1963 Buick Wildcat
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That's
dust on the trunk
Here are the paint job Photos
I thought about a tilt front end.
Would have been nice if I would have taken pictures of
where the rust was after they fixed it.
They
really did fix it with metal.
The Story Of This Car As I Know It
The vehicle is located in Fulton Missouri about 90 miles West of St.
Louis just off of I-70. I purchased it from the estate of
the original owners in 1993. At that time it had just a little
over 50,000 original miles and was in great mechanical shape. The
only mechanical work
I have done on the car is a battery, water pump (didn’t go out but was
about to the way it was squealing) and rear brake lines. Plus
some work that was done for me by a local mechanic, tune-up, carb rebuild
and exhaust repair including new muffler.
Since the exterior of the car was in such great shape and only needed
fresh paint I was able to get a local auto body trade school to adopt
it as their project of the year. This was in the spring of
1996. I didn’t get the car back until the fall of 1997.
Rather than just paint the car the instructor decided to have his
students take ALL of the chrome (including bumpers) off and the entire
front end of the car because he had found some minor rust starting to
show up underneath the chrome strip that runs from just behind the
front fender all the way back to the rear wheel wells. The chrome
strip runs all the way back not the rust. This was repaired with
metal not bondo. Also an old repair job was found on the
passenger side rear quarter panel the bondo was removed from this and
fixed correctly. Very little machine sanding was done on the car
since he was using the free labor of his students. By removing
all of the chrome and the front end they were able fix minor rust spots
that were just starting that would not have been noticed until
considerable damage had been done.
The instructor allowed the students to prep the body for paint but he
shot the paint himself. I can’t remember the brand of the paint
or primer but he assured me it was the top of the line for the GM color
code we needed. I do know that even with his trade discount the
paint and primer cost almost 900 bucks in 1997.
I know I should have done the engine compartment when the car was
stripped down but I didn’t have the $$$. Not an excuse just the
facts. I knew I was getting a $4,500 tear down and paint job for
a little less
than $2,000 so I figured I could work carefully on the engine
compartment
as more funds became available.
The car needs a headliner and the visors recovered. There
is a minor leak in the air conditioning system.
Back when I still had cans of freon 12 available it would take less
than
½ a can per summer to keep the thing blowing ice cold air until
fall.
My AC guy put a leak detector on it and said the seal on the compressor
was leaking. He said this was a replaceable item and was a common
failure in a car this old. His other suggestion was put a newer
model
compressor on it if I didn’t want to stay all original. Sure wish
I would have stocked up on R-12 before they outlawed it, that would
have
been a lot easier. "When
they outlaw freon then only outlaws will have freon" Sorry
I couldn't resist that one.
I drove the car quite a bit before I had it stripped and painted.
It started easy, ran strong with no smoke or leaks and was a blast to
drive. After it came home from the body shop kids, job and other
commitments soon forced it to the back burner and I lost
interest. If you look close at the pictures of the back seat you
can see my box of wax and polish sitting there waiting for the next car
show. Speaking of seats there is atear in one of the seams on the
driver seat, I think there is a photo of it.
During the fall of 03 I ran into a Buick mechanic that started his
career in the late 60's at a local Buick dealership. I let
him have the car for a couple of weeks so he could rebuild the
carburetor and do a tune-up. The car came back starting and
running better than ever. The mechanic told me cylinder 8 was
just a tiny bit low on compression but he suspected it was from lack of
being driven and the number did not warrant further inspection.
I’m not a car salesman I’m a car enthusiast on retreat. Someday I
will get the fever again but right now it is gone and this is too nice
of a car to rot away in a storage building. I’m pretty firm on my
price but it don't hurt to ask. I don’t think my price is
unreasonable for this one reason, the car is less than $1,500
away from being a restored to original condition 1963 Buick Wildcat, 2
owner 52,000 mile street pounding head turner. Speaking of
street pounding I have never “hotrodded” or raced this car. Sure I’ve
put
my foot in it more than once just to hear that big nailhead engine
light
up and pull me back into the seat but I have done nothing that would
stress
the engine or transmission beyond their capabilities.
I'm starting to get quite a few
questions so I will start posting them here.
What options does
the car have? AC only, no pwr windows, brakes
or steering.
Condition of vinyl
roof? Perfect
Condition of
chrome? All of it is in place, some minor pitting on
taillights, shopping cart trim on pass side has numerous dings
Can the headliner
be repaired? Nope it needs to be replaced but all of the
bows are there.
Condition of
Window and Door Gaskets? All are in place but they appear
to be original. As far as leaks I don't know because the car has
always been kept inside. Never had any problem with the garden
hose when washing the car.
Is that a tear in
the carpet on the driverside next to the console? It's a
leaf that must have fallen off of my shoe. Carpets need cleaning
but they are in good shape thanks to those high dollar floor mats you
see next to the leaf.
Will you take a
trade? Only if it is a black over red 1966 Comet Cyclone
GT or a 1977 Black and Gold SE Trans Am. My first car and my
first new car I'll trade ya even for either one.
Since you are the
second owner did you keep the original title? Yes I
did it is dated June 25, 1963 and it shows a sale price of 3774.44
Whats the
VIN? 6J1109062
I have rambled enough if you have any questions or you need a specific
photo of a flaw or attribute you have my email address (I check it
regularly).
Charlie
charlie_251 @yahoo.com
charlie251 @gmail.com
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