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1937 Buick Series 80 Roadmaster Limousine

  • Coachwork by Brewster
  • Chassis Number: 3027807
  • Body Number: 9062
Brewster body number 9062 was originally ordered for a 1935 Ford chassis. It was to be delivered to Charles Merrill Chapin, for his wife, Esther. Mrs. Chapin found the Brewster's trademark heart-shaped grille obnoxious, and she eventually had the body modified lightly and moved to what she considered a more appropriate chassis, a 1937 Buick.

Mrs. Chapin used her Brewster for decades to attend social events in the Manhattan area. The Buick was later sold by her family in the early 1970s to James Tushinsky, who later passed it to Russ Jackson, who retained the car until his passing in 1993. The Jackson Estate sold it to Rich Ritchie, of Ritchie Buick in California. It was later displayed in the Preservation class at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2008.

The car has been repainted in its original burgundy color, with mahogany trim on the inside. It retains its original intercom and luggage trunk. The eight-cylinder overhead valve engine displaces 320.2 cubic-inches and offers 130 horsepower. There is a three-speed manual transmission and four-wheel hydraulic brakes.

This is one of just two known Brewster-bodied Buicks.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2014

2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $35,000-USD $55,000 
Sale Price :
USD $24,200

2020 RM Sothebys : Auburn Fall Auction

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $60,000-USD $80,000 
Sale Price :
USD $38,500

2014 RM Auctions - Hershey

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $60,000-USD $80,000 
High Bid (Lot was not sold)
USD $42,500

1937 Buick Series 80 Roadmaster Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Buick Series 80 Roadmaster

(Data based on Model Year 1937 sales)
1937 Buick Series 80 Roadmaster Limousine by Brewster
Chassis#: 3027807
Sold for USD$24,200
  2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey
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1937 Buick Roadmaster 80 Sedan
Sold for USD$14,300
  2023 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1937 Buick Roadmaster Limousine by Brewster
Chassis#: 3027807
Sold for USD$38,500
  2020 RM Sothebys : Auburn Fall Auction
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1937 Buick Roadmaster Series 80 Sedan
Sold for USD$30,250
  2018 Mecum : Las Vegas
 
1937 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Phaeton
Chassis#: 83241132
Sold for USD$44,500
  2016 Mecum : Anaheim
 
1937 Buick Roadmaster
Sold for USD$63,250
  2009 The Old Car Heaven Museum Auction
 
1937 Buick Roadmaster Series 80 Convertible Sedan
Chassis#: 3063784
Sold for USD$66,000
  2008 RM Auctions - The Astor Collection
 
1937 Buick Model 80 Roadmaster Sedan
Sold for USD$17,550
  2006 Bonhams & Butterfields at The Quail Lodge, Resort & Golf Club
 
1937 Buick Roadmaster
Sold for USD$29,150
  2005 Worldwide Auctions - Houston Classic 2005
 
1937 BUICK ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE
Sold for USD$35,000
  2002 Kruse Auction - Auburn, IN
 
1937 BUICK ROADMASTER FOUR DOOR SEDAN
Sold for USD$15,000
  2001 Kruse Auction - San Antonio, TX
 

Buick Series 80 Roadmasters That Failed To Sell At Auction

1937 Buick Series 80 Roadmaster's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1937 Buick Roadmaster Phaeton30796802020 RM Sothebys : Open Roads, Fall $35,000$45,000
1937 Buick Roadmaster Limousine by Brewster30278072014 RM Auctions Hershey$42,500$60,000$80,000
1937 BUICK ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE SEDAN32I00282010 Worldwide Auctions The Auburn Auction   
1937 BUICK ROADMASTER PHAETON 2001 Kruse Auction Shreveport, LA$41,000  

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1937 Buick Series 80 Roadmaster

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Limousine
Coachwork: Brewster
Chassis #: 3027807