Country doctors and their patients benefitted more than anyone from the advent of the automobile. Ralph “Doc” Wilkinson, of Trevorton, Pennsylvania, was no exception. His 1915 Buick Model C-36, offered here, was better equipped than his horse and buggy to attend to the many folks in Northumberland County who counted on him.

By the time that “Doc” passed away in 1961, the Buick had been retired to his barn for many years. It was acquired from his family by Lee R. Kauffman, a local businessman from the nearby town of Dornsife and, in his spare time, a talented antique car restorer. With his son, Ned, Mr. Kauffman restored the Buick to original condition between 1963 and 1966, after which Ned took many a road trip in the car, including one trip to Niagara Falls, before putting the car into heated storage in the late 1970s. During that time, the car was always lovingly protected, even through several hurricanes and floods, during which she was always trailered to shelter on higher ground.

In preparation for the car’s sale here, the Kauffman Family has returned the Buick to running condition. With its red wooden artillery wheels, folding windshield, jaunty top, and Macbeth headlight lenses, it has a distinctive and handsome appearance, accentuated by the attractive cream paint scheme. The car is accompanied by a large collection of documentation relating to its long life, including a handwritten restoration record, old registrations and insurance cards, a 1914 Buick Delco electrical system manual, restoration and maintenance receipts from the car’s long life, a vintage Sunoco spark plug cable set, and two of the good Doc Wilkinson’s medical bags.

The new owner of this Buick will be the first in a century to live outside of the area where it was sold new—and only the third family to enjoy it. It is living history!