Customs movie car??????

Hi guys I just bought this 1942 Buick conv today its highly modified. The guy who owned it p***ed away and his wife sold it to me . Anyways I'm trying to find out about the car . They bought it 20 years ago and was told it was from a movie back in the 50's. I wanted to see if anyone recognise it . I'm trying to figure out if the car is a movie star . So if anyone knows the car please let me know also if it is a star what's the movie called? Also I may be selling the car as I just bought it to help her out and get it removed from her garage so she can sell her house.the picture of the guy in the car is 20 years old (as it was in the movie I was told ) the rest are as it sits now

 

Why three sets of pics? Seems to happen often lately, something in the system that causes it?...On the car it sort of looks familiar but can't say from movie, probably car mag in my case..

 

"Psycho"

 

Is this a guess or 100% what year ?

 

How about a builder?

 

interesting - did you get the doors ?

 

i searched for movies with 1942/1946/1947 Buicks on http://www.imcdb.org/ a cool site if you're looking for cars related with movies with a lot of search options, but i couldn't find a hint to you car. good luck, interesting story started.

cheers, Carsten

 

Yes I have the doors and the hood

 

maybe you should ask the Rikster for information!

 

Does she have any bridges for sale?

 

The picture with the guy in the car can't be no older than 2004 based on the F-150 in the background.

 

Try later movies like mid to late fifties

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I agree. That is the first thing I saw.

 

He said that picture was 20 years old. That put it around 1996........

 

Yeah but Ford didn't start putting that jog in the lower window frame on the door of F-150's until the 2005 model year so it can't even be that old.

 

I didn't even notice but she did say they got it 20 years ago and she said this is what it looked like when they got it maybe obviously it's not 20 years ago but maybe just to show what it looked like . So maybe I just misunderstood the picture time frame.

 

She was a very nice lady and had nothing to gain from the story so don't see her lieing about it I already bought it she told me this after said she didn't think it mattered to much as she was un sure her husband knew the store not her

 

By the way guys if this turns out to be nothing I'll be selling it or parting it out

 

Easy enough to misunderstand or for people to not remember dates correctly. I would get a hold of Rik on the Custom Car Chronicle if he doesn't chime in on this thread.
http://www.customcarchronicle.com/

 

I don't ever remember seeing a photo of it before but it sure has the makings and potential to be one nifty custom.
To me if it isn't some famous car that might be and advantage to you as no one will have a fit over minor changes you make along the way.

 

It's NOT going to turn out to be nothing, it looks pretty cool to me, unusual, but cool. Please don't part it out.....geez

 

This it?

 

Any one interested in it I'm not going to do anything with it . There's also to panels that were laying over the back they look great some knew what they were doing here's a picture

 

I think I found it:



Actually, I think your car is pretty cool. I'd probably remove the dip in the door, or at least refine them a bit, but I can see it making a nice custom once again.

 

I hate the doors too I'm thinking it's not worth fixing unless it's rare or wanted the car is purity rough anyone need anything or want it?

 

The cut down doors mimic Darrin styling on Packard.

 

Guys I'm on the fence ,I org bought this car for the motor trans and a few other parts that it wasn't using anymore like trim and stuff like that. I wasn't wanting the body but it was an all or nothing I'm looking at this thing and kinda like it was thinking about making a rat rod out of it as I don't have time for anything else . Thinking about cleaning up the body work a bit throwing some clear on it and sticking a Chevy 350 down in it and drive it around . Does anyone want this thing I figure instead of parting it out if someone were to give me $1000 I'll give you everything except the motor and trans or $600 and I'll keep the motor trans and frame so you get the shell there isn't much here to work with no interior no lights wiring ,top ,gl*** steering column, not much at all , on the flip side because I doubt anyone will want it if you need 42 Buick conv parts I have a few things like the grille the roof trim where the top would latch too the upper door panel metal(including the rears I can cut the windshield area off if needed let me know

 

Ok I think I figured it out why it looks so familiar , it's a copy of a barris car I think some was trying to duplicate gorges first custom I think it's supposed to be a copy of his 41 Buick. Pictures attached . This is probably why she said what she said maybe thinking it was the real car maybe!