Eystein Sedberg Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Attached photos are the remains of a 1932 7-passenger phaeton in Norway, with chassis number 2654351 and engine number 2806771. This car was stricken from Norwegian archives in 1962. It was furnished with locally made wooden side window frames sometime before 1949, and then cut off for use as a pickup truck sometime before 1962. The remains as seen in the photos were bought by a Dutch classic car trader and exported to the US, probably some time during the sixties. Is anything more known about this car in the US? Has any of the parts gone into the restoration of any of the (few) 1932, series 95's existing in the US today ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I can’t imagine anyone shipping that car for any reason in the 60’s, 90’s , or even today. Simply put the car isn’t even close to a parts car. And a restored example while rare, wouldn’t being much money in top condition. 7 passenger open and closed cars at at the low end of the desirability list. Recently, many 1932 series 90’s are getting cut up for vintage racing in South America where they run a sanction on the big Buick chassis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Engle Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 There were only 131 USA 1932 model 95 cars built. It was the last year for factory touring cars in all models. The body work on the touring cars were not Fisher bodies, but were Listed as Buick bodies. A fully restored car would be quite valuable, but the cost of restoring this vehicle as with many restorations, would be well above it's value. Bob Engle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eystein Sedberg Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 21 hours ago, edinmass said: I can’t imagine anyone shipping that car for any reason in the 60’s, 90’s , or even today. Simply put the car isn’t even close to a parts car. And a restored example while rare, wouldn’t being much money in top condition. 7 passenger open and closed cars at at the low end of the desirability list. Recently, many 1932 series 90’s are getting cut up for vintage racing in South America where they run a sanction on the big Buick chassis. Ed, They are quite desirable over here , so if you really know of any of these cars being surplus in South America, please advice me. PS, I don't understand what you are referring to by "run a sanction" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Run a sanction. It means a racing class approved across the entire country. Thus you can race ten or twelve races a year that are competitive. Probably have 20-25 different teams. Buicks in general have always been good cars, but rarely bring the money that the more prestigious brands will. Rare doesn’t equate value. The big Buicks always drove well, and I have driven and serviced a bunch of them over the years…….the 90 series has always been a favorite, but I haven’t owned one…….yet. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eystein Sedberg Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) Here's a photo of this exact chassis number when new - a bit more desirable then ... Edited May 2, 2022 by Eystein Sedberg (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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