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1940 Buick coupe convertible SUPER 8

Condition: Used
Make: Buick
Model: Other
SubModel: SUPER 8
Type: Convertible
Trim: Super 8 coupe
Year: 1940
Mileage: 4,000
VIN: 13869394
Color: BLACK
Fuel: GAS
Transmission: Manual
Drive type: rwd
Interior color: BROWN
Vehicle Title: Clear
Item location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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Description of 1940 Buick Other SUPER 8

74 YEARS OLD. Drives like 10 years old. Starts, ccelerates, amp; shifts quietly. Still starts with gas pedal push & has the original old fashioned 6volt battery. Starting is so easy the 6 volts doesn't seem to strain. I think it could drive all day, ut I only drive it around my area in hot Florida ( It came from Ohio; PA before that ).

Body & Paint: solid body metals with very little repair, f any,seen. Splash fender areas & wells are rustfree. The paint is for the "time machine" enthusiast, r one with a future plan of repaint. It is said to be the original paint (some touch ups & patina cracking, ut not flaking or shredding). his Buick is for the owner that appreciates & sees patina as a plus with maybe a repaint in the future. Driver's roll up window glass has a crack, ut is not "fragile" or flimsy. Glass available on Ebay. All other glass is perfect. All chromes (door window surround frames, tcetera are Nice). Doors close nicely with hardly any effort & have good allignments with NO drops. And, hey lock. No rust bottoms or skins.

Interior & top: Recently NEW. Looks to have been a power top, ut long time ago (switch under dash not hooked up; hand operation is the NOW method). Top clamps nicely with very little effort.

Engine: the straight eight overhead original motor. Smooth operation, o oil smoke, ot overheat.

Transmission: manual column shift seems to be flawless. No clutch slippage, oise, r kinking.

Gauges:Knownworking-gas, harge, il pressure, emperature. Not work: speedometer, ear directional lights, orn (horn relay is unplugged & beeps when that terminal is connected).

Heater is hooked up. Not sure about blower motor(checking/troubleshooting).

The manual open Air intake vent does open from inside car (for the air conditioning of 1940). The emergency brake does work.

Comes with two sets of tires; original rims/beauty rings & the spoke rims/knock offs as seen on the car. An original 1940 era radiois also included with many small "over the years" parts. It has the NEW top boot, ut also has the original boot (not sure what that is still around for other than conversation of 1940 cruising by original purchasers & their "top down" frolics. These cars Never go out of style. Call for a BUICK experience good time.904-881-3495

I have many more pictures of various parts,etc. I can remove items from the trunk if further examination is needed. Eventually I may add aYouTube video?

$500 non-refundable deposit in 24 hours. Balance due in 7 days. As is sale.

On Jul-31-15 at 11:43:49 PDT, eller added the following information:

Interior is almost like a black/green.Always looked to me asbrown or blackish in the shades.

On Jul-31-15 at 12:36:50 PDT, eller added the following information:

Correction: body color is dark green; interior the same. VIN number is correct on the original body rivited plate (on frame near battery)& correct onthe title. I do not have the inside windshield trim or the door scuff plates.

On Jul-31-15 at 12:39:09 PDT, eller added the following information:

I do have repo fender skirts coming. They are in primer & nice quality. To be included with this listing only.

On Aug-01-15 at 06:06:51 PDT, eller added the following information:

This car can only have one owner. In that driveway today, r months from now. Drive it home (this old vehicle seems to have a dependable state & probably could be driven home at country road route speeds). A slow road trip with insurance tow service back up is recommended in the event this 1940 *CAMERO*{would have been the Camero to young & restless of the time} is road tripped. An adventure if mountain/cliff climbing is not your ability or forte'. Blast away in a SUPER 8 way. Many years left on this puppy.