Does anyone know what make or model this is? It was at a local bone yard. From what is left, I am unable to tell what it was. It had a inlineV8 and was a two door. To me it looks like it's from 46-48.
I'd say mid to late 40's GM. If that is the original frame under it, it looks like the back end of my 47 Olds frame.
In the first place, it is an INLINE 8, Not an inline V8. The engine is a 1950 or later Buick, so could be 1950 through 1952 Buick. On second thought, if it is the body for the chassis, it has to be 1950. I believe that was the last sedanette. Ben
The taillights say '41 thru '49 Buick Special.........or coulda been a '41 or '42 Century......can's see the transmission top cover well enough to count the bolts...5 for Special, 6 for Century (BIG 320 engine). Other 'telltales', like front fenders, doors not visible. Ray
Yeah, Jim, you are right. After looking again, the engine is I THINK pre 1948. And the 320 CI. I just did not look well enough. And IF I am seeing the******* right, it has a six bolt cover which means big series, Roadmaster or Century. And after 1941 or 1942, they would not have had the "'41" tail light. I THINK! As for the one you show, can you imagine someone ordering a car with Automatic transmission and not signal lights and backup lights? Ben
Body looks to be intermediate GM 'B' body sedanette like my 46 Olds and not the larger 'C' body, tail lamp location is the key and I think Squirrel has nailed it. Rear suspension is trailing arm with panhard bar. Cadillac had parallel leaf rear suspensions as did Pontiac and Chevrolet. Chevy only made an 'A' body and not 'B' bodies. That gusset near the brake pedal matches my Olds chassis as well and wasn't on the shorter 'A' body frames that I've seen. Olds and Pontiac were fitted with I6 and I8 engines, Buick had the OHV I8. Cadillac had a flathead V8 .
That is not a Roadmaster shell......the Special and Century shared the GM 'B' body shell, which this car appears to be. Starting in '42 the big cars, Super and Roadmaster, got the new GM 'C' body Sedanet. There were two wheelbases though, for both "B' and 'C' body cars, depending on which engine they had. Special and Super 248's got shorter, Century and Roadmaster the longer wb to accommodate the extra length of the 320 engine. The extra inches of wb were ahead of the cowl. As for taillights, the Special used that taillight through '49 Specials (body carried over from '48). The big 'C' bodied cars from'42 used a different taillight. Ray
Come on. You guys can ID a wreck down to an early 40's Buick but you've never seen one of those "extreme narrow" angle V-8s?
First of all, why I put a "V" in front of the "8" boggles my mind... Talk about making a first good impression lol... Thanks Squirrel! I think you got it, everything matches from the pic you posted. I appreciate everyone's input.
The "V" thing is rampant. If you look at automobile ads for used stuff, if they are 6 cylinder, they are V6's, no matter that they are inline 6....i.e. older Jeep Wrangler/Cherokee, etc. Every time I (try to) type "ratio" it seems to end up as "ration". Not sure if autocorrect is doing that or I am..... Ray
HEY....SSCHEVY....V-we are all a V-bunch of V-ball busters....don't take it too Vuckin hard!....it was an interesting post!
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