Xander Wildeisen Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/752396369907477/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A8214da34-039d-4100-ad7b-250393adca8b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Somehow the expression “hot mess” comes to mind. Shame, great year for Buick convertibles…. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 If a person wanted the engine, they could sell out of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 umm... no thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Unless it has been heavily modified, the front end (grille & the one headlight) don't look like a '38 Buick... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 “I have a dream” to paraphrase Martin Luther King. Unfortunately for the current owner it turned into a nightmare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 I never heard of a V12 in a 38 Buick, plus it looks like a flathead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Is that a Pierce 12? Problem is that’s a $75,000 engine rebuild these days. A few more pictures might be nice. If it is a period build it could be semi-interesting as a hot rod. But not if the engine doesn’t run. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, alsancle said: Is that a Pierce 12? Problem is that’s a $75,000 engine rebuild these days. A few more pictures might be nice. If it is a period build it could be semi-interesting as a hot rod. But not if the engine doesn’t run. Seagrave bought the engine tooling from Pierce, so yes it’s more or less a Pierce engine, as I’m sure you know. Note that it states Seagrave engine and frame, would like to know how well the body fits a fire truck frame. I think it’s kinda like what W. C. Fields said about elephants, sort of interesting to look at, but I wouldn’t want to own one! 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, trimacar said: Seagrave bought the engine tooling from Pierce, so yes it’s more or less a Pierce engine, as I’m sure you know. Note that it states Seagrave engine and frame, would like to know how well the body fits a fire truck frame. I think it’s kinda like what W. C. Fields said about elephants, sort of interesting to look at, but I wouldn’t want to own one! Next time I should read the description. The radiator shell looks higher than the cowl. I'm wondering what is going on in back? The wheels don't look Seagrave though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconvertibleguy Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 I am so confused as to why they have a 1947 engine in a '38 Buick. If wiki is to be believed, Buick never had any v12's in their cars. Add that it looks like a truck engine in a car, and there's no pictures to show if anything's original left of it's just a metal shell... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 It is a custom creation by someone. Never good, if they don’t get finished. Value becomes the total of the parts. Guessing the grill shell was used because of the radiator. Any old project with a V12 is worth a peek. It might become a donor car for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfish Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 How much does that engine weigh vs the straight 8? I want to say the straight 8 was about 1100#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 The 320 cubic inch straight-8 in a Buick weighs 869 pounds according to my shop manual. That's probably with manifolds but without the transmission. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 The V-12 tips the scales at 1300 pounds.............a giant boat anchor. Make more heat than horsepower. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 18 hours ago, Dave Mellor NJ said: I never heard of a V12 in a 38 Buick, plus it looks like a flathead Quote 1938 Buick convertible body, 1947 seagrave v-12 flathead motor and frame runs drives title in mn So maybe a 38 body on the Seagrave frame. Front end & fenders do not look Buick. Seagrave or some other truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchan Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 18 hours ago, 1939_Buick said: So maybe a 38 body on the Seagrave frame. Front end & fenders do not look Buick. Seagrave or some other truck? Agree. Looks like everything Seagrave except the body shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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