Sharp looking car $79,500. Many more pics... https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/buick/lesabre/2249590.html?refer=saturday Powered by West Coast Shipping Protect Your Investment Get listings via email Email Get an email whenever a Buick LeSabre is added to our classifieds. Location: Mendham, New Jersey, 07945 Mileage: 1 Transmission: Auto Condition: Mint Exterior: Red Interior: Red Seller’s Description: Here is my fully restored 1959 Buick LeSabre Station Wagon. I purchased this car in 2003 in Western Texas from an owner who had it since 1964. It was worn around the edges and had about 100,000 miles but it was a very solid Texas car. Between 2008 and 2010 I had a comprehensive complete restoration of the car performed. It has done VERY well since then. In 2010 in won a First Junior at Hershey. In 2011, it won a Gold Senior and the Hans Kasr award at the Buick Club of America meet. In 2012 it was invited to the St. John's Concours d'Elegance in Michigan where it won. In 2017 it took a Senior award at Hershey and won the "Post War Buick" award that was given to this car as the most outstanding postwar Buick at the Hershey meet in 2017. This car is just off the charts, arguably the best example in the world. Just take a look at the photos all the way around and underneath. The restoration is fully documented from start to finish with written information and photos. If I sell for the asking price, it is far below my investment. It is loaded with options as well. In dash factory AC, power stweeing, brakes, windows, antenna and tailgate, roof rack, Wonderbar radio, optional exterior trim package including rocker moldings and wheel well moldings. I added a correct '59 401 engine with 4 barrel and it has a Dynaflow transmission. It is a factory red and white car since new. It runs and drives great, I recently took it on a 110 mile trim and it did not miss a beat. If you want one of the ULTIMATE finned 50's wagons in superb condition, this is it. It's not cheap, but rarely something this good is. Price: $79,500
Wonder if the car came so well equipped? It is odd they would load up a LeSabre and would not have opted for an Invicta as a starting point. It's sure says alot about AACA and BCA judging that it obtained lofty awards with an incorrect powerplant under the hood. I have seen this one a few times as it is as beautiful as it pictures. It is an incredible car and would make any owner proud
Very cool ! Can imagine a road trip back in the day with the family. Even without the original engine , you could probably not find one of comparable quality. I think with the judging they are looking for how a car would have looked rolling of the assembly line. Correct in appearance and not over restored.
I can see it slipping through AAA CA judging as they do multiple makes, but I cannot see it’s slipping through BCA judging as it would’ve been in a class That is supposed to be judged by People knowledgeable in the Specific years they are to be judging, that should’ve been a mandatory deduction, and a mandatory deduction would disqualify it from receiving a gold senior award. They probably were blinded by the overall quality and overlooked the obvious
I agree. It depends how one looks at it. I could also be torn apart if it doesn't have original interior, lacquer paint , factory markings etc. But it is still the best one out there.
As far as BCA judging, there are written guidelines that Every car is judged against. I agree this May be finest 59 Buick wagon anywhere but that still does not excuse it from meeting those written basic guidelines to achieve a top award. The judging guidelines are there for a reason, the BCA strives to maintain originality And when a car of this caliber slips through with a major deduction missed and still receives the top award it devalues the entire process. It was also a big financial risk for the restorer, had that been caught the car would not of received top awards which she is freely using as tools in the healthy asking price and selling of the car. Again, I am in no way picking on the quality of this car, but more of the poor choice of the restorer.
Okay -- willing to show my ignorance. Other than not being numbers matching, is there another issue with the engine?
By the way, nothing says the incorrect engine was in there when the car won all those awards. In the years since all that judging, he could have grenaded the original engine, swapped the engine to protect it from grenading, or just swapped it for more power. No way to know unless you ask him.
