John Barden Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Found a 50 Buick jetback for sale, )4000.00, is it worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 No, no and no. A thousand times no. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Heaps Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Poor old car! Maybe a third of that. Maybe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 We need a new forum catagory.......... what should we name it? reference.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Somebody pulled all of that poor Burick's teeth!😫 I'd say depends how badly you want a 1950 Jetback. Given the amount of "work" it's already been subjected to I'd be suspicious of what else you might find and the quality of work. For some reason I think you're gonna find a small block Chevy drivetrain in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-g-g0 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Looks like a parts car for the guy that I saw posting some where looking for a deck lid and right rear fender as his car had been rear ended. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1842 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 For that money it should have a professionally built and installed LS engine with upgraded trans and rear end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfish Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Would be nice to see it rescued, but it won't be me. What a mess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 $4,000 is only the "entry fee". That can vary. I you like the car buy it. In the long haul it won't make much difference. You are looking at 300 $100 jobs that may or may not ever get done. 300 little adventures can have a value of their own. That is a generality. Specifically, if you are asking for opinions it would be better to wait for the car you are just dying to have no matter what other opinions may be. That car will come along eventually, probably a couple weeks after you buy this one. Anyone who knows me will tell you I pay too much and never ask for advice. Works fine for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usnavystgc Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 I would stay far away from this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Wasting your time, folks. OP has not been back since posting. Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Well then- either he jumped into the deep end and bought it, or read what was posted here and decided to leave it alone. I'd like to see this magenta Burick saved, even as a mild Kustom, but 4 grand is just too steep an entry fee knowing there's probably ten times that much in work awaiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonomatic Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Yeah, wish he had taken a picture of under the hood, or, told us where it's at. The front grille just doesn't work. $4000 for a 2 door Jetback is not outrageous. Depends on under the hood. If it was a manual trans, this would be a good canidate for the Ben Bruce treatment, a hot rod 263. This car, with the "no side chrome", makes me think it might be the model with a rear shelf instead of a back seat. The glass is good. Rust on the bottoms of the doors is manageable. If you could get this car for $3000, it would be a fun place to start for a toy. But then there's this: 1956 Buick Special, 4 door. 364 V8, Dynaflow. Looks like you could put a battery in it, fill the caruretor float bowl with gas and it would light right off. Oh, it's on Facebook Market Place, in Charlotsville, VA., asking $5000. The interior is pretty bad, the trunk lock appears to punched, missing, whatever. If it bought this, I would need a place to live. I want to go look at it, but I'm afraid to, because I might have to bring it home. To me, this car is a deal if it looks this good in person and it's not rotted to pieces. I've come to accept floors and trunks with rust holes, but, if the door bottoms inside and out are solid, winner winner, chicken dinner. Tell me why I don't need this. Pick it apart so my dream bubble pops. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 My experience with situations like yours is that 'Step 1' is admitting that you have a problem... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Sonomatic said: Pick it apart Wonder why it is thought to be a 364 cu in V8? Looks like a 322, with a cobbled starter switch, and a dangerous install method for electronic spark control. But you may be right about it firing right up with the also cobbled fuel pump. If you really want a reason to not buy it how about the wipers likely wont work? 😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonomatic Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Because the person that posted that it was a 364 had a brain fart. What I was thinking was, the 264 was gone by 1956 and this car would have the 322 as you and others correctly stated. Also,as you said, the inoperable windshield wipers are a deal breaker. I’m over it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonomatic Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Yes EmTee, not ready to admit it but am starting to suspect I might have a problem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Sonomatic said: Also,as you said, the inoperable windshield wipers are a deal breaker. I’m over it . Wanna bet?😁 Ben Edited March 11, 2023 by Ben Bruce aka First Born (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 11 hours ago, Sonomatic said: Yes EmTee, not ready to admit it but am starting to suspect I might have a problem There are certainly worse afflictions to suffer! The right car will come along... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Gun Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 21 hours ago, EmTee said: There are certainly worse afflictions to suffer! If there are, I can't think of any. The only reason I'm able to say that I'm a recovering autoholic is because I don't have the physical room to accumulate any others. I satisfy my addictive tendencies with radio equipment... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Machine Gun said: If there are, I can't think of any. Golf! Never tried it but I see more golf bags out for Spring pick up than old cars. Edited March 12, 2023 by 60FlatTop (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 hour ago, 60FlatTop said: Golf! Never tried it but I see more golf bags out for Spring pick u[ that old cars. Home exercise equipment is a close 2nd... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Off topic but buying used exercise equipment reminds me of some For Sale car pictures. The before and after pictures where before shows a pretty good looking older car and the after (selling) picture shows a semi-assembled project. Usually a detailed chassis with an untouched body and interior nearby. Kind of like looking at the guy selling the as new exercise equipment and asking him how it works (or not asking). I will admit that I buy and used second hand exercise equipment with good success. But the results are visceral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Machine Gun said: If there are, I can't think of any. The only reason I'm able to say that I'm a recovering autoholic is because I don't have the physical room to accumulate any others. I satisfy my addictive tendencies with radio equipment... Which can also take up a lot of room. Along with diecast models, vintage lamps, clocks, tools... and so on to infinity. I look thru cars for sale on here and think how nice it might be to own some of them. Then reality smacks me upside the head, and I realize the neat old car is just the down payment. There's service books, spare parts, special tools, and the real kicker- having to build somewhere for it to live. And I keep looking at them and thinking how nice they'd be to own... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Re: the green 1956 Buick Special sedan pictured above for $5000. No again, no again and no again. A thousand times no again. It is not a deal. You don't need it, forget about it. BTW there are still plenty of old cars available that don't need the floors & trunk replaced or require a tetanus shot update just to sit in the interior. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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