1927 Buick Other

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Some history This 1927 Buick Model 27 was stored in a sealed garage from 1949 to 2010. The garage door was removed in 1949 and replaced with a wall. After 61 years, in 2010, a gentleman by the name of Blue rescued the car from this garage. He made a very cool little video showing the unearthing of the car: http://youtu.be/al-3mr70zN4 This car was initially sold on Craigslist in July 2010. Here is Blue's original ad from Craigslist in July 2010: A truly Remarkable find. 1960s, 1950s and sometimes 1940s cars are discovered left untouched but a 1920s car? This 1927 Buick was parked in a garage only 5 miles from my house here in the Valley in 1949 and hasn’t moved until last week. The garage door was taken off in 1949 and a wall was constructed so it could NOT be removed. Last week after 61 years of hiding, we got the BUICK out. Make no mistake, the car is 100% original with ALL of its original parts from 1927 including the original cap, points, coil, plugs, tires, wooden wheels, etc. A proper description is difficult to write because the car simply must be seen. It blows everyone away as to how ancient it looks in person. A number of Buick experts and museum historians have been by to see it and verify its authenticity and all share the same feeling- it is a once in a lifetime time capsule. There are two National Museums now interested in displaying the Buick. Many interesting artifacts were remove from the inside of the car including coffee cans, San Fernando Valley milk bottles, correspondences, evan a WW2 sailors uniform to compliment the original WW2 Los Angeles fuel ration decal still on the windshield. The 1915 desert water bags are still on the radiator as they were when it was stored in 1949. The battery is from 1949 and other than that, NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED- no repaint, no new brakes, no new hoses, no new tires, no new wiper blade- NOTHING. Yes, there is even the 1929 door jamb service sticker showing 18k miles on it. The service shop was located on San Fernando road ( the then famous Route 99), 100 yards from where it sits now- 81 years later! If that doesn’t make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. I got the car running this week using all of the original parts on the engine except the coil ( which I merely jumped wires to a new coil to run it )- that means that the 1927 fan belt, hoses and all still work but of course, not for long. Even the original Buick oil can is still on the firewall. I removed the front seat to find, a war time license plate and all of the original tools, including the crank start handle ( and a dead rat skull ). Various automotive journalists and photographer have photographed the car have for preservation sake, now and at the time of removal, since few cars of this time period remain untouched. The complete excavation of the car was also filmed for an upcoming TV show. It would be possible to get the car in road-worthy, driving condition by leaving it close to “as found” condition and take it to our local car shows. Drive this into a concourse, and guaranteed there will be crowds around it all day. I did order a set of inner tubes with the idea that they could be installed in the original tires, and aired up so as to have the ability to roll. If you are considering restoring this car, then please don’t bother to come by- it should be left as is, this kind of patina is impossible to (re)create. In February 2012, it was sold to me through the Bring A Trailer website - here is the article: http://bringatrailer.com/2012/02/24/bat-exclusive-resurrected-1927-buick-barn-find/ Current state I have posted tons of pictures below. I also made this short video driving it up the street and parking it my garage where it has been since taking ownership of it. http://youtu.be/jBcbGfQAcec I hate to let this go, but I just have too many projects on my hands right now. It deserves to go to another collector that has the time to straighten out the few little issues with it and then drive it for people to see. This is the true definition of a "survivor" car. It needs a bit of work on the fuel system or carburetor because I can get it started and running, however it does not idle well. The previous owner changed out the horn with a slightly different one in order to pass state inspection. I do have the original horn with the car. The fan belt and battery were replaced, and I replaced the missing front passenger outside door handle with a reproduction so that we could open and close it. There is a newer style coil being used, placed under the frame. There are two new switches for the ignition and lights installed in existing holes in the dashboard. The oil pressure and amp gauges seem to work, but the other ones do not. All windows are stuck in their position as last used. The radiator has a leak towards the top where steam starts coming out when it warms up. There are several other items that come with the car that were found inside like the WW2 sailor suit mentioned earlier, desert water bag, the lamp hanging on the back, etc. It has a Texas Certificate of Title that has been signed over by the previous owner, along with a signed bill of sale to me. I did not re-register it in California, nor did I fill out or sign the title in my name. As so eloquently mentioned by a fan on the BaT website: I just looked up "patina" in the dictionary and this cars picture was there. Buyer will need to cover transportation costs, but I would be happy to assist the truck driver in carefully getting the car put in the trailer. I did have lots of plans for the car, including a website. So the domain 1927buick.com along with 27buick.com both come with the car.