Classic American

WILDCAT STRIKES

1964 Buick Wildcat

One of the best ways to buy a used car is to find one with lots of history, although Jeremy Davies hadn’t realised just how good the back story was when he purchased his 1964 Buick Wildcat. But before we learn how he bought the car, let’s find out the tale of its life. This Arctic White Buick was purchased new by William Mocko of Newburgh, New York, as a birthday present for his wife. He got $522.33 for his trade-in – a 1956 Chevy Bel Air sedan – and specified a number of options for the Wildcat.

Mrs Mocko benefitted from the Super Turbine 400 transmission ($231.13) front seat belts ($18.53) power steering and power brakes ($107.50 and $43) a $90.30 Sonomatic radio, with manual aerial and the Safety Group ($39.78). Today we take windscreen washers and dual speed wipers for granted, but back

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