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Buick is America’s oldest active car manufacturer, which began producing cars in 1903. By 1937 the Buick line was beginning to rebound from the sales hit they took during the Great Depression.

In the late 1930s the company launched a resurgence, complete with overhauled designs that featured a far more streamlined styling. There were only two engine choices, but they offered a significant increase in horsepower over earlier versions. In those days, a Buick Special Phaeton would set you back between $1,000 and $2,000 – the equivalent today of between $15,600 and $31,300.

The Buick Phaeton 4-door convertible featured a rumble seat, and came with a glass window insert. We offer the top with a plastic replacement window. We also sell a blank curtain to use with your existing glass window insert, if it does not need to be replaced.

Our replacement convertible tops are made with the original style binding. All seams are heat-sealed from the outside, and are both stitched and heat-sealed from the inside in order to ensure durability. If you choose the replacement top complete with plastic replacement window, the window is heat sealed on vinyl tops, and stitched and hand-sealed on cloth tops. All of our tops are mildew and mold-resistant, and are UV treated to ensure color fastness. We also use a special Sunguard thread on our tops, which has been treated to be UV resistant.

We also sell the black top pads and top tacking strips for this model. Click here to choose your parts and colors!