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Special Convertible Marlin Blue Custom Interior 1962 "car Of Year" on 2040-cars

Year:1962 Mileage:27700
Location:

Hazlet, New Jersey, United States

Hazlet, New Jersey, United States
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1962 Buick Special Convertible

Motor Trend’s 1962 “CAR OF THE YEAR”     Fireball V6 – 3-Speed AT

Marlin Blue Metallic Paint & Custom Deep Blue & White Pleated Interior

This Buick Special convertible was a one family car for several generations. It started life in California before finding a home in WA now in NJ. This is one of those rare condition survivors… very solid and rust free vehicles, well taken care of with low miles and loved all of its life. It was purchased several years ago from the family estate. It has been professionally repainted the 1962 factory deep Buick Marlin Blue Metallic. The interior has also been redone with new quality woven carpets & the professionally reupholstered interior using much more expensive materials; new padding & extra soft &thick Buick 2-toned Blue & White vinyls.

This Buick Special runs and drives very nicely! It has lots of power, handles and drives easily and shifts cleanly through the gears. The engine has an older rebuild, with not many miles on it coupled with a fully redone GM Turbo 350 automatic; 3-speed transmission. This car has an amazing amount of power and snaps through the gears…. The newer 3-speed AT is quite an improvement over the factory 2-speed AT giving this car more power through all speeds, and smooth cruising on the freeway too. Factory option remote control drivers side mirror plus the loud & clear factory AM Radio. New Firestone ZR White Wall Tires. 

This is an original condition survivor, excellent driver quality car. It is not perfect and not a number one condition show car, but it is a very solid and good running investment quality vehicle. Dash and most interior original with still shiny dash & chrome, some minor pitting but never really cleaned and overall good appearances. It has a replacement black convertible top in overall good shape, but has had several small holes patched and back window needs some stitching in the corner…. with original black boot cover. (my next phase I was planning a new white top, which only run about $225 for these cars)Most chrome is shiny, but there are some normal small dents & wear on the bumpers & front lower panels. The trunk is very solid, and includes the factory spare tire. Under the hood you can see again, very solid, factory shiny paint & original “FIREBALL V-6” air-cleaner. I have the original glass windshield cleaner bottle, which is not in photos but you can see the bracket under hood, and it is included in the sale. I have the full stack of ownership papers and receipts on the car. The odometer shows 27,676 miles.. but there was a period of ownership that odometer did not work. Owners guessed several thousand, summer & annual miles only for each of those years… so estimated actual mileage at maybe 45,000+/- for the car; to be honest the actual mileage is unknown. Just installed a brand new custom exhaust system this year. 

Only the Buick Special has a really cool center horn button and no horn ring… horn works great, AM radio works, most all lights, dash lights and gauges including gas gauge & speedometer all working fine. New battery, recent tune up with plugs & wires, all good newer belts & hoses. Looks like car was factory undercoated, this was an original CA car that had been garaged and is very solid. This a fun and dependable summer driver that is easy to drive. This was car of the year with real independent suspension that handles and drives easily. It gets lots of attention and comments… ”nice car” … cool car” … and thumbs up wherever it goes. Deep & Shiny Marlin Blue Metallic Buick factory color paint…. A great investment that you can drive!

VIN# A I 2503880 DECODER Shows:  A = 4000 - Special 6 cylinder / V6     I = 1962   2 = South Gate, CA Built     Final Digits Production number = 503880

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