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1957 Buick Century Convertible on 2040-cars

Year:1957 Mileage:13333
Location:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

   1957 Buick Century Convertible, a real red /red car very rare but incomplete

This is where the eye rolling starts and the timid lose interest.  This car was a very original complete car when it was sold to the owner of a restoration facility in 1995.  The facility took the car apart, completely apart and sent the body and frame to a shop for blasting and repairs.  The  primed frame is pretty decent from what i can see, the body shell has floor rust, some rocker rust, nice quarters, some trunk rust out, particularly in the wheel well.  The car has the vin plate on the door post and the trim plate on the cowl. That plate reads 57-66c, 57-4667x,3895, 600, 1MM,bfgj. So its the real deal, a very rare color combination when red and white was popular and this is double red.  So much for the good part!   I have a copy of the title and the owner of the shop who bought the car promises the actual title is available in his records but i have NOT seen it yet.  Hmmmm.  I purchased everything as is but i have a great relationship with shop owner and he will help . 

     The rest of the parts. A partial list of the actual parts i have which came off the car are as follows.  Fenders not bad, hood, trunk, doors one dented, stainless trim, bumpers, 2 57 grilles one real nice, most if not all other chrome like headlight trim, window frames etc. Some extra chrome.  Top assembly frame , steering column, wheels, many wheel covers, the entire rear end, the dash, at least the front seats, the rear interior side panels, radios, door interior panels, window glass and chrome trim and vents,  tons of misc mechanical parts and trim parts.  MISSING..DRIVETRAIN, WINDSHIELD,FRONT SUSPENSION.

     This is the right car for someone with a running 4 dr. parts car or someone who collects 57 buicks.  i have a lot of nice 56 buick stuff as well but they are not in this sale.....yet.  I realize this is a bizarre listing but i want to try it out and will be happy to talk to serious interested parties if it doesnt sell at auction.  I really want the buyer to come see it, i will be happy to put them up if they provide info that make me and family feel secure.  I would prefer to answer questions in direct emails but may struggle through them and post them.  i dont expect this to be an easy process but i am praying for someone to come along who knows what this is and has the where-with-all to deal with a project of this scope.  thanks to all for being understanding.

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