B Jake Moran Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Marketplace - 1942 Buick rare 2 door convertible | Facebook VERY RARE 42 BUICK CONVERTIBLE VERY GOOD BODY. BARN FIND HASNT RUN IN MANY YEARS. FACTORY TWIN CARBS . HAS TOP BOWS, EXTRA GRILL, TAIL LIGHTS STRAIGHT CAR, AND VERY RARE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Wow, $10,000 in that condition? No top; no upholstery on the seat springs that I can see; not running; yes, it's rare and I have a lot of 1942 parts, but I just can't see $10,000 for this. $4000 or $5000, maybe, on a good day. Pete Phillips, BCA #7338 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Latvia Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) I suppose this is again one of those Chevrolet bodied Buicks? '42 Roadmaster or even Super convertible looks much, much better. Edited January 15 by Andrew_Latvia (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Yes, all of the '42 Special convertibles are the A-series Chevrolet bodies. With the twin carbs and the small body, this Buick would probably be a good runner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buickborn Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1942 '40 A-series Specials ran a 118" wheelbase while the 40-B Specials ran 121" using the GM "B" body. Seems amazing that the better-proportioned B was not available as a convertible. No doubt it would have fetched a significantly higher price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Well, I wonder if putting the Special convertible on the slightly longer wheelbase would have just competed with the Super convertible, although that had the new body shared with Roadmaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaraGarza Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 1/15/2024 at 10:28 PM, B Jake Moran said: Marketplace - 1942 Buick rare 2 door convertible | Facebook VERY RARE 42 BUICK CONVERTIBLE VERY GOOD BODY. BARN FIND HASNT RUN IN MANY YEARS. FACTORY TWIN CARBS . HAS TOP BOWS, EXTRA GRILL, TAIL LIGHTS STRAIGHT CAR, AND VERY RARE I am wondering who will buy it at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 I don’t think anybody but that does not stop the current greed marketplace sellers from trying. Hard to say, but when I advertise something for sale I want to move it on. I in turn have lost $150,000 on the hobby over the years. But these sellers seem to not adjust price. “Don’t like it, move on” they usually say. Or “where you going to find another one” is something I commonly hear. Sellers are myopic. They think because it’s rare people will push each other over to buy what they have. But, as a generalist, I am comparing the value of buying this car with many other cars in mind. Of course none are 42 Buick convertibles, but they are all rare and interesting in their own rite. I am reminded for instance of a low mileage 55 Century convertible I found at least a year ago on Facebook marketplace for asking $10,000. Still for sale last time I checked. Are these sellers incredulous that we lucky buyers haven’t showed up with wheelbarrows of cash? What is a good price for this 42? Well, virtually anyone will tell you the restoration age is over. Done. Not even high end cars are worth restoring. Therefore projects of any kind have no value. The right price is “0”. I am not sure what the right price is but $4,000 seems right. Most of these lucky sellers buy or own these cars for less than 10% of their greedy asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhach Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I wonder if you could even find convertible specific parts for that car. Maybe Chevy parts cross over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Somebody bought it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 Yep,sold. So much for my pricing pontificating. Of course we won’t know what it sold for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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