Vehicle Description
The Great Depression was in full force in 1931. Oddly enough, the
Depression started the "Cylinder War". Buick needed to keep up or
face extinction. 1931 is the first year of the famous overhead
valve Buick 8 cylinder. The model 50 was the lightest of the series
coupes but was ordered with all the luxury options of the higher
priced coupes. Options on this model are rumble seats, gold club
door, roll down back window, dual side mounted tires, trippe
lights, Sport (tuxedo) top, custom ordered paint and factory
manuals. This particular vehicle wad acquired from a prolific
collector, this vehicle is complete and all original. In November
of 2020, inspection of the cylinders and bottom end was performed
by Mike Gossard of the Murphy Auto Museum. Mike replaced the head
gasket and pan gaskets. After re- torqueing the head, compression
tests were made and initial drives. This is a wonderful handling
and driving car with capability of 60+ mph all day long. All new
tires were installed including the side mounts.
