This 1969 Buick Wildcat Convertible is a one family owned car, obsessively restored by a long time Buick Club member with all documentation back to new, including the actual original window sticker and sales contract! It is amazingly beautiful, done to a very high standard with many NOS parts used.
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The car was purchased in Willmette, Illinois, at Foley Buick in 1969. It was garaged, and protected from only 2 Illinois winters, when the family moved to Washington State, and then in 1978 to Southern California, all of this documented by a huge file of receipts and documents. going all the way back to 1971! Luckily the good care and early move to the west coast kept the car rust free, as we’ll see later in the undercarriage photos.
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It was completely restored in 1986, with documents showing full engine and transmission rebuild, and many, many, many other items to make that car look and operate like new. It scored 384 of 400 points in Buick Club judging shortly after restoration, and then 385 of 400 points sometime after 1993 according to the Judging sheets included in the file. We’ll see these documents later in the display. And, it’s been consistently and properly maintained ever since, resulting in a car that still looks almost new!
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And it’s LOADED with options and equipment! It cost a whopping $5,487 when it was new on the showroom at Foley Motor sales! It is equipped with :
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430 Cubic inch V-8
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Turbo-Hydramatic 400
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Automatic transmission
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Air conditioner
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Power Windows
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Power Brakes
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Power steering
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Sonomatic Radio
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Accessory Group
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Power top
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Whitewall tires
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Buick Chrome Road wheels
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Deluxe Steering wheel
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It’s great to see the original documentation
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A big list of options and an expensive car when it was new!
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Note the Buick Club badge mounted to the grille, and the personalized “Wyldcat” blue California license plate.
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Gleaming chrome and beautiful tail lights.
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The side trim moldings are a factory option, included with the Accessory group.
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Absolutely beautiful dashboard, with no cracks! The instruments are clear and vibrant, and they work, too!
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Wow! Correct patterns, headrests, and gorgeous doorpanels! Sitting in this car is almost like being in a new car!
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Correct and beautiful!
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Gorgeous rear speaker grill – check out the Wildcat logo!
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These doorpanels look like new! and also note the clean doorjambs.
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Beautiful clean instruments.
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Here’s the AC vent on the right side of the dash, and yes indeed cold air comes out! The AC works great!
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The interior is breathtaking
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There’s the great running 430 V-8. It was rebuilt when the car was restored, and it runs great!
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note the cad plated bolts and hood latch mechanism
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Here’s the trim tag – 59B paint was lime green, I think the current Soft Yellow is a huge improvement!
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Beautiful trunk and the trophies are included!
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Nice matching spare chrome road wheel
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And solid trunk floor!
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And working trunk light.
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The original steering wheel is excellent, with just a bit of distress in the silver rim section. The horn is activated by pushing the center of the wheel by the Buick Emblem.
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The top is in excellent condition, with the correct glass rear window.
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Clean and authentic.
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Beautiful, solid, original sheetmetal underneath!
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Nice and clean and correct !
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Correct front aluminum brake drums with cast iron liner – there ‘s a receipt for those in the file too!
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LOTS of receipts and documentation that show owners determined to make and keep this car beautiful!
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Here’s page 1 of the 3 page restoration list from 1986
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And the receipt showing the engine build
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385 of 400 points! Although this Buick Club judging form wasn’t dated, the form itself was “Rev 2-93” ( you can see that just below where it says THE JUDGES DECISIONS AS REFLECTED ON THIS FORM ARE FINAL) So this show must have been in 1993 or later.
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This car is in spectacular condition, and it’s ready to enjoy right now.
Offered by the Vault Classic Cars Dealership, Fullerton, CA, call us at 714-401-1047
International customers are welcome to buy! We’ve sent many cars overseas.
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