RM Auctions: Automobiles of Arizona
January 16, 2009
ADMISSION:
Admission to this sale requires the purchase of the offical auction catalog for $100. The catalog will admit two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
24th Street & Missouri
Phoenix, Arizona
85016 USA
SALE DATES:
January 16, 2009
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
(viewing starts at 9:00 AM)
PREVIEW DATES:
January 15, 2009
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
January 16, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Estimate:
$130,000-$180,000 US
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
Series 96-C. 116bhp, 344.8 cu. in. overhead valve inline eight-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission, suspension via independent front coil and rear semi-elliptic leaf springs, live rear axle, four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 136"
From the beginning, Buick’s hallmark was its Valve-in-Head engine. The work of engineer Walter Lorenzo Marr, the design placed valves directly above the pistons in what is generally kn