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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
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 | |
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 | |
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.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 Buick Roadmaster Phaeton | 3079680 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Open Roads, Fall | $35,000 | $45,000 | |
1937 Buick Roadmaster Limousine by Brewster | 3027807 | 2014 RM Auctions Hershey | $42,500 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
1937 BUICK ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE SEDAN | 32I0028 | 2010 Worldwide Auctions The Auburn Auction | |||
1937 BUICK ROADMASTER PHAETON | 2001 Kruse Auction Shreveport, LA | $41,000 |
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