For Sale: 1964 Buick Wildcat 2dr Hardtop - Project - $7,375 - Oconomowoc, WI - Not Mine

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For Sale: 1964 Buick Wildcat 2dr Hardtop - Project - $7,375 - Oconomowoc, WI

1964 buick wildcat for sale by owner - Oconomowoc, WI - craigslist
Seller's Description:

1964 Buick Wildcat, 79000 original miles. Original 401 with aftermarket 4-barrel carburetor. Runs and rides great. Motor does have a "clacking" lifter. Body is original. No re-paint. A few dents and creases. Interior in great shape. All lights work as they should (headlights, turn signals, brake lights, etc)  $7,375 OBO
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I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1964 Buick Wildcat 2dr Hardtop - Project.

[rocketraider]

Shame about the quarterpanel damage. That's as bad to repair as rust.

 

It wears the vinyl top and those 50s dogbowl caps nicely. Looks like means business!

 

I thought two-door early Wildcats all had bucket seats and console?

[B Jake Moran]

15 hours ago, rocketraider said:

Shame about the quarterpanel damage. That's as bad to repair as rust.

 

It wears the vinyl top and those 50s dogbowl caps nicely. Looks like means business!

 

I thought two-door early Wildcats all had bucket seats and console?

Not by 1964 - for buckets and console.  The 1962 Wildcat was a mid year attempt by Buick to provide a personal luxury sporty car for those eagerly awaiting the 1963 Riviera, which was revolutionary. 

 

All 1962 Wildcats, which I believe was not even a seperate series, and thus they are somewhat hard to track and fairly easy to clone if you really wanted to - were bucket seat console affairs. 

 

But in 1963 the Wildcat merely became the mid series in the Buick lineup and nothing special really.  They were available in 1963 with bench seats, 4 doors, 2 doors and convertibles replacing the Invicta name.  Dave Holls famously said "what is an Invicta?, nobody knew so we created the Wildcat."  

 

You could certainly still get the bucket seat console set up in any Wildcat in 1963-64.  I have seen more than one 4 door hardtop Wildcat with bucket seats and console - as an option. 

 

The 1964 Wildcat in this ad is a base model more or less. The rear quarter damage means it's a $2,000 car at best.  Dreaming to get $5,000 plus.   No one (that I know) is going to beat those rear fenders out, repaint it for $10,000 plus and other restoration needed, to have $30,000 into a $12,000 car.  

[Jim Skelly]

You could only get bucket seats on the '62.  In '63, buckets were still standard on the 2-door hardtop and convertible, and a no-cost option on the 4-door hardtop.  The standard content on the '64 was cheapened, and the Wildcat became closer to a full series with the addition of a 4-door sedan.