I'm posting more than one photo of this car, because I want to show you some of the details...
Here are the specs:
1940 Brewster Buick
Model: 90 Limited
Body Style: Town Car
Chassis by: Buick Motor Division - General Motors Sales Corp. of Flint, Michigan
Custom Body by: The Brewster Company, Inc. of New York, New York
Engine: 320.2 cid valve-in-head straight 8 - 141 hp
"This is the only Brewster known to exist on a 1940 Buick chassis and is likely to be the last of the 'heart radiator' cars. The car was built at a supposed cost of $18,000 for Mrs. Richard Whitney, wife of the former president of the New York Stock Exchange. The rear compartment contains 2 crystal bud vases, a vanity compartment on each side, 2 fold-up jump seats and is fitted with a polar bear rug."
10 comments:
Don't you think the boys ought to buy us a car like this :)
Yes! Complete with a driver who is available at our 'beck & call'...
That's a Buick? A swell car for the swells. MB
Wow! If only I was rich and not good looking. lol
Thanks for using cloth bags!!!
Wow, that's a car and a half. Fantastic. You are having fun with these car photos. They are super.
Neat car! Do they still use it for weddings and such?
I try to tell people about these old cars. The ones that were around when I was young had blinds in the back window with tassels. They also had bud vases, and curtains between seats. Mohair covered seats. Lots of details we just took for granted but we never have returned to those kinds of interiors. This is the first I have seen that comes close.
Have a nice weekend.
Abraham Lincoln
—Brookville Daily Photo
I have one......its out back under the carport.
Very nice - nothing else to say !
NICE! Imagine how many stocks you could by with what 18K was worth in those days.........WOW
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