Chassis No.: 13786521

Engine No.: 83927806

Body No.: 235

Registration: US Title

Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania

$48,400 USD | Sold

• A very rare “ultimate” Buick, designed to compete with Cadillac
• One of just 250 built in this design; believed to be one of fewer than 15 in existence
• Attractive restoration with nearly all available options and accessories
• A CCCA Full Classic

Addendum

Please note that upon further research it was determined that this vehicle does not have Compound Carburetion.

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Please note the title for this lot is in transit.

Led by company president Harlow Curtice in the mid-to-late 1940s, Buick solidified an enviable reputation for luxury, refinement, superior engineering, and surprisingly affordable performance, becoming a genuine rival to its fellow General Motors division, Cadillac. The top-of-the-line Limited model of 1940 was offered in two distinct lines, with the Series 80 being on the 133-inch-wheelbase platform and featuring handsome open and closed body styles with a potent 320-cubic-inch straight-eight. It was the last season for this particular model, due to Cadillac’s complaints and to being more than double the cost of standard Buicks. Indeed, the Limited as a whole would last for only one more season.

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The elegant Series 80 Limited Convertible Phaeton offered here was one of 250 built in 1940 in this design, the 81C with the distinctive “trunkback” rear end accommodating additional luggage space. According to research by the late Richard Bury, it is believed to be one of fewer than 15 in existence. As body number 235, it was one of the last produced.

Thoroughly restored in prior ownership, the car is finished in the year-correct color of Royal Maroon and is fairly loaded with options and accessories, including dual Pilot Ray lights, dual side-mounted spares with full covers and running boards—both in their last year with Buick—rear fender skirts, and a push-button radio. The interior is nicely finished in pleated tan leather, still showing extremely well, as does the dashboard and instrumentation. The odometer at the time of cataloguing reflected 92,380 miles.

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Late-production Limited models such as this are among the few Buicks recognized as Full Classics by the Classic Car Club of America, thanks to their scale, rarity, and power. They are known for their excellent performance, reliability, and ease of use on the CCCA’s long-distance CARavans. Of course, it would also be eligible for and warmly welcomed to Antique Automobile Club of America events, or make a very suitable parade vehicle, or simply for carrying one’s family with the top down under the sun. Bring it back to Hershey, open it up, and enjoy.

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