32Mac Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I recently bought a 1932 McLaughlin Buick 96C Convertible Coupe that was billed as 1 of only 7 ever built and the only one still in existence. Does anyone know of any other cars of the same make, model and year that are still around? Can you confirm that only 7 were ever made? I have documents from the Buick Heritage Alliance showing that ten 8-96C bodies were shipped to Oshawa, so am curious about the claim that only 7 were ever built. I'm also told that McLaughlin Buick marketed the car as a Convertible Coupe Roadster, which seems to be an anomaly because the car has roll-down windows. Can anyone shed any light on why they would market the car this way, if indeed they did? Many thanks for any clarifications you can provide. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickTom87 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Absolutely beautiful, anymore pictures of the car ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Buick 80C Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 (edited) BCA says 289 domestic and 4 exported... which is not McLaughlin production Complete History of Buick also has 289 but nothing about export BHA has good McLaughlin data their number to you should be trusted Edited September 9 by 38Buick 80C (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buick67 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 This is the only info I could find, "X" for export - 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Engle Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Buick did list the 1932-96C as a 4 passenger convertible coupe roadster. Info from "Buick Facts for 1932". This book was for the Buick dealers and salesmen. The first line in the book states "This four-passenger Convertible Coupe Roadster combines admirably the advantages of Coupe and Roadster, and provides a wide variety of uses." Bob Engle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32Mac Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 To Buick Tom87 who asked for more photos, here are a few more. Bob…thanks for finding the source of the anomaly….a Convertible Coupe Roadster, with roll down windows. To 32Buick67, thanks for the table showing export numbers. Very interesting. What was the source of that info? To 38Buick80C, thanks for the info. I agree that the most trustworthy info I’ve received to date has been the two pages sent by the kind people at BHA. I’ll attach those pages so everyone can see. Thanks to all who have replied. It’s a pleasure to hear from you. I’d love to learn as much as I can about this beautiful piece of history of which I have the honor of being its current custodian. Eric Haldimann 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32Mac Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 Attached are photos of the two pages of manufacturing data sent by the BHA….as well as a couple of photos of the car. I came across another McLaughlin 96C on the internet and am wondering if anyone knows anything about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick 56 C 1932 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 The same Buick photographed with my 56 C 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickTom87 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Absolutely beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotiveLensPhoto Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Whatever or however many there are, it's a great looking car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtech Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Agreed, they don't get much better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted Friday at 01:25 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:25 AM Glad that soon I will see it in person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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