My 1938 Buick Roadmaster Convertible 80C

Buick's 1938 Model 80C is listed as a 6 passenger four door streamline sport phaeton with 133" wheelbase and 62+" tread width. It was over 213" in length (close to 18 feet!!), 76" in width and just under 6' tall, truely a "RoadMonster"! It has a Buick DynaFlash Straight 8 Engine featuring oil cushioned "Valve in Head" design. The Dynaflash 8 was 320.2 cid with 6.35:1 compression ratio making 141 bhp at 3600 rpm and 269 ft. lbs of torque at 2000 rpm. Power was delivered through a 3 speed manual transmition, 4.18 rear gear, and 16x7.00 white wall tires. It sold for a base price of $1983.

As of November 2002

This is the current state of my 1938 Buick Roadmaster Model 80C as of February 2003. I will provide pictures of it in earlier states and in soon to be restored states in the near future. My father purchased this car in 1984 in Canada, I was 4 years old. The car was in parade condition and was used for those purposes for about 10 years. I received the title of this car upon graduating from high school. At last check there were less than 15 cars of the 406 produced of this model and year registered with the Buick Club of America. I will be restoring it to it original specification and appearance as it would have come from the factory in 1938. The car was originally Botticelli Blue (medium metallic blue) and futher research must be done on it's original interior color and top color. Please check back for updates.

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