Is This the Top Buy at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale?

There’s 2,000 autos at the 2024 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction and it’s likely the majority of them have a story. This 1960 Buick absolutely may have had a fabled past that we do not know about, and today it can add an additional entrance to its diary.

Nineteen sixty Buicks are moderately prominent in the pastime, mainly accumulated by Buick folks and hot rodders, if I’m right. Of course, several favor the similar 1959 variation with its taller fins and canted headlamps, yet the ’60 looks a lot more handsome up front and has some wonderful contours originating from the headlights towards the front door.

The LeSabre was the bottom-of-the-line model starting in 1959, replacing the Special and coming to be Buick’s bread-and-butter collection. Basic power was a 364cid”Nailhead”V8 with 10.25:1 compression, which produced 250 horsepower with a two-barrel carburetor. A no-cost alternative was a low-compression (9.0:1) variation with 235 horse power. Include a four-barrel to the basic engine and you would certainly have 300 steeds. All were basic with a three-speed handbook, with Turbine Drive automated a preferred alternative.

The four-door hardtops were perhaps the most unique, what with their flattop roofline with rear overhang, yet the four-door car seemed to satisfy the requirements of most Americans as it was the top-selling Buick for 1960 with 54,033 systems constructed.

According to the review on this vehicle, it was originally offered brand-new in Texas and spent the majority of its life in a town called Hereford. The description does not claim which variation of the “Wildcat 364” it has, however it does say this Buick is outfitted with Turbine Drive, power guiding and brakes, Sonomatic AM radio, rear-window defroster, and electrical clock– just the essentials.