1927 Buick Model 47 Master Six Sedan 🇺🇸

This Buick Master Six four door Sedan, Model 47, was purchased new by a customer at Jack Jones Buick, a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Buick Dealer, which is still in operation today. It was kept in the same family until 1981, when was sold. In 2005 it was purchased by the Nicola Bulgari Car Collection and underwent a conservative restoration by Precision Motor Cars. The exterior main color is Dark Green with roof and fenders in Black. The interior is upholstered in green velvet. The Master Six four door sedan model 47 with the 120 inch wheelbase was the highest production model in 1927, with almost 50,000 cars built in the Flint manufacturing plant.
 

Company
General Motors

Wheelbase
120in

Interior trim
Green cloth

Brakes
front and rear drums

Make
Buick

Length
197.5in

Engine
inline 6 - 274cid

Tires
33x6

Model
Master Six - Model 47

Width
74in

Carburetor
1 Marvel T4

Original Price
$1,495

Body style
4-door Sedan

Weight
3750lbs

Horsepower
75hp @ 2800rpm

Production
49,105

Model year
1927

Exterior paint
Dark Green / Black

Transmission
Non-synchro 3-speed manual

The Buick Motor Company had a really great year in 1926, with over 266,000 cars produced for the model year. Not only was this the highest production since its birth, but the marque would not reach these numbers until 1940. In the sales race, Buick was third in US production, behind Ford and Chevrolet, and ahead of Hudson-Essex, Willys Overland and Dodge. After a record year, for 1927 it seemed very likely that production would be down, but by the end of the year 255,000 new Buicks had come out from the production lines, a very good result. This drop in production forced Buick to fourth place, with Hudson-Essex gaining third place. But things were still going very well, a drop of 10,000 cars was acceptable. The future for the Company was still bright, or so it seemed, as nobody could foresee what would happen in a few short years. In 1928 production would drop by a very significant amount, beginning a seven-year slide that would bring Buick to a production of only 40,000 cars in 1933, good for a sixth place in the sales rankings. The 1927 models were looking very much the same as previous year’s models, when engines were modified for more power. There were just two series, the Standard Six and the Master Six, the first one on a 114.5 wheelbase, while the other was on a 120 or 128 inch wheelbase, depending on the models. All models now used blackwall tires exclusively, instead of the whitewall tires in use until previous year. The long wheelbase cars now had an internal temperature gauge mounted on the dash, with a Gothic Goddess in place of the radiator cap, while the smaller models still had the “Motometer” thermometer mounted on the radiator. The closed models were equipped with an adjustable windshield that could be raised or lowered at the turn of a knob, to get good ventilation inside the car. Open cars had cowl vents and one-piece windshield for the first time. The dash gauges included gas and oil pressure gauges, ammeter, and speedometer. They were rearranged in order to have the speedometer right in front of the driver, instead of being in the middle of the dash as before. New for this year was the engine mounting system on the frame, made with rubber supports that insulated the car from engine vibrations. The engines had been equipped with counterbalanced crankshafts and heavier flywheels, in order to maximize travel comfort. These efforts were summarized in the selling slogan for this year, “Vibrationless Beyond Belief”. The transmission pattern was also revised this year, with the adoption of the standard H pattern in use on most of US production. Until now, only Buick and Dodge had used a different pattern, which caused much confusion for drivers. Standard equipment on all models were electric horn, automatic windshield wipers, spare tire carrier and wheel (rim only, as the tire was available at an extra cost), rear view mirror and sun visor. The long wheelbase models were equipped also with full smoking and vanity cases, front shock absorbers, cigar lighter, clock, scuff plates on the running boards and heater. Of historical significance, the two-millionth car was built on November first, 1927.