World class CLASSIC! One of a kind.
Year / Make: 1934 Buick 40 Special sedan roadster
Price: $39,500.00 Or Best Offer!!
Vehicle Type: Classic Oldie Roadster
Engine: Straight 8 original
Mileage: 20,000 plus
Transmission: 3-speed manual.
Exterior: Graphite
Interior: Mohair original / Cloth
Drive: RWD
Stock #: 1
Contact Person: Ray
Contact Phone: (808) 739-1248
Contact E-Mail: Raysuitersr@hawaii.rr.com
More Details: (Click on any of the "1934 Buick 40" Pictures and they will show larger in the top view box.) There are 41 pictures in all.

1934 Buick, Series 40 Sedan. It is a 4 door sedan with a straight 8 and is totally original.

It needs final restoration and has probably been garaged for decades.

The odometer was stopped at about 20,000 when purchased in 2007 but the mileage is probably not much greater than that, judging by the condition of the car.

1934 Series 40 Buick 4-Door Sedan Roadster. All Original and needs final restoration upgrading.

Formerly owned by the Astor Foundation and purchased by the present owner in 2007.

Present owner wanted to do the final restoration but because of financial issues has decided to sell. Car was probably garaged for many decades.

Odometer is broken at approximately 20,000 miles and mileage probably is not much higher than this.

Car has never been wrecked or altered from original and is in good running condition. Needs engine tune up and perhaps internal upgrading, according to the desire of the owner.

Upholstery is the original mohair and needs restoration.

Copy of title showing Astor foundation available.

Straight Eight engine with all of the features for this series. Owner’s and parts manuals available along with much parts resource information.

For sale at $38,900, including shipping to Los Angeles from Honolulu.

Car currently garaged in Honolulu.

Owner will consider all reasonable offers; however, asking price is exactly what the current owner has invested.

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While the county was beginning to grow out of the economic effects of the Depression,the threat of war was on the horizon. Buick sales were on the rise in 1939,up more than thirty percent from the previous year.

Buick introduced the Series 40 in 1939 as a replacement for the Series 116. The Series 40 rode on a 118-inch wheelbase and powered by a 258 cubic-inch six-cylinder engine which produced 80 horsepower.

Braking was though mechanical drums found on all four corners. The suspension was comprised of semi-elliptic springs and lovejoy hydraulic shock absorber.

During its first year,there were six bodystyles to select from, includung a Sedan, Sport Roadster, Business Coupe and Special Coupe in two-door configuration.

A Phaeton and Sedan version were offered with four doors, with the four-door sedan with seating for five being the most popular bodystyle on the Series 40.

Pricing was rather competitive,starting at $1260 and continuing through $1300.

The Phaeton had seating for four or five,and had the lowest sales in the series 40, total just under 1000 examples.

The name series 40 remained dormant for a few years, making its re-appearance in 1934. They were again Buicks entry level vehicle, though much had changed in these few short years.

The series 40 lightweight vehicles powered by an eight-cylinder engine that measured 233 cubic-inches and produced nearly 100 horsepower.

The name series 40 would stick with Buick until 1959, when a new series naming scheme was introduced.

For 1934, the series 40 rested on a 117 inch wheelbase and had an entry level price of a mere $795.00. The top of the line series 40 would set the buyer back $925.00.

The four door club sedan continued to be the most popular of the series 40, selling nearly 11,000 examples in 1934.

Five body styles were available, including a two door touring sedan, sport coupe and convertible coupe.

(Click on any of the "1934 Buick 40" Pictures and they will show larger in the top view box.) There are 41 pictures in all.