Vehicle Description
1939 Buick Eight Limited Eight-Passenger Touring Sedan Fully
documented and highly awarded Buick, long term ownership of 24
years!Senior Recognization Badge, Classic Car Club of AmericaFirst
Prize Winner National Competition, Classic Car Club of America
#2307First Prize Winner 2000 Summer Grand Classic, Classic Car Club
of AmericaFirst Prize Winner National 2000, Antique Automobile Club
of America #W12752One of only 650 8-passenger Touring Sedans made
in 1939Fewer than 0.33 percent of total Buick production in
1939Zion Maroon exterior (code 533) and tan broadcloth interior320
CID inline eight-cylinder Dynaflash engineThree-speed sliding gear
manual transmissionDual rear fold-out jumpseats140-inch
wheelbaseFront and rear bumper guardsDual sidemount spare tires
with coversDocumentation includes various photos, tags, copies of
archival data regarding the 1939 Buick range, Classic Car Club of
America letter dated September 11, 2000 awarding the car its senior
badge, a similar, undated letter from the Antique Auto Club
regarding awarding the car its junior badge, judges? forms This
highly award winning, low production Buick Limited Sedan has had
the same prior owner for the past 24 years! The owner was very
active in the restoration of the Buick and professionally showing
the automobile. He and the Buick earned the Senior Recognization
Badge, Classic Car Club of America, First Prize Winner National
Competition, Classic Car Club of America #2307, First Prize Winner
2000 Summer Grand Classic, Classic Car Club of America, First Prize
Winner National 2000, Antique Automobile Club of America #W12752
all included with the supported written documentation. This car is
not just said to be the best, it was professionally judged as the
best on several occasions! With the Great Economic Depression in
the rearview mirror for America?s automakers by 1939, many
companies breathed easier as sales increased, despite the gathering
war clouds over Europe and Buick was one such automaker. This Buick
Limited Eight-passenger Touring Sedan is one of 650 made in 1939
and while that amounted to fewer than 0.33 percent of the marque?s
total production, Buick sold more than 200,000 cars as the 1930s
ended. Built in Flint, Michigan, this car is finished in Zion
Maroon (code 533), which is in overall excellent order. The Fisher
body is solid and straight, the engine bay is extremely tidy, and
the trunk is overall very good shape. A CCCA Full Classic, its
paint is complemented with chromed trim rings and center caps over
wide whitewall tires, dual side-mount spare tires with covers, and
front and rear bumper guards. This big Buick rolls on wide
whitewall tires, size 7.50-16 at all four corners. Each tire is
mounted to a steel wheel topped with factory wheel covers. The
tires and wheel covers are all in very good condition. Its 140-inch
wheelbase and powerful Dynaflash 320 CID straight eight-cylinder
engine remained unchanged from the previous year, but a
column-mounted shifter now controlled its three-speed, sliding gear
manual transmission. Also new were safety-oriented turn signals and
refillable shock absorbers. Inside, the car?s correctly restored
tan broadcloth interior is in overall excellent shape, too. The tan
front and rear bench seats look fantastic for being 80 years old.
The matching carpet and headliner are in similar order while the
maroon metal dashboard retains its Art Deco appearance. Note that
there?s a bright lights idiot light in the speedometer with the
slogan, ?Safety First? stenciled above it. The original,
three-spoke steering wheel is present and the inner door panels
echo the rest of the interior?s condition. Between the bench seats
are a pair of rear jump seats that signal this regal and rare
Buick?s eight-passenger configuration. To assist with ingress and
egress are a pair of straps, one per side. Once in the rear,
passengers will find a commodious interior, beyond anything
available today shot of a limousine. A coat-and-blanket rope hangs
from the back of the front bench. Completing the interior is a
factory Sonamatic AM radio. There is a slight crease in . the hood
from being opened over the center spline. In 1939, Buick products
underwent a substantial redesign; however, the Limited's ?limited?
production merited it to continue using its 1938 body. GM Styling
Section Vice President Harley Earl had spearheaded the evolution of
Buick design through the 1930s, transforming its once squarish
features into streamlined new contours that suggested speed and
grace. In late 1938, Earl began work on the first concept car built
by an automotive manufacturer, the radical Buick Y-Job. Among the
Y-Job?s many revolutionary features was its unique front end, which
incorporated hidden headlights, a ?gun sight? hood ornament and a
chromed vertical waterfall grille, the latter adapted almost
unchanged to Buick?s 1939 model lineup and eventually a Buick
styling trademark. These new Buicks also incorporated the Y-Job?s
front sheet metal, its front fenders flowing directly into the hood
with the headlight pods now integrated into the front fenders. The
new look, coupled with Buick?s reputation for performance, pointed
the way to the next decade of bold Buick styling and engineering;
it also proved popular with the car-buying public, helping to lift
the division to second place in the GM hierarchy behind Chevrolet.
A multiple-award winner, this 1939 Buick Series 90 Limited Touring
Sedan from the Del De Young Collection represents a milestone in
the lineage. A CCCA Full Classic, it won Buick Club of America Gold
and AACA Junior Award honors in 2000, as well as a CCCA Senior
Award in 2001. Documentation includes various photos, tags, copies
of archival data regarding the 1939 Buick range, a Classic Car Club
of America letter dated September 11, 2000 awarding the car its
senior badge, a similar, undated letter from the Antique Auto Club
regarding awarding the car its junior badge, judges? forms and
various other forms. Competition to this Buick in 1939 included:
Cadillac?s Fleetwood Series 75, Chrysler?s Imperial Limousine,
Lincoln?s V-12 Limousine and Packard?s Super 8 Touring Limousine.
Long known for its reputation as a ?doctor?s car,? this Buick
Touring Sedan was Cadillac-like without paying Cadillac prices.
Elegant, stately and leisurely, this car commands attention
wherever it goes. If you are interested in becoming its next owner,
please stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today to check it out for
yourself. VIN: 13434708?EIN: 93602542 This car is currently located
at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the
odometer shows 83,041 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean
and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!?Note: Please
see full terms and conditions listed below that pertain to the
purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.
