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Buick Special Sport Coupe, 1938

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Chassis No.: 23326199

Auction: Nashville 2026

Auction date: September 26, 2026

Lot No.: V277

  • Engine: Inline 8-cylinder
  • Transmission: Manual
  • Exterior: Whistler Gray
  • Interior: Tan
  • Body: Sport Coupe
  • Best in Show at Pacific Grove Tour and Concours
  • Balanced and blueprinted 1941 248 CI straight 8-cylinder engine
  • Compound carburetion
  • Reground camshaft
  • Custom progressive linkage
  • 1941 split exhaust manifolds
  • Custom Ross Racing pistons
  • PerTronix ignition
  • 12-volt system and new cloth wiring harness
  • Flowmaster Hushpower mufflers
  • Duesenberg-style radiused tips
  • 3-speed manual transmission
  • Original frame
  • 1955 Buick torque tube rear end
  • A-arm independent front suspension
  • Custom metal fabrication by Ron Pepper of Sacramento, California
  • Custom side panels with 1956 Portholes
  • 1938 Whistler Gray Metallic paint
  • Guide Super Rays in the split front bumper
  • Stop lamp on rear bumper
  • Australian lacewood veneer on dash, window moldings and trunk
  • Custom leather and mohair upholstery
  • 1939 cloisonne trunk emblems used as upholstery buttons
  • Restored Donaldson steering wheel
  • Custom wire wheels with Packard hubs and Borrani lip lacing
  • 18-inch Firestone bias-ply tires

248 CI Inline-8, 3-Speed

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