1940 Buick Special

1940 BUICK SPECIAL MODEL 56S SPORT COUPE
“Sparkling with Brilliant Beauty and Swift in Action as it is in line, a Brand New Buick makes its bow before the American Motoring Public.”
From 1936 to 1958, Buick’s Special model range represented the marque’s entry level full-size automobile. The Special underwent a full restyling for 1939, with 122-inch wheelbase, a more enclosed nose and a wider grille as the headlights continued their migration from either side of the hood to the tops of the front fenders. The Instrument panel – with its Special two-toned silver like finish, is a thing of Surpassing Beauty. Dials are mounted under convex glass, and are handsomely decorated in bronze and ivory.
Powered by Micropoised Dynaflash valve-in-head straight-eight engine, driven through the Buick torque-tube drive, and equipped with the famous “full float” BuiCoil Springing. This engine was made from 1931 o 1953 and sold in Buick automobiles. Like many American automobile makers, Buick adopted the straight-8 engine in 1931 as a more powerful alternative to the previous inline-6 engines. However, unlike most other car makers at the time, Buick had been using a valve-in-head/OHV overhead valve design or I-head since its inception and continued this practice in their inline-8 designs. In earlier years, the engines used cast-in-place bearings that were then machined, which made engine rebuilding an expensive procedure, but after 1937, they began using drop-in bearings. The last year for the Buick Special’s straight-8 was 1953.
Finished in Stunning Black, with Bedford Cord Mohair Interior, this Magnificent Example is a Fully Documented CA (2) Owner Estate Classic, and has traveled only 68,000 miles from new. It has been Meticulously Maintained to the Highest Standards. It is largely original throughout, (except for minor touch up.)
It comes highly optioned with:
3-Speed Manual Transmission
“Three on the Tree”
“Finger-Flick Shifting”
Turn Signal Indicators
Conveniently located on same side as shift lever
Rear “Buick Eight” Flashing Lamp (Signals Cars Approaching from Rear)
Banjo Type Steering Wheel
Full Complement of Instrumentation
Oil Pressure
Engine Temperature
Battery Charging
Gasoline
Factory Sonomatic Radio
Delux Push Button Selection
Centrally Mounted Antenna
Heating/Defrost System
Clock (inop)
Original Owner’s Manual
Original Shop Manual
Cigar Lighter
All Original Tan Bedford Cord Interior
Running Boards
“Tiptoe” Hydraulic Braking System
In-Line Straight 8 Cylinder Engine
Horsepower 107
248 Cubic Inch Displacement
Bore & Stroke 3 3/32 & 4 1/8 inches
6.1 to 1 Compression Ratio
Automatic Choke
Runs Whisper Soft
“Buick” Chrome Scripted Wheel Covers
Chrome Wheel Beauty Rings
Front & Rear Coil Springs
Wide Whitewall Tyres
6.50 X 16
Weight 3,540 lbs.
Length 204 inches
Width 73.5 inches
Wheelbase 121 inches
Original Trunk Compartment
Original Factory Tool Set
Exterior Windshield Sunshade
Documentation Portfolio
Original Dealer Sales Brochure
This Extremely Rare Original Coupe is in Excellent Overall Condition. It runs “Whisper Soft” at Highway Speeds and is an Absolute Joy to Drive. It Garners all the “Oohs & Aahs” anytime out!!!
“WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD THEM!”


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