1953 Buick 40 Special

1953 Buick Special Deluxe 2 Door Sedan It's a feast for the eyes, this big, beautiful, budget priced Buick Special for 1953. All the swift, clean lines of the Golden Anniversary Buick styling are here. All the distinctive dash of silvery sweep spears and fender ports is very much in evidence. All the wide visibility of sweeping glass areas and the rich touches of fine fabrics and fittings are here to please the most discriminating tastes. But beneath this cloak of beauty is a combination of features that produce the most sensational performance in Buick Special history. From the '53 Buick Sales Brochure  For consignment, a 1953 Buick Special DeLuxe 2 door sedan with a title verified 90,399 actual miles. This was the recipient of an older frame off restoration and in the past year, has been brought up to par with a new clutch, rebuilt speedometer and clock.  Exterior With its smiling toothy grille sporting more chrome than the Chicago bean sculpture, it's all dressed up in two tone Terrace Green over Ridge Green, the long roof beautifully accented in the darker of the two greens, and both in two stage sheen. The fenders sit below the bulbous hood and trunk and in front, run parallel to the machete shaped body trim that swings southward the polished rocker panel. But the highlight of the profile may just be the legendary fender ventiports. In back, the stacked double tail lights with a third small circle between them are endlessly simple and cool and cut right into the bodywork as opposed to being housed in an assembly. In front, the droopy eyed look of the headlights is made possible by the elongated bezel that collects the smaller marker light like a teardrop. The torpedo hood ornament is also sculpted into the hood's nose, not perched on top of it in a rather complex bit of artful engineering. 15-inch wheels with proper covers carry Coker white walls. The paint and metalwork are fantastic with one note of a paint run under a door as the only imperfection. Interior Three shades of green and three distinct material patterns including pleated vinyl cover both doors handsomely. The split bench combines medium and light colors with both cloth and vinyl construction and dark green piping. In back, the bench mirrors the colors and configuration and all are in excellent condition. The black banjo style steering wheel is incredibly classic with a brass era Buick embossed on the center cap as a nice little Easter egg. Up front, glossy green paint and metal faceplates present an artful dashboard and even the gauges have detail with raised digits behind glass windows. The center stacks labeled knobs at each end of the speaker in a style that rivals juke boxes and presents cleanly. Green looped cloth covers the floor along with clear rubber mats, a soft green headliner looms cleanly overhead, and the trunk is fully covered with a vinyl mat and is ready for show. Drivetrain A yellow insulator pad hovers over the spotless 263ci Fireball inline 8 cylinder with a 2-barrel carburetor and 125 horses. A 3-speed manual sends power to the rear axle with 3.90 gears. The car runs on a 6 volt system however a 12 volt adapter is included to charge your phone.  Undercarriage More clean conditions are found under the car where a single exhaust flows through a stock style muffler and exits out back dressed up with a chrome deflector. Drum brakes are front and rear and suspension consists of coil springs up front and a 3 link with coil springs in the back. We note a touch of residual oil on the pans and on the rear differential as well. Uniformly black with no surface rust, we do note some former flaking rust on an inner rocker that appears to be fully encapsulated and not spreading. Drive-Ability This is the kind of early land yacht that is good at smoothing rough waters. That is to say the car delivers an even, smooth, and comfortable ride and although you won't win any drag races today, back in '53 125 horsepower wasn't too