sport Coupe. It seems all the 1930-1931 landau bars were anchored at the rear body. It appears the 1930 and 1931 Buick sport coupes are the major exception to the rule! A little google time shows a good number of Buick sport coupes of those years, most of the restored ones with longer than I would expect landau bars. Anchored in the body steel. There were also a fair number of similar Buicks with no landau bars. So, maybe a different option? Minor variation between model numbers? I am not any sort of expert on Buick models of those two years, but it was apparent that there were several different models/sizes of Buick coupes in those two years. Some of the apparently smaller models seemed the landau bars were more out of place than they looked on larger models. Just an observation. It would be helpful to look at some good sales literature for those years and see just how the cars are shown in those. The google time I spent, such as it was, only showed a couple good era images. They were barely enough to confirm that Buick in those two years did have unusually long landau bars on at least some of their coupes. This is what I like. Good discussion, opening dialog where we can all learn more. I am still trying to learn more about the cars I like to see. Thanks to all that contribute. I hope what I contribute helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 The 1931 Buick convertible coupes had functional external landau bars. I 1931 96C convertible coupe at Hershey. I believe the sport coupe design was meant to utilize the same body panel sections. The design is to emulate a convertible design anyway. Period photo of 1931 96S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kar3516 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Price now $12,000; underside looks clean… 1930 Buick Four Passenger Country Club Coupe Model 64C - $12,000 (Old Colorado City) - Colorado Springs, CO contact info: “Al” at 719-482-4281 https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-1930-buick-four/7574950365.html per owner: 1930 Buick two door coupe with rumble seat. Over head six cylinder engine, three speed tranny on the floor. Car has been restored including interior with new headliner. New vinyl top. original wooden spoke wheels. Runs fine. NO RUST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 That's a lot of car for Model A pricing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kar3516 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 It’s been for sale for almost a full year. Perhaps the seller is negotiable. If it’s decent mechanically it would seem like $10K or so would be a good deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 The car isn’t a 60 Series. The biggest tell from the pictures is the golf club door, which should not follow the curve of the fender, as pictured below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kar3516 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 If it isn’t a 64C then what model is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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