Thread: 1954 buick century

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Is a 1954 buick century 2 door a very desirable car? looked on ebay and they go for pretty good money, the reason i ask is my step day has a motorcycle that is worth about $2000 and he is trading it straight across for it, it is straight with no rust, v-8 not sure what size though and has all the chrome which looks good but the interior is shot

here are some pics

i think it would look sweet flat black with some full moon's, but if it is worth good money with a little fixen up i think he should try and make some money off of it

If the engine is the original it should be a 322 cube.

As always, value is dependent on a willing buyer/willing seller. Personally, if it's really rust free (instead of including the rust for free) I'd give $2k in a heart beat. These look great slammed.

Yes they do i just seen a pic of one slammed, ilove the trademark buick round things on the front fenders, scallops?

Originally Posted by gottabuild1

....... ilove the trademark buick round things on the front fenders, scallops?

When originally applied in the late '40's they were either oval or round depending on year, with an inner circle of bright trim, they were then named "port holes" since they somewhat resembled them. As styling progressed they got more "swoopy" (edit: though in '55 they were round) as in your pictured car, but most often retained the port hole name, though some also called them vents.

Edit, they also varied by model in the mid '50's (maybe other time frames as well, don't remember for sure). The Special and Century models had 3, the Roadmaster 4.

Saw one recently, all original with exception of a new interior and fresh paint. Asking price was $15K. $2K sounds like a good deal, even if work is required. Should make a nice driver, or for a small investment, you could sell for a nice profit.

Bob wrote:

When originally applied in the late '40's they were round, with an inner circle of bright trim, they were then named "port holes" since they somewhat resembled them.

Never really went out of style, but now Buick is bringing them back on some new models. Even saw them on an ultra expensive Euro car.

those old buicks make good looking rods and it looks like its well worth two grand , what kind of bike are you trading for it??

Originally Posted by mopar34

Bob wrote:



Never really went out of style, but now Buick is bringing them back on some new models. Even saw them on an ultra expensive Euro car.

You mean like the Maserati Quattroporte and Gran Turismo?

hey aint that the WW And The Dixie Dance Kings Car?? its been a long while sense i seen the movie? i could wrong!"D

its a honda cbr crotch rocket, nothing special

i wouldnt give the trade a second thought , trade trade trade!

The bike would be gone in a heartbeat.

Don

I didn't think GM had a V8 until '55. Didn't '54 and earlier cars have straight 8's in them?