1955 Buick Century Riviera - 4 Door Hardtop on 2040-cars
Ottsville, Pennsylvania, United States
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1955 Buick Century Summary;
I am selling the last of three vehicles from my collection to free up space in my garage. I had bought this 1955 Buick Century Riviera Hardtop several years ago from the widow of the former owner. The car had been purchased in 1987 from the original owner by the last owner and he was a garage owner that only added approximately 1,500 miles to it in the time that he owned it. He kept the car garaged during his ownership. The car has the original unmolested interior in it. As can be see, the drivers seat panel has some seam separations. In general the seats look ok, however they are far from perfect and have edge marks and slight damage. The original carpet remains in the car and the drivers side has the most wear. The headliner is intact and does not appear to be damaged. The chrome bows are also all intact. The door panels also have some wear from the years and are illustrated in the photo's and the drivers door arm rest has some rips. When I had purchased the car, I changed the master cylinder, wheel cylinders, shoes and rubber brake hoses as well as had the drums turned. The fuel pump has been rebuilt with the modern materials for the new gasoline. A carburetor kit was also installed in the carburetor. The points were converted to the Pertronix system. The radio, fuel gage, oil pressure gage and ammeter all function properly while the temperature gage does not. The wipers are vacuum style wipers and the the wipers will lift but not return when the switch is turned. I would expect that the wiper motor needs to be rebuilt. The car is an automatic and the transmission functions smoothly and well, however, the front seal is leaking and there is a small leak when the car is parked. The oil pressure runs near the high end of normal range - I use 15W - 40 Rotella. The car was painted at some point in it's life, however the paint is faded and has scratches and dings. The chrome is presentable, but it is showing its age as well. Additionally, on the roof are two spots where there was some light denting due to someone storing something on the roof. The exhaust system is not rusty, but as you may hear in the videos, there is a seam at the end of the muffler that has a slight opening and is leaking. The car has power steering and it works perfectly. The car is not a rusty vehicle as can be seen in the photos. The engine runs well as can be seen on the two videos that I have posted on Youtube. I can only put partial links in e-bay since there is some restriction. Please cut and paste the following partial links to the videos to see the car. You will need to add the "www," to the front of the string when you paste it into your browser. I am selling this car as I have two of my others as I have run out of room and I am selling some of my collection. I have tried to capture the condition in the photographs of the vehicle. If you have specific questions, please contact me through e-bay, if provided with a contact number, I will call you. While I love the car and think that it looks ok, handles and runs great, I welcome and encourage you to get an inspection performed. I want you to be as happy with the car as I have been and I think that the best judge of the car meeting your expectations will be you. The car can be inspected by appointment, please send me the contact information through e-bay. If you are the winning bidder, you will be required to pay the $500 deposit through Paypal within 48 hours. As I am selling the car to free up space in my garages, the car must be removed from the premises within 10 business days of the funds clearing at my bank unless other arrangements are made in advance. The car is 59 years old and while I like the car, I am not providing any warranty and the car is being sold AS IS. It is for sale locally and I reserve the right to end the auction at any time. Thank you for looking and thank you for bidding. Good luck! I have set-up several videos of the car starting and driving; youtube.com/watch?v=vncO6RFCW4s youtube.com/watch?v=84qu9Io6CmA On the youtube links, you must cut and paste them into your browser and add the www. to the front of the string. I am sorry, but don't know how else to get the links visible in ebay. Thank you for looking and I hope that this helps in your assessment! On Jun-01-14 at 19:52:33 PDT, seller added the following information: Also, the car has four brand new Kelsey Hayes Goodyear Wide White Radials. |
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