For Sale: 1953 Buick Special Deluxe in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1953 Buick Special Deluxe 2 Door Sedan

"For their 50 year anniversary, Buick put many features into the 1953 Buick special Deluxe Sedan. Power steering was introduced to the Special series. The hood opened at the front, not the side. Higher horsepower, high visibility, new instrument panel, heavier frame and so on. A well equipped model 41D could be much more luxurious than a 1952 Super or Roadmaster." Hometownbuick.com

For consignment, a 1953 Buick Special Deluxe 2 door sedan showing 21,455 miles, but the true miles are unknown due to a PA title exemption. This native of the Pinelands was subject to a frame off restoration that began in 2008 and was completed in 2018. Of note is the 5000 pound trailer hitch mounted behind the license plate and 2 large binders of build information and receipts. Let's see what else this road proven Special is packing.

Exterior
Dramatic and bold, this 2 door is draped in two stage Dynamic Red Metallic borrowed from the Ford color palette, and its profile is greatly enhanced with a wide sweeping bit of stainless trim that simply pops with vibrancy. It doesn't hurt that three ventiports live on the front fender, there's stainless trim around the cabin and window reveals, and that the 15-inch polished slot style wheels all pick up the accenting trim. This all creates a clean and well coordinated design and the raked stance is helped by the staggered size tires front and back. The massive "teeth" of the front grille are brought to the forefront as the frame of the grille is painted red and the normally large and ornate bumper has been replaced with a more streamline design that doesn't steal attention from the grille, even as it's very nice! Our decklid has been shaved, there are no bolt caps on the bumper, and the headlight panel have been smoothed and provided with clean, red lenses. Imperfections include rock chips peppering the front, scratches, inclusions, clear runs, and scuffs.

Interior
The conservative original design of the door panels is still evident, but has been bolstered with a redo using Saddle leather, padding, and a brown window frame and both doors present in show ready condition. That continues to the lovely split bench, also in saddle leather as well as the full bench in back and surrounding walls. While we're talking leather, let's jump to the fully finished trunk which combines it with black carpet that tracks over the wheel wells with some fine attention to detail. Back inside, the brown we see on the doors continues on the steering wheel, tilt column and dash that retains a vintage style with a glossy finish. The central grille and demarcated knobs look spectacular while a neon blue AM/FM/CD radio under the dash reminds us we're in modern times and is nicely integrated. Black carpet on the floor is trimmed in saddle and a crushed leather headliner is in perfect condition.

Drivetrain
The wow factor continues under the hood where a fully chromed and polished 402ci Jasper V8 resides with a Holley 4-barrel carburetor and an Edelbrock intake. Behind it is a 700R4 4-speed automatic transmission with 4L65E internals and a Transgo 2-3 shift kit. Headers, power brakes, power steering, and air conditioning are on board and the car runs on a 12 volt system.

Undercarriage
You might not be as overwhelmed with the underside, but it is clean, solid, and mostly dry with only some residual oil about. We also note some rust on the bottom of the driver's door. Meanwhile, dual exhaust flows through glasspack style mufflers and power brakes are on board as front disc and rear drum. Coil springs are at both ends and a 4 link is connected in the back. The trailer hitch is stealthily mounted to the back and painted uniformly flat black.

Drive-Ability
Yes, it runs as well as it looks, providing good power on the test loop and handling well through turns and on straightaways. With so much obvious thought and care put into this car, not to mention time, we're not surprised that every function operates as it should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

A long detailed list of parts used in this build will accompany the car and our consignor tells us the car has been to Florida, Minnesota, Syracuse, and a few trips to NJ indicating a well built and dependable street rod. We see it as a winning turnkey opportunity!

37091255

3-Linden, NJ Assy Plant
7091255-Sequential Unit Number

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