We have to say that we’re conflicted on this one. For starters, we have no idea what condition this ’31 Buick was in before it was chopped and channeled into oblivion. Generally speaking we dig this look, because you have to admit, the mail slot windshield and rear window are pretty menacing looking. We’re also wondering out loud if the paint is simply primer or the oft maligned “fake patina”.
We’re taking a guess that the big blue lump in the front of the car is a Caddy mill. There’s no mention of what transmission is backing the motor, but as it is listed as being an automatic, a Turbo 350 or 400 is our guess.
This car is sporting truck tires in the rear which, while fairly common and trendy on these “cartoon style” rat rods, weirds us out. We’d fix it with an easy pie crust cheater slick swap.
We’ve never driven or ridden in a car this radically chopped and channeled so the quality of the ride (or lackthereof) is totally foreign to us. And quite frankly, this car is all about looking cool so we don’t care.
What say you? Would you roll this mean looking rod or would you roll over it with a large truck? If you just gotta have it, click on the link or photo below and visit the Albuquerque Craigslist ad.
Source — CraigsList — 1931 Buick Rat Rod
