The Wildcat was a mid-range full-size car sold by Buick from 1963 to 1970. Its name, taken from some 1950s concept cars, implied performance, and nothing smaller than a 401 cubic inch V8 was offered. The seller’s ’64 coupe has been off the road for 20 years, but has been enabled to run agai,n though more work is needed to become roadworthy. Complete with a variety of surface and bleed-through rust, this GM project must go, and the seller has reduced the price from $5,000 to $4,200 and now $3,800 (how low will he go?). Located in Pacific Junction, Iowa, this Buick is available here on Facebook Marketplace.
Buick’s Wildcat sort of replaced the Invicta and was itself replaced in the 1970s for a short time by the Centurion nameplate. It rode on the LeSabre platform and was, thus, smaller than the Electra big boy. The 1964 lineup included an expanded cadre of body styles, so sales increased from 35,000 to 84,000 units in a single year. We assume the seller’s ‘Cat has the base version of the 401 “Nailhead” V8 that produced 325 horses. With extra carburetion, that engine could be upgraded to 340 or 360 hp. The seller’s car has the optional 3-speed Super Turbine 400 automatic transmission.
We’re told this Buick has been off the road for two decades. The seller has gotten it to run, so the photos provided on the back of a trailer must be from when said seller found the car and brought it home with 91,000 miles on the odometer. While functional mechanically, it will surely need the rubber bits replaced, such as the tires, hoses, and belts. The seller found the Buick in an abandoned storage shed, so there is no title, and he has applied for one to transfer to the next owner.
Rust is present where a bunch of the white paint has peeled away, and there is corrosion in the rear quarter panels and trunk. The glass is all good, and the interior is mostly okay, though there is at least one split in the driver’s side of the front bench seat (I thought bucket seats were standard). The seller will entertain making a delivery, but that likely depends on how far away you are. You seldom see one of these Buicks anymore, so perhaps this will be a great project for someone. Thanks for the tip, “NW Iowa Kevin”.
Rough, but doable with a extremely fat wallet.
Wonder why people don’t get a title first and then try to sell it instead of the other way around 🤔
Because they don’t care, not registering the car in their name increases their profit, besides, once it’s gone, it’s the new owners problem, the sellers name probably isn’t on any of the paperwork.
Steve R
No paper trail for taxes
Wildcat! – One of the coolest car names ever!
I agree on the seller getting a title,I wonder if they could get
you for tax fraud if they sold it without registering it in their name?
Just like the people who have a car registered out of state,& expect
the buyer to do all the work when they buy it.
Ive read a lot of exotic and super car owners register their cars in Montana because of tax benefits
Parts car, unless your intent is to restore your father’s dream car you grew up in. Could be a great cruiser at a serious expense. Good luck seller, if it doesn’t sell then restore it and drive it, you can’t help but loving a cruiser like this!
Lovely looking car. My grandparents drove Chevys and Buicks. I don’t know what year cars they drove.
Very strange lack of paint pattern..It doesn’t look like “road rash” more like it got used as a BB gun target and was left to deteriorate from there. I like the body style and really like the wheels. But being from Iowa where tin worms breed. I would be very skeptical of the underside. If this was a Nevada car, I would probably be interested. But then again if it was a Nevada car, the dash would look like a dryed up dropped pancake.
You get one or the other in Nevada, Wayne. Hardly ever get both unless it’s garage kept.
I agree. Or, it was parked in the shade most of the time.
if the flipper wants it gone better drop that # below 2k. most likely got for next to nothing. car is rough. i would not have punched a hole thru the floor to run the gas line out of that boat tank. what a clown. you could make it safe and just cruise it around but to restore you would be in for a bath for sure. no bucket seats make less desirable as well.
My neighbor was a big Buick lover and had a 64′ Wildcat convertible in white with a white interior. It was a really beautiful looking car. Miss seeing him out in the street washing and cleaning it. The rust would be my concern considering where’s this is located. Agree that improvised fuel tank was a 3 Stooges move. Those added on rectangular running lights on the grille have to go big time.
My Dad had one of these and let me use it when I was a late teen. It would haul ass. Got a serious speeding ticket one day and the mayor took away my driver’s license for a month.