Did Buick make a pick-up truck in 1927. I found one for $1500. If it is a real Buick pickup what's was the eng size
Yes they made some way back. The last year I see they made those was in 1924 but I would sure yield to higher authority on this. There was a company in Louiville named Flxible that put special bodies on the Buick chassis. So perhaps they offered a pick up in 1927 via this means. They sure had hearses, ambulances etc. The engines for 1927 were 207 cid or 274 cid six shooters.
Read this: especially the third post... http://forums.aaca.org/f165/1928-buick-pickup-231661.html I would buy it reguardless of authencity. Keep it in the Buick family. Make a wonderful Buick Rat Rod!
According to, Seventy Years of Buick by: George Dammann (1973); The last Buick built truck was 1923. (page 84) For 1927 Buick cars were converted to Buses and Ambulances by; Flxible, The Eureka Co., The Juckem Co., (page 108) 1927 for the first year offered a transmission with, what is now known as; "standard H patteren". Before, 1927; the shift pattern was "reverse H" For 1927; The features of the engine, unchanged from, 1926 include; six cylinder overhead valve. bore 3-1/8" X stroke 4-1/2". 207 c.i.d. 60 bhp. For 1927; The changes from 1926 include; rubber engine mounts, heavier fly wheel, balanced cranksahft.) (pages 102, 103) the following is strictly, my conjecture; Perhaps, those 1923 trucks were sold, in later years as a larter model. (this practice went on into the '50s, see; Areo Willys and Kaiser.)
This is, very familiar. I think, I remember a thread on this from; before. But, I've not been successful finding one in a search...................
If the wood isn't in need of total replacement I would buy it in a heartbeat. Maybe even if the wood was all bad. Very cool and not the same as all the Fords out there (nothing against the model T!). I don't know about that year, but a couple years later I believe they had a six in them that made a lot more power than the ford fours. Might not be as much power as you can get from the ford since I doubt you will find period speed parts like there are for the ford, but with some boxing and bracing of the frame it might be cool with a nailhead or even a 300 in it.
No. Please don't turn it into one of those hacked up, rusty, unsafe, trendy-mobiles. If anything, do it right, and either make it a true hotrod or an original resto. :TU: Someone posted a link to one on Craigslist, and myself and a few others were questioning it as well. I remember it too, if that's the thread you're talking about.
It isn't all that uncommon to find vehicles of that era with custom built coachwork. Some of the work is very hard to tell from original. I think I have a fair eye fore non-factory parts, but two years ago I was fooled by a Model T coupe. Fortunately I know a guy who is a "T" expert who looked it over for me and discovered that the body was totally fabricated by someone other then Ford. It was an outstanding job, though.
Yeah, I'm sure I remember answering questions, using as a reference; 70 Years of Buick. regarding the Buick trucks and the '26-'27 Six cylinder.
